Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 2 Years
- Attendance:
- Part Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Face-to-Face
- Next Intake:
- 2024/2025 September
- Contact Name:
- Mary Boyle
- Contact Number:
- +353 (0)1716 8369
- Fees:
- Fee Information
Curricular information is subject to change
Part Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No
Candidates may apply for admission to the Masters in Mindfulness Based Interventions if they have the following:
The purpose of the MSc in Mindfulness Based Interventions in UCD is to train mindfulness teachers to deliver Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to the highest standards. Students are supported to do this through experiential learning where the development of the student’s personal mindfulness practice is central. This is combined with small group didactic learning where emphasis is placed on acquisition of critical, reflective thinking skills and integration of theory and practice. Knowledge is developed through studying core areas considered essential to teaching mindfulness based interventions; beginning with the core foundations of mindfulness based interventions and progressing through philosophical, psychological, theoretical, ethical and experiential aspects of becoming a mindfulness teacher. Assessments are based on a diversity of methods and learning culminates through demonstrating an ability to deliver a standard MBCT/MBSR 8 week course in year 2.
Year 1
The first year of the course is designed to develop student’s knowledge of theory, research, and clinical applications of MBI. This will be blended with the development of the student’s personal mindfulness meditation practice. The primary academic focus of Year I will centre on:
Residential Training Retreat
This 5-day intensive residential training will provide students with the opportunity to deepen personal mindfulness meditation practice and to blend this with the practice teaching elements of MBCT/MBSR using in vivo feedback from other participants and from instructors.
The second year of the course is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge of theory, research, and clinical applications of MBIs. Blending this with the development of the student’s personal mindfulness meditation practice continues to be a core tenet of the programme. The primary academic focus of Year II will be:
Residential Training Retreat
This intensive residential training will provide the opportunity for students to blend and deepen teaching skills, personal mindfulness meditation, attitudes and competencies learned over Year 1 and 2.
Students will be required to complete an MBCT/MBSR Practice Project towards the end of Year 2. This will require the delivery and evaluation an 8 week MBCT/MBSR course to an appropriate client group in their own place of work, with supervision from course tutors. A written report along with audiovisual recordings will be required.
MSc Mindfulness Based Interventions (W323) Part Time
EU Year 1 - € 9980
nonEU Year 1 - € 10760
EU Year 2 - € 9600 aa
nonEU Year 2 - € 10450 aa
aaSecond Year Fee applies to Students in 2nd Year in 2023 and who were a 1st Year Student on the programme in 2022/23
***Fees are subject to change
Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see International Scholarships.
Up to 15 students are admitted to the Masters in Mindfulness Based Interventions each year. Applicants in the first instance may contact Mary Boyle to indicate their interest in applying. Applicants may apply for the programme online at www.ucd.ie/apply
Candidates may apply for admission to the Masters in Mindfulness Based Interventions if they have the following:
Barry Costello
MSc., B.A., MACI, MMTAI
The MSc in Mindfulness Based Interventions in UCD is an excellent course. What made this study different from other academic programmes I have completed, was the experiential learning that supported me and my class in developing a meditation practice and deeper understanding of mindfulness. The teaching faculty has many years of experience, they offer loads of wisdom and support along the journey. Having completed the programme many avenues have opened in my career, the learning has also had huge benefits for me in my personal life.
The following entry routes are available: