A one-year taught master programme, Cellular Manufacturing & Therapy focuses on translating innovative biological therapies to clinical applications, especially in the stem cell area. This course has a close relationship with the Regenerative Medicine Institute scientists and Centre for Cellular Manufacturing Ireland staff. Participating in this course will significantly improve your academic performance and capability in the laboratory. Our extremely friendly lecturers will bring engaging classroom activities and the small class size includes students from different backgrounds, makes learning approachable.

Students must have completed one of the following ; 1) An undergraduate degree in medicine, pharmacy, manufacturing, biology, engineering. 2) An equivalent biomedical science-related undergraduate degree with a minimum of 2nd Class Honours. Applicants from non-biomedical science related backgrounds will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the coordinators. Students who have a degree without Honours in a related area and have 3+ years of practical experience in the subject area will also be considered for this programme. For applicants where English is a second language, we will adhere to NUI Galway guidelines of requiring IELTS scores of 6.5, TOEFL scores of 88 and/or Pearson PTE scores of 61 with no less than 6.5 in any component. Initially a short listing procedure will be applied to prioritise applicants. Those who do not meet the primary entry criteria as described above will be declined entry into the programme. The remaining applicants will be reviewed in closer detail. Significant weight will be placed on A) the applicant’s essay describing their motivation for applying for this course and their career aspirations following the successful completion of the MSc, B) the applicant’s referee’s comments and C) the applicant’s previous academic performance. An interview may be conducted.