Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 1 Years
- Attendance:
- Part Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Face-to-Face
- Next Intake:
- 2024/2025 September
- Contact Name:
- Asmahan McCambridge
- Contact Number:
- +353 1 716 6490
- Fees:
- Fee Information
The MSc Palliative Care programme is an interdisciplinary programme designed to enhance your existing knowledge and skills in caring for patients with life limiting illness. Possessing this enhanced level of expertise will enable you to: become a valuable member of the multidisciplinary team providing palliative care and further enhance the care provided to patients in your current area of practice who have a range of complex symptoms that need impeccable assessment and management.
The MSc Palliative Care programme is an interdisciplinary programme designed to enhance your existing knowledge and skills in caring for patients with life limiting illness. Possessing this enhanced level of expertise will enable you to: become a valuable member of the multidisciplinary team providing palliative care and further enhance the care provided to patients in your current area of practice who have a range of complex symptoms that need impeccable assessment and management.
Particular strengths of the programme include:
The Master of Science Palliative Care will enhance your research knowledge and skills in the context of palliative care.
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
This course builds on the healthcare professionals' repertoire of knowledge and skills for professional practice in the care of persons with life limiting illness. The programme is aimed at health professionals who have completed a Graduate Diploma (Level 9) in Palliative Care.
This is a one (academic) year programme, broken down into three trimesters. Assessments are varied (assignments and completion of a Dissertation).
Curriculum
You will complete one module (additional 30 credits added to Grad Dip):
NMHS44020 Master's Dissertation: Evidence Synthesis and Translation (Graduate taught minor thesis) 2 Trimester (Sep-May)
MSc Palliative Care (X790) Part Time
EU fee per year - € 5280
nonEU fee per year - € 29100
***Fees are subject to change
If the fees for your programme are being paid by a third party (full or partial), please ensure your funding organisation/sponsor/hospital contacts student.payments@ucd.ie. Please note this is not a student facing email address.
If you have any queries about your fees, please contact the Student Desk:
https://www.ucd.ie/students/studentdesk/
Please note that all applicants are required to pay the €60 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
More information about fees is available on the UCD website at the link below:
Applicants must have completed the Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care or equivalent (NQAI Level 9)
Documents Required
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL may be granted in respect of individual modules if applicants can demonstrate that the modules' learning outcomes have been achieved through prior credentialled or experiential learning. In some cases, where an applicant does not meet the prerequisites for entry to a programme, an RPL application may be considered. Further information can be found in respect of this here.
The following entry routes are available:
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised