Galway,
Ireland
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc Obesity in Galway Ireland | University of Galway
University of Galway
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Galway Ireland
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR
18,000
(c. USD20,780.64)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
This newly launched master's program offers an extensive curriculum with strong clinical relevance and theoretical foundations. Obesity presents significant health challenges for individuals and society alike, creating an urgent need for effective treatment and prevention approaches. University of Galway developed this program with dual objectives: to promote evidence-based, compassionate patient care for obesity-related conditions, and to advance population-level strategies addressing this growing epidemic.
Enhance your knowledge of obesity's origins, consequences, and management through a flexible course structure accessible across Ireland.
Collaborate with peers and faculty from varied disciplines including medicine, nursing, sports science, dietetics, health policy, economics, marketing, and philosophy.
The research component facilitates valuable interdisciplinary teamwork and potential publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Career Pathways
For medical professionals, this program complements rather than replaces specialist training, benefiting practitioners in general medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, public health, occupational health, and surgery. Psychology, dietetics, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy graduates seeking advanced obesity expertise will find this program valuable for multidisciplinary care roles. Health service administrators, policy makers, and industry professionals can also boost their career potential through this qualification. While open to nurses, those specifically interested in nursing-focused obesity education may consider University of Galway's dedicated MHSc in Obesity through the School of Nursing.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Successful applicants will possess at least a Second Class Honours, Grade 1 degree in an appropriate clinical or life science degree programme. However, for those who do not hold a primary degree at the required level, a special case can be made if they have demonstrated aptitude for the course material through at least three years of high quality work experience in an obesity-related field (relevant to their background). Candidates coming to Ireland from abroad or who do not have a degree from Ireland or the UK, will be asked to provide evidence of an acceptable result in one of the recognised English language proficiency tests, e.g., IELTS total score of 6.5. All prospective candidates will be interviewed either by telephone or by Skype.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
For those who do not hold a primary degree at the required level, a special case can be made if they have demonstrated aptitude for the course material through at least three years of high-quality work experience in an obesity-related field (relevant to their background).
IELTS: 6.5 overall no less than 6.5 in any one component; Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE): 176 overall; Cambridge C2 Advanced (CPE): 180 overall; TOEFL: 88 overall (20 Listening, 20 Speaking, 24 Writing, 19 Reading); Pearson PTE: 61 overall, no less than 61 in any one component.
Tuition
EUR
18,000