Nurses are a very important profession at any time, contemporary people are also paying more attention to personal health, the demand for high-quality medical health services has also increased greatly, at the same time, the new crown virus in the past two years, but also let doctors and nurses become the focus of the whole society, worthy of the respect of the global people, more and more students are also committed to becoming a medical staff, so the profession of nursing has become the choice of more and more people.
Students choose nursing in the first place
“My main source of inspiration to become a nurse comes from an innate desire to help and care for people in times of need. I would love to travel the world and work with charities providing healthcare services in developing countries.”
"I wanted to be a nurse primarily inspired by the innate desire to help and care when people needed me. I want to travel the world, working with charities to provide medical services to developing countries. ”
The nursing major at the National University of Ireland Cork is not only a bachelor's degree, but also a specialist application
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The Nursing major is the ace major in the School of Nursing and Midwifery of the Faculty of Medicine and Health of the University of Cork, and in the QS World University Rankings 2021/2022, the Nursing degree from Cork University ranks 49th in the world and is loved by students.
Nursing (Post-Secondary)
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies(Top-up)
This course is a full-time one-year course with the goal of improving students' ability to learn professional knowledge and improving vocational skills for the future, and providing students with basic professional knowledge and skills training. This course requires students to have worked in surgical nursing and nurse management, providing students with a good platform to improve their vocational skills and supplement their professional knowledge, so that students can play an advantage in their future professional fields. This course is the only course to receive a specialist degree from University Cork, the only school in the National University of Ireland to offer a Nursing Diploma.
Professional information
Teaching mode: Full-time
Duration: 1 year
Tuition fee: €10,630
Course Modules (Core Modules 60 credits):
1) Nursing Theory and Science Education Professional Practice (10 credits)
2) Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (10 credits)
3) Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Nursing and Health Care (10 credits)
4) Nursing Leadership, Management, Ethics and Legal Responsibility (10 credits)
5) Infectious and Noncommunicable Disease Care (10 credits)
6) Primary health care for population health (10 credits)
Admission Requirements:
1) Graduated from nursing college and hold a domestic nurse qualification certificate, with an average score of 75 or above;
2) IELTS 6.5 (decimal score of not less than 6.0), Duolingo: 120+ official admission or 110-115+ skills check. Half a point away from the score can participate in the domestic language bridge class.
Professional advantage
The increased demand for nursing talent in Ireland has resulted in 90% of students being booked by business before they graduate;
Students can work part-time in public or private hospitals during their studies, and a 1-year work visa after graduation can also support students to find a job;
The only course at Cork University that accepts a college degree and the only school in the National University of Ireland to offer a Nursing Diploma;
Small class sizes: After graduation, you can apply for the Master of Nursing program at University Cork without IELTS.
Master of Nursing
MSc Nursing (for Non-EU Applicants Only)
The main objective of the programme is to allow students to further develop the knowledge and skills acquired at the bachelor's level and apply these to the professional practice of the rapidly growing healthcare system around the world to increase their employment opportunities.
Tuition fee: € 18,130 (up to 50% scholarship)
Course Modules (Core Modules 70 credits + Academic Papers 20 credits)
Core Modules:
1) Research Methods (10 credits)
2) Ethics of Professional Practice (5 credits)
3) Clinical Examination Skills (10 credits)
4) Research Methods for Advanced Medical Professions (10 credits)
5) Nursing and Midwifery Practice (10 credits)
6) Professional Medical Wound Care (5 credits)
7) Internal medicine and surgical nursing of cardiopulmonary diseases (10 credits)
8) Personal and Professional Cases (10 credits)
Dissertation:
Nursing Dissertation (20 credits)
1) Bachelor's degree background, nursing and related professional background, the average score is 75 points or more;
Professional Features:
The course offers students three different development directions, which students can freely choose according to their own interests and abilities
Non-clinical direction: registered as a nurse in China;
Clinical professional nursing: have been registered as a nurse in China for more than 2 years, and have worked in this profession for more than 6 months;
Advanced nursing direction: have been registered as a nurse in China for more than 7 years, and have worked in this profession for more than 5 years
remark:
Students who complete their undergraduate degree at UCC do not need to provide language scores again to apply for a UCC master's degree.
