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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

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 2252	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. For the upgrade plan, candidates have to pay ₹2,252 for the ‘Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives’ certification fee, and ₹4,550 for the Unlimited plan.

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, Upgrade	₹2,252
Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives, Unlimited	₹4,550

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

Knowledge of epidemiology

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)

1: For how long is the course taught?

The duration of the Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives online course is 4 weeks.

2: What is the time that candidates should give for the course?

Every week the students must give 2 hours of their time to learn the course.

3: By whom is the course accredited?

The accreditation is given by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and is acknowledged globally by its CPD recognition scheme.

4: Who is behind the development of this course?

The Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives certification has been developed by the University College London.

5: Does a candidate always have to be online to learn the course?

There is no such need to be online whenever fellow students or educators are online since students can choose their own time for studying.