This Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection is a part-time programme, delivered online, running from September to March. The programme is designed on a module basis to meet the needs of working professionals. A student who subsequently applies and is admitted to continue to Master's level (Master of Public Health) will hold exemptions in passed modules taken in the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection if she/he applies for the Master of Public Health within 5 years from the date of successful completion of the Certificate Examinations.

Students must satisfactorily complete modules to the value of 30 credits.

Core modules
Induction Week (non-credit bearing module)
EH6094 Public Health Core Principles and Overview (10 credits)
EH6101 Microbiology, the Environment and Infectious Disease (10 credits)
EH6150 Introduction to Health Protection (5 credits)
EH6151 Advanced Health Protection (5 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of public health;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate management of infections caused by different pathogenic microorganisms;
• Investigate the transmission of endemic and epidemic infections from sufficient knowledge of the characteristics and transmission of causative organisms;
• Select appropriate methods for control of hospital and community acquired infectious disease;
• Design, implement and evaluate co-ordinated control methods utilising tools such as audit and surveillance;
• Assess constraints of health protection delivery services and provide possible solutions to barriers;
• Describe the global impact of infectious diseases and strategies which are effective, partially effective and ineffective in management and prevention;
• Discuss the wider aspects of Health Protection;
• Discuss and identify effective methods to bring about practice change.