Occupational Medicine

This MSc in Occupational Medicine upgrade programme is designed for physicians who have already been awarded with the Licentiate (LFOM) or Membership of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (MFOM), Royal College of Physicians of Ireland or have previously been awarded a Higher Diploma or Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health by UCD. The programme aims to build on the knowledge already acquired through previous university or professional qualification and further develop the research, critical appraisal, statistical analysis and communication skills of doctors for the practice of occupational medicine. Students undertake individual research and complete a thesis under the direction of a supervisor and supported by training in the use of a statistical analysis package; oral and written assessment approaches are taken.



What Will I Learn?

• Graduates will be able to communicate scientific results and implications for practice in written and oral formats.

• Graduates will be able to design and execute a research study to address an occupational medical issue.

• Graduates will be able to identify and apply appropriate statistical analysis to analyse an occupational medical problem, using an appropriate statistical package.

• Graduates will understand the importance of critical appraisal and demonstrate critical appraisal skills.



NFQ Level: 9 (90 credits)

Level: Graduate Taught

Award: Master of Science

Stage 1 Core Modules

PHPS40130 MScOCCMed_Thesis Year-long (12 months) 30

Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:

Students must register to PHPS40130 while PHPS41150 is an option which can also be taken if required.

PHPS41150: Introduction to Biostatistics



Stage 1 Options - B)4 of:

Non UCD HDip OCCH graduates must take the following modules.

PHPS40590: Occupational Medicine Essay

PHPS40750: Quantitative & Qualitative, Data Management, Analysis & Reporting

PHPS41150: Introduction to Biostatistics

PHPS40130: MScOCCMed_Thesis

Entry Requirements

1. Physicians who hold the Licentiate or Membership of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and have completed the UCD Higher Diploma in Occupational Health, will be eligible to undertake a 30-credit Thesis module to complete their MSc



2. Those doctors who hold the LFOM or MFOM but did not undertake the Higher Diploma in Occupational Health in UCD will undertake 50 credits. This will comprise

o 30 credit Thesis Module

o 10 credi Research Methods Module

o 10 credit essay on an aspect of clinical practice of Occupational Medicine.



You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme.



Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page (https://tinyurl.com/2ae2ffax) for further information. Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage.

1 year part-time.

Delivery: On Campus

X724: Occupational Medicine

Master of Science



Part-Time: Commencing September 2025

Graduate Taught