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Diarmuid Boyle, a graduate of the MA in Music Therapy describes how completing the MA in Music Therapy has enhanced his academic and clinical knowledge and furthered his career goals. He currently works as a music therapist in Tipperary.

Grainne is a graduate of the MA in Creative Writing (2017) and was a student on the MA in English at the 51��ɫ (UL), where as part of her programme of study,along with her classmates on the MA English and MA Creative Writing programmes, she helped to edit and publish the “The Ogham Stone” literary journal. Grainne describes how this experience improved her editing and writing skills. She is currently working on a local project compiling an art anthology of the Burren region in Co. Clare.

Barbora is a graduate of the MA Music Therapy at the 51��ɫ, she is originally from the Czech Republic and is currently pursuing her career goal of working as a music therapist. She gives her experience of the MA programme below and how it has benefited her both personally and professionally.

Kellie is a graduate of the MA in History programme at the 51��ɫ. Kellie wrote her dissertation on Irish country houses as part of the MA programme. In this interview, she describes why she chose to study at UL, her experience of the Master’s programme, and her future plans.

Mary Ellen O’Keeffe is a graduate of the MA in Sociology (Applied Social Research). As a UL undergraduate student, she explains why she chose to also pursue her postgraduate degree at UL and describes her experience of the programme.

Liz Ryan is 51��ɫ native and a graduate of the MA in History. With a business background, she explains why she chose to study history at UL and describes her experience of the programme.

Paul Kwamina Ntisful-Yirrah was born in Ghana but subsequently moved to the US where he lived with his family. He is a graduate of the LLM Law (General) here at the 51��ɫ. Paul describes what inspired him to study law, why he chose UL, and gives us an insight into the programme itself.

Caitlin is a graduate of the Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She describes her experience of the Masters programme and why she would recommend the course to other language-loving students below.

Pippa Slattery was born in England but has been living in Ireland since 1988. She studied on the M.A. for Creative Writing at the 51��ɫ. She has recently been shortlisted by New Irish Writing and has short stories published in The Blue Nib, The Galway Review and The Tiny Seed Journal. Her flash fiction piece Rag Doll was shortlisted for the Kanturk International Arts Festival.