Overview

Why Choose This Course

With the rapidly growing older-adult population and the rapidly changing healthcare services of today, it is vital that nurses working in older-adult settings are competent to provide the highest quality of nursing care, and maintain professional standards of care. The curriculum of the Nursing - Gerontological Nursing programme of University College Cork Online encourages you to develop an enquiring and creative approach to both the theory and practice of gerontological nursing.

Skills and Careers Information

This Nursing - Gerontological Nursing course at University College Cork Online will give registered general nurses, registered intellectual disability nurses and registered psychiatric nurses knowledge and skills to work as a member of the older-adult team in a variety of gerontological settings to meet the complex needs of older people.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods

Ethics for Specialist Practice

Practice Enhancement for Nursing and Midwifery

Health Assessment and Older People

Quality Improvement in Older People’s Services

Ageing and Older People: Bio Psychosocial Perspectives

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-06-02 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2024-07-03 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Nursing Gerontology

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold active registration on a division of the professional register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland or be eligible for such registration as required for individual pathways. For the Gerontological Nursing Pathway, applicants must be Registered General Nurses OR Registered Intellectual Disability Nurses OR Registered Psychiatric Nurses;

Applicants must have a minimum of six months of post-registration experience (excluding courses) and at least six months experience in the speciality pathway applied for;

Applicants must provide written evidence of support from their Director of Nursing/equivalent authorised Nurse Manager.

Tuition Fee

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International

14700 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14700 EUR per year during 24 months.
EU/EEA

7130 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7130 EUR per year during 24 months.

EU Students: €7,130 (PG Diploma, Year 1); €2,630 (Masters, Year 2)

Non-EU students: €14,700 (PG Diploma, Year 1); €5,000 (Masters, Year 2)

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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