Dementia (M.Sc. / P.Grad.Dip.)

Course Overview

This course is developed in partnership with national key stakeholders to meet the demands and challenges within the healthcare system and specifically within dementia care. The programme is firmly grounded in a body of knowledge and clinical expertise that aims to promote excellence in the area of dementia care practice. It is also designed to provide academically robust education for the students and the various modules offered develop and complement subjects undertaken at degree or ‘equivalent’ level.

Applicants are expected to have:

Candidates with relevant and significant experience as practitioners in the field of dementia care may be considered with a lower class degree or equivalent.

Students will be required to undergo Garda Vetting, you can learn more here.

English Language Requirements

All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements. For more details of qualifications that meet Band B, see the English Language Requirements page here.

This course prepares graduates from the nursing, medicine, occupational therapy, social work, physiotherapy, and chaplaincy sectors to specialise in the field of dementia with dementia- specific knowledge, skills and values to promote excellence in the area of dementia care practice.