Updates from DCU School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

MSc in Psychotherapy

The MSc in Psychotherapy is a four-year part-time professional training programme at Level 9 NFQ (120 credits). It is an integrative psychotherapy training programme, focused on working with adult clients (individuals and couples), and comprising taught modules in the theory and practice of humanistic, cognitive-behavioural, psychodynamic and systemic approaches.

The MSc programme fosters an inquiry-based attitude in psychotherapy theory, practice and research. This integrative psychotherapy programme provides students with an opportunity to work psychotherapeutically with a diversity of clients with complex and multifaceted needs. 

Further details and direction to the online application portal is available here. 

MSc in Health and Social Inclusion

DCU's MSc degree in Health and Social Inclusion responds to two of the most urgent issues facing us today: social exclusion and healthcare inequity. 

People experience health and social marginalisation because of factors such as poverty, ethnicity, sex and gender identification/practice, age, addiction, non-normative behaviour, illness and disability.  Inequity and exclusion have severe and enduring effects on the health and social wellbeing of many individuals and communities. Health and social inclusion practice involves interdisciplinary/integrated approaches and active involvement/collaboration with individuals and communities.

The MSc in Health and Social Inclusion (MHSI) developed at the School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, DCU is a unique, interdisciplinary programme, based on the recognition of these health and social disparities and the imperative of developing skilled practitioners, researchers, and academics in this area.

The MHSI is a flexible (part-time or full-time) programme incorporating online and face-to-face teaching methods from subject specialists.  In the MHSI you will:

• Identify and analyse the factors that influence social and health engagement, inclusion, and exclusion.
• Evaluate interventions and policies aimed at promoting health and social equity.
• Develop leadership in designing and implementing initiatives to improve social and health engagement and inclusion.
• Develop research skills to make a positive impact on health and social inclusion practice and policy.

This programme will enhance your employability in a range of sectors including interdisciplinary health and social care practice, welfare rights and advocacy, community development, health and social activism, health promotion, inclusion health, research and academic contexts, governmental departments and policy making.  The programme is currently pending approval with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).

Further information here.