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Masters in Science in Nursing

Key Facts

Overview The School of Nursing and Midwifery offers the following Master in Science in Nursing. The purpose of the programme is to enable students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to care for patients to the highest professional standards across the health care continuum. The modules offered are grounded in a body of evidence-based knowledge that promotes excellence in nursing practice.

Course Duration
and Structure

The programme takes place over two years on a part-time basis or one year on a full-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 16 September 2013 and continues with classes on the following Thursdays until 12 December 2013. There is a break then before it recommences on 16 January 2014 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 the M.Sc. course involves attending eleven workshops scheduled between end of September 2013 and end of February 2014. 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.

Full-time students attend on scheduled Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Location

24 D'Olier Street, Dublin 2.

Start date

September 2013.

Entry Requirement

  • Registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. International applicants for theory only strands must be registered as a professional nurse who is entitled to practise as a qualified or registered nurse in their own country.
  • An honors degree in nursing or a related discipline or equivalent professional and academic qualification.
  • Or otherwise satisfy the course committee that they have the ability to complete and benefit from the course.

Information for nurses who wish to apply to register as a nurse tutor with theNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (RNT)

Information on the M.Sc. in Nursing - Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Nursing including the Nurse Prescribing Certificate.

Note, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is the regulatory body for the nursing and midwifery professions in Ireland. Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is mandatory in order to practice as a Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife in Ireland. One of the entry requirements of this course is that the nurse applicants must be currently registration on the appropriate division of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland live register. Please visit the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland website for information on registering as a nurse or midwife in Ireland.

Information on the one year M.Sc. in Nursing programme (International) for international students.

Documentation required to complete application
  • 2 Academic reference
  • Copies of academic transcripts from completed educational courses
  • Copies of official awards (parchment) from completed educational courses

How to apply

Online application system.

Closing date and late applications

Applications are currently being accepted online for this course. Courses are usually advertised in early March of the year of entry and the normal closing date is 3rd May 2013.

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

Progression

All students register on the M. Sc. programme in the first instance. 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.

Flexibility in Progression in M.Sc./P.Grad. Dip. programmes

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

Language

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

Information on the one year M.Sc. in Nursing programme (International) for international students.

Course Content

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

Alternative strands

M.Sc./P.Grad. Dip. in Clinical Health Sciences Education [CHSE]- Nursing and Midwifery strand

MSc in Nursing - Advanced Nurse Practitioner [ANP] strand

MSc in Nursing - Specialist Nursing - 7 specialist strands avalable including:

  • Cardiovascular Care Nursing
  • Emergency Dept Nursing
  • Haematology Nursing
  • Intensive Care Nursing
  • Orthopaedic Nursing (not running in 2013)
  • Peri-operative Nursing
  • Renal Nursing

M.Sc. / P/Grad. Dip. in Nursing - Child Health and Well-being

Information on the one year M.Sc. in Nursing programme (International) for international students.

Annual Tuition Fees

Annual Tuition Fees for strands other than the MSc in Specialist Nursing in 2012 were as follows:

Part-time course

M. Sc. in Nursing 2012 Year One annual tuition fees for new entrants were EU: €4,750, non-EU €9,500
M. Sc. in Nursing 2012 Year Two annual tuition fees were EU: €4,750, non-EU €9,500

Full-time course

M. Sc. in Nursing 2012 annual tuition fees for new entrants were EU: €8,750, non-EU €17,500

2013 fees have not yet been announced.

Information on the one year M.Sc. in Nursing programme (International) for international students.

Career
Opportunities
and
Professional
Issues

The various modules offered lead on from, and complement, the subjects taken at Degree and Post-graduate Diploma level of learning. On completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Strengthen and develop their expertise in their area of practice through the use of enhanced knowledge, reflective skills and research-based practice.
  • Devise, implement, and evaluate methods for improving the quality of nursing care and /or nurse education provided in Ireland.
  • Exercise administrative and intellectual leadership in their profession and the disciplines contained within.
  • Extend their skills in the critical evaluation of research reports and plan, conduct and evaluate research studies.
    Information on the one year M.Sc. in Nursing programme (International) for international students.

Course contacts

Dr Brian Keogh, Course Co-ordinator, tel +353 1 8963109.

Ms Anita Malzone, Executive Officer, tel +353 1 8963892.


Note: The details outlined in this page are subject to change. The School of Nursing and Midwifery reserve the right to amend the contents of pages to reflect any curriculum and course management changes. The University of Dublin, Trinity College is not bound by errors in or omissions from this course information document.

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Last updated 24 April 2013 by nursing.midwifery@tcd.ie (Email).