Programme Overview

Why Choose this Programme?

Located in the heart of Ireland’s biomedical device industry cluster, NUI Galway offers excellent career opportunities for biomedical science graduates. A wide variety of career opportunities exists for graduates of this programme. These include research and development in medical devices or pharmaceuticals in an industrial or academic setting, medical device sales, work in hospital laboratories and further postgraduate studies.

Furthermore, this programme is a springboard to PhD research opportunities. Our recent graduates have found employment with Boston Scientific, Regeneron, Abbott, Allergan, and Pfizer.

Below you will find programme structure and module content, entry criteria and a downloadable prospectus. If you have any queries please feel free to contact us.

 Employment & Career Opportunities

Graduates of the MSc in Biomedical Science have gone on to work within the medical technology and pharmaceutical industries, hospitals and academia. Galway is a global hub for the medical device industry so NUI Galway graduates are well-placed to avail of employment opportunities with a wide range of multi-national and indigenous medical technologies organisations. Recent graduates have found employment with a range of companies, including Boston Scientific, Regeneron, Abbott, Allergan, and Pfizer.

Programme Structure 

The programme will be offered as a full-time, one year course consisting of 3 academic semesters.  It is a blend of taught and research elements, with 60 ECTS taught and 30 ECTS research credits

• Semester 1 runs from the beginning of September through the end of the first week of December. 
• Semester 2 starts on the second week of January and ends at the end of April. 
• Semester 3 begins on the first week of May and ends at the end of August. A Research Symposium, where the students present their research project and outcomes and where their performance in presenting their research project is assessed, will take place in the last two weeks of the semester. After completing Semester 3, the students will submit their MSc. thesis by the first week of September  

Entry Criteria

The programme will be offered as a full-time, one year course consisting of 3 academic semesters.  It is a blend of taught and research elements, with 60 ECTS taught and 30 ECTS research credits

Graduates who have a first class or second class honours level 8 BSc degree in a relevant biological or biomedical sciences, physical sciences or engineering field 

• Graduates with a Level 7 degree and who can demonstrate that they have at least 2-3 years relevant experience in research or the Medical Technology, Healthcare or Biotechnology industry 
• International students, whose first language is not English, will be required to prove their English competency through their school leaving examination or matriculation examination or by achieving the minimum standard in a recognised English language test, as outlined in the NUI Galway entry requirement documentation.
  
• English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0 in each element of the test) or equivalent