Nursing - Public Health Nursing

Our Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Nursing is a Level 9 programme that aims to develop informed and skilled public health nurses.

For admission to the PGD in Public Health Nursing, applicants are required to: Provide evidence of current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) or be entitled to do so. Have a NQF level 8 qualification or demonstrate equivalence using an APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning) as detailed on application materials. 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 12 months post registration experience as an RM or RCN or RNID or RPN. If English is not the applicants first language, fluency must be demonstrated (IELTS 7 or higher) Admission to the programme will be subject to a joint HSE/Higher Education Institution (HEI) application process. For Applicants with Qualifications Completed Outside of Ireland Applicants must meet the required entry academic grade, equivalent to Irish requirements. For more information see our Qualification Comparison page. International/Non-EU Applicants For full details of the non-EU application procedure visit our how to apply pages for international students. In UCC, we use the term programme and course interchangeably to describe what a person has registered to study in UCC and its constituent colleges, schools, and departments. Note that not all courses are open to international/non-EU applicants, please check the fact file above. For more information contact the International Office. English Language Requirements Applicants who are non-native speakers of the English language must meet the university-approved English language requirements. Visit our PG English Language Requirements page for more information.