Programme Outcomes
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
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
September 2025
UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences
BELFIELD,
Dublin,
Republic of Ireland
A small number of applicants with a first class honours will be shortlisted for interview.
Preference will be given to those with particular relevance to the speciality of clinical biochemistry. For example a clinical project performed in final year of degree. Applicants who possess a science related Masters of a relevant PhD are eligible to apply.
IELTS: An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) administered by Princeton University:
Cambridge Examinations
English language examinations administered by the University of Cambridge: 176+ on Cambridge English scale (with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English)
Acceptable Examinations:
Pearson English Language Text: Minimum of 63 and at least 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
UCD is the most international and diverse university in Ireland, and is the destination of choice for over 10,400 international students.