SoNM Postgraduate Programmes 2024-2025

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery UCC | Postgraduate Programmes

Postgraduate Diploma/Masters

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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY AT A GLANCE

About the Programme The overall aim of this level nine programme is to develop informed and skilled public health nurses. On successful completion of the programme, participants can apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for registration as a Public Health Nurse (RPHN). Course Delivery Students undertake eight modules to the value of 60 credits. There are four blocks of placement with a registered public health nurse in the sponsoring HSE area. Students who are not registered with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) as a midwife will undertake a five week placement at a maternity hospital. Entry Requirements The recruitment and sponsorship of student public health nurses is a national joint application process between the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and the HSE. Requirements may vary slightly from year to year depending on HSE needs. However, in general to apply for this course: Be registered in the General Nursing Division of the Register of Nurses maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) or entitled to be so registered and have a minimum of 2 years post registration general nursing experience. OR Be registered in the General Nursing Division and another Division of the Register (including Registered Midwife (RM), Registered Children’s Nurse (RCN), Registered Nurse Intellectual Disability (RNID) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) Divisions of the Register of Nurses and Midwives) maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) or entitled to be so registered, and have a minimum of 12 months post registration general nursing experience as an RGN, and have a minimum of 12 months post registration experience as an RM or RCN or RNID or RPN.

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

Course duration: This is a one-year, full-time programme, usually running from September to June inclusive each year.

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA/MASTERS

HIGHER DIPLOMA/ MASTERS IN MIDWIFERY

How to apply: Application is online at www.ucc.ie/apply

MASTERS IN NURSING

Please see the following link for important information regarding the application and recruitment policy: http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/Jobs/Job_ Search/Nursing/PHNSponsorship/ (note this link is open only when the recruitment process is active). Cost: Fees covered under the terms of the sponsorship contract with the HSE.

MSc IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

PhD

BSc (HONS) NURSING STUDIES

CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) MODULES

Full programme information: www.ucc.ie/en/ckw01/ Further information contact: Dr Lloyd Philpott Programme Coordinator Email: lloyd.philpott@ucc.ie

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