Applicants must possess a Second Class Honours Grade I in a primary honours degree (NFQ Level 8) or equivalent in the biological sciences, medicine or pharmaceutical sciences. Graduates with a Second Class Honours Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ Level 8) will be considered under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) on a case-by-case basis provided there is substantial and relevant experience and subject to the approval of the Director of the MSc Programme in Molecular Cell Biology with Bioinnovation.

Decisions on selection to the programme will be made on the basis of your performance in your primary degree, your personal statement and possibly an interview with the following criteria considered:

academic qualifications (in a relevant academic discipline)
research experience and focus
quality of the personal statement
recommendation letters from two academic referees.

IELTS - 6.5 Overall with 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version).
TOEFL iBT - 90 Overall with (Listening 20,Reading 19,Speaking 21,Writing 20)