Full Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes

This pre-entry career MSc is designed to take the student with excellent basic scientific skills and facilitate them to develop a broad knowledge of clinical biochemistry and how it is integral to the patient’s diagnosis, management and outcome. 

This one-year, full-time MSc Programme equips graduates with

• Clinical biochemistry knowledge including technical and scientific skills aimed at developing clinical judgement. Providing them with a comprehensive overview of biochemical pathways and their relevance in health and disease states;
• Quality and accreditation of the clinical biochemistry diagnostic service; including experience of clinical translational research and development.
• Applied knowledge and understanding of diagnosis and management of patients from a clinical and scientific perspective;
• Techniques utilised in the practice of diagnostic clinical biochemistry, endocrinology and toxicology;
• Understanding of clinical areas and interpretation of results profiles in common and complex disease categories;
• Critical results reporting.

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MSc Clinical & Diagnostic Biochemistry (X874) Full Time
EU          fee per year - € 11250
nonEU    fee per year - € 25600

***Fees are subject to change

• Candidates must hold a minimum 2:1 in an honours undergraduate degree (NFQ Level 8) or international equivalence in a Biochemistry related discipline. Please see the following link for a list of the accepted related Level 8 degree courses Undergraduate Criteria for Eligibility to apply Clinical & Diagnostic Biochem   
•  Applicants with a qualification not on the link above should email clinicalbiochemistry@ucd.ie 

Or

• a Postgraduate Degree in a relevant discipline (Minimum 30% Biochemistry content)

The following entry routes are available: