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Masters in Dental Public Health

College of Medicine and Health
PAC Course Code: CKX01
Qualification: MDPH
Duration: 12 months full-time
EU Fees: The annual EU fee for this programme in 2011/2012 is €5,850.00. Part Time per component - €1950
Non-EU Fees: €11,620 for 2011/2012. Fees for 2012/2013 will be set in March 2012.
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12

Overview of Dental Public Health (MDPH)

The start date is the evening of Thursday September 1^st , with an Orientation Evening in Room 101 Brookfield Health Sciences Complex on Wednesday 31^st August 2011 from 5 – 7 pm. Please click on the following link for the timetable

The aim of this programme is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead and support the development of dental public services.

What will I be Studying?

PART 1

EH6051 Principles and Practice of Public Health (10 Credits)

EH6052 Applied Research for Public Health (10 Credits)

EH6053 Public Health Informatics (5 Credits)

EH6054 Leadership in Public Health (5 Credits)

OH6001 Dental Public Health (10 Credits)

OH6002 Preventive Dentistry (10 Credits)

PA6001 Decision Analysis and Evaluation Methods in Health Care and Health Care Financing (5 Credits)

SS6028 Critical Social Science Perspectives on Public Health (5 Credits)

PART II

OH6003 Minor Thesis (30 Credits)

Degree Master of Dental Public Health
Individuals must pass all modules to the value of 90 credits to be eligible for the award of Master's in Dental Public Health (MDPH)

Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health
Upon successful completion and passing modules EH6051, EH6052, EH6053, EH6054 to the value of 30 credits, students may in exceptional circumstances opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health.

Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Public Health
Upon successful completion and passing of modules EH6051, EH6052, EH6053, EH6054, OH6001, OH6002, PA6001 and SS6028 to the value of 60 credits, students may in exceptional circumstances opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Public Health.

Individual Modules
As part of UCC's commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD), healthcare professionals may take a one-off module and be provided with a relevant transcript of marks.

Entry Requirements

Prospective students must satisfy the following:

Students accepted on the course should hold a BDS (Hons) Degree of the NUI or equivalent degree. Health care professionals, for example medical doctors, nurses or auxillary dental workers holding relevant degrees will also be considered.
Include with application form a sample of their own written work
Satisfy an interview board.

All applicants should indicate on their application from their reasons for wishing to enter this programme and will be required to discuss these at interview.

Note: In exceptional circumstances applicants with a primary degree in another discipline may be recommended for entry to the programme following a review of their individual qualifications and experience by the course committee. Admission of such applicants may be subject to the approval of the College of Medicine and Health Executive Committee.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent

Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes

Application Procedure

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ For full details of the application procedure click here.

Please note that you will be asked to fill in a supplementary information form as part of the application process for this programme. This form is available to view here SupplementaryFormCKX01 (50kB)

All required documentation must be either uploaded to your online application or sent in hard copy to The Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1, Courthouse Square, Galway.

Find out More

Professor Helen Whelton
Oral Health Services Research Centre
Cork University Dental School and Hospital
Wilton
Cork
Tel: 021 4901210
email: h.whelton@ucc.ie

OR

Dr. Máiréad Harding
Oral Health Services Research Centre
Cork University Dental School and Hospital
Wilton
Cork
Tel: 021 4901210
m.harding@ucc.ie

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