Professional Doctorate Ageing and Dementia Studies (Distance Learning) at Bangor University

Distance-learning Professional Doctorate with e-learning modules and access to a Research Summer School, for advanced practitioners in the UK and overseas who want an applied doctoral qualification in dementia care. It is aligned with UK and Wales dementia care policy and developed in partnership with the student's host organisation.

Department: Dementia Services Development Centre (Ageing & Dementia@Bangor)  |  Duration: 5 years full-time, 7 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time; distance learning  |  Location: Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Taught core modules (Postgraduate Certificate, 60 credits: e-Research; Social networks and communities for Health and Wellbeing; Successful Ageing, Resilience and Wellbeing; Postgraduate Diploma, 60 credits: Creative Approaches to Ageing; Positioning Dementia Care; Evidence for Improvement) plus 60 credits of options such as Communication in Dementia Care, Culturally Sensitive Care, Introduction to Health Economics, Basic Trial Design and Applied Evaluation and Review. An exit award is available as an MSc in Ageing and Dementia Resilience (60-credit dissertation).

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