Neurology and Gerontology

Neuroscience
(10 ECTS)

This module will develop your knowledge in the area of neuroscience and will underpin clinical reasoning in the management of people with neurological conditions and older adults.

Neurorehabilitation
(10 ECTS)

This module will provide you with an advanced knowledge of current neuro-rehabilitation practice and develop your critical and analytical thinking processes when applying and developing treatment approaches for people with neurological conditions.

Ageing/Gerontology
(10 ECTS)

This module will advance your knowledge of contemporary major issues in gerontology and the application of this knowledge to your work settings.

Stroke Rehabilitation – optional module
(10 ECTS)

This module will develop your knowledge in the area of stroke rehabilitation and will underpin clinical reasoning in the management of stroke patients.

Leadership and Management Essentials in Healthcare (5 ECTS)

This module is delivered by the RCSI Graduate School of Healthcare Management. It is delivered fully online to various healthcare professionals and managers through synchronous and asynchronous content. The module considers the essential components, competencies and skills of leaders and managers as applied to health and related contexts. It considers why leadership and management is necessary, their challenges and contribution to health and health improvement. It is of particular benefit to those transitioning from a primarily clinical / practitioner roles to positions where one is required to lead and manage others. The module is designed to help you understand what is likely to be expected in terms of how you related to, work with and support a wide range of people and processes. 

Evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare ensures that clinical decision making through to policy decision making, is informed by best available research evidence. This module aims to develop the knowledge and skills of the healthcare practitioner to become an effective user of research findings and to synthesise this knowledge for application to their practice. Emphasis will be placed on developing skills to search, retrieve and appraise appropriate evidence for application to professional practice. This module will be delivered through online asynchronous content and in-person workshops. 

Research Methods
(10 ECTS)

Postgraduate Diploma students who undertake this module will, in designing a protocol, gain a much deeper understanding of the research process. This module will prove particularly useful for students who go on to undertake the project in Year 2.

Physical Activity and Health Behaviour Change in Clinical Populations - optional module
(10 ECTS)

The module is designed to enhance the student’s knowledge of the psychology of health behaviour change with a particular emphasis on the promotion of physical activity in those with long-term conditions.

Advanced Research Methods
(10 ECTS)

This module is designed to equip you with the advanced practical skills of data management and presentation as you concurrently undertake you chosen research project. 

Dissertation
(20 ECTS)

You will develop, and fully execute, a research project based on your own research idea. This will extend your knowledge base of research methodologies to a related area of practice in neurology and gerontology.