3-year college graduates can study for two years and get a master's degree in nursing.
Undergraduate and master's degrees are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bachelor of Nursing
BSc (Honours) General Nursing
With a Bachelor of Science degree in General Nursing (Honours), you can become a qualified nurse and be able to work in a clinical setting after graduation. The course will promote personal, intellectual and professional development to meet the competencies of qualified general practitioners. After completing your studies, you can apply to the industry's regulator, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), to become a registered nurse.
Duration: 4 years
Tuition fee: €16394/year
Course modules
First year (all modules 5 credits, unless otherwise noted):
1) Academic writing, information technology and evidence-based nursing practice
2) Basic knowledge and skills of nursing practice (10 credits)
3) Nursing and midwifery practice infection prevention and control
4) Interpersonal Therapy Skills in Nursing Practice and Health Psychology (10 credits)
5) Nursing profession: professional practice, law and ethics
6) General Nursing Practice (10 credits)
7) Sociological concepts of nursing
8) Social inclusion and health policies
Year 2:
Pharmacology and medication management for nurses and midwives
Evidence-based care and midwifery care studies the general care of adults and their families – focusing on common, acute and chronic health care conditions;
Health, Ageing and Life Cycle – Perspectives on General Care for older persons
Health, life cycle - perspectives on maternal health and child health care;
General nursing practice.
Third year:
Professional issues, subject knowledge development, teaching and learning;
Evidence-based care and midwifery care;
Mental health and its determinants – the role of general nurses in facilitating therapeutic interactions;
Health promotion and primary care in the context of general health;
General care for adults and their families – with a focus on common, acute and chronic diseases;
General care for adults, children and their families – with a focus on tumors;
General care for adults, children and their families - with a focus on end-of-life and palliative care;
Fourth year:
The first semester (before Christmas) takes some theoretical modules at UCC. In the second semester (after Christmas), you will undertake a 36-week paid internship. Modules include:
Evidence-based care and midwifery care research
Nursing profession and discipline: including ethics, legal issues, equality and professional practice;
Professional development and the future of nurses as team members, leaders and managers
Nursing management of difficult acute care events
Communication skills and personal well-being in nursing practice
General nursing practice;
Elective modules.
1) High school graduation certificate, the average score of high school is 85 points or more;
Employment advantage
✔ The Faculty of Medicine and Health is one of the four university faculties at Cork University, providing professional medical education to students from more than 20 countries. The Faculty currently has more than 2,500 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students. The Faculty has excellent academic partnerships with 9 hospitals in the South and South West of Ireland.
✔ Cork University Hospital is the largest hospital in Ireland, with over 3,000 students gaining extensive clinical experience.
✔ After graduation, students have a wide range of work fields, including hospitals, community home care, schools or nursing homes.
✔ In addition, Irish nurses are highly valued by other countries, increasing job opportunities abroad, especially in the Uk, Australia, Canada and the US. Some of our recent graduates have worked as nurses at Bon Secours Hospital, Mater Private and HSE.
Generous scholarships
According to the statistics of University Cork, the overall quality of Chinese students is excellent, and more Chinese students are encouraged to study at University Cork, so we have prepared generous scholarships for international students
Master's Degree (Non-Clinical) (Self-Funded Students) Scholarship Information:
• If you submit your application before February 28, 2022, you will receive a scholarship of €9,000.
• If the application is submitted after February 28, 2022 and before March 31, 2022, a scholarship of €8,500 is offered.
• If the application is submitted after March 31 and before April 30, 2022, a scholarship of €7,500 is offered.
Top-up Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Undergraduate Nursing (at own expense only):
• If you submit your application before February 28, 2022, you will receive a scholarship of €3,000.
• A scholarship of €2,250 is offered if the application is submitted after 28 February and before 31 March 2022.
• If the application is submitted after March 31 and before April 30, 2022, a scholarship of €1750 is offered.