Program Overview
The MSc in Nursing (Older Person) program enhances nursing professionals' expertise for advanced roles in older person nursing through critical inquiry, research, and specialized knowledge. Completion of Year 1 (Graduate Diploma) qualifies students for Clinical Nurse Specialist posts, while Year 2 (MSc) prepares them for Advanced Nursing Practice posts. The program emphasizes clinical practice, with 500 hours required in Year 1, and fosters professional qualities to promote excellence in older person nursing.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The MSc in Nursing (Older Person) program aims to enhance the professional education of registered nurses, equipping them with critical inquiry, knowledge, skills, attributes, and competencies for advanced roles in older person nursing. Successful completion of Year 1 (Graduate Diploma) qualifies students for Clinical Nurse Specialist posts, while Year 2 (MSc) completion qualifies them for Advanced Nursing Practice posts. The program emphasizes research as evidence for practice enhancement and change, fostering critical thinking and reflective skills at specialist and advanced practice levels. It cultivates professional qualities and high competence in promoting excellence and best practices in older person nursing.
Outline:
Year 1 Autumn Semester
- NS6036: Health Research – Methods & Methodology (12 credits)
- NS6411: Philosophical Underpinnings of Gerontology Care (9 credits)
- NS6401: Clinical Practicum 1 (9 credits)
Year 1 Spring Semester
- NS6038: Promoting Quality & Safety in Health Care (12 credits)
- NS6412: Management and Coordination of Gerontology Care (9 credits)
- NS6402: Clinical Practicum 2 (9 credits)
Year 2 Autumn Semester
- NS6004: Dissertation 1 (9 credits)
Year 2 Spring Semester
Other:
- The program is offered as a full-time program but is taken on a part-time basis over two years.
- Students are required to work in an older person setting for the duration of the program.
- Students can opt to exit with a Graduate Diploma after completing Year 1 or progress to Year 2 for the MSc award.
- The program includes 500 hours of clinical practice time in Year 1.
- Students are required to attend 13 days of university sessions in Year 1 and workshop days in the Autumn semester of Year 2.
- Students are assigned academic supervisors for Year 2.
EU - €7,500 per annum Non- EU - €7,500 per annum
- Please note year 2 fees are subject to change
