Regenerative Medicine (MSc) (1MSR1)

The taught MSc in Regenerative Medicine at NUI Galway graduated its one-hundredth student recently. This course focuses on stem cells, gene therapy and tissue engineering, focusing on how they can be applied to develop new therapeutics. The course is the only one of its kind in Ireland. Students who have completed this course have gone to work in pharmaceutical and biomedical companies in Ireland and abroad. Many graduates have chosen to follow research-based careers in this dynamic field and are pursuing PhDs in countries all over the world (Ireland, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria and America). 

Subjects in this course are:-

Year 1 (60 Credits)

  • Optional MG529: Introduction To Business - 10 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional MD511: Introduction to Biostatistics I - 10 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional PM209: Applied Concepts in Pharmacology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional SI317: Human Body Function - 10 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional AN230: Human Body Structure - 5 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional MD1528: First in Human, Early Phase Clinical Trials - 10 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional PM208: Fundamental Concepts in Pharmacology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional MD1541: Harnessing the Basic Biology of Cancer for Development of Novel Therapeutics - 10 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional BI5108: Green Lab Principles and Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional EC584: Economic Evaluation in Health Care - 10 Credits - Semester 1
  • Required REM504: Regenerative Medicine - 10 Credits - Semester 1
  • Required BME405: Tissue Engineering - 5 Credits - Semester 1
  • Required REM503: Advanced Research Techniques - 10 Credits - Semester 1
  • Optional REM506: Independent Study Module - 5 Credits - Semester 2
  • Optional MA324: Introduction to Bioinformatics (Honours) - 5 Credits - Semester 2
  • Required REM508: Graduate Course in Basic and Advanced Immunology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
  • Required BES519: Scientific Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 1
  • Required BME502: Advanced Tissue Engineering - 5 Credits - Semester 2
  • Required REM502: Translational Medicine - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Overview
MODE OF STUDY
Full-time
EDUCATION LEVEL
Postgraduate
CATEGORY
Other Postgraduate Programmes
Intakes and Duration
September
1 Year
Fees
Total Fees
€17,740
Entry Requirements
An Honours degree from a recognised institution Minimum of Second Class Honours (Second Division)/2.5/4 CGPA Second Class Honours (First Division)/3/4 CGPA 1st Class Honours/3.5/4 CGPA
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Applicants should have, or should expect to obtain, at least a Second Class Honours degree in a biological/life science or medicine. Students who have a degree without Honours in a related area and have three or more years of practical experience in the subject area will also be eligible to apply for this course.
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Subjects
Healthcare & Medicine

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