Nursing - Non-EU Applicants

This MSc in Nursing (for Non-EU applicants) is a full-time programme taken over 12 months commencing in September of each year. It is designed to provide international students from outside Ireland and the EU (ie non-EU applicants) and from a range of different nursing backgrounds with a non-clinical Master's degree.

PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOME

On successful completion of the non-clinical pathway, students should be able to:
- exercise enhanced personal and professional competence through accountability and autonomy in professional practice;
- practise with greater insight of the research-base, ethical, socio-political and professional underpinnings of nursing/midwifery and health care;
- demonstrate higher levels of judgement 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.

The program is non-clinical, comprising theory modules only.

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)

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 their own country;

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.

Non-Clinical Pathway: There are no specific post-registration practice requirements for applicants to this pathway, although some clinical experience in the area of interest is desirable.

English Language Requirements
Applicants that are non-native speakers of the English language must meet the university approved English language requirements available online.

For applicants with qualifications completed outside of Ireland

Applicants must meet the required entry academic grade, equivalent to Irish requirements, please find our grades comparison by country online.

International/non-EU applicants
For full details of the non-EU application procedure please 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.

Not all courses are open to international/non-EU applicants, please check the fact file above.

For more information please contact the International Office.

NON-EU CLOSING DATE 15 June.

How to Apply
1. Choose Course
Firstly choose your course. Applicants can apply for up to two courses under one application. Details of taught courses are available on our online prospectus.

2. Apply Online
Once you have chosen your course you can apply online at the online application portal. Applicants will need to apply before the course closing date. There is a non-refundable €50 application fee for all courses apart from the Education - Professional Master of Education - (Secondary School/Post-Primary Teacher Training) which has a €100 application fee.

Applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Nursing must apply on the PAC website when the programme opens for applications.

3. Gather Supporting Documents
Scanned copies of the following documents will need to be uploaded to the online application portal in support of your application. Applicants may need to produce the original documents if you are accepted onto a course and register at UCC.

Original qualification documents listed on your application including transcripts of results from institutions other than UCC
Any supplementary items requested for your course.
Please log into the online application portal for more details.

4. Application processing timeline
Our online application portal opens for applications for most courses in early November of each year. Check specific course details.

5. Rounds
For courses that are in the rounds system (Irish and EU applicants), please check the rounds closing dates here.

1 year Full-time

Start Date: Contact UCC for next start date.

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.