A degree in nursing is a passport to a rewarding and challenging career. Opportunities within Ireland are excellent with a wide variety of health service providers offering positions for registered nurses.
There are also numerous opportunities for specialisation in any one of a large number of fields of nursing and healthcare.
The nurse in the modern health services has excellent career prospects and has a wide range of opportunities for career advancement beyond initial registration. A graduate of nursing or midwifery from UCD has the ability to travel throughout Europe, the Middle East, the USA, Canada, Australia and beyond.
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This course is available through the following application route(s)
If you are interested in a rewarding, exciting challenging career in healthcare, then nursing is for you.
About This Course
UCD Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems Programme Office
Health Sciences Centre
Belfield, Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 716 6407
Email: nursing@ucd.ie
Web: www.ucd.ie/nmhs
Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.
Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.
| Trimester | Credits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 Core Modules |
NMHS10360 | Academic Writing & Reading in Nursing and Midwifery | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
NMHS10480 | Sci Principles Healthcare 1 | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
NMHS10490 | Intro Psychology&Communication | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
NMHS10520 | Nursing Fundamentals | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
NMHS10440 | Nursing Concepts and Values | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
NMHS10450 | Clinical Practice 1 (G) | Spring | 15 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
NMHS10460 | Sci Principles Healthcare 2 | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
NMHS10470 | Foundations of General Nursing | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
NMHS20740 | Patient Safety & Microbiology | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
NMHS20750 | Altered Resp & Cardio Function | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
NMHS20760 | Neuro & musculoskeletal nurse | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
NMHS20830 | Health Prom Research Spec Set | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
PHAR20030 | Pharmacology | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
NMHS20680 | Clinical Practice 2 (G) | Spring | 30 |
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 0 of: You must register to one (1) elective module in the AUT trimester which can be selected from either one of the non-mandatory elective modules offered in the school or an elective module elsewhere in the university. Please do not select elective modules in the SPR trimester as you will be on clinical practice |
NMHS10100 | Health across the Lifespan | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Core Modules |
NMHS33240 | Ageing and Health | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Core Modules |
NMHS33440 | Clinical Practice 3 (G) | Autumn | 25 |
Stage 3 Core Modules |
NMHS32290 | Ethical&Legal Context Prof Pra | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Core Modules |
NMHS33290 | General Nursing 4 | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Core Modules |
NMHS33460 | Population-Inclusion Health and Research | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Core Modules |
NMHS33500 | General Nursing 3 | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: You must register to two (2) elective modules in the SPR trimester which can be selected from either the non-mandatory elective modules offered in the school or elective modules elsewhere in the university. Please do not select elective modules in the AUT trimester as you will be on clinical practice |
NMHS32340 | Maternal and Foetal wellbeing | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: You must register to two (2) elective modules in the SPR trimester which can be selected from either the non-mandatory elective modules offered in the school or elective modules elsewhere in the university. Please do not select elective modules in the AUT trimester as you will be on clinical practice |
NMHS10560 | Introduction to Global Health | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: You must register to two (2) elective modules in the SPR trimester which can be selected from either the non-mandatory elective modules offered in the school or elective modules elsewhere in the university. Please do not select elective modules in the AUT trimester as you will be on clinical practice |
NMHS32480 | Introduct to Health Systems | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS30290 | Leadership & Management | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS33640 | Preparing for Internship (G) | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS33670 | Health Psychology & Sociology | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS33680 | Nursing complex needs | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS33690 | Evidence Based Practice HCare | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS33700 | Prac Plac Supernumerary 4 (G) | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS30300 | Practice Placement 4A Internship (G) | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS30310 | Practice Placement 4B Internship (G) | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS33650 | Prac Plac 4C Internship (G) | Summer | 10 |
Stage 4 Core Modules |
NMHS33660 | Prac Plac 4D Internship (G) | Summer | 10 |
How to Apply
General application route(s) for Irish/UK/EU applicants* for International (non-EU) applicants* to General:
| ROWCLASS | Apply to | Application Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| showAudience-audienceEU | DN450 General Bachelor of Science |
Full-Time Commencing 2024/2025 September |
Application through CAO | Apply via CAO |
* you can change options at the top of the page