Ageing Health & Wellbeing in Intellectual Disability

Ageing Health & Wellbeing in Intellectual Disability (M.Sc.)
This interdisciplinary course will develop and strengthen the skills, competencies, and knowledge of students, thus enabling them to promote and develop excellence in the delivery of care for people with an intellectual disability. Students will explore the physical health, policy, and complex care needs of people with intellectual disabilities.

The course will prepare them as leaders in quality and person-centred care for people with intellectual disabilities as they age. The Trinity Centre for and Intellectual Disability, based at Trinity College Dublin, hosts IDS-TILDA, the world leading longitudinal research initiative focused on ageing and intellectual disability, the most complete multidisciplinary body of research in this field, directly informing policy and practice to enhance the lives of older people with intellectual disability.

Ageing Health and Wellbeing in Intellectual Disability (P.Grad.Cert)
Course Code: DPCNM-AHWF-1P09

Ageing Health and Wellbeing in Intellectual Disability (M.Sc.)
Course Code: DPTNM-AHWI-1F09

Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Wellbeing in Intellectual Disability

1. Health and Well-Being for Older Adults with Intellectual Disability in Contemporary Society (online)

2. Principles and Perspectives of Service Delivery for Older Adults with Intellectual Disability (online)

3. Complex Care Realities for the Older Person with an Intellectual Disability (online)

4. Theory and Practice of Enquiry Methods for Healthcare

5. Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance

And a choice between one of the following modules

6. Advanced Knowledge Translation Practicum in and Intellectual Disability (Clinical Placement)

7. Current Issues in Intellectual Disability Research (IDS-TILDA Placement)

Masters in Science in Health and Wellbeing in Intellectual Disability
Candidates may apply to study on a full-time basis and take all modules in one year. Should the candidate choose the clinical practice module however, the M. Sc. course must be taken over two years part-time.

Year One:

1. Health and Well-Being for Older Adults with Intellectual Disability in Contemporary Society (online)

2. Principles and Perspectives of Service Delivery for Older Adults with Intellectual Disability (online)

3. Complex Care Realities for the Older Person with an Intellectual Disability (online)

4. Theory and Practice of Enquiry Methods for Healthcare

5. Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance

And a choice between one of the following modules

Advanced Knowledge Translation Practicum in Ageing and Intellectual Disability (Clinical Placement)

7. Current Ageing Issues in Intellectual Disability Research (IDS-TILDA Placement)

Year Two:
Research Dissertation (30 ECTS)

Structure and delivery
All orientation and course content is delivered online; students are not required to attend onsite. The course will include 10 live webinars supported by discussion board topics and students' contributions.

For the other modules, a blended learning approach is utilised in the delivery of theoretical content which includes lectures, group discussions and self-directed learning. The assessment process is a combination of written and practical assignments. This course may include clinical and practice based learning and assessment and students may be required to attend additional sessions at associated service provider sites as well as at the student's practice base during year one of the course. There is some web-based learning involved.

The M.Sc. course takes place over two years on a part-time basis or one year on a full-time basis. The part-time course commences with a full week in September and thereafter one day per week for the remainder of the academic year. The full-time course involves an additional day for some weeks of the academic year

Special Entry Requirements
A 2.1 degree in the applicant's field of practice or satisfy the selection committee that they have the academic ability to successfully complete the programme

Current registration with the relevant professions' regulatory body, where applicable.

Special instruction for non nursing students/ Non-EU students.
When asked to submit NMBI PIN please insert '0000' to bypass this question. This instruction also applies to all applicants who are not currently qualified as a Nurse or Midwife in Ireland.

Applicants from across a broad spectrum of professional backgrounds will be considered and are invited to apply

Applicants without a primary degree, in exceptional circumstances when they satisfy the Admissions Sub-committee may be recommended.

All applicants to the School of Nursing and Midwifery whose first language is not English or who have not been educated through the medium of English must present one of the following qualifications in the English language:
• IELTS: Grade 6.5 overall with a minimum of grade of 6.5 in each category
• TOEFL: 88 internet-based, 570 paper-based, 230 computer-based. The test taken here should be TOEFL IBT
• University of Cambridge:
Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2)
Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2)
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE Academic: a minimum score of 63 to be eligible (with no section score below 59)
• Duolingo English Test: minimum overall score of 110/160, dated since January 2020
• An award certificate with a minimum II.1 overall score from Trinity's Centre for English Language Learning and Teaching's Pre-sessional Pathway Programme

Please also note that existing IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge and PET scores up to three years old (rather than two) will be accepted for 2020/21 applications in light of test centre closures.

Students will be required to undergo Garda Vetting, see https://www.tcd.ie/students/orientation/undergraduates/garda-vetting.php for further details.

Closing Date: 30th June 2023

M.Sc: 1 year full-time
M.Sc/P.Grad.Dip: 2 years part-time
P.Grad.Cert: 1 year part-time

Next Intake September 2020

Career Opportunities
This course prepares graduates to promote and develop excellence in the delivery of care for people with an intellectual disability in a wide range of settings.