Gerontology for Health Care Professionals (Clinical & Studies)

University College Dublin

Qualification Letters

Grad Dip

Enrolment and Start Dates Comment

Start date: September 2013

Application Weblink

http://www.ucd.ie/apply/

Duration

1 year part-time

Curriculum
This programme is designed to be studied on a part-time basis running over a two-year period. Provisionally, classes take place on Monday afternoons and all day Tuesday's (not every Tue) in Semesters 1 and 2. The programme is broken down into two semesters (September to December and January to May).

Link to Course Fee

http://www.ucd.ie/registry/adminservices/fees/2013/

Financial Support

Local Authority Funding:
Grant holders who complete a primary degree course may have the grant renewed in order to undertake a full-time taught or research graduate course. To apply for renewal, final year students should inform the UCD Grants Office in June, and write to their Local Authority when they have completed their primary degree. The grant, which covers fees, may be renewed in subsequent years but is limited to one graduate degree or diploma course for each student. For further information on budget 2012 please visit Student Finance.ie Funding Initiatives

Student Grants - New Grant Applications for 2012-13 APPLY AS EARLY AS YOU CAN, from the end of May - don't leave it till July

A new ONLINE ONLY grant applications system is being introduced for 2012 in Ireland. All new applications will be made online to a single awarding authority, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) through www.studentfinance.ie.

Entry Requirements

Application requirements:
- All applicants must have a primary degree (or equivalent in a relevant discipline)
- Clinicians must be registered with a recognised professional body
- Clinicians must have exposure to an environment that is relevant to older people for the duration of the course
- Non-Clinicians need to demonstrate the application of their discipline to practice of care with or for older people
- Evidence of recent study is desirable

Documents to be submitted with your application:
•Original transcript(s) including date and grading of degree award (non UCD Graduates only) & notarised English translations where relevant
•Nurse applicants: A current photocopy of An Bord Altranais registration
•Other health care professionals: A current photocopy of registration with professional registration body
•Copy of Birth Certificate or Personal Page of Passport
•Signed Declaration Form from Employer (original form)
•Completed Professional Reference Form (original form)
•Nurse applicants: Completed Clinical Competence Assessor Nomination Form signed by the nominee
•Evidence of proficiency in English language (applicants whose first language is not English)

Comment

UCD Students may apply for consideration for transfer to the 'MSc in Gerontology' subject to availability of places and satisfaction of eligibility requirements.

Course Content

Graduate Diploma in Gerontology for Health Care Professionals (Clinical & Studies)
Graduate Diploma in Gerontology for Health Care Professionals (Clinical & Studies)
Who is the Graduate Diploma in Gerontology for Health Care Professionals (Clinical & Studies) for?
Thi is s a taught graduate programme aimed at health professionals and other health and social care practitioners, as well as researchers working with or for older people. With an emphasis on practice and empirical research, the programme provides advanced education for those in health and related disciplines with an interest in older people, ageing and health, ageing policy, health systems for older people, social and community services, practice development, and advanced assessment, including outcomes evaluation.

What is the programme about?
Adults aged over 60 years currently constitute approximately 11% of the Irish population and this trend is set to continue. The Graduate Diploma Safeguarding Vulnerable Older Adults programme helps you to gain a greater understanding of the needs of an ageing population. The programme seeks to develop valuable knowledge and skills to meet the needs of older people and to develop areas of clinical leadership and practical research methods that can be applied in the workplace.

Course objective
We aim to give you a strong theoretical and practical foundation in relation to ageing, older people and their needs. The programme develops students' skills and awareness about policy formulation, assessment, advocacy, and research. The programme also provides students with a firm basis to pursue future graduate research training to PhD level in the field of older people.

What will I learn?
You will sharpen your analytical and critical thinking and develop knowledge and skills that will help you develop expertise in the field of ageing.

How will I benefit?
The programme will enhance your career prospects and give you the building blocks for lifelong self-directed learning. It will provide you with the key knowledge and skills to innovate and lead in diverse areas of ageing practice.

Focus
The programme is focused on developing practical, usable leadership and research skills to enable graduates to be even more effective professionals, change agents and clinical leaders in the workplace.

Innovative modules
Each of the modules in the programme is designed for experienced health care professionals such as nurses, medical practitioners, professionals in social service and those from other disciplines who would like to develop expertise in the field of ageing. The emphasis throughout the programme is on the practical application of knowledge and skills in specific contexts. Key features of this programme are that you will be engaging with a core group of professional and highly motivated peers. You will experience an innovative mix of academic and practical learning opportunities as well as being exposed to professional who are currently engaged in the field of ageing and health care.

Networking
The student body is drawn from a wide variety of clinical specialisms and organisations, enabling the sharing of learning and experience between you and your class members, as well as from the academic staff.

Programme structure
The Graduate Diploma (Gerontology for Health Care Professionals (Clinical & Studies)) comprises taught modules. The programme is offered in a modular structure with European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits awarded for each module successfully completed.

Subjects Taught

The modules of study as follows:
•NMHS 40540 Research Methodologies (15 credits) Semester 1
•NMHS 40370 Health, illness and ageing (7.5 credits) Semester 1
•NMHS 40380 Professional Practicum (7.5 credits) or NMHS 41420 Making a Difference (7.5 credit)
•NMHS 41500 Safeguarding Vulnerable Older Adults (15 credits) semester 2
•NMHS 40980 Quality of life and outcomes evaluation Semester 2 (7.5 credits)
•NMHS 42010 Leading and management practice for health care: a MDT imperative (7.5 credits) semester 2

MSc Component
•NMHS 40780 Leadership and health systems dynamics (7.5 credits) Semester 1
•NMHS 40580 Research Methods (7.5 credits) Semester 2
•NMHS 40330 Dissertation (30 credits) Semester 3

Number of Credits

60

Careers or Further Progression

Careers / where can I go?
Progression - MSc - Care of Older People
With your newly-developed leadership and research skills, you can work at a number of levels within your organisation and within the wider health and social care system; for example, in clinical management, practice development and project management. You may wish to extend your project work and undertake a research degree.

Further Enquiries

Anne Waters
Email: AnneF.Waters@ucd.ie
Tel: 01 716 6491

Course Web Page

http://www.ucd.ie/nmhs/taughtgraduateprogrammes/graduatediplomas/graduat...