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Overview
This Palliative And End Of Life Care programme from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology provides for those who wish to develop competence in caring for persons and their families requiring palliative and end of life care.
The suite of modules are designed for all professionals who are working in areas that cater for persons with palliative and/or end of life care needs.Career Opportunities
Having completed this programme graduates will have developed enhanced contextual, cultural and professional insights into palliative and end of life care and will be equipped with a set of skills that will have a direct impact in the quality of care offered to persons and families in need of palliative and end of life care in your work area. These roles vary across the spectrum of health and social care.
Graduates of this programme will advance their career prospects in terms of promotion eligibility and post-graduate training. This may be in areas of management, practice development and/or specialist clinical areas such as palliative care.
On completion of the programme, registered nurses who meet the criteria may be eligible to apply for clinical nurse specialist in palliative care.Get more details
Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:
- Principles of palliative and end of life care
- Psychosocial, ethical and spiritual care
- Effective symptom management in life limiting conditions or reflective practice or End of life care for the person with dementia
- Bereavement and loss
- Applied research: theory
- Clinical practice placement (for registered nurses only) or Creative arts in palliative care
Audience
- doctors
- nurses
- pharmacists
- physiotherapists
- social workers
- occupational therapists
- speech therapists
- health care assistants
- receptionists
- therapists
- psychologists
- social workers
- managers
- support staff
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 6
PTE Academic 55
TOEFL® IBT 80
Credits
60 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Psychology Educational Psychology View 42 other Masters in Psychology in IrelandAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 6
PTE Academic 55
TOEFL® IBT 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- Honours Degree (H2.2) in any health or social care discipline or recognised cognate professional qualification.
- A minimum of one year's experience in delivering a palliative care approach within practice within the last two years.
- Be employed for the duration of the course in an area where the principles of palliative care are operationalized when caring for individuals with life threatening illness and their families. An example of such may be; 6
- Applicants other than nurses, must be employed in a practice area which allows interaction with patients who have palliative/end of life care needs and, where appropriate, be registered with their respective professional body.
Tuition Fee
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International
9000 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9000 EUR per year during 12 months. -
EU/EEA
2950 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2950 EUR per year during 12 months.
Student contribution: 3000 EUR
Living costs for Castlebar
650 - 1000 EUR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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