Department of Health & Nutritional Science
Online Learning
Currently we have a range of Level 9 fully online programmes developed in conjunction with various industries and sectors, to upskill staff in a wide range of settings. Our MSc in Health Promotion Practice is a research driven programme to upskill those involved in delivering on the ambitions of the Healthy Ireland framework with the skills to plan and deliver multi-disciplinary health promotion projects with professional competence. Within this area we also offer a number of L9 Certificates including Health Project Management which aims to introduce the core concepts within project management and leadership skills for the effective management of change in health settings.
In the area of Nutrition, we offer a research driven MSc in Public Health Nutrition to support the development of knowledge, skills and competencies specific to the practice of Public Health Nutrition. Our new PgD/MSc in Sports and Exercise Nutrition enables participants to understand the science behind the subject and the practicalities of delivering the latest evidence based guidance to individuals and teams who are looking to maximise the sports performance benefits of nutrition to complement their training programmes.