MSc in Ageing, Health & Environment

Content:

Programme development team

Local, national and international context

Programme Philosophy

Programme Structure

Graduate Profile

School of Health & Science

Head of School

Dr. Edel Healy

HODApplied Sciences

Dr. Breda Brennan

School AdministratorMs Dolores McGill

Research CentreDirectors

HOD Nursing, Midwifery& Health Studies

Mr. Myles Hackett

HoSectionMidwifery

Ms. Jill Atkinson

1. Netwell CentreMr. Rodd Bond

2. Centre for Freshwater StudiesDr. Suzanne Linnane

3. Smooth Muscle Research CentreProfessor Noel McHale

1200 students

Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Studies

Certificate in Leadership & Advocacy

Certificate in Skills for Independent Living

Certificate in Understanding Behaviour Associated with Ageing

BSc in the Professional Management of Aggression &

Violence

BSc(H) in General Nursing

BSc(H) in Psychiatric Nursing

BSc(H) in Intellectual Disability Nursing

BSc(H) in Midwifery

BSc(H) in Health & Physical Activity

BA(H) in Early Childhood Studies

Higher Diploma in Midwifery

MSc in Ageing, Health and Environment

MSc in Midwifery Praxis (subject to validation)

Masters by Research

Programme Development Team

Academic – Dept. of

Nursing, Midwifery and Health Studies

Research – Netwell

Services – HSE

LearnerSupport -

CELT

M.Sc. Ageing,

Health & Environment

School of Business & Humanities

To increase the participation of older people in the social, economic and cultural life of the community, for everyone’s benefit

To improve the health and well-being of older people in the county

To show how services and environments that support older people can be made more responsive, caring, professional and accessible, through imaginative and cost-effective partnerships

To lead the way in demonstrating the processes that are required, the benefits to be gained and the lessons to be learned from such an integrated and multi-disciplinary initiative

Local ContextAims of Louth Age Friendly County:

National Context

National Positive Ageing Strategy

The purpose of the National Positive Ageing

Strategy is to identify the provisions that must

be made and the plans that must be

implemented to ensure the best quality of life

for older people in the Ireland of the future

(Department of Health 2012)

National Context:Action Plan for Health Research

2009-13

‘Health research will provide us with better means to address the challenge to our society of constantly

improving health well-being, in areas such as chronic disease management, the ageing of the population, reliance on drugs, lifestyle risk factors

and rising costs and the more effective use of resource’

International Context

‘The world population is rapidly ageing.

Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the

world's population over 60 years will double

from about 11% to 22%. The absolute number

of people aged 60 years and over is expected

to increase from 605 million to

2 billion over the same period’.

(World Health Organisation 2012)

Programme Philosophy

The programme philosophy stems from the beliefs that ageing is a positive life event and that older people

benefit when communities and older people services are designed to be age-friendly. Older people are affected in many ways by how and

where they live. Their ability to participate in the social, economic and cultural life of a community or

residential care setting and their physical and psychological health and well being are determined

by the environment in which they live.

Programme Structure:

Module Title Stage ECTS

Health and Ageing Stage 1, Semester 1 10

Social Policy for Health and Ageing Stage 1, Semester 1 10

Ageing: Place and Community Stage 1, Semester 2 10

Applied Research Theory and Practice Stage 1, Semester 2 10

Applied Research Proposal Stage 2, Semester 1 5

Perspectives for Managing Change in Services for Older People

Stage 2, Semester 1 7.5

Contemporary Healthcare Delivery Stage 2, Semester 1 7.5

Applied Research Dissertation Stage 2, Semester 2 30

Centre for Learning & Teaching

‘The vision for education in DkIT is that of the Institute as a community which responds holistically to all learners, builds on strong traditions of

teaching by fostering the use of best practice in traditional and innovative approaches to learning, and encourages participation, insight and

reflection. It aims to give all learners the knowledge, skills, and competences that are required for personal development and to contribute

to the economic and social well-being of their communities’.

DkIT Learning & Teaching Strategy, March 2010

Award Options:

MSc in Ageing, Health and Environment:

7 modules (60 credits) & Dissertation (30 credits)

Postgraduate Diploma in Ageing, Health and

Environment: 7 modules (60 credits)

Certificate in Ageing, Health and

Environment: 3 modules (30 credits)

Meeting the Challenges of 21st Century Ageing

Graduate

Positive Ageing

Change Agent

Inter- professional

Process of Ageing

Ageing in Place

Policy Framework

HEALTH & PSYCHOLOGY

OLDER PERSON SERVICES

ENVIRO

NMENT

RESEARCH

WELLNESS

TELEHEALTH