Advanced Study
The University of Stirling offers a range of accredited courses and programmes that build on each other to provide you a route from training programmes through to a PhD, and everything in-between. Our courses are delivered online and aimed at professionals and practitioners who work with people with a dementia in any field of work.
Undergraduate
If you have done a short course with the DSDC you might like to try one of our undergraduate level online courses, these provide in-depth understanding to the topic and offer an entry route to our MSc programmes if you are interested in continuing with your studies.
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This module explores the role of design and the environment in supporting and caring for people living with a dementia.
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This short course will give you an opportunity to develop your understanding of Huntington’s disease and its impact on the people and families who live with it, while enhancing your skills, knowledge and capacity to provide support.
“ What I particularly liked was the sense of community with my fellow MSc e-class mates from across the globe, the knowledge exchange involving different approaches to practice and cultural influence.”
— Dio, MSc Dementia Studies Programme
Postgraduate
If you are working in a management position or interested in taking your dementia knowledge to a specialist level our postgraduate programmes can help you do this, for many of our graduates these programmes lead to promotion or a move to a more specialist role at work.
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Draw from our unrivalled expertise in dementia and expand your knowledge with our flexible online Masters degree in Dementia Studies.
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Taught by internationally renowned leaders in ageing, our online MSc Gerontology and Global Ageing will give you a world-class education in social gerontology and ageing studies.
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Draw from our unrivalled international expertise in environmental design for dementia and ageing with our flexible online Postgraduate Certificate in Design for Dementia and Ageing.
“The course content was fascinating, and aligned with my values, plus the tutors and my peers were very encouraging and interested in what I thought (something I wasn’t experiencing in my job at the time!).”
— Kathryn, PG Dementia
Doctoral
If you are interested in a research or academic career or in a senior professional role where you want to develop research skills then our doctoral programmes offer flexible and engaging opportunities to work with our cutting edge dementia researchers.
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Dementia research at the University of Stirling is multidisciplinary, relevant to policy and practice, and places a particular emphasis on people with a dementia and those who support and care for them.
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Become a leader in your field with a Doctor of Applied Social Research. Continue working while you study and graduate with invaluable expertise.