This Master of Education Degree can be completed full-time, in one year, or part-time, over two or more years. It is a 90 credit degree with each module counting for 10 credits. In their final year students choose to complete either a thesis (thirty credits) or a capstone project (twenty credits). Students can choose a specialism option or a general option. The specialisms on offer are Educational Leadership, Teacher Education, Early Childhood Teaching and Learning, and Social Justice Education. Modules are taught on weekday evenings. Some are offered as Easter and Summer School choices.

This modular programme offers a coherent, dynamic, postgraduate learning experience for teachers, educators and other professionals interested in the field of educational studies. Applicants will hold the equivalent of an honours degree and/or honours postgraduate diploma. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.