Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 2 Years
- Attendance:
- Part Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Blended
- Next Intake:
- 2023/2024 September
- Contact Name:
- Paul Masterson
- Contact Number:
- +353 1 716 6448
- Fees:
- Fee Information
Our Graduate Diploma Children’s Cardiac Nursing will build on your existing knowledge and skills in caring for children with a cardiac condition and their families, supporting you to practice at specialist level.
Curricular information is subject to change
Part Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No
This programme is designed to meet the professional development needs of Registered Nurses who wish to specialise in Children’s Cardiac Nursing.
Applicants should be registered as an RCN, RCN/RGN with a minimum of one year’s experience in Children’s Cardiac Nursing. Applicants registered as an RGN with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Children’s Nursing may be considered for registration to the programme.
Applicants should be employed in either cardiac services in Children’s Health Ireland at Our Lady's Childrens Hospital Crumlin, or Clark Clinic in The Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
Outside of these centres applicants may be working in a specialist role caring for children with a heart condition.
Places are allocated on the programme subject to successful interview, and availability of places.
The Graduate Diploma in Children’s Cardiac Nursing programme aims to build upon and advance the registered nurse’s repertoire of knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional values, in order to prepare the nurse to assume the role of a nurse specialist in this area of care. The programme aims to develop the practitioner’s capacities for caring and competent practice in children’s cardiac nursing, in order to prepare the nurse to provide a child and family centred service within the health service.
A wide range of teaching methods are used, which includes large and small group lectures, seminars and tutorials. Clinical teaching is undertaken by specialists in the clinical area who work with the students to assist them in applying theory to practice. The UCD Virtual Learning platform ‘Brightspace’ supports online teaching and learning, facilitating synchronous and asynchronous online content delivery. Clinical placements provide students with excellent opportunities to learn from experts in other hospitals and/or within their own hospitals; students attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and engage in supervised practice.
This programme will commence in Sept 2021 as a 2 year part-time programme.
Assessments are varied (assignments/ case presentation/practical examination/online discussion boards/student debate) and occur at intervals throughout and at the end of the semesters. During the first year students will attend college online for a short period one day per week. During year 2, learning experiences are undertaken in planned blocks of study, at the hospital site.
Curriculum
You will complete six modules in total, to include two core modules taken in year 1, and four specialist modules taken in year 2.
Core Modules:
Semester 1 NMHS42230 - Leadership and Organisational Dynamics
Semester 2 NMHS43270 - Research Methods Applied to Healthcare
Specialist Modules:
Semester 1 - NMHS44180 Fundamental Concepts of Children's Cardiac Nursing
Semester 2 - NMHS43720 Advanced Children's Critical Care
Semester 2 - NMHS44170 Specialist Considerations in Children's Cardiac Nursing
Semester 1 and Sem 2 - NMHS42460 Clinical Practicum: Paediatric Critical Care Nursing
GradDip Children’s Cardiac Care (X962) Part Time
EU Year 1 - € 4990
nonEU Year 1 - € 9090
EU Year 2 - € 4820
nonEU Year 2 - € 9090
***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 €50 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:
Documents Required
The following entry routes are available: