The Maynooth University Certificate in Equality Studies focuses on delivering a high-quality relevant qualification using a unique blend of self-directed distance learning supplemented with online facilitated sessions. This course will equip students with the knowledge and understanding needed to deal effectively and sensitively with the different equality, diversity, and equality issues within Irish society, the community, and the workplace. Using a sociological lens, course participants will develop an understanding of the nature and causes of contemporary inequalities, including those based on class, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability. The course explores theoretical frameworks for analysing inequalities in contemporary society.
| College | Maynooth University |
| Course ID | 195039 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | Award / Certificate |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| Course Start Date | 24th September 2026 |
| Course End Date | 22nd April 2027 |
| Course Fee | 1400 |
| Entry Requirements | Applicants must be 21 on 1st January of the year they are applying for the course |
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.
