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Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection

College of Medicine and Health
PAC Course Code: CKU02
Qualification: PG Cert
Duration: 6 month part-time programme commencing January 2012
EU Fees: The fee for the academic year 2011/2012 will be €2,500
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Wed, 21 December 11
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Wed, 21 December 11

Overview of Health Protection (PG Cert)

The purpose of the programme is to provide clinical staff and their managers and other relevant professionals with systematic training in the sciences relevant to infection contral and health protection which will enable them to provide, and take responsibility for a broad-based infection control service. This course will start in January 2012.

What will I be Studying?

Programme Requirements
Students take taught modules to the value of 30 credits incorporating 140 hours of structured contact time.

Students take 30 credits as follows:

EH6019 The Principles and Practice of Multi-disciplinary Health Protection (10 credits)
EH6020 The Global Burden of Communicable Diseases (5 credits)
MB6000 Microbiology for Health Protection (5 credits)
NU6003 Infection Control: Theories, Modules and Management (5 credits)
EH6035 Practice Portfolio (5 credits)

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules 2011/2012.

Entry Requirements

Candidates must have the following:

An appropriate degree or professional qualification in health care or health services management (such as registered nurses, pharmacists, midwives, health services managers).

and

Minimum of two years' post qualification experience in healthcare or health services management.

Please note candidates may be required to present for interview

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/ucc. 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 SupplementaryFormCKU02 (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

Number of Places: Approximately 15 - 20

A limited amount of funding is available from the Regional Infection Control Committee of the HSE South. Further information and an application form can be obtained by contacting Sharon O'Mahony at (021) 4927625 or at 'sharon.omahony1@hse.ie'".

Queries regarding matters other than funding can be directed to Maura Smiddy at the Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCC at m.smiddy@ucc.ie

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