Overview

This Healthcare Quality Improvement (Online) programme from University College Cork Online will enable practitioners to take leadership roles in an increasingly complex healthcare environment with an emphasis on quality improvement in healthcare. It should appeal to students from a number of clinical areas and from management positions.

This online programme offers a flexible online approach to learning, designed to allow healthcare professionals to undertake their studies while working simultaneously. The programme is designed to allow students to undertake their studies while working simultaneously with the intention to suit service, personal and academic requirements.

Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality Improvement

The MSc programme consists of seven modules to the value of 70 credits and one module to the value of 20 credits. Students have the option of exiting the programme after completing 30 credits with a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality Improvement.

Skills and Careers Information

What can I do after I graduate with an MSc in Healthcare Quality Improvement?

This online, MSc in Healthcare Quality Improvement enables students to take a leadership role in clinical practice in an increasingly complex healthcare environment with an emphasis on quality improvement in healthcare.

The programme prepares healthcare professionals to advance patient-centred care with a specific skillset relevant to contemporary healthcare including but not limited to patient safety, digital healthcare, practice enhancement and quality improvement, research and evidence-based practice, and managing and leading change innovation.

Our graduates will be well-positioned to engage in leadership roles relating to quality improvement initiatives, and middle/senior management in their work environments as well as seeking promotional opportunities in these areas. Our graduates will be qualified to pursue a number of exciting careers including:

Management

Practice development positions

Quality improvement/project manager positions

Clinical research positions

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Digital Healthcare

Advancing Practice for Patient Safety

Practice Enhancement for Quality Healthcare

Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice for Quality Improvement in Healthcare

Contemporary Issues in Healthcare

Clinical Leadership for Healthcare Quality Improvement

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

Open until all places have been filled or no later than 15 June. Early application is advised.

Language

English

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120

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90

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PTE Academic

63

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OTE

140

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Cork, Ireland

Disciplines

Public Health Nursing Health Sciences View 60 other Masters in Health Sciences in Ireland

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

63

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OTE

140

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must be qualified healthcare professionals registered with the regulatory body in their country of residence.

Applicants must have a primary degree, Level 8 or equivalent.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

7900 EUR / year

≈ 7900 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

5700 EUR / year

≈ 5700 EUR / year

Funding

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Overview

Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality Improvement

Skills and Careers Information

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Programme Structure

Check out the full curriculum

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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