Health & Wellbeing - Online
The Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Wellbeing is designed to allow you to explore the evidence base underpinning the development and implementation of effective interventions and policies aimed at sustainable improvements in health and wellbeing, including in diverse organisational settings.
| Award Name | Minor Certificate (Level 9 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| NFQ Level | Level 9 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Certificate (Level 9 NFQ) | Minor | National University of Ireland | Level 9 NFQ |
Duration
9 months part-time, online.
Entry Requirements
Applicants must have a Second Class Honours Grade 2 in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) in any subject.
Consideration under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may also be given to applicants who do not meet the above entry requirements but who have relevant experience. In such cases, the applicant must clearly set out the grounds upon which they wish to be considered in the motivation and readiness statement. To demonstrate relevant experience, applicants will be assessed on criteria including academic achievement, work experience, a personal statement and reference. An interview may also be required.
Careers / Further progression
Progression Routes
Following successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Wellbeing, and subject to approval by the programme team, students may progress to the Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Wellbeing. A student who applies to continue to the Postgraduate Diploma level must do so within five years from the date of first registration for the Postgraduate Certificate.
MSc Health and Wellbeing
Progression to MSc is possible once all Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma assessments are successfully completed.
Skills and Careers Information
The Postgraduate Certificate is designed for professionals and practitioners across all sectors with an interest in the creation of health and wellbeing within society, sectors, and organisational settings. The programme will help to support you in your personal and professional development towards being health and wellbeing champions and advocates in your organisation.
On successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma/MSc suite of Health and Wellbeing programmes, our graduates can seek employment in the public or private sector including the health and biopharmaceutical industry, government departments, statutory bodies, voluntary sector, policy organisations, and higher education.
Job roles might include workplace wellbeing programme lead, community health and wellbeing officer, social prescribing coordinator, student wellbeing and welfare manager, student experience officer (student wellbeing), wellness and resiliency counsellor, as well as a myriad of other academic/educational roles.
Further information
Start Date 24 September 2024
Closing Date: Rolling deadline. Open until all places have been filled. Early application is advised.
Course Outline
The online Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Wellbeing programme is delivered jointly by University College Cork, UCC (the co-ordinating institution) and Munster Technological University, MTU in Cork. The Postgraduate Certificate is part of our new suite of Health & Wellbeing programmes and on successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate, you can progress to Postgraduate Diploma and subsequently MSc level.
The Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Wellbeing is designed to allow you to explore the evidence base underpinning the development and implementation of effective interventions and policies aimed at sustainable improvements in health and wellbeing, including in diverse organisational settings.
This suite of programmes will support and challenge participants from a range of professional and academic settings and contexts, including but not limited to the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industry, the wider health sector, social work, education, the voluntary sector, and many more. The Postgraduate Certificate is available as a part-time programme, taken over nine months, and can be undertaken while in full-time employment. Modules, to the value of 30 credits, are delivered online.
Certificate Modules
• MX6013 Contemporary Issues in the Field of Health and Wellbeing (10 Credits)
• MX6019 Health and Wellbeing across the Lifespan (10 Credits)
and one of the following two optional modules:
• MX6020 Innovations in Workplace Wellness (10 Credits)
• MX6014 Reflective Practice, Wellbeing, and Resilience (10 Credits)
Postgraduate Certificate Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this programme, you should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of perspectives on the conceptualisation and measurement of health and wellbeing in a variety of settings.
2. Critically examine the understanding of resilience and well-being in the context of your own professional practice.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of lifespan approaches toward the study of resilience and individual wellbeing.
4. Summarise the basic principles of aerobic and anaerobic fitness and their relationship with health and disease.
5. Identify the issues that diverse organisations are facing in relation to stress management and health and wellbeing promotion.
6. Design and prepare a feasible and evidence-based workplace health promotion initiative to include an implementation and evaluation plan.
Dr Colm O’Tuathaigh
e: c.otuathaigh@ucc.ie
t: +353 (0)21 490 1598
w: https://www.ucc.ie/en/meu/
Dr Andrea Bickerdike/Dr Cian O’Neill
e: andrea.bickerdike@mtu.ie
t: +353 (0)21 432 6253
w: http://www.mtu.ie