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5. Nursing (Non-EU Applicants)

Course Fact File

Code	MSCNRI
Duration	1 Year Full-time
Teaching Mode	Full-time
Qualifications	MSc
NFQ Level	Level 9
Non-EU Closing Date	Open from 13 January 2025 until all places fill or no later than 15 June.
Start Date	8 September 2025

Course Outline

The MSc in Nursing is a full time programme tailored specifically for non-EU students. The total number of credits taken is 90 and the programme is delivered full time over 1 calendar year which commences in September of each year.

The course content is mainly delivered through face to face lectures/tutorials and supervision sessions. Some modules are delivered in a hybrid format. This means that the course content is delivered in 2 ways either face to face or online in a blended format using a virtual learning environment, known as Canvas.

The programme is designed to enable Master’s Students to practise and teach from a scientific and evidence base. The specific focus of the programme is to facilitate personal, professional and scholarly development in students and to enable graduates to lead with knowledge and integrity based on a caring philosophy in an increasingly complex health-care environment.

The programme is divided into two parts with a total of 90 credits:

• Part I comprises theory modules up to 70 credits
• Part II comprises a Dissertation in Nursing (20 credits)

Modules

• NU6070  Clinical Leadership in Practice Enhancement for Nursing and Midwifery (10 credits)
• NU6084  Clinical Examination Skills (10 credits)
• NU6085  Wound Care for Healthcare Professionals (5 credits)
• NU6152  Medical and Surgical Nursing of Individuals with Cardiorespiratory Problems (10 credits)
• NU6201  Personal and Professional Portfolio (10 credits)
• NU6202  The Principles and Methods of Evidence-Based Practice Healthcare  (15 credits)
• NU6203  Challenges to Global Health, Ethical, Legal, Social and Cultural Perspectives (10 credits)
• NU6073  Dissertation in Nursing (20 credits)

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this non-clinical pathway, you should be able to:

• exercise enhanced personal and professional competence through accountability and autonomy in professional practice;
• practice with greater insight into the research-base, ethical, socio-political, and professional underpinnings of nursing/midwifery and health care;
• demonstrate higher levels of judgment in the practice of nursing/midwifery through the generation of nursing knowledge for innovative nursing and midwifery practice;
• act as innovators and leaders in a chosen area and contribute to practice development and best practice;
• teach others from a broad and in-depth knowledge base, derived from critical reflection on nursing practice and the development of critical inquiry of disciplinary knowledge base in nursing and midwifery.

Why Choose This Course

Top 50 Nursing School in the World

The School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, has been ranked within the top 50 nursing schools in the world, according to the QS global subject rankings. The school provides a world-class environment for cutting-edge research to prepare tomorrow’s nurses to shape and advance health care practices through research and education. Within UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, researchers are addressing global challenges, including the growing burden of diseases, nurse workforce requirements, population ageing, and sustainable approaches to healthcare and health promotion and our teaching staff are at the forefront of these developments.

Connected Curriculum

At UCC we are committed to the Connected Curriculum where we emphasise the connection between students, learning, research and leadership through our vision for a Connected University. Our staff will support you in making meaningful connections within and between topics such as nursing, healthcare, and management.

Skills and Careers Information

This MSc Nursing (Non-EU) programme, established in 2013, gives nurses from outside the European Union the opportunity to study in Ireland. A major objective of the programme is to enable students to further develop their undergraduate knowledge, skills, and attributes. We aim to provide our students with enhanced skills that will transfer to professional practice in a rapidly evolving healthcare system globally. The acquisition of these skills ensures demand for graduates of this programme.

Available Scholarships

At UCC we support our student community by offering scholarships and prizes to prospective and current students. Please see the Scholarships & Prizes page for more information.

Requirements

Applicants for the MSc in Nursing (Non-EU) should meet the following requirements:

• Hold active registration on a division of the professional register maintained by the Nursing Board/Statutory Body in your own country.
• Have a minimum of six months relevant post-registration clinical experience.
• Hold a primary degree in nursing (Minimum 2nd class honours standard) OR hold a Higher/Postgraduate Diploma in the relevant nursing area;
• If your first language is not English, you must provide current evidence (within 2 years) of Minimum English Language proficiency - the list of UCC-approved English language qualifications are available here on the UCC English Language Requirements page.   
• All required documentation must be submitted for the application to be processed, and all supporting documentation must be submitted by the closing date.
• Where relevant, applicants must present an English language proficiency test/certificate that meets the English language proficiency requirements, for the application to be considered.

Note: Entry to this programme is highly competitive, and any documentation submitted after the closing date will not be considered.

Fees and Costs

How To Apply

The closing date for non-EU applications is Open from 13 January 2025 until all places fill or no later than 15 June.