School of Health and Science
School of Health and Science at Dundalk Institute of Technology.
The School of Health and Science here in DkIT was formed in 2004 and consists of approximately 1200 students. The School is comprised of the following three departments and two sections:
→ Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Early Years
→ Department of Life & Health Sciences
→ Department of Agriculture, Food & Animal Health
→ Section of Midwifery
→ Section of Part-time Programmes
The School offers an exciting range of courses ranging from Level 7 to Level 10 in a friendly and supportive environment. Course areas including nursing, midwifery, early childhood studies, veterinary nursing, pharmaceutical science, biosciences, biopharmaceutical science, agriculture, food production, and environmental biology, among others.
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Research in the School of Health and Science
Discover the research groups, centres and projects within the School of Health and Science.
Smooth Muscle Research Centre
Smooth muscle is a major constituent of the internal muscular organs of the body, including blood and lymphatic vessels and the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts.
NetwellCASALA
Population ageing is wrought with challenges, but it also offers many opportunities - at NetwellCASALA, our multidisciplinary research and development activities are focused on developing more integrated community-oriented services, more sustainable home and neighbourhood design, and more age-friendly technologies.