Health Promotion (1HP1)
The MA/Postgraduate Diploma Programme is an internationally recognised qualification with the course content informed by the agreed competencies and professional standards for Health Promotion in Europe. The programme is an IUHPE (International Union of Health Promotion and Education) Accredited Health Promotion Course. This means that students who graduate from this course are automatically eligible to apply to become an IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner on the voluntary register. Graduates of the programme work in statutory services (e.g., Health Service Executive), non-governmental organisations (e.g., Irish Heart Foundation, Dental Health Foundation, Irish Cancer Society), and in the academic sector (e.g., NUI Galway, Sligo IT, Athlone IT), in a number of roles including dedicated Health Promotion Specialist posts. Past graduates are employed nationally and internationally, in posts in Ireland, UK, Australia, Canada and USA. Some graduates have gone on further study in our doctoral programme.
Subjects in this course are:-
Year 1 (90 Credits)
- Required HP504: Dissertation
- Required HP832: Research Methods
- Required HP846: Foundations of Health Promotion
- Required HP847: Health Promotion Practice
- Required HP848: Determinants of Health
- Optional HP852: Re-Orienting Health Services
- Optional HP150: Evaluation of Health Promotion Programmes
- Optional HP849: Promoting Healthy Behaviour
- Optional HP850: Promoting Mental Health & Well Being
- Optional HP853: Supportive Environments for Health
- Optional HP845: The European Dimension in Health Promotion
- Optional HP6106: Workplace Wellness
- Optional HP6101: Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes Prevention
- Optional HP140: Mental Health Promotion
