Postgraduate Diploma In Dementia Studies (University of Stirling)
Course Information
Description
Supporting care that enables individuals and families to live well with dementia.
Why should you choose this course at CSM Academy International?
The University of Stirling is the longest-running provider of postgraduate qualifications in Dementia Studies where students learn from an experienced group of world-leading academics, with reliable and established research records. Plus real sector experience and a wealth of world-class publications who will support you both personally and academically.
Via the online learning platform, you will join an international, multidisciplinary community of students and academics passionate about positive changes in Dementia and practice.
This course delivery in Singapore provides additional facilities for reflective studies in a private nursing home, and this nursing home is Dementia friendly, the staff are Dementia trained and has a rehabilitation department that contributes mainly to the activities for the elderly to slow down the progression of Dementia.
As the course is offered part-time via blended learning, you can take this course concurrently with your current work and personal commitments.
The University of Stirling is home to the internationally renowned Dementia Services Development Centre which shares contemporary ideas and practices with governments and other academic institutions.
Course Learning Objectives
The course provides you with an in-depth, research-based knowledge of Dementia. It includes theory, innovative and best practices, policy drivers and initiatives, and a grounding in academic and research skills. You will:
- Develop an advanced understanding of multidisciplinary perspectives about Dementia and approaches to dementia care.
- Address critical issues in dementia care and service delivery
- Encourage improved collaboration across areas of care
- Compare national and international research
- Identify and debate current practice developments
- Develop critical thinking to promote reflective practice
- Develop knowledge and skills of social research process
Entry Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor degree or equivalent. Preferably in a relevant subject.
- Applicants without formal qualifications but with significant appropriate, relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply.
- For students whose first language is not English, a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 and above (6.0 in speaking and listening, 6.5 in reading and writing).
Career Opportunities
This course will enhance your employability within the broad field of dementia care, enabling you to move to more specialised and promoted posts within health and social care settings.
For professionals already working in the field and carers/volunteers who are supporting people with dementia care, this innovative course has developed to provide you with an in-depth, research-based knowledge of Dementia and approaches to dementia care.
It will impart the transferable skills that enable you to give your expertise to colleagues and other students, transfer awareness, implement action in the community and provide training to family members and carers.
Modules
PG Dip in Dementia Studies: 6 modules out of the nine modules in the MSc.
This course will enhance your employability within the broad field of dementia care, enabling you to move to more specialised and promoted posts within health and social care settings.
For professionals already working in the field and carers/volunteers who are supporting people with dementia care, this innovative course has developed to provide you with an in-depth, research-based knowledge of Dementia and approaches to dementia care.
It will impart the transferable skills that enable you to give your expertise to colleagues and other students, transfer awareness, implement action in the community and provide training to family members and carers.
Mode of Delivery
University of Stirling Lecturers will fly into Singapore to provide face to face intensive lectures at the beginning of each level of studies. The delivery mode will support reflective practices in an authentic learning environment at the Charis Manor, a dementia-friendly Nursing Home, as well as online learning on the University of Stirling’s established e-learning platform.
Assessment Methodology
There are no examinations, and all modules graded through a range of assessments such as essays, evaluation reports, research proposals, and literature work.
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8 Months + 6 Months IA/IP`
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Full-time
