CareerFit CourseFinderNursing - Community Mental Health Nursing - Sligo St. Angela's
- Course code
- SG_NCMHN_M09
- QQI level
- Level 9
- NFQ type
- Level 9 NFQ
- Duration
- 2 years part-time, blended delivery. Study Hours Each of the six 10 credit modules have a 20 hour per week workload and this includes class time, online directed work, self-directed work and assessment preparation. Year 2 consists of a 30 credit workload. On-Campus Attendance In Year 1, attendance is required at St. Angela’s Campus for 6 days during Semester 1 and 9 days during Semester 2. In Year 2, students attend 3-4 online seminar days per semester. Students also have group and individual research dissertation supervision.
- Attendance
- Blended
- CAO points
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Course summary
Entry to Master of Health Science programme stage is only available to students progressing from the Postgraduate Diploma stage.
The Master of Health Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Community Mental Health Nursing totalling 90 ECTS is delivered over 2 academic years. On successful completion of Postgraduate Diploma phase of the programme, students can then chose two options:
Option One: Exit the programme with a Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Community Mental Health Nursing
Option Two: Continue their studies, for one further academic year, bypassing the Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Community Mental Health Nursing award, and continuing to complete a 30 ECTS research dissertation module for the award of Master of Health Science in Community Mental Health Nursing.