Taught Programmes

Experienced faculty members in Higher Education Institutions are catered for by this programme. The one-year, part-time, Diploma course and class size will be limited. The course can be likened to an MBA for academics in that people who are already practitioners with expertise in aspects of their teaching and learning or research can deepen their understanding of their own practice in the company of their peers. A distinctive feature of the course is the summer school incorporating a Writers' Retreat in a location designed to support academic writing through providing an exceptional environment and the facilitation of experts from the University of Strathclyde.

The MSc is designed to enhance graduates' critical thinking and develop evidence based practitioners as future leaders of effective services. Graduates will obtain an in-depth knowledge of an area of Health Sciences to apply to their professional practice. From this MSc, graduates will be able to describe and appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of the current range of theory and research. They will reflect critically on their own and others' learning styles and practice. Students can register on a fulltime or part-time basis. Students must complete 6 taught modules, to include two core modules and four elective modules from the modules available, with a research thesis. The full-time option is completed over three academic semesters. In the flexible part-time option, students register for one, two or three modules per semester, with maximum period of registration being three years. Offering the programme in this way addresses the educational, professional, clinical and financial demands of the student, the employer and clinical service.

The Masters course (MEng) in Aeronautical Engineering is based in the Department of Mechanical, Aeronauticaland Biomedical Engineering with mathematics, materials and operations modules coming from other UL departments. This course will be the only one of its kind in the state and will provide training in advanced topics in Aeronautical Engineering. The programme was developed in response to the needs of the aerospace sector, which requires graduates with advanced skills in aeronautical design, analysis and testing. The course also satisfies the Engineers Ireland requirement that a Master's degree in an engineering discipline will be the minimum educational standard for Chartered Engineer status for students graduating in 2013.

Graduates of Applied Physics are sought after by the high technology industry. The Masters in Applied Physics is a new 1 year programme which is intended for graduates of science and engineering, particularly general physics/astrophysics, who wish to acquire additional training in industrially relevant areas of physics.