Clinical Health Sciences Education

This course offers suitably qualified health sciences practitioners the opportunity to develop their skills in teaching, assessment, curriculum design and research. The student teachers on this course learn these skills in stimulated and professional practice contexts, which are underpinned by the philosophy of interdisciplinary learning.

Admission Requirements Places on this course are limited and offers are based on a first come basis. Offers that are made are based on suitably qualified applicants providing all the required documentation. All conditions must be met before an offer can be made. Applicants must hold the following: - Registration as a health services professional with the appropriate body and working in a relevant area. For nursing and midwifery applicants, this would mean active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. - An Honours Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional and academic qualifications. - A minimum of three years full-time recent clinical experience practice or equivalent since registration. This experience must be where learners are undertaking placements. It is the student's responsibility to secure all teaching hours prior to commencing the course (80 classroom teaching hours and 20 clinical teaching hours). Applicants are required to confirm their teaching arrangements in writing with their application. Students will be required to undergo Garda Vetting, to learn more please visit www.tcd.ie/students/orientation/postgraduates/garda-vetting.php English Language Requirements 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.