Nursing - Community Mental Health Nursing - Sligo St. Angela's

Through this programme, students are able to build upon their previous nursing expertise with education in the area of Mental Health Nursing. They can respond proactively to changes in their practice and work environment and become key drivers in the development of their professional practice. The Professional Practice module aims to expose the student to contemporary mental health care in the community.



Who should apply?

This programme is suitable for registered Psychiatric Nurses on the Psychiatric Division of the active register maintained by NMBI who are currently practicing as a psychiatric nurse and have at least 18 months post-registration experience in psychiatric nursing (exclusive of post-registration courses).

What will I study?

Postgraduate Diploma:

Making Recovery a Reality: A Co-produced Module

Therapeutic Communication

Advanced Research Skills

Primary and Community Mental Health Care

Professional Practice (Clinical)

Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (E)

Assessing & Managing Clients Presenting Following Self-harm (E)

Early Intervention for People Who Experience First Episode Psychosis (E)

Eating Disorders in Adults and Adolescents (E)

(E) = Elective Module.

Applicants must be currently practicing as a psychiatric nurse and be a Registered Psychiatric Nurse on the Psychiatric Division of the active register maintained by NMBI with at least 18 months post-registration experience. Applicants should hold a primary degree in nursing. If applicants do not have a primary degree in nursing, they will be invited to complete an access course. To progress to Year 2, students must obtain an aggregate mark of 60% in their Postgraduate Diploma (Year 1). For full details on the Entry Requirements for this programme please see the course webpage.



Recognition of Prior Lerarning: Yes.

Flexible learning courses are popular, and they fill on a first come, first served basis. There are two major intake periods throughout the academic year, September and January.



For January start courses, applications typically open in October, and for September start courses, applications typically open in February. Closing dates for applications are listed on the individual course webpage.

1 year 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.

Progression Pathways

Many of our Masters programmes are structured in a way that includes recognised entry and exit awards. This means that you can apply for part of Masters first and learn at your own pace or if you are unable to complete the full programme, you can still gain a recognised qualification. Our entry and exit awards typically include Postgraduate Certificate award and a Postgraduate Diploma award.