Palliative Care - MSc/PgDip

This M.Sc. in Palliative Care is open to a wide range of professionals who have experience in delivering a palliative care approach within practice within the last two years. The aim of this inter-disciplinary course is to provide an opportunity for students to develop a comprehensive academic and evidence based approach to their practice and to critically explore and critique palliative care service provision. For the duration of the course| students need to be employed in an area where the principles of palliative care are operationalized when caring for individuals with life threatening illness and their families.

The aim of this interdisciplinary course is to facilitate students to develop a comprehensive academic and evidence-based approach to their practice, to critically explore and critique palliative care service provision. It is run in partnership with St. Francis Hospice, Dublin, with design and delivery input from the TCD School of Nursing and Midwifery; TCD School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the TCD Discipline of Occupational Therapy. The course is open to a wide range of professionals.

Year One

Commences with a full week in September and thereafter one or two days per week for the remainder of the academic year.

Year Two

Attendance at workshops throughout the academic year.

During Year One of the course, students undertake a total of 104 hours of supernumerary clinical placements in various care settings relevant to the speciality of palliative care. They may be required to attend additional teaching sessions or clinical placements at associated service provider sites as well as at the student’s practice base clinical site. A blended learning approach is utilised in the delivery of theoretical content which includes lectures, group discussions and self-directed learning. Content for some modules are delivered completely online. The assessment process is a combination of written and practical assignments.

Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Practice

Year One

• NU7706 Palliative Care: Concepts, Philosophy and Debates (10)
• NU7707 Palliative approaches to pain and symptom management (10)
• NU7708 Psychosocial, spiritual and therapeutic issues in palliative care (10)

Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Care

Year One

• NU7706 Palliative Care: Concepts, philosophy and debates (10)
• NU7707 Palliative approaches to pain and symptom management (10)
• NU7708 Psychosocial, spiritual and therapeutic issues in palliative care (10)
• NU7013 Theory and Practice of Enquiry Methods for Healthcare (10)
• NU7020 Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance (10)

and a choice between one of the two following modules:

• NU7709 Clinical Practicum Palliative Care (10) or
• NU7005 Ethics and Law in Health and Social Care (10)

Master in Science in Palliative Care

Year One

• NU7706 Palliative Care: Concepts, philosophy and debates (10)
• NU7707 Palliative approaches to pain and symptom management (10)
• NU7708 Psychosocial, spiritual and therapeutic issues in palliative care (10)
• NU7013 Theory and Practice of Enquiry Methods for Healthcare (10)
• NU7020 Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance (10)

and a choice between one of the two following modules:

• NU7709 Clinical Practicum Palliative Care (10) or
• NU7005 Ethics and Law in Healthcare (10)

Year Two

• NU8007 Dissertation (30)

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• Palliative Care (M.Sc. / P.Grad. Dip.) 2 years part-time

Course Fees

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Visit the Palliative Care - MSc/PgDip page on the Trinity College Dublin website for more details!