The MSc (Nursing) for Non-EU applicants is a full-time programme (i.e. 90 credits) taken over 12 months from the date of first registration (commencing in September of each year). It is designed to provide students from outside Ireland and EU (i.e. non-EU applicants) and from a range of different nursing backgrounds with a Masters degree including the option to prepare as clinical nursing specialist or advanced nurse practitioner in their home country. It is a non-clinical Masters degree.

Applicants should:

(a) hold active registration on a division of the professional register maintained by the Nursing Board/Statutory Body in their own country.

(b) hold a primary degree in nursing (minimum Second Class Honours standard) OR hold a Higher/Postgraduate Diploma in relevant nursing area.

(c) if first language is not English, provide current evidence (i.e. within past 5 years) of proficiency in English as follows:

• a minimum score of IELTS 6.5 (or TOEFL equivalent) with no less than a score of 6.0 in each of the components.

Application Procedure:
Please visit the International Office link for details on how to apply: www.ucc.ie/en/international/noneu-pg/taught/.

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part I
MH6014 Advanced Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals (10 credits)
NU6005 Evidence Based Practice for Healthcare Professionals (10 credits)
NU6053 Professional, Ethical, and Legal Decision-making in Specialist Practice (5 credits)
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)

Part II
NU6073 Dissertation in Nursing (20 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2020/2021 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2020/2021.

Programme Learning Outcomes for MSc (Nursing) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme pathway, students should be able to:

• Exercise enhanced personal and professional competence through accountability and autonomy in professional practice;
• Practice with greater insight of the research-base, ethical, socio-political and professional underpinnings of nursing/midwifery and health care;
• Demonstrate higher levels of judgment 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.