Overview
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
Exit Award only
Students on the MA (Health and Society) (prior to 2022/23 entry) who pass taught modules to the value of 60 credits may exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Society
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| EH6025 | Principles and Practice of Public Health | 10 |
| PH6047 | Philosophy and Health | 10 |
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 30 |
| Health Psychology | |
| Applied Research for Public Health | |
| International Youth Justice | |
| Contemporary Issues in Children's Rights | |
| Foundations of International Children's Rights | |
| Mental Capacity Law | |
| Mental Health Law | |
| Human Rights | |
| The Philosophy of Death and Dying | |
| Advanced Moral Psychology | |
| Professional Ethics: Advanced | |
| Measuring Society: Growth, Poverty, Inequality, and Human Capital | |
| Philosophy and the Biological Health Sciences | |
| Health Psychology: Models and Applications | |
| Health Services (5) | |
| Reasoning and Argument | |
| Philosophy of Science | |
| Applied Ethics | |
| Sociology of Health, Public Health and Health Promotion | |
| Health and Scientific Deviance | |
| Social Perspectives in Mental Health | |
| Social Movements and Health | |
| Science, Technology and Public Controversy | |
| 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 Health and Society (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Identify major sociological and philosophical theories and paradigms and define key concepts and ideas in the field of health and illness;
- Identify and discuss philosophical and psychological factors which contribute to health and well-being;
- Describe and critically evaluate the major determinants of the health of population, including biological, behavioural, social, economic, political and environmental factors;
- Demonstrate critical awareness of the nature and limitations of the scientific method;
- Critically examine public health (including health services) particularly in respect of health equity, access to health care and Public Health Ethics;
- Demonstrate the following cognitive competencies: Knowledge; Comprehension; Application; Analysis; Synthesis; Evaluation; Apply the concepts of logical validity and soundness.
