Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 1 Years
- Attendance:
- Full Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Face-to-Face
- Next Intake:
- 2024/2025 September
- Contact Name:
- Asmahan McCambridge
- Contact Number:
- +353(0)1 716 6490
- Fees:
- Fee Information
This exciting programme will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills in advanced health assessment of the critically ill patient. You will also get the opportunity to demonstrate the importance of change in practice through the development of an innovation project which will address research questions that arise in your clinical practice.
This programme is designed for UCD Graduate diplomas holders in the following specialities: Critical Care–Intensive Care, Critical Care Cardiovascular, Heart Failure Nursing, Paediatric Critical Care and Peri-Operative Nursing.
This exciting programme will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills in advanced health assessment of critically ill patients. You will also get the opportunity to explore and address research questions that arise in your clinical practice.
Curricular information is subject to change
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes
This programme is designed for holders of UCD Graduate Diplomas in the following specialities: Critical Care–Intensive Care, Critical Care-Cardiovascular, Heart Failure Nursing, Paediatric Critical Care and Peri-Operative Nursing.
Holders of Level 8 Higher Diplomas should contact the School to discuss their options.
The MSc Critical Care programme consists of two modules:
Autumn Trimester: NMHS 42960 Advanced Health Assessment, (10 credits)
Autumn & Spring Trimester: NMHS44020 Master’s dissertation: Evidence Synthesis and Translation (30 credits)
MSc Critical Care Nursing (X726) Full Time
EU fee per year - € 7020
nonEU fee per year - € 13860
***Fees are subject to change
If the fees for your programme are being paid by a third party (full or partial), please ensure your funding organisation/sponsor/hospital contacts student.payments@ucd.ie. Please note this is not a student facing email address.
If you have any queries about your fees, please contact the Student Desk:
https://www.ucd.ie/students/studentdesk/
Please note that all applicants are required to pay the €60 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
More information about fees is available on the UCD website at the link below:
All applicants must be listed on the Register of Nurses and Midwives, which is maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
Applicants must be employed in clinical practice in Ireland while undertaking the programme
Applicants must have completed a Graduate Diploma in one of the following specialities: Critical Care–Intensive Care, Critical Care-Cardiovascular, Heart Failure Nursing, Paediatric Critical Care and Peri-Operative Nursing.
Documents Required
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL may be granted in respect of individual modules if applicants can demonstrate that the modules' learning outcomes have been achieved through prior credentialled or experiential learning. In some cases, where an applicant does not meet the prerequisites for entry to a programme, an RPL application may be considered. Further information can be found in respect of this here.
The following entry routes are available:
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised