MSc in Ageing, Health &
Environment
Content:
 Programme development team
 Local, national and international context
 Programme Philosophy
 Programme Structure
 Graduate Profile
School of Health & Science
Head of School
Dr. Edel Healy
HOD
Nursing, Midwifery
& Health Studies
Mr. Myles Hackett
HOD
Applied Sciences
Dr. Breda Brennan
School Administrator Research Centre
Directors
Ms Dolores McGill
HoSection
Midwifery
1.
Ms. Jill Atkinson
2.
Netwell Centre
Mr. Rodd Bond
Centre for Freshwater Studies
Dr. Suzanne Linnane
3.
Smooth Muscle Research Centre
Professor Noel McHale
1200 students
Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health
Studies
 Certificate in Leadership & Advocacy
 Certificate in Skills for Independent Living
 Certificate in Understanding Behaviour Associated with
Ageing
 BSc in the Professional Management of Aggression &
Violence
 BSc(H) in General Nursing
 BSc(H) in Psychiatric Nursing
 BSc(H) in Intellectual Disability Nursing
 BSc(H) in Midwifery
 BSc(H) in Health & Physical Activity
 BA(H) in Early Childhood Studies
 Higher Diploma in Midwifery
 MSc in Ageing, Health and Environment
 MSc in Midwifery Praxis (subject to validation)
 Masters by Research
Programme Development Team
Academic –
School of
Business &
Humanities
Dept. of
Nursing, Midwifery
and Health Studies
Research –
Netwell
M.Sc.
Ageing,
Health & Environment
Learner
Support CELT
Services –
HSE
Local Context
Aims of Louth Age Friendly County:
 To increase the participation of older people in the social,
economic and cultural life of the community, for everyone’s benefit
 To improve the health and well-being of older people in the county
 To show how services and environments that support older people
can be made more responsive, caring, professional and
accessible, through imaginative and cost-effective partnerships
 To lead the way in demonstrating the processes that are required,
the benefits to be gained and the lessons to be learned from such
an integrated and multi-disciplinary initiative
National Context
National Positive Ageing Strategy
The purpose of the National Positive Ageing
Strategy is to identify the provisions that must
be made and the plans that must be
implemented to ensure the best quality of life
for older people in the Ireland of the future
(Department of Health 2012)
National Context:
Action Plan for Health Research
2009-13
‘Health research will provide us with better means to
address the challenge to our society of constantly
improving health well-being, in areas such as
chronic disease management, the ageing of the
population, reliance on drugs, lifestyle risk factors
and rising costs and the more effective use of
resource’
International Context
‘The world population is rapidly ageing.
Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the
world's population over 60 years will double
from about 11% to 22%. The absolute number
of people aged 60 years and over is expected
to increase from 605 million to
2 billion over the same period’.
(World Health Organisation 2012)
Programme Philosophy
The programme philosophy stems from the beliefs that
ageing is a positive life event and that older people
benefit when communities and older people
services are designed to be age-friendly. Older
people are affected in many ways by how and
where they live. Their ability to participate in the
social, economic and cultural life of a community or
residential care setting and their physical and
psychological health and well being are determined
by the environment in which they live.
Programme Structure:
Module Title
Stage
Health and Ageing
Stage 1, Semester 1
10
Social Policy for Health and Ageing
Stage 1, Semester 1
10
Ageing: Place and Community
Stage 1, Semester 2
10
Applied Research Theory and Practice Stage 1, Semester 2
10
Applied Research Proposal
5
Stage 2, Semester 1
ECTS
Perspectives for Managing Change in Stage 2, Semester 1
Services for Older People
7.5
Contemporary Healthcare Delivery
Stage 2, Semester 1
7.5
Applied Research Dissertation
Stage 2, Semester 2
30
Centre for Learning & Teaching
‘The vision for education in DkIT is that of the Institute as a community
which responds holistically to all learners, builds on strong traditions of
teaching by fostering the use of best practice in traditional and innovative
approaches to learning, and encourages participation, insight and
reflection. It aims to give all learners the knowledge, skills, and
competences that are required for personal development and to contribute
to the economic and social well-being of their communities’.
DkIT Learning & Teaching Strategy, March 2010
Award Options:
 MSc in Ageing, Health and Environment:
7 modules (60 credits) & Dissertation (30
credits)
 Postgraduate Diploma in Ageing, Health and
Environment: 7 modules (60 credits)
 Certificate in Ageing, Health and
Environment: 3 modules (30 credits)
Meeting the Challenges of 21st Century Ageing
Interprofessional
Change
Agent
Process of
Ageing
HEALTH &
PSYCHOLOGY
Graduate
OLDER PERSON
SERVICES
Policy
Framework
Ageing in
Place
Positive
Ageing