Overview

On successful completion Postgraduate Certificate in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, students will have the opportunity to progress to the Postgraduate Diploma.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Allergy and Clinical Immunology is a part-time programme that runs online over two academic years (18 months: 9 months PG Certificate and 9 months PG Diploma). Students take taught modules to a total value of 60 credits.

All students will be registered for the Postgraduate Certificate in Allergy and Clinical Immunology in the first instance and will be conferred with the Postgraduate Certificate upon passing modules to the value of 30 credits.

Progression to the MSc (Allergy and Clinical Immunology) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

A student who subsequently wishes to progress to the MSc (Allergy and Clinical Immunology) must complete the programme within 5 academic years from the date of successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma Examinations.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
MH6033	Basics in Allergy and Immunology	10
MH6034	Allergy and Immunology Skills	10
MH6035	Allergy and Immunology Practice and Methods I	10
Year 2
Students take 20 credits as follows:
Core Modules
MH6036	Research in Clinical Practice	10
MH6037	Allergy and Immunology Practice and Methods II	10
Elective Modules		10
Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following:
MH6038	Allergy and Immunology Focused on Primary Care (5)
MH6039	Allergy and Immunology: The Nurse’s and Dietetics Perspective (5)
MH6040	Immunology Laboratory Research Applied to the Clinic (5)
Total Credits		60

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Allergy and Clinical Immunology (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Identify knowledge of Basic Allergy and Clinical Immunology and the most relevant principles of allergic and immunologic pathophysiology.
  
• Apply the skills to conduct an allergy focused clinical history.
  
• Discuss the relevant allergic diseases and treatment options, with a particular focus on those elements essential for general practice management and allergy prevention on the impact of allergic disease, from infancy to adulthood.
  
• Summarise to the basic practice and methodology in allergy, including nutritional development and management in food allergy patients, Allergy Tests, pulmonary function tests, anaphylaxis management and inhaler technique.
  
• Apply knowledge and skills to enable them to analyse and design clinical research studies.
  
• Discuss the different types of Immunodeficiencies and Immunotherapy.