Post Graduate courses in Galway

The objective of the Master of Accounting programme is to further develop the academic and professional knowledge and skills of honours accounting graduates who aspire to accounting careers. The programme combines advanced study of accounting as a basis for a successful career with the development of the students professional and intellectual capabilities. The programme places…

The ACCA Professional Level programme offers tuition for the final level ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations. ACCA is recognised as the largest and fastest-growing global professional accountancy body with 571,000 students and members in 170 countries. ACCA Ireland has over 20,000 students and members. This programme allows students to complete their final ACCA…

The Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting (PDA), which has been running in GMIT since 2010, is designed to fast-track graduates who wish to pursue careers in Accountancy or Taxation. It is a one year conversion programme aimed at non-accounting graduates from disciplines such as Arts, Computers, Education, Engineering, and Science. Business or Commerce graduates, who have…

The course encompasses knowledge of learning theories and processes to enable effective integration of theory and practice in adult learning and development approaches. Students will learn about people development in the workplace, fostering transferable skills, responding to issues and trends in the practice of lifelong learning, managing the education and training environment and the pedagogy…

The PABC MSc by Research (AgriBiosciences) program will provide relevant, hands-on training to graduates who wish to specialise in agri-related research. The purpose of the programme is to provide these graduates with a broad theoretical understanding of the agricultural sector in its broader scientific, economic and environmental context, on which key research skills and practical…

Climate change poses many threats to agriculture, including reduction of agricultural productivity, production stability and incomes in areas of the world that already have high levels of food insecurity and limited means of coping with adverse weather. This MSc equips students with the tools to transform agriculture to feed a growing population in the face…

The Discipline offers supervision in a wide area of medical interest. To pursue either degree, potential candidates should discuss the matter with the Head of Discipline.

The Discipline of Anaesthesia offers supervision in a wide area of medical interest. To pursue a Structured PhD degree, potential candidates should discuss the matter with the Head of Discipline

Modern Anatomy is about placing function in a structural context and providing adequate spatial and temporal resolution of cellular events. Postgraduate students will be expected to complete a research project within one of our areas of interest using the extensive range of technologies available in the discipline of Anatomy. Additionally, it is envisaged that postgraduate…

The Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Behaviour Analysis is a structured four-year Ph.D programme of study. The qualification will provide graduates with high level research skills and competencies in the applications of behavioural analysis. The programme combines a PhD thesis with the taught academic components and supervised work experience of the existing Master of Science…

The research activity of the discipline covers a range of topics in both Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, with a particular emphasis on dynamical systems theory, quantum field theory, conformal field theory and modelling and analysis of partial differential equations. Members of the discipline are involved in joint projects with other disciplines/research units within the…

The Higher Diploma equips the student with core knowledge in aspects of prehistoric, medieval and modern Irish and European Archaeology. It also develops first-stage archaeological research skills in order to position the student to conduct independent research in place studies and provides a basis for entry to higher level postgraduate degree programmes. The structure and…

The two-year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) provides an immersive education in the development of professional practice as an ecologically oriented artist while the one-year MA provides a Masters-level education in art appropriate for a diverse range of applications. Studio Research provides for the development of artistic practice alongside students of the MFA/MA in Studio…

This MA/Postgraduate Diploma programme offers a professional qualification to those seeking to further their careers in the management, marketing and administration of the Arts in Ireland and abroad. We welcome graduates seeking to further their education in the specific area of Arts management and policy, whilst equally offering practising artists, managers and curators the opportunity…

This is an interdisciplinary programme that combines training in the practical skills of advocacy and activism with an exploration of the theories and concepts which inform these fields. No other programme in Ireland offers students the opportunity to acquire skills and training in such a breadth of disciplines, including management, communications, public relations and human…

Research activity within the discipline of biochemistry involves some sixty postgraduate students and thirty postdoctoral researchers from all over the world. Research is carried out in the following main areas: Cell Stress and Cell Death Researchers in this area examine what signals arise within the cell during stress and how different stresses can cause death…

The MA and PG Dip in Creative Practice offer artists, designers and filmmakers a creative and critically informed environment in which to develop and consolidate their practice. The course will support imaginative, experimental and interdisciplinary enquiry through a range of media and approaches. Students will choose one of four strands in which to base their…

The MA and PG Dip in Creative Practice offer artists, designers and filmmakers a creative and critically informed environment in which to develop and consolidate their practice. The course will support imaginative, experimental and interdisciplinary enquiry through a range of media and approaches. Students will choose one of four strands in which to base their…

The M.Sc. in Environmental Resource Management is a new multidisciplinary postgraduate course that seeks to provide a transformative and capacity-building learning experience where participants can develop the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies to contribute to the significant challenges that Ireland as a society faces in delivering a resource-efficient low carbon economy. Employment opportunities exist in…

If you have been searching for a job you will no doubt have been struck by the number of vacancies with Quality in the title or job description. This add-on Postgraduate Diploma (60 Credits, Level 9) is designed for people with an honours degree in Business, Science or Engineering who are interested in pursuing a…