Specialist Certificate In Health Promotion (Oral Health)

Course details

The Certificate programme takes place over one year and aims to provide students with a professional education and training in the principles and practice of health promotion, with students taking a generic module, a specialist module and a practical project.

Who is the course intended for?

The course is open to those working in a professional capacity in a specialist health promotion field. This programme is designed to meet the needs of health promotion practitioners in specific fields and is run in partnership with specialist agencies. For example, specialist programmes are available in Oral Health Promotion, Youth Work, Health-Promotion Training Centres, Sexual Health Promotion, Community Development, and Supportive Environments for Health, all leading to a Certificate in Health Promotion in the chosen specialism. Some programmes are run directly by the Department of Health Promotion at the request of an agency or professional group, others are run in partnership with an agency, to meet the needs of specific practitioners.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

Are set with specialist agencies and are primarily based on relevant work experience

Course Outline

Programme Content

Specialisms:

• 1HM6 Spec Cert – Oral Health (Modules: HP130; HP131; HP134)

The Certificate in Health Promotion in a chosen specialism is a taught programme comprising the following three modules:

• Principles and practice of health promotion (Semester 1 and 2)
• Specialism in health promotion (Semester 2)
• Project (Semester 1 and 2)

The first two modules include workshop participation and self-paced instructional materials and assignments for home study, while the third module focuses on project work.

Requirements And Assessment

Each module is assessed by means of an essay or a practical project