Online Application Instruction Document - Royal College of

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Bereavement Studies

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Online Application Instruction Document

This document is intended to provide guidance to applicants who are applying for the Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Bereavement Studies. It is recommended that applicants read through this entire document before attempting to complete the online application. If you have any queries related to completing this online application – please contact Maura Dunne by email at [email protected] or by phone at 01 6793188. Please select the link to the online application from the RCSI website or copy and paste the link below into your preferred browser:

https://sofia.campusit.net/pls/rcsi/f?p=RCSI_OAUP Screen 1:

Once you have entered the online application system, you will be presented with the screen below.

Select 'Postgraduate' as highlighted in Figure 1 below.

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Screen 2:

All the Postgraduate courses which have an online application form enabled will be listed on this screen.

Click 'Select' next to the MSCBER course as highlighted in Figure 2 below.

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Screen 3: Click 'Continue' to progress.

NOTE: When progressing from one screen to the next - please use the 'Continue' and 'Back' buttons on the bottom of the screen rather than using the browser buttons.

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Screen 4: Enter your personal details; all mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

Click 'Continue' at the bottom of the screen when all personal details are entered.

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Screen 5: Enter your education history - all fields are mandatory.

Note: Please provide details of all relevant Training and Development courses which you have completed.

If you wish to enter more than three records, click 'Add Another'.

When you have entered your education history, click 'Continue'.

Note: At this stage if you wish to Save and Exit from your application, you can do so by selecting 'Save & Exit'. An email will be sent to the email address you provided in your personal details, with a link back to your

saved details.

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Screen 6: Please enter details of your previous and/or current employment.

Search the drop down list in the ‘Job Description’ field for a role that best describes the job. If there is not a suitable choice - select ‘Other’.

When you have entered your employment history, click 'Continue'.

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Screen 7: Please confirm Required Details

If you selected ‘previous RCSI student’ on the personal details section please provide your RCSI student number

Confirmation of your PPS number is also required at this stage.

When you have entered your details, click 'Continue'.

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Screen 8: Enter details of your current job in the first field.

Please include the Job Title and the name and address of your employer - (A maximum of 2000 characters can be entered). An example is shown in Figure 8 below.

Enter details of any Volunteering experience that you have in the second field – an example is shown in Figure 8 below.

Please detail the relevance of this course to your current role in the third field, as shown below.

Lastly provide details of previous employer (if applicable) and click 'Continue'.

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Screen 9: Please detail your reasons for applying and click ‘continue’ when you have completed.

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Screen 10: Enter details in the relevant fields - (a maximum of 2000 characters can be entered).

An example is shown in Figure 10 below.

When complete, click 'Continue'.

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Screen 11: Please provide details to the Marketing questions.

An example is shown in Figure 11 below.

When all date is entered, click 'Continue'.

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Screen 12: Please provide details on your level of Information Technology Experience.

An example is shown in Figure 11 below.

When all data is entered, click 'Continue'.

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Screen 13 This is a summary screen of the details you entered for your application - scroll through the details

and check that they are correct.

It is possible to scroll back and edit any data as required – select the ‘Back’ button in the bottom left hand corner of the screen and scroll back to the relevant page if required.

When satisfied that your details are correct, click the tick box in the 'Summary' section at the top of the page.

To submit your application click 'Finish', (bottom right-hand corner of this screen).

You will then receive an email to confirm that your application has been submitted. If you do not receive an email and you wish to confirm that your application has been received – contact Maura Dunne by email at [email protected] or by phone at 01 6793188.

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