Course details
The purposed of this course is to provide clinical staff, managers and other relevant professionals with systematic training in the sciences relevant to infection-prevention and control/health protection which will enable them to provide and take responsibility for a broad-based infection-prevention and control/health protection service. The course is An Bord Altranais Category 2 approved.
Course Details
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)
- EH6046 Global and Environmental Health (5 credits)
- EH6035 Practice Portfolio (5 credits) requires 10 days placement
- MB6000 Microbiology for Health Protection (5 credits)
- PG6009 Graduate Information Literacy Skills (5 credits)
Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules 2014/2015.
Fitness to Practise
Commencing with the 2015/2016 intake of first year students (including repeats), this programme will be subject to the University's Fitness to Practise Policy - full details may be found here.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2014 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules 2014/2015.
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection (NFQ Level 9, Minor award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate management of infections caused by different pathogenic microorganisms
- Investigate the transmission of endemic and epidemic infections from sufficient knowledge of the characteristics and transmission of causative organisms
- Select appropriate methods for control of hospital and community acquired infectious disease
- Design, implement and evaluate co-ordinated control methods utilising tools such as reflective practice, audit and surveillance
- Assess constraints of health protection delivery services and provide possible solutions to barriers
- Describe the global impact of infectious diseases and strategies which are effective, partially effective and ineffective in management and prevention
- Discuss the wider aspects of Health Protection
- Discuss and identify effective methods to bring about practice change.
Candidates must have the following:
An appropriate degree or professional qualification in healthcare or health services management (such as registered nurses, pharmacists, midwives, health services managers);
Candidates may be required to present for interview.
Assessment
Assessment is continuous and includes project presentation, written assignments and a multiple choice exam.
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About University College Cork
UCC was established in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges - at Cork, Galway and Belfast. These new colleges theyre established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and named after her.
Queen's College, Cork (QCC) was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster. Cork was chosen for the new college due to its place at the centre of transatlantic trade at the time and the presence of existing educational initiatives such as the Royal Cork Institution and a number of private medical schools.
The site chosen for the new college was dramatic and picturesque, on the edge of a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee. It is associated with the educational activities of a local early Christian saint, Finbarr. It is believed that his monastery and school stood nearby, and his legend inspired UCC’s motto: ‘Where Finbarr Taught, let Munster Learn.’
On 7 November 1849, QCC opened its doors to a small group of students (only 115 students in that first session, 1849-1850) after a glittering inaugural ceremony in the Aula Maxima (Great Hall), which is still the symbolic and ceremonial heart of the University.
The limestone buildings of the Main Quadrangle (as it is now known) are built in a style inspired by the great universities of the Middle Ages, and theyre designed by the gifted architectural partnership of Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward. The iconic image of UCC, it is set in landscaped gardens and surrounds the green lawn known to all as the Quad.
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