Health & Wellbeing

The Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Wellbeing is delivered jointly by University College Cork (the co-ordinating institution) and Munster Technological University (MTU) in Cork. The Postgraduate Diploma is part of a new suite of Health & Wellbeing programmes, and also includes the Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Wellbeing, and the MSc in Health and Wellbeing.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Wellbeing is a blended learning part-time course. It is designed to support those who already have a foundation in Health and Wellbeing to gain deeper knowledge and skills, and to develop themselves as leaders and experts in the area. Completion of the Postgraduate Diploma will allow you to understand and develop the interdisciplinary skills and competencies required to translate research into practical health and wellbeing applications.

The programme will support and challenge participants from a range of professional and academic settings and contexts, including but not limited to the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industry, the wider health sector, social work, education, the voluntary sector, and many more.

The Postgraduate Diploma is available as a part-time programme, taken over 9 months, and can be undertaken while in full-time employment. In addition to the 30 credits from the Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Wellbeing, students will take additional modules to the value of 30 credits.

Postgraduate Diploma Modules
• MX6015 Advanced Strategies for Enhancing Health and Wellbeing (10 Credits)
• SPRTXX Digital Health and Wellbeing (10 Credits)
and one of the following elective modules:
• MX6016 Diversity, Inclusion, and Wellbeing (10 Credits)
• MH6014 Advanced Research Methods for Health Professionals (10 Credits) (complusory if you intend to progress to the MSc)

Applicants must have a Second Class Honours Grade 2 in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) in any subject and will also have successfully completed the UCC Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Wellbeing. Applicants who have successfully completed a comparable postgraduate certificate in Health and Wellbeing, or an area of study cognate to this programme, from another institution, may also apply.

Consideration under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may also be given to applicants who do not meet the minimum academic entry requirements as stated above but who have relevant experience. In such cases, the applicant must clearly set out the grounds upon which they wish to be considered in the motivation and readiness statement. To demonstrate relevant experience, applicants will be assessed on criteria including academic achievement, work experience, a personal statement and reference. An interview may also be required.

Closing Date
Rolling deadline. Open until all places have been filled. Early application is advised.

9 months
Teaching Mode: Part-Time

Start Date 24 September 2024

Skills and Careers Information
This Health and Wellbeing programme is designed for professionals and practitioners across all sectors with an interest in the creation of health and wellbeing within society, sectors, and organisational settings. The programme will help to support you in your personal and professional development towards being health and wellbeing champions and advocates in your organisation.

On successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Wellbeing, our graduates could seek employment in the public or private sector including the health and biopharmaceutical industry, government departments, statutory bodies, voluntary sector, policy organisations, and higher education. Job roles might include workplace wellbeing programme lead, community health and wellbeing officer, social prescribing coordinator, student wellbeing and welfare manager, as well as a myriad of other academic/educational roles.

Progression Route
Following successful completion of all of the assessments in the Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Wellbeing, a student may choose to progress to the MSc in Health and Wellbeing, subject to the approval of the programme team and College.

A student who wishes to continue to MSc level must do so within five years from the date of first registration for the Postgraduate Certificate. Students intending to proceed to the MSc in Health and Wellbeing must complete Advanced Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals (MH6014) as part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Wellbeing.

The MSc in Health and Wellbeing involves the successful completion of 30 credits as follows:
Dissertation
• MX6017 Research Project in Health and Wellbeing (30 Credits) or
• SPRTXXX4 Research Project in Health and Wellbeing (30 Credits)

Progressing students will be assigned by the programme team to either MX6017 or SPRTXXX4 depending on the research area and designated project supervisor.