Key Facts
Next Intake: September annually
Closing date for applications: 30 June
Fees: Further information on course fees can be found at Academic Registry.
Overview
Students will be equipped with the relevant knowledge and tools to understand, appraise and critically analyse or conduct an analysis of healthcare or related data used in healthcare research. Students will learn to conduct and interpret basic statistical methods using appropiate software. Upon successful completion of the course, graduates will have learned the basic principles and methods of healthcare specific analyses and epidemiology and will have developed and applied practical skills in methods used in healthcare research. This will increase graduate's employability in healthcare related research practice and industry.
Additional Course Information
This course is offered on a one-year part-time basis.
This Postgraduate Certificate is the equivalent of 30 ECTS and is composed of three mandatory modules. The course is delivered through blended learning, 2 modules are delivered totally online and the third is delivered both face-to-face and online. Students are required to complete all three modules.
Classes take place on one day per week. Concludes with a full-week of hands-on learning, which ends with a final assessment.
Introduction to Healthcare Statistics (10 ECTS)
Measuring and Reporting on Population Health (10 ECTS)
Healthcare Data Acquisition, Management and Analysis (10 ECTS)
✅ 2nd class honours (2:1) degree minimum in a relevant discipline. In exceptional circumstances clinical experience and continuing professional development may be taken into consideration.
✅ 1 academic and one professional reference from the employer or work practice area. Each reference should confirm the potential and suitability of the applicant to undertake the course.
✅ Evidence of your degree or other qualifications (including your academic transcript - this is an official list of modules and results achieved in your primary degree).
✅ A full CV presented in reverse chronological order with information on your professional development, relevant to the course you are applying for.
All applicants whose first language is not English and who have not been educated through the medium of English must meet Trinity College's Postgraduate English Language Requirements.
Please note the School of Nursing & Midwifery requires applicants presenting IELTS (Academic version) and IELTS Indicator to have achieved: Grade 6.5 overall with a minimum of grade of 6 in each category.
| Trinity Bands | Course Entry | IELTS Academic or Indicator | Duolingo English Test | TOEFL iBT | Cambridge Advanced or Proficiency | PTE Academic (Pearson) |
| Band B (Standard entry) | UG & PG Standard requirements | 6.5 overall 6.0 in each band |
120 overall 100 in each subscore |
90 overall 21 in each section |
180 overall no score below 170 |
69 overall 59 in each section |
English language requirements will be waived for applicants whose first language is not English and who are currently registered as nurses with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) where that registration with the NMBI was based on the applicant’s IELTS score and they have evidence of continued engagement in a high intensity English language environment.
Q&A Session - Postgraduate Certificate in Quantitative Methods & Data Analysis for Healthcare
Professor Catherine Comiskey, Dr Sonam Banka-Cullen and Muluken Basa take part in a question and answer session to provide information for those interested in applying to the Postgraduate Certificate in Quantitative Methods & Data Analysis for Healthcare.