The MSc in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a full time 1 year course, beginning in September each year and involves students participating in a number of Level 9 modules totalling 90 ECTS.
The MSc Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme addresses disease-specific theory and practice components together with a strong focus on research, integrated care approaches, evidence-informed innovation in rehabilitative service delivery and the latest evidence-based implementation of best-practice guidelines and healthcare policy. As reflected within the speciality of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation, this programme is interdisciplinary in nature and designed predominantly for health care practitioners.
This programme aims to provide nurses, physiotherapists, dietitians, GPs, hospital doctors, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other health professionals interested in or working with people with cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions the knowledge to provide high-quality care as well as an array of career opportunities in clinical care transformation, research, academia, and industry. The course focuses on current evidence-based delivery of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation practices, behavioural change strategies, lifestyle approaches to risk factor modification, psychosocial health, and medical management of cardiovascular risk factors.
There is an array of employment opportunities in public health, health promotion, healthcare management, academic and research settings and the pharmaceutical industry. Graduates of the course with a clinical background will also specifically benefit from career advancement in the speciality of cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation and integrated care programmes more broadly.
This MSc programme is run in partnership with the University of Galway. For full details, including fees and eligibility please visit MSc Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation or for more information contact
Programme Director
Dr Jenni Jones
Phone no: +353 91 893 398
E-mail: info@nipc.ie
Applications for the 2026–27 academic year are now closed.
Please register your interest below to receive updates regarding postgraduate admissions for the 2027 academic year.
“This Masters course in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation is uniquely tailored to meet the clinical knowledge and skills of all members of the multidisciplinary team—doctors, nurses, dieticians, physiotherapists, physical activity specialists, occupational therapists, psychologists and others—by providing a modern approach to interdisciplinary working in supporting cardiac and respiratory patients to achieve healthier lives.”