
Duration
1 year
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
For information about tuition fees, please contact UCD using the enquiry form.
Location
Dublin, Ireland
About the programme
This MSc course unites the technological with the biological aspects of nanotechnology in a unique way, equipping graduates with a truly interdisciplinary perspective of the field. Manipulating matter at the nanoscale is already leading to new and improved imaging and display technologies, biomedical sensors, and solar cells for environmentally friendly energy production. The design, fabrication and control of devices with nanoscale (billionth of a metre) dimensions are engines of innovation in almost every sector.
Career opportunities:
The course prepares you for industry or further research. Career opportunities include the pharmaceutical industry, telecommunications, diagnostic imaging, green technologies and sensor applications, both in Ireland and internationally. It is also a stepping stone to PhD research in the areas of nanoscience, biophotonics and nanotechnology.
Prospective employers include Abbott, Alcon, Allergan, Bausch & Lomb, Becton Dickinson, Boston Scientific, Eblana Photonics, Intel, Pfizer, Pharma-Bio Serv, Philips, and SensL.
Programme Structure
Sample Modules and Topics (Subject to change and are not guaranteed by UCD):
- Nano-Optics and Bio-Photonics
- Physics of Nanomaterials
- Ultrafast Soft X-ray Photonics
- Nano-Mechanics
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Computational Biophysics
- Biophysics at the Nanoscale
- Bio-Inspired Technologies
- Innovation
- Data Science









