Students will be rquired to undertake specialist clinical placements, as a staff nurse, either in the Department of Medicine for Older Persons, St. James's Hospital, or in other approved clinical locations. In response to the needs of Registered Nurses employed outside of Dublin, it is possible for those nurses undertaking the MSc in Gerontological Nursing to complete their specialist clinical practice within their own HSE region (as an outreach course) while continuing to complete the academic portion of the course at University of Dublin Trinity College and St. James's Hospital. This system is also in place for those nurses employed in hospitals in the Dublin area, with one or more Care of Older Persons' facilities.

The programme takes place over two years on a part-time basis.

A blended learning approach is utilised in the delivery of theoretical content, including lectures, group discussion, WebCT and self directed learning. The assessment process used is a combination of written and practical assignments.

Year one of the part-time taught masters course starts with a full week on 17 September 2012 and continues with classes on the following Thursdays until 13 December 2012. There is a break then before it recommences on 17 January 2013 and continues on Thursdays until the end of March or early April. Teaching and learning includes some web-based learning.

Attendance in Year 2 of M.Sc. courses involves attending a selection of workshops run from September to March. These workshops are designed to support students as they progress through the various stages of their final year dissertation. Students will be free to attend any of the workshops on offer. At the end of Year 2, M.Sc. students will produce a dissertation on a chosen subject related to their field of study.

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September 2012

• Registration as a nurse on the live register with An Bord Altranais and
• A minimum of one years full-time clinical nursing practice or equivalent recent clinical nursing practice since first registration and
• An honours degree in nursing studies or equivalent
  or
• Satisfy the course committee that they have the ability to complete and benefit from the course.

• 2 Academic references
• Copies of academic transcripts from completed educational courses
• Copies of official awards (parchment) from completed educational courses
• A letter of support from your Director of Nursing

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Late applications are being accepted for this course. The normal closing date for this course is 4th May 2012.

Courses are usually advertised in early March of the year of entry and the normal closing date is in early May.

Always check these pages for current information on the application process and new information on late applications.

On successful completion of all the requirements of the first year, students may progress to the second year of the programme during which they complete a dissertation; or may opt to exit and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery are pleased to offer flexibility in pathways for progression from P.Grad. Dip. level to M.Sc. level within its M.Sc. programmes.  The following is a summary of the pathways for such re-entry:

• On successful completion of all  modules of Year One (60 ECTS credits), students may proceed immediately to year two in the next academic year to complete the M.Sc. programme.
• On successful completion of all  modules of Year One (60 ECTS credits), students may exit the programme without any award (deferring the award), but may apply to return to complete the M.Sc. programme within four years.

Further pathways options available for alumni who already hold a PGrad Dip, in respect of a programme which they successfully completed in the School of Nursing and Midwifery TCD within the past four years

All applicants whose first language is not English and who have not been educated through the medium of English must present one of the following qualifications in the English language:
IELTS: Grade 6.5
TOEFL: 230-computer based, 570 paper based
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: Grade C
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Grade C
Further information is available from Graduate Studies Office TCD

See modular course structure for a description of each module of this course.

2012 Year One annual tuition fees for new entrants were EU: €5,750 and non-EU: €13,000
2012 Year Two annual tuition fees for new entrants were non-EU: €4,750 and non-EU: €9,500