Expand+Minimum Entry Requirements
Minimum Six O6/H7
Maths O6/H7
English or Irish O6/H7
At least two H5

Special requirements
Garda Vetting: Everyone who joins this course will have to be vetted by the Gardaí (police). If the Gardaí raise an issue it ...

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Minimum Six O6/H7
Maths O6/H7
English or Irish O6/H7
At least two H5

Special requirements
Garda Vetting: Everyone who joins this course will have to be vetted by the Gardaí (police). If the Gardaí raise an issue it will have to be addressed satisfactorily. If it is not, you will not be able to go on placement or fulfil your course requirements, in which case you may be asked to leave the course. In addition, individual placement providers will require further vetting for specific placements. Please note that all courses requiring Garda vetting will only have places for non-EU candidates if there are not enough qualified EU candidates available to fill the course. Mandatory training as outlined by course schedules is required prior to students going on placement.

Work Placement: Placement is an integral part of the course. It will provide the student with exposure to the Healthcare and Social setting for the purpose of acquiring skills to meet the holistic needs of a range of client groups. It will also allow for the student to reflect on his/her practice. Year 3 and 4 placement will be aligned with student’s specific elective module choice and streaming where applicable and relevant.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee €60 Closing Date: 22nd July 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2018 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+What will I study?

Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to Psychology & Sociology M 10
Introduction to Irish Law M 5
Professional Scholarship M 5
Recreational Activities M 10

Semester 2
Health Promotion M 5
Ageing & ...

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Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to Psychology & Sociology M 10
Introduction to Irish Law M 5
Professional Scholarship M 5
Recreational Activities M 10

Semester 2
Health Promotion M 5
Ageing & Care M 10
Child Protection & Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons M 10
Psychological Health & Well-being M 5

Year 3
Semester 1
Law & Ethics M 5
Preparation for Practice M 10
Disability Studies M 10
Children & Family Support M 5

Semester 2
Psychology Health & Well-Being M 5
Practice Placement 1 M 30

Year 3
Semester 1
Promoting Positive Behaviour M 5
Research Process & Methods M 5
Methods & Approaches in Health & Social Care M 5

Choose one of the following Electives (E):
Youth Work & Community Practice E1 15
Contemporary Issues in Ageing & Care E2 15
Assessment & Approaches to Disability Care E3 15

Semester 2
Practice Placement 2 M 30

M = Mandatory,
(E1) = General Elective, (E2) = Ageing & Care Elective, (E3) = Disability Studies Elective

Degree Award Option: Health & Social Care (General)
Year 4
Semester 1
Research for Evidence Based Practice M 5
Management & Leadership M 10
Social Policy & Economics M 10

Choose one of the following Electives (E):
Practice Placement 3 5
Independent Learning Project 5

Semester 2
Teaching Assessment for Professional Development M 5
Anti-Discriminatory Practice M 10
Therapeutics Interventions in Social Care M 5

Choose one of the following Electives (E):
Addiction Studies 10
Counselling 10

M = Mandatory
E = Elective

Health & Social Care (Ageing & Care)
Year 4
Semester 1
Research for Evidence Based Practice M 5
Management & Leadership M 10
Welfare Provision & Dementia Care M 10

Choose one of of the following Electives (E):
Practice Placement 3 5
Independent Learning Project 5

Semester 2
Teaching Assessment for Professional Development M 5
Rights of the Older Person M 10
Wellbeing in Ageing M 5

Choose one of of the following Electives (E):
Addiction Studies 10
Counselling 10

Degree Award Option: Health & Social Care (Disability Studies)
Year 4
Semester 1
Research for Evidence Based Practice M 5
Management & Leadership M 10
Advanced Studies of Disability Practice M 10

Choose one of of the following Electives (E):
Practice Placement 3 5
Independent Learning Project 5

Semester 2
Teaching Assessment for Professional Development M 5
Disability Rights & Risk Management M 10
Promoting Independent Living & Self Care M 5

Choose one of of the following Electives (E):
Addiction Studies 10
Counselling 10

M = Mandatory
E = Elective

Expand+Career opportunities
Successful graduates find themselves working in the following sectors:

• Adult Services
• Health Awareness & Promotion
• Care of the Elderly
• Childcare
• Youth Work & Community Development

Graduate careers typically i...

Hide-Career opportunities
Successful graduates find themselves working in the following sectors:

• Adult Services
• Health Awareness & Promotion
• Care of the Elderly
• Childcare
• Youth Work & Community Development

Graduate careers typically include:

• Residential Childcarer
• Respite Carer
• Adult Services Officer
• Health Promotion Officer
• Working with Women’s Aid
• Carer in a Nursing Home
• Youth Work & Community Development Officer
• Working with patients who are Intellectually Disabled

Follow-on courses
• Masters degrees in institutes and universities at home and abroad