About Nursing in the Community, PG Cert - at University College Cork (UCC)

Overview

PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAMME WILL NOT BE ON OFFER IN THE 2014/15 ACADEMIC YEAR.

The Postgraduate Certificate Nursing in the Community (PGCNIC) course is based on the philosophy that nursing in the community is practice-centred. The overall aim of our course is to develop and inform nurses for the challenges of nursing in the community in primary health care. This course is a Postgraduate Certificate, 30 credits of a level nine (60 credits) of the National Framework of Qualifications (National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI), 2003).

Course Details

Pathway 4: Nursing in the Community

Theory modules:
NU6043 Adults and Older People in the Community (5 credits)
NU6044 Health and Health Promotion: Concepts and Principles (5 credits)
NU6095 Primary Health Care Services in the Community (5 credits)
NU6096 Nursing in the Community in Primary Health Care 1 (10 credits)
SS6016 Health and Personal Social Services (5 credits)

Note: There is no clinical practice/practicum module in this pathway. However, NU6095 above incorporates field visits within the context of primary care services.

For further information see our postgraduate calendar

Fact File

Course Code: CKU03 Part-time

Course Title: Nursing in the Community

College: Medicine and Health

Duration: 6 months Part-time

Teaching Mode: Part-Time

The part-time option will be taught during weekday working hours over 6 months.

Qualifications: PG Cert

NFQ Level: Level 9

Costs: 2015/2016 Irish/EU EUR 4,000 (per academic year)Fees for 2016/17 TBC

2016 Entry Requirements: See detailed entry requirements

Closing Date: Programme not running 2017/2018

Next Intake: Programme not running for 2017/2018

Course Practicalities

The Postgraduate Certificate Nursing in the Community (PGCNIC) is a one-year part-time course. It involves 120 lecture hours, 180 hours of self-directed reading and three days of clinical community placement.

Assessment

The course is assessed by a combination of oral examination, academic papers and a professional portfolio booklet.

Application Procedure

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ucc. For full details of the application procedure click here. Please note that you will be asked to fill in a supplementary information form as part of the application process for this programme. This form is available to view here SupplementaryFormCKU03 (60kB)

All required documentation must be either uploaded to your online application or sent in hard copy to The Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway.

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Entry requirements for this course

Contact University College Cork (UCC) to find course entry requirements.

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