| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSc (Hons) | Full-time | 4 years | September | EU 3000 | EUR 3000 |
Overview
On completion of the BSc (Hons) in General Nursing, you can apply to register as a General Nurse toAn Bord Altranais, the profession'sregulatory body.
The course will provide you with excellent opportunities to develop knowledge and skills relevant to professional General Nursing practice, including independent and critical thinking, and problem solving. It will enable you to delivernursing care that is up-to-date and based on the best current evidence.
Thisfour-year full-time degreecourse is offered in partnership with health service providers (HSPs) from boththe public and private healthcare sectors. Each student is linked with one of these HSPs for theduration of the course.
With a BSc (Hons) in General Nursing, you will be ready to start work as a qualified General Nurse in a variety of clinical settings immediately after graduation.
Course Details
The broad aim of the course is to promote your personal, intellectual and professional developmentto meet the role dimensions of a qualified practitioner of nursing.
Each year, you will study modules in both theory and clinical practice. Clinical practice modules require you to be in supervised clinical practice in hospital, community and other healthcare settings for 35 hours per week for a number of weeks each year.
Theory modules include both nursing, and biological and social science modules, some of which are core (shared with students from other nursing/midwifery branches), while others are discipline-specific (taken by General Nursing students only).
In year 4, you may also take some elective modules.
Year 1 Modules:
NU1026 Academic Writing, Information Technology and Evidence Based Nursing Practice (5 credits);
NU1032Fundamental Knowledge and Skills for Nursing Practice (10 credits);
NU1040 Infection Prevention and Control for Nursing and Midwifery Practice (5 credits);
SC1015 Sociological and Cultural Foundations of Health Care and their Application to Nursing (5 credits);
NU1047 Therapeutic Interpersonal Skills for Nursing Practice and Psychology for Healthcare (10 credits);
NU1048 The Profession of Nursing: Professional Practice, Law and Ethics (5 credits);
NU1058 Promoting Health, Supporting Inclusion - the Potential Contribution of Nurses to the Care and Support of People with Disabilities (10 credits);
NU1049 General Nursing Practice (10 credits)
Year 2 Modules:
Pharmacology and Medication Management for Nurses and Midwives; Research for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery Care; General Nursing with Adults and their Families - Focusing on Common, Acute and Chronic Health Care Conditions; Health, Ageing and the Life-Cycle - Perspectives on General Nursing with Older People; Health, Life-Cycle - Perspectives on Maternity Care and Child Health Nursing; General Nursing Practice
Year 3 Modules:
Professional Issues, Development of Disciplinary Knowledge, Teaching and Learning; Research for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery Care; Mental Health and its Determinants - Application to the Role of the General Nurse in Promoting Therapeutic Interactions; Health Promotion and Primary Healthcare in a General Health Context; General Nursing with Adults and their Families - focusing on Common, Acute and Chronic conditions; General Nursing with Adults, Children and their Families - focusing on Oncology; General Nursing with Adults, Children and their Families - focusing on End of Life and Palliative care; General Nursing Practice
Year 4 Modules:
In Year 4, you will take a number of theory modules at UCC in semester one (before Christmas). In semester two (after Christmas), you will undertake a 36-week paid internship with your parent HSP.Modules include:
Research for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery Care; The Profession and Discipline of Nursing: including Ethics, Legal Issues, Equality and Professional Practice; Professional Development and Nurses as Team Members, Leaders and Managers of the Future; Nursing Management of Challenging Acute Nursing Events; Communication Skills and Personal Well-Being for Nursing Practice; General Nursing Practice; Elective Module
See the College Calendar for more detailed information on the programme and the Book of Modulesfor a more detailed description of programme modules.
Fact File
Course Code: CK710 (School Leaver). CK711 (Mature Applicants)
Course Title: General Nursing
College: Medicine and Health
Duration: 4 years
Teaching Mode: Full-time
Qualifications: BSc (Hons)
NFQ Level: Level 8
Costs: Full-time EU/EEA/Swiss State undergraduate students may be exempt from paying tuition fees. The State will pay the tuition fees for students who satisfy the Free Fees Criteria. In 2016/17 the Student Contribution Charge will be EUR 3,000 and the Capitation Fee will be EUR 165.
2017 Entry Requirements: H5 in two subjects, and O6/H7 in four other subjects in the Leaving Certificate from Irish, English, Mathematics, one Laboratory Science subject (i.e Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint) or Agricultural Science) and two other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
Entry Points: 2016: 445*
Course Practicalities
Theory modules:These comprise lectures, seminars, workshops, clinical skills training, experiential learning sessions, field visits,and protected study time. These modules are taken at the university during blocks of study weeks throughout each year of the course.
Clinical practice modules:These require you to be in supervised clinical practice in hospital, community and other healthcare settings for 35 hours per week for a number of weeks each year. In semester two (after Christmas) of Year 4, you will undertake a 36-week paid internship with your parent HSP.
Garda Vetting and Infectious Diseases Policy
Fitness to Practise
Commencing with the 2013/2014 intake, this programme will be subject to UCC's Fitness to Practise Policy – full details may be found here.
Assessment
Written exams will take place before Christmas and in May. Not all modules will have formal examinations. Many modules use other types of assessment including essays, projects, seminar presentations,assessment of clinical skills and learning, in-class tests, self- and peer-assessment etc. Students are assessed by expert clinical nurses while on their clinicalplacements.
Application Procedure
EU Applicants: Application to Year 1 of the degree programme is made directly through the Central Applications Office (CAO). Applicants should apply online at www.cao.ie. The normal closing date for receipt of completed applications is 1st February of the year of entry.
Non-EU Applicants
Mature Applicants: Application is made through the CAO (www.cao.ie) and the closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 1st February of the year of proposed entry.
Further Contact Information
Mary Byrne
Senior Programmes Administrator, Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery.
T:+353(0)21 4901562
E:mary.byrne@ucc.ie
Angela Flynn PhD (Social Sciences), MSc (Nursing), PGDip Ed, RGN, RNT
College Lecturer
3.12 School of Nursing & Midwifery
College of Medicine & Health
Brookfield Health Sciences Complex
University College Cork
Cork
021 4901498
http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/C014/angelaflynn/Home
2017 Entry Requirements: H5 in two subjects, and O6/H7 in four other subjects in the Leaving Certificate from Irish, English, Mathematics, one Laboratory Science subject (i.e Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint) or Agricultural Science) and two other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
Entry Points: 2016: 445*
Contact University College Cork (UCC) to find course entry requirements.
Below are some suggested courses at other providers that you may also be interested in:
Psychology (Conversion) MSc, PG Cert, PG Dip
University of Liverpool Online Programmes
Find out more
If you do not meet the entry requirements for this course then consider one of these courses from another institution:
There are 338 other courses listed from University College Cork (UCC). A selection of these are displayed below:
Find out more about studying in Ireland
