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Ageing, Inequalities and Rights

EC5151

Duration

6 weeks

Next start date

January 2026

NFQ

Level 9

ECTS

5 Credits

Mode of Study

Online

Apply By

Nov 28, 2025, 1PM

Fee

€750

Overview

Adopting an overall focus on public policy and its transversal concern with ageing-related matters, the aim of this programme is to provide a research-informed overview of ageing and inequalities in later life, through the lens of a rights-based approach and in the context of international policy debates.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must be 21 years of age. Normally a H2.1 undergraduate degree is required in a related social science discipline (e.g. policy; law; economics; sociology; psychology; management; social work, etc.) or a cognate field of study (e.g. health sciences; public health). IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent if applicable. Applications from people with commensurate experience in ageing-related policy and practice will also be considered.

What you will Learn

The programme addresses three core pillars. Ageing: attendees will consider the significance of demographic ageing for contemporary societies, assessing key ageing-related frameworks and policy constructs and their framing of later life policy challenges and solutions. Equality: attendees will examine the theory and evidence related to the construction and implications of multifaceted inequalities amongst older populations, and the implications for individuals and policy systems. Rights: attendees will explore the emergence of ageing as a human rights area, critically assessing the potential for a UN treaty on the rights of older people to support diverse ageing populations across international jurisdictions. In doing so, attendees will review examples of the application of selected human rights norms to key inequities and mistreatments experienced by older people.

Who should apply:

Those working in the areas of ageing-related policy, practice and advocacy, with an interest in human rights or those working in the area of human rights with an interest in ageing;
Those working in these areas, or linked field across: government public agencies; non-government organisations; the European and international multilateral systems, and international civil society;
Those committed to developing a professional and personal interest in ageing and equality for the purposes of career and personal development, and on-going study.

Course Outcomes
On successful completion of this micro-credential, you will receive credits as per the European Credit and Transfer System. These credits are recognised by the awarding institution as credits aligned to learning completed at postgraduate level 9.