Master of Professional Practice

During this programme, you will:  

• Build a personalised, interdisciplinary master’s degree by combining three Professional Diplomas. 

• Choose from a wide range of cutting-edge disciplines to match your career goals. 

• Use existing postgraduate qualifications to build toward a major award at NFQ Level 9. 

• Demonstrate the adaptability and flexibility of a “T-shaped” professional essential in today’s fast-paced business world. 

• Learn through flexible, online and blended delivery designed for working professionals. 

• Acquire deeper analytical skills and the ability to analyse complex problems and develop creative solutions. 

• Develop your communication and leadership skills to work more effectively with colleagues and manage projects. 

• Start your journey now even if you don’t yet hold 60 ECTS credits and return to complete your master’s when ready.

Key information:  

• Complete part-time over one year. 

• Enter this programme after they have been awarded 60 ECTS from UL or another awarding institution. 

• Choose from over ten UL Professional Diplomas to complete the final part of your Masters. 

• Intakes in both Autumn (September) and Spring (January) depending on the Professional Diploma you choose. 

• Study one Professional Diploma that compliments your existing qualifications plus one MPP Reflective Learning module per semester. 

• Reflective Learning assignments bring all of your qualifications together and present them so that you can be awarded a Masters. 

• Modules taught during autumn and spring or spring and autumn semesters 

• Approx. 12 weeks per semester 

Depending on the Professional Diploma you choose, you will learn through a blend of:  

• Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities  

• Reflective practice and guided research  

• Regular feedback from faculty and peers  

Part-time considerations:  

• Designed for working professionals  

• Evening or recorded lectures  

• Timetable provided after registration 

The following Professional Diplomas are recognised pathways to earning the final 30 ECTS credits needed to complete the Master of Professional Practice. 

Programmes are subject to change and may vary from year to year. 

Autumn Intake (Subject to change) 

Faculty of Science and Engineering 

• Artificial Intelligence for Computer Vision -Equips participants with practical and advanced skills in visual AI technologies such as deep learning, object detection, 3D images processing, and facial recognition systems across industry. 

• Data Analytics provides practical skills like data interrogation, visualisation and basic predictive analytics to optimise business performance and make strategic decisions. 

• Designing Healthcare Products and Services - Focuses on design thinking, empathy-driven processes, and user-centred methodologies to develop new healthcare products and services that improve patient experiences and outcomes. 

• Healthcare Product and Service Development - provides the skills to bring new healthcare solutions from concept through development to market. 

• Natural Language Processing - Equips learners with foundational and advanced skills in statistical NLP techniques used in real-world systems like chatbots, grammar checkers, sentiment analysis, and text classification. 

• Quality Management – Lean Systems - Achieve a Black Belt level in Lean and acquire the expertise to deliver measurable improvements in your organisation. 

• Quality Management – Six Sigma - Develops advanced skills in Six Sigma methodology and quality science, preparing participants to lead high-impact improvement 

Kemmy Business School 

• Aviation Leasing and Finance - Explore the structure and dynamics of the air transport system, corporate finance in the airline sector, and the critical role of aircraft leasing. 

• Economics and Public Policy - Gain expertise in areas such as public policy analysis, global economic policy, decision-making, data analysis, and applied economics.   

• Project Management - Accredited by the PMI-GAC, this programme builds the knowledge and skills needed to plan, lead, and deliver projects that create real value for organisations.   

• Strategic Leadership -Equips you with tools and frameworks to define your leadership purpose, steer strategic change, especially amid digital transformation, and hone the skills essential for leaders. 

Spring Intake (Subject to change) 

Faculty of Science and Engineering 

• Airworthiness provides advanced skills in airworthiness engineering and management to meet global aviation standards. 
   
• Data Analytics provides practical skills like data interrogation, visualisation and basic predictive analytics to optimise business performance and make strategic decisions.  

• Quality Management - Lean Systems - Achieve a Black Belt level in Lean and acquire the expertise to deliver measurable improvements in your organisation. 

• Quality Management - Six Sigma - Develops advanced skills in Six Sigma methodology and quality science, preparing participants to lead high-impact improvement initiatives across manufacturing and service sectors.   

• Supply Chain Management - Blends real-world application with theory, enabling participants to engage with frameworks, strategic management, mathematical and simulation modelling, and the latest technological trends. 

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 

• Law and Technology - Gain the legal insight and strategic tools to respond confidently to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, data privacy, cybersecurity, and digital platforms.  

Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.  

For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules 

• Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8) with at least a second-class honour, grade 2 (2:2) in a relevant or appropriate subject. 

• You must also hold 60 ECTS credits at NFQ Level 9 (e.g. 2 x Professional Diplomas or a Postgraduate Diploma) that have been awarded within the last 5 years. 

• You must complete the Application Checklist, indicating the Professional Diploma you would like to complete as part of the MPP. 

• Please note, you must also meet the entry requirements necessary for the Professional Diploma you would like to pursue. 

Checklist of documents:  

• *Academic transcripts and certificates
  • UL graduates only need to provide their student ID.
• A copy of your birth certificate or passport
• A copy of your CV
• Completed Application Checklist
• English translation of your qualifications and transcripts 

English Language: 

• English Language Competency certificate
• For details on accepted language qualifications visit English Language Requirements 

Guidelines on Completing your Application   

•  To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
  • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist. 
  • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc. 
• *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying. 

EU - €5,250

Please note that international study visas are only available to students studying full-time in Ireland. This programme does not qualify for a study visa. 

Annual fees are billed by semester. Once registered, students may be eligible to apply for a monthly payment plan.   

Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the Student Fees Office website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student Fees Office (Phone: +353 61 213 007 or email student.fees.office@ul.ie).  

 
Funding 

Find further information on funding and scholarships.

Ray Frawley - Master of Professional Practice 

I chose a PD in strategic leadership as the pathway to my master’s qualification. The rationale was that it complemented the earlier PDs in management practice and sustainable work with the learnings for the leadership course lending itself perfectly to my current position which has required me to step up to a new leadership role and to become more strategic in my outlook. 

Brian Tuohy – Master of Professional Practice 

I strongly believe in further learning, and the Master of Professional Practice is a wonderful pathway for those in the workforce to study and immerse themselves while maintaining a full-time professional role. I advocate for this course almost daily with professional colleagues as well as casual, moderately interested acquaintances.