Designing Healthcare Products and Services - Professional Diploma Programme content
Design products and services to meet health and wellbeing challenges with our part-time Professional Diploma in Designing Healthcare Products and Services.
Key information
EU fees per year
€5,000
Non-EU fees per year
€5,000
NFQ Level
NFQ Level 9 Minor
Duration
One year
Attendance
Part-time
Programme type
Taught, Professional / Flexible
Start date
September
Award
Professional Diploma
Key information
- Complete part-time, in one year
- Delivered on campus
- Modules taught during autumn and spring semester
- Studio based learning
- Credits can be used towards MSc in Design for Health and Wellbeing, or Master of Professional Practice (MPP) or MSc Engineering Practice
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, studio workshops, and experiential learning
- Reflective practice and supervised research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers through group work and assessments
Part-time considerations
- Designed for working professionals
- Evening or recorded lectures
- Additional prep and group work time
- Timetable provided after registration
Programme content
Core modules
- Design Research (PD6001) focuses on various research approaches and their integration into the design process to create opportunities for creative design solutions. The module also covers ISO14155 Good Clinical Practice and ISO 13485 quality management system standard.
- Establishing International Ventures (MP6031) explores the skills and knowledge needed to establish a new venture and the key factors to create a business with an international market focus.
Relevant course materials - such as books and journal articles - will be available digitally via the UL Glucksman Library’s online resources.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Core modules
- Health and Health Promotion (NM4092) explores the concepts of health, health education and health promotion, providing the foundations to develop competence in health promotion.
- Ideation And Representation (M) (PD6012) introduces concepts in design, from ideation to concept development. Methods include brainstorming, sketching, mapping and low fidelity prototyping and evaluation.
- Industry Learning Project (IE2011) (Optional) combines course material with the student’s talents to solve real-life industry projects, based on an 8 week industrial learning placement.
Relevant course materials - such as books and journal articles - will be available digitally via the UL Glucksman Library’s online resources.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
