CareerFit CourseFinderNursing - Public Health Nursing
- Course code
- X035
- Level
- Level 9
- Award
- Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9 NFQ)
- Classification
- Major
- Awarding body
- National University of Ireland
- Duration
- 1 year full-time. Delivery: On Campus. Timetable This is a full time programme which takes place over two academic trimesters (September-June). The programme timetable is provided at the induction day in September. Students need to be available from 09.00-17.00pm for academic days in UCD and should refer to their contract of employment for clinical practice placements in their sponsoring Community Healthcare Organisation. Students are encouraged to read their contract of employment. Students who are not Registered Midwives will complete the Maternal and Infant Health Theory and Practice Module. Clinical placement will be allocated in a partner maternity hospital and students may be rostered to work 7 day/24 hour rota while on maternity placement.
Programme summary
The Graduate Diploma Public Health Nursing helps you to develop valuable knowledge and skills in the areas of primary healthcare and community nursing leading to registration on the Public Health Nursing Division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
Entry requirements
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 12 months post registration experience as an RM or RCN or RNID or RPN. AND Meet the academic criteria set by the relevant Higher Education Institute (HEI); Applicants whose first language or primary language of expression is not English must provide evidence that their English language ability meets the required standard for admission. The minimum required score is 7.0 on the IELTS assessment test. You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information at: https://www.ucd.ie/registry/prospectivestudents/admissions/rpl/ Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage.
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