This Maynooth University NUI Certificate level course is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to develop an understanding of psychology and to explore its relevance to the individual, family, community and society.
| Course Location | Maynooth, Kildare |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | NUI Cert. Level 7 |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| Awarding Body Details | NUI Certificate in Psychology |
| Course Start Date | 6th October 2026 |
| Course End Date | 4th May 2027 |
| Course Duration | 100 hours One evening per week x 3 hours plus 3/4 Saturdays over the year. |
| Course Time | Tuesdays 7-10pm |
| Course Fee | €1400 |
| Entry Requirements | Participants need to be 21 years of age or over on 1st January of the year in which the course commences. As courses are delivered in keeping with adult education practice, participants will be expected to: be willing to engage with group activities and group learning; be willing to learn through dialogue and reflection on experience; have a level of literacy that is sufficient to complete the assessment requirements. |
| Career Path | The NUI Certificate in Psychology is a standalone qualification. A number of our students have used this certificate course as a preparatory course to more major degree awards in Maynooth University and other institutions of Higher Education. |
| Course Code | PS1 |
The aim of this course is to provide participants with a broad overview of key theoretical frameworks in relation to substance misuse and dependence, and to enable them to develop basic helping and intervention skills.
The Department of Adult and Community Education in Maynooth University takes a very different approach to teaching and learning than a lot of people will have encountered through their previous educational experiences.
The course had been developed by the Department of Adult and Community Education, Maynooth University in collaboration with stakeholders in the field of Adult Guidance.
This Certificate Modular Programm contains different modules : Theorizing Society, Project Planning and Management, Sociology of the Body and Sexuality, Philosophy of Adult & Community Education, Introduction to Anthropology, Youth Culture : The Meaning of Style & Rites of Passage, Social Research, Critical Social Theory.
