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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
‘Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives’ certification is a short-term course that is designed and offered by FutureLearn in association with University College London (UCL). This course will enable participants to understand the impact of creative arts, and science on people suffering from dementia, and how it will positively affect the lives of these people.
‘Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives’ certification syllabus will include topics like identifying best practices to improve the lives of people suffering from various kinds of dementia. This course will also teach students to care for people suffering from impairment in memory, thinking & communication and ways to improve their quality of life. One unique feature of this course is that once the candidates are granted admission they can study at their own pace and convenience. Another feature is that since this program is taught online, students can save the hassle of travelling, and pursue this without saying goodbye to their jobs.
The Highlights
- 100% online course
- 4 weeks course
- Weekly study for 2 hours
- Self-Paced Learning
- Certification by FutureLearn
- Accredited certificate available
Programme Offerings
- Online Program
- Own-Paced Learning
- Certificate by Future Learn
- Accreditation by Royal Society for Public Health
- 4 Weeks Duration
- Global Classroom
- Progress Mapping
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Futurelearn |
If candidates just want to study the course without any completion certificate they can opt for the free version which does not require any payment of a fee. But if they want unlimited access to the course, a printable certificate, and flexibility for course completion then they can choose anyone from the upgrade or unlimited plans.
Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives Fee Structure
Description | Amount in INR |
Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives, Limited | Free |
Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives, Unlimited | ₹1,300 |
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
There is no specific educational requirement for candidates trying to pursue this course.
Work Experience
No preferred amount of work experience is mandatory for the ‘Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives’ program.
Certification Qualifying Details
The candidates will have to go through all the course materials and complete the assignments then only they will be provided with the certificate of achievement.
What you will learn
After completing the ‘Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives’ training candidates can understand the different types of dementia that affect people and the ways in which arts can help in the betterment of the quality of their lives. This accredited course will moreover help participants to expand the limits of the current understanding regarding dementia.
Who it is for
If candidates are interested to know more about caring for dementia then this course will be helpful. Also if candidates are someone living with dementia, an artist, working as a healthcare practitioner, researcher or commissioner who is interested in working for dementia patients can definitely try this course out.
Admission Details
There are some steps that students can follow if interested in the admission procedure.
Step 1: Candidates should visit the official site of the course: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dementia-arts
Step 2: Then click on the ‘Register’ button that candidates will find on the right-hand side of the page.
Step 3: Students can use their Facebook or Google credentials to create an account or fill in some of their personal information to register.
Step 4: After the completion of the sign-up process, candidates must sign, and pay the fee if they are opting for the upgraded or unlimited plans.
Step 5: Candidates will get admission and get the course unlocked once all the steps are done.
The Syllabus
- How can the arts communicate the experience of living with a dementia?
- How can the arts help us understand dementia?
- How can the experience of living with dementia inspire the arts?
- The arts in care settings
- The arts in practice: Three perspectives
- Conclusion
- Arts-based practices as a gateway to in-the-moment experiences
- The arts applied
- In-the-moment experiences in care settings
- The lived experience
- Conclusion
- How can the arts help to establish common ground?
- Shifting the focus
- The arts in practice
- The transformative power of the arts
- A national agenda
- Conclusion
- How can language shape our perceptions of the dementias?
- Creating dialogue between science and the arts
- Using the arts to enhance communication
- A broader cultural perspective
- Conclusion
Instructors
UCL London Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The duration of the Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives online course is 4 weeks.
Every week the students must give 2 hours of their time to learn the course.
The accreditation is given by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and is acknowledged globally by its CPD recognition scheme.
The Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives certification has been developed by the University College London.
There is no such need to be online whenever fellow students or educators are online since students can choose their own time for studying.