Advanced Ageing and Frailty Studies (P.Grad.Cert)
Trinity College Dublin · Dublin, Ireland
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Trinity College Dublin · Dublin, Ireland
Advanced Ageing and Frailty Studies (P.Grad.Cert)
Postgraduate · Medicine
About this programme
Course Details Fees Admissions Requirements Register your Interest Apply Overview Course Overview The discipline of Medical Gerontology in Trinity has a wealth of expertise in ageing biology, clinical frailty assessment and management, and in frailty research. We have built on this expertise to create a Postgraduate Certificate focused on understanding the ageing process, how dysregulation of physiological systems can lead to frailty, and why these frailty-associated physiological changes render the older adult more vulnerable to adverse health outcomes. 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. Furthermore, graduates of this Postgraduate Certificate will learn
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Medicine
- Duration
- 1 year
- Tuition
- €8,150 / year
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- September
Entry requirements
Applicants should be health or social care professionals working with older adults in any workplace setting. Suitable candidates include doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and allied health and social care professionals. Service managers will also be considered. Applicants should hold at least a 2.1 honors degree from an Irish university or equivalent result from a university in another country. If an applicant does not have a 2.1 honors degree, previous completion of our Frailty Micro-crediental module is strongly advised.
Visa
- Visa required
- Student Visa (Stamp 2)
- Application fee
- EUR 60
- Processing time
- 8 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (4)
- Government of Ireland International Education ScholarshipsFully funded · Deadline March each year
- Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship ProgrammeFully funded · Annual: October
- Trinity College Dublin ScholarshipsPartial funding · Varies by programme and faculty
- Trinity Global Excellence Postgraduate ScholarshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2026-06-15