Program Overview

Immunology (M.Sc.)

NFQ Level 9

Overview

This one-year Masters course in Immunology provides academic, laboratory and research training in cellular and molecular immunology, with emphasis on the interface between basic, clinical and therapeutic immunology. A major focus is on understanding how inflammatory regulation is lost in disease processes including viral, bacterial and parasitic infection, as well as cancer, autoimmune, and allergic disease.

Course Structure

• Students take modules totaling 90 ECTS.
• Taught core modules of 60 ECTS and a Research Project/Dissertation Module of 30 ECTS are all obligatory.
• Each Masters student is also required to undertake a twelve-week research project and submit a dissertation based on the outputs from this research project.

Course Content

The following modules are mandatory and make up the taught components of the course:

• Basic Immunology
• Immunological Technologies
• Communicating Science and Critical Analysis
• Immunogenetics
• Microbe Detection and Evasion
• Clinical Immunology
• Parasite Immunology
• Tumour Immunology
• Global Infectious Diseases
• Immunotherapeutics and Product Development

Admission Requirements

• Applicants will normally be required to hold at least upper second-class Honours degree (2.1) or higher in Medicine, Veterinary Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Biochemistry or a related subject.
• English Language Requirements: All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this course have pursued careers in academic research, medicine and the pharmaceutical industry for which a thorough grounding in immunology, immune-mediated pathogenic mechanisms and immunotherapy is required.

Course Details

• Awards: NFQ Level 9
• Number of Places: 20 Places
• Next Intake: September 2025
• Course Director: Professor Cliona O’Farrelly/Dr Nigel Stevenson
• Closing Date: 31st July 2025

Fees

For a full list of postgraduate fees, please refer to the relevant university resources.

Is This Course For Me?

The course is open to scientific, medical, dentistry, and veterinary graduates and will accommodate students from several backgrounds who wish to progress from introductory level Immunology to advanced clinical and applied Immunology. The rate of progress and depth of the advanced modules will also suit students who may have graduated with an Immunology degree, but wish to explore the subject in more detail before committing to Ph.D. research.