Minimum entry requirements include:

• An honours primary degree in a medical or life science
• Experience working in the pharmaceutical industry

Applications from candidates who do not have the minimum entry requirements will be considered on the basis of their experience in the pharmaceutical industry, other qualifications and an interview, subject to HETAC regulations.

As all tuition and examinations at Hibernia College are conducted through English, prospective students whose mother tongue is not English will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient language skills to cope with the academic demands of their course and benefit fully from their period of study.

Acceptable English language credentials include:

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System), minimum score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in academic English
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), minimum score of 600 with a minimum of 475 in written English
• CSE English, Grade 1 Pass
• GCE ‘O’ Level English Language, minimum Grade C
• GCSE English Language, minimum Grade C
• Hong Kong Certificate in Education, English Language Syllabus B, minimum Grade C
• Irish Leaving Certificate English, minimum Ordinary Level D3
• Joint Matriculation Board (JMB) Test in English (Overseas) Examination, Pass
• University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, Proficiency: minimum Grade C, Advanced: minimum Grade B 

Note that for all proficiency tests the results must be less than two years old. Other evidence of proficiency in English may be accepted. Further details can be obtained from the Office for Academic Affairs by emailing academicaffairs@hiberniacollege.net