Master of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Entry requirements

Prerequisites

Applicants seeking admission to the Course shall be in possession of: (a) a Bachelor degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours or Category II, or a professional qualification considered by the Board to be comparable to a degree, in a discipline pertaining to one of the caring professions or (b) a Bachelor degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours or Category II, or a professional qualification considered by the Board to be comparable to a degree deemed by the Board as relevant and adequate for the applicant to follow the Course with profit or (c) a Bachelor degree obtained with Third Class Honours or Category III if applicants are also in possession of other qualifications, including relevant experience, following their first cycle degree or (d) in exceptional cases, a professional qualification in one of the caring professions, together with at least five years’ experience, which together are deemed by the Admissions Board, on the advice of the Faculty Admissions Committee, to be comparable to the level of a first degree. (e) Applicants in possession of the Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontology and Geriatrics may be allowed to join the research component of the Course, if they have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma programme with a minimum average mark of 65%.

Source: MFHEA GraphQL register