Postgraduate Diploma in Older Person Rehabilitation

Overview

Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 9
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Total Credits: 60
Connected Curriculum:
  • Civic and Community Engagement
  • Employability
  • Global Reach
  • Inter-and Transdisciplinary
  • Research Based Teaching
  • Sustainability

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • Quality Education
  • Good Health and Well-being
  • Gender Equality
  • Reduced Inequality
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities

Graduate Attributes:
  • Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
  • Digitally Fluent
  • Effective global citizen
  • Independent and creative thinker
  • Socially Responsible

UCC policies applying to applicants/students on this programme:
  • Student Vetting Policy and Procedure

Exit Award only

Upon satisfactory completion of 60 credits in the MSc (Older Person Rehabilitation), to include modules CG6009  and CG6010 , a student may opt not to proceed with / complete the dissertation module (CG6008 ), and may opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Older Person Rehabilitation. A student who subsequently applies to continue to Masters level must do so within 5 years of successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma Examination. Such an application is subject to approval of the Programme Team, and if successful, exemptions will be granted for modules taken within the previous five years.

Programme Requirements

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