About Mental Health (m.sc. / P.grad.dip.) in Trinity College Dublin

This course is run in partnership with The National Forensic Mental Health Service and is designed to enhance the collaboration between disciplines working with individuals with mental health problems. Students on this course will come from a variety of professions: nursing; medicine; occupational therapy; social work; An Garda Síochána; legal; psychology; probation and prison services.
Students on this programme are recognised as practising professionals with a resource of practice and educational skills and knowledge that will enhance their learning at this advanced stage of their personal and professional pathway. Each student is considered unique in life experiences, motivation for learning, learning style and scholastic ability. Throughout the programme a variety of student-focused teaching strategies is used, including co-operative learning, self-directed learning and experiential learning methods. Interdisciplinary sharing of knowledge and perspectives is encouraged and rewarded. Students' past experiences are valued and integrated as a rich source of reflection and learning. Feedback and support are tailored to meet the individual needs of the student. Students also have an opportunity to engage in shaping aspects of the educational programme.
Students are enabled to reflect, inquire, critique, problem solve, evaluate and debate professional and practice issues in an academically robust manner. Students are empowered to generate evidence that will improve practice and are guided and supported through that process. Graduates of this programme, in applying their learning, can be expected to provide high quality care, leadership and education and to promote and develop excellence in their practice setting. The student is viewed as an active participant with responsibility for his/her own learning and development. Hence, the curriculum is focused on a transactional model of education, which strives to be collegial in nature and promotes independent, self-directed learning and self-evaluation.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Hold at least a 2.1 honors degree from an Irish university or equivalent result from a university in another country.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS:(academic version) 6.5 (no individual band below 6)
• TOEFL : Paper-based 570 (with a TWE score of 4.5)  Computer-based 230 (with a score of 4.5 in essay)  Internet-based 90 (with a written score of 21)
• PTE: Academic a minimum score of 63 (with no Communication Skills section score below 59)

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Trinity College Dublin Cost of Attendance

It is important for all hopefuls who want to attend Trinity to organise their finances well in advance. To help with this, the breakdown of the cost of living in Ireland for college students is as follows:

Tuition Fee

Fee for various courses available at the institute at different levels for the year 2021 is as compiled below.

Cost of Living

The average cost of living is 13,800 USD per annum and is affected majorly by the type of accommodation opted.