Postgraduate Diploma (Health Promotion)

Course Overview
Established in 1990, the Discipline of Health Promotion is the only one of its kind in the Republic of Ireland and is the national centre for professional training and education in Health Promotion. The Masters programme is based on the European Masters in Health Promotion core curriculum and offers students the opportunity of pursuing European-based study as an optional module.

HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH CENTRE
Attached to the Discipline is the Health Promotion Research Centre which has an active multidisciplinary research programme in place. A range of teaching and assessment methods are used, including interactive lectures, work placements, small group teaching, skills development, and contributions from practitioners in the field.

AIM
The programme aims to provide students with professional education and training in the core competencies for effective health promotion practice, including the following:

• Theoretical background to the concepts and principles of health promotion.
• Determinants of physical, mental and social well-being.
• Application of health promotion interventions across diverse population groups, topics and settings.
• Critical role of the research process in the development of knowledge and best practice in health promotion.

Lecturing staff are involved in research and the Health Promotion Research Centre which is within the discipline of Health Promotion, and is a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre.  Together with workplace experience, students have the opportunity to engage with international health promotion research projects, including the development of evidence-based policy and practice.

Scholarships Available
Course Type:- Part-Time also available