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Maynooth University offers multiple programmes across a wide range of disciplines.

- MA European History
- The European History programme from Maynooth University is offered as a one-year full-time programme. It introduces participants to wider debates…
  The European History programme from Maynooth University is offered as a one-year full-time programme. It introduces participants to wider debates in European history and prepares them to complete a minor research thesis in conjunction with taught modules.
- MA French
- The taught French programme from Maynooth University is aimed at graduates with a primary honours degree in French, with a…
  The taught French programme from Maynooth University is aimed at graduates with a primary honours degree in French, with a minimum of 2.2 or equivalent, who have spent a year in France, or who have equivalent expertise in French language.
- MA Geography
- The Geography programme from Maynooth University is an innovative and flexible degree programme, offering students the opportunity to deepen their…
  The Geography programme from Maynooth University is an innovative and flexible degree programme, offering students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of human geography while also significantly enhancing their professional skills. It is available on both a full-time (1 year, MHN60) and part-time (2 year, MHN61) basis.
- MA Geography – Spatial Justice
- This new Geography – Spatial Justice programme from Maynooth University responds to Irish President Michael D. Higgins’ call to attend…
  This new Geography – Spatial Justice programme from Maynooth University responds to Irish President Michael D. Higgins’ call to attend to the ‘serious contradictions and obstacles to a genuinely inclusive citizenship’ resulting from recent social and environmental crises.
- MA German
- The German programme from Maynooth University aims to provide students who already have a background in German at undergraduate level…
  The German programme from Maynooth University aims to provide students who already have a background in German at undergraduate level with an opportunity to specialise in the areas of translation, literary analysis and applied linguistics at a postgraduate level.
- MA International Development
- The International Development degree from Maynooth University is a taught master programme that can be taken by either attending classroom…
  The International Development degree from Maynooth University is a taught master programme that can be taken by either attending classroom modules part-time entirely by distance learning (on-campus attendance not required), or by a combination of both study modes.
- MA Irish History
- This Irish History programme at Maynooth University enables students to examine and research the rich subject area of Irish history…
  This Irish History programme at Maynooth University enables students to examine and research the rich subject area of Irish history from the earliest times to the present day, and to assess the major events which led to the emergence of modern Ireland.
- MA Irish Traditional Music
- This Irish Traditional Music programme from Maynooth University is designed for students who are interested in traditional music, arts, and…
  This Irish Traditional Music programme from Maynooth University is designed for students who are interested in traditional music, arts, and culture, including the broader areas of literature, language, and history, and who want to develop their interests in performance, creativity, or research.
- MA Literatures of Engagement
- The Literatures of Engagement programme from Maynooth University addresses this sense of crisis by recognising the significant role that literature…
  The Literatures of Engagement programme from Maynooth University addresses this sense of crisis by recognising the significant role that literature – and the critical discourses associated with the study of literature – have in both reproducing and analysing cultural values and ideologies, but also in articulating responses and resistance to those.
- MA Military History and Strategic Studies
- This Military History and Strategic Studies programme from Maynooth University provides an in-depth introduction into the disciplines of military history…
  This Military History and Strategic Studies programme from Maynooth University provides an in-depth introduction into the disciplines of military history and strategic studies. It aims to immerse students in the study of conflict from the late 1700s to the present-day, providing them with an overview of the development of modern warfare and also the skills necessary to analyse modern conflicts.
- MA Music Composition
- The Music Composition programme at Maynooth University provides a supportive yet stimulating environment in which to develop your individual compositional…
  The Music Composition programme at Maynooth University provides a supportive yet stimulating environment in which to develop your individual compositional style.
- MA Musicology
- Whether as a stand-alone degree or a stepping stone towards MLitt and PhD research degrees, the Musicology programme from Maynooth…
  Whether as a stand-alone degree or a stepping stone towards MLitt and PhD research degrees, the Musicology programme from Maynooth University offers you the opportunity to develop as a researcher, deepen your critical and communication abilities, and apply these skills to the study of music history, music and culture, and analysis.