Driven by a commitment to research-informed interdisciplinary education, the MSc examines demographic ageing from a public policy perspective, critically assessing existing approaches and future directions to secure an effective and fair means of engaging older people in ageing societies.
Hosted at the internationally recognised Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, the course comprises of an applied project, and taught modules in the areas of: public policy and the economics of ageing; social exclusion and inequality; international policy; health systems and policy analysis; work, pensions and retirement; and diversity, ageing and the life course.
Entry Requirements
Normally a H2.1 undergraduate degree is required in a related social science discipline (e.g. economics; sociology; management; social work; policy orientated degrees) or a cognate field of study (e.g. health sciences; public health). Applications from people with commensurate experience in ageing-related policy and practice will also be considered.
English Language Requirements
IELTS: 6.5 overall, no less than 5.5 in any component;
TOEFL: 88
PTE: 61
序号 | 课程介绍 | Curriculum |
1 | 老龄化研究与政策概述 | Introduction to Ageing Studies and Policy |
2 | 老龄化的公共政策与经济学 | Public Policy and Economics of Ageing Ageing |
3 | 社会排斥与不平等 | Social Exclusion and Inequalities |
4 | 数据管理和调查技术 | Data Management and survey techniques |
5 | 独立生活的法律和政策 | Law and Policy on Independent Living |
6 | 计量经济学 | Econometrics |
7 | 健康系统与政策分析 | Health Systems and Policy Analysis |
8 | 国际政策与老龄化工作 | International Policy and Ageing Work |
9 | 退休金和退休多元化 | Pensions and Retirement Diversity |
10 | 衰老与生命历程 | Ageing and the Life Course Environmental |
11 | 老年病学和老龄化政策法律能力法律和政策 | Gerontology and Ageing in Place Policy Legal Capacity Law and Policy |
12 | 应用项目(政策简介和研讨会) | Applied project (Policy Brief and Seminar) |