DCU MSc in Child and Family Health and Wellbeing

The MSc in Child and Family Health and Wellbeing (Level 9 NFQ, 90 ECTS) is an exciting new programme on offer in the School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health at Dublin City University, commencing in September 2022. It will provide students with an opportunity to complete an interdisciplinary programme of study focused on promoting holistic child and family health and wellbeing. This will be achieved by reviewing contemporary issues in child, young person and family health and wellbeing, and will examine current and future child health societal challenges. 

The programme has a strong interdisciplinary foundation. It is a two-year, part-time, blended-learning programme that includes six days on the DCU Glasnevin campus each year and online evening classes twice a week during the semester. Programme content covers areas such as child and family-focused wellbeing, children’s rights, global child health, community service provision, contemporary issues in child and adolescent mental health and research. 

The programme will appeal to anyone working with children, young people and their families in multiple fields across community, hospital, voluntary and non-governmental sectors. Applications are now open. For further details and information regarding eligibility, entry requirements, recognition of prior learning (RPL) and to submit an application, visit the course page here.


For further information, please contact:

E:   [email protected]
W:  dcu.ie/snpch

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