Advanced Ageing and Frailty Studies (P.Grad.Cert)

Program Overview

This online-only Postgraduate Certificate in Gerontology from Trinity College Dublin focuses on the biology of aging, frailty assessment and management, and quantitative analytical tools for aging and frailty. Graduates will gain advanced skills in gerontological practice, including comprehensive geriatric assessment and research translation, to enhance resilience in older adults. The program is taught through live-streamed lectures and tutorials on Tuesdays and Fridays during term time.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The program consists of four modules:
• The Biology of the Ageing Process
• Frailty in Ageing Adults
• Frailty in Ageing Adults: Clinical Practice
• Quantitative Analytical Tools for Ageing and Frailty

Teaching:

• The program is taught online-only, through the College Virtual Learning Environment.
• Lectures are streamed live via Blackboard and/or Zoom.
• Schedule: Semester 1 (September-December), and Semester 2 (January-June): Lectures, tutorials and assessments will be held on Tuesday afternoons from 3pm-5pm (Standard Irish Time) and Friday afternoons 2pm-4pm (Standard Irish Time) during term time.

Careers:

• Graduates will be able to progress through advanced / specialist gerontological practice routes where available.
• The skills acquired through the course will enable candidates to enhance their comprehensive geriatric assessment skills and the quantitative skills required to accomplish successful service evaluations, quality improvement projects and business cases.

Other:

• The discipline of Medical Gerontology in Trinity has a wealth of expertise in ageing biology, clinical frailty assessment and management, and in frailty research.
• This Postgraduate Certificate will also deliver significant content related to how to assess and manage the older adult living with frailty in a clinical setting.
• Graduates of this Postgraduate Certificate will learn how to apply this theoretical and clinical knowledge to a research setting and learn how this research translates back to a clinical setting.
• The ultimately goal is to equip students with new knowledge to help improve resilience in older adults.