25 Master's degrees offered by the university

The History program from Mary Immaculate College provides an opportunity for students to develop their abilities at postgraduate level, through a mix of taught modules, participation in a dynamic research seminar and completion of a research dissertation.

The Middle Leadership and Mentoring in Primary and Post-Primary Settings program from Mary Immaculate College settings is a one-year, part-time blended programme providing an academic qualification for teachers in professional studies and will be offered by and located at MIC’s Thurles campus.

The Adult and Further Education program from Mary Immaculate College is recognised by the Teaching Council as a professional teaching qualification for the Further Education sector. 

The Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching) from Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick is a two-year, full-time Level 9 postgraduate professional teacher education programme designed to qualify graduates as primary teachers. 

The Educational Leadership and Management program from Mary Immaculate College supports those interested in and/or involved with leadership and management in a multitude of educational contexts in gaining new skills and knowledge to excel.

The Literacy Education program from Mary Immaculate College  is aimed at people with a committed interest in literacy education.

The Inclusive Special Education program from Mary Immaculate College aims to provide substantial theoretical and practical continuing professional development to teachers working with students deemed to have special educational needs and/or who require learning support in primary, post-primary and special schools and other recognised educational settings.

The Environment, Society and Culture program from Mary Immaculate College focuses on the interplay between natural environment and human society, and covers a range of advanced topics across human and physical geography, drawing heavily on MIC staff research expertise.

The Mentoring and Leadership in Schools (International) program from Mary Immaculate College provides Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for school leaders. 

The Christian Leadership in Education program at University of Limerick is designed to augment other qualifications participants may have achieved in areas of leadership and management so that they have the knowledge, competence and skills needed to lead a faith-based school. 

The Christian Leadership in Education program at University of Limerick is an innovative, specialist programme to enhance the development of leadership capacity in the primary and second-level sector.

The Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship program from Mary Immaculate College  is offered as a one-year, full-time and a two-year, part-time blended programme and offers a focus on climate justice, outdoor learning, biodiversity, intercultural education, peace studies and children’s agency.

The Applied Linguistics program from Mary Immaculate College provide a broad-based course of study in language description (language systems; grammar, lexis, and phonology), theories of Applied Linguistics, theories of Second Language Acquisition, frameworks for the study of discourse, sociolinguistics, as well as specialist research skills for the empirical analysis of language in context. 

The Media Studies program from Mary Immaculate College is an innovative programme that offers students the opportunity to study a wide range of contemporary media topics at an advanced level. These include streams in Film Studies, Audio Studies and Cultural Studies. 

The Climate, Justice and Sustainability program from from Mary Immaculate College tackles the most pressing global issue of our time – how to manage human exploitation of our natural environment sustainably, and fairly.

The Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching) program from Mary Immaculate College  is a two-year, full-time Level 9 postgraduate professional teacher education programme designed to qualify graduates as primary teachers. 

The Leadership of Wellbeing in Education program from Mary Immaculate College will provide participants with the skills to assume leadership positions in the promotion of wellbeing in a variety of educational settings and in the wider community.

The Modern English Literature program from Mary Immaculate College has graduated over 160 students and 97% of these students have graduated with an honours MA degree.

The Arts by Research program from Mary Immaculate College  offers academic leadership and postgraduate supervision within a broad range of research fields.

The Education with Specialisms program from Mary Immaculate College is designed for all those interested in enhancing their professional knowledge, understandings and skills.