Applicants are expected to have:
Applicants are required to posses a minimum 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent.
For the duration of the course all applicants are required to be engaged in an area relevant to dementia.
Current registration on the appropriate division of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland live register.
A minimum of one year’s professional experience in supporting persons with dementia in the past two years.
Candidates with relevant and significant experience as practitioners in the field of dementia care may be considered with a lower class degree or equivalent.
All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet
Band B (Standard Entry)
English language requirements. For more details of qualifications that meet Band B, see the English Language Requirements page
This course is developed in partnership with national key stakeholders to meet the demands and challenges within the healthcare system and specifically within dementia care. The programme is firmly grounded in a body of knowledge and clinical expertise that aims to promote excellence in the area of dementia care practice. It is also designed to provide academically robust education for the students and the various modules offered develop and complement subjects undertaken at degree or ‘equivalent’ level. Is This Course For Me? This programme in Dementia is open to a wide range of professionals who have experience in delivering a dementia care approach within practice in the last two years. Interdisciplinary input to the design, development and delivery of this programme stems from a variety of dementia experts. Students on this programme will come from a variety of backgrounds including nursing, medicine, occupational therapy, social work, physiotherapy, chaplaincy and other disciplines.