Expand+We have now reached full application capacity for this course. The course is NOW FULL and no more applications are being accepted at this time.

If you wish to be placed on a waiting list to apply for this course commencing in Sept 2017, please co...

Hide-We have now reached full application capacity for this course. The course is NOW FULL and no more applications are being accepted at this time.

If you wish to be placed on a waiting list to apply for this course commencing in Sept 2017, please contact Anne O'Grady at (anne.ogrady@nuigalway.ie).

Please note that placement on this waiting list will not guarantee you a place for this upcoming academic year 2017/8.

The application system for the following academic year 2018/9 opens in April 2018.

Expand+The Certificate programme takes place over one year and aims to provide students with a professional education and training in the principles and practice of health promotion, with students taking a generic module, a specialist module and a practical...

Hide-The Certificate programme takes place over one year and aims to provide students with a professional education and training in the principles and practice of health promotion, with students taking a generic module, a specialist module and a practical project.

Who’s Suited to This Course

The course is open to those working in a professional capacity in a specialist health promotion field. This programme is designed to meet the needs of health promotion practitioners in specific fields and is run in partnership with specialist agencies. For example, specialist programmes are available in Oral Health Promotion, Youth Work, Health-Promotion Training Centres, Sexual Health Promotion, Community Development, and Supportive Environments for Health, all leading to a Certificate in Health Promotion in the chosen specialism. Some programmes are run directly by the Department of Health Promotion at the request of an agency or professional group, others are run in partnership with an agency, to meet the needs of specific practitioners.

Expand+Specialisms:
1HM6 Spec Cert – Oral Health (Modules: HP130; HP131; HP134)

The Certificate in Health Promotion in a chosen specialism is a taught programme comprising the following three modules:
Principles and practice of health promotion (Semest...

Hide-Specialisms:
1HM6 Spec Cert – Oral Health (Modules: HP130; HP131; HP134)

The Certificate in Health Promotion in a chosen specialism is a taught programme comprising the following three modules:
Principles and practice of health promotion (Semester 1 and 2)
Specialism in health promotion (Semester 2)
Project (Semester 1 and 2)

The first two modules include workshop participation and self-paced instructional materials and assignments for home study, while the third module focuses on project work.

Expand+Career Opportunities

1HM6 Spec Cert – Oral Health

The course aims to provide students with a professional education and training in the principles and practice of Health Promotion as applied to the promotion of oral health.

The course is ai...

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1HM6 Spec Cert – Oral Health

The course aims to provide students with a professional education and training in the principles and practice of Health Promotion as applied to the promotion of oral health.

The course is aimed at practitioners who work in the oral health field (for example Dentists, Dental Nurse, Dental Hygienists and others in a position to promote oral health, e.g. Public Health Nurses, General Practitioners, Dieticians, Nurses and Special Needs Assistants).