Older Person Rehabilitation (PG Dip)

Course details

The Postgraduate Certificate in Older Person Rehabilitation is designed to provide students, from a range of different professional backgrounds, with interdisciplinary learning in the theory and practice of Older Person Rehabilitation.

Course Details

The Postgraduate Certificate in Older Person Rehabilitation is a part-time programme taken over one or two academic years, designed to provide students from a range of different professional backgrounds with interdisciplinary learning in the theory and practice of Older Person Rehabilitation. Students take taught modules to the value of 30 credits incorporating approximately 300 hours of structured contact time (approximately 1 day per month during term if taken over two years; or two days per month during term if taken over one year). Most classes are held on in one or two weekday blocks.

Programme Requirements 

Over a one or two-year period, students take 10 credits as follows (core module):

• CG6009 Principles and Practice in Older Person Rehabilitation (15 credits)

And students take 20 credits from the following modules:

• CG6002 Stroke Rehabilitation (10 credits)
• CG6003 Cognition, Communication, Capacity and Rehabilitation (10 credits)
• CG6005 Amputee and Prosthetic Rehabilitation(5 credits)
• CG6006 Falls, mobility and movement disorders (10 credits)
• CG6007 Independent Study (5 credits)
• CG6010 Clinical Practicum in Older person Rehabilitation (5 credits)
• EH6038 Applied Research for Gerontology and Rehabilitation (10 credits)
• CG6011 In-depth Independent Study (15 credits)
• CG6012 Neuromuscular Disorders (10 credits)

Module descriptions will be available in the book of modules 2013/14

Progression to Postgraduate Diploma:

Following successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate in Older Person Rehabilitation, a student may transfer to the Postgraduate Diploma in Older Person Rehabilitation, with exemptions granted for the modules already taken. Note: Module CG6002 and CG6010 needs to be completed, if not already taken as part of the Postgraduate Certificate, to be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma. A student who transfers to continue to Postgraduate Diploma level must do so within 5 years from the date of first registration for the CPD modules or the Postgraduate Certificate.

Detailed Entry Requirements

Candidates must have the following:

• A Primary Degree or an equivalent qualification and experience in a relevant health care discipline to be approved by the College of Medicine and Health
• Active registration or eligibility for registration with the appropriate professional healthcare registration body in Ireland
• Ideally candidates should have practical experience in their area of qualifications of at least one year post-registration.
• Evidence of proficiency in the English Language. Students whose primary language is not English must have a minimum of IELTS 6.5 with no inpidual section less than 5.5.
• Applicants who do not meet the normal academic or experience requirements may also be considered following a review of their inpidual qualifications and experience by the course committee. Admission of such applicants will be subject to the approval of the College of Medicine and Health Executive Committee.

All applicants are required to complete an application form and provide evidence of current professional registration. Acceptance of a candidate into the programme is subject to Garda/Police Clearance.

Exemptions at the Point of Entry to the Postgraduate Certificate Programme

In accordance with UCC’s Policy for Recognition of Prior Learning, students who have completed relevant university postgraduate modules in a cognate area at similar NFQ level may apply for exemptions for modules taken within the last five years, subject to approval of the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation and the College of Medicine and Health.