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Posture, Seating and Wheelchair Mobility Across the Life Course - Postgraduate Certificate Entry requirements

Enhance your skills to provide an evidence-based approach to assessment and management of wheelchairs and seating.

Key information

EU fees per year €4,000
Non-EU fees per year €8,100
NFQ Level NFQ Level 9 Minor
Duration One year
Attendance Part-time
Programme type Taught, Professional / Flexible
Delivery Blended
Start date September
Award Postgraduate Certificate

Requirements

  • Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8,) with at least a second-class honour, grade 2 (2:2) in a relevant discipline, such as health and social care professions. 
  • Be a Health and Social Care Practitioner or Clinical Engineer with relevant experience and interest in the area.
  • If you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, see Other Entry Considerations below.    

Other entry considerations

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme. 

At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy. 

International students

Checklist of documents to provide

  • *Academic transcripts and certificates
    • UL graduates only need to provide their student ID.
  • Copy of your birth certificate or passport
  • English translation of your qualifications and transcripts
  • Copy of your CV
  • Personal Statement outlining your experience and motivation for undertaking the course
  • Module preference form 

English language requirements

Guidelines on completing your application   

  • To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
    • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist. 
    • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc. 
  • *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying. 
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