Higher Diploma in Children's Nursing
1 Year Full Time
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Min. Qualification :
10 + 2 High School / Senior Secondary
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Scholarship
Specializations
  • Nursing
Fees Details
Year Name Fees Total
Required Documents
  • Passport Copy
  • CV
  • Statement Of Purpose
  • 10th Marklist
  • 12th Marklist/Equivalent
  • Proof of English Proficiency Test
  • Letter of Recommendation
Admission
Starting Date Application Deadline Status
2023-09-01 00:00:00.000 2023-06-01 00:00:00.000 Active
Eligibility

General Entry Requirements

Applicants must be:
A registered nurse or eligible to register with Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann (Nursing and MIdwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)) as a Registered General Nurse, a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Registered Nurse Intellectual Disability;

AND

Hold a Diploma in nursing or judged equivalent.

AND
Students must have at least six months post-registration clinical nursing experience.
Applicants who do not have a Diploma in Nursing (or judged equivalent) will have their prior certified learning assessed through a system of APEL (Approved Prior Experiential Learning) and will be advised to complete the access modules successfully. Each individual's application will be assessed by the APEL Board for evidence of prior certified learning and deficits in prior certified learning and deficits in prior certified learning to Diploma level.

Leaving Cert

There are no additional entry requirements for this programme apart from the general entry requirements for admission to the university.

GCE A Level

There are no additional entry requirements for this programme apart from the general entry requirements for admission to the university.

FET Level 5

No Entry Path

International Applications

International candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to those outlined above. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language. For further information on international applications click here.

For more details , please click on this Link : https://www.dcu.ie/courses/undergraduate/snpch/prcn#collapse-prospectus-requirements

Admission Process

1. Application along with supporting documents will be processed on TEN Agent portal.
2. Student will receive the admission offer either conditional or unconditional on his TEN Agent portal.After accepting the offer Fee invoice will be generated on student account.
3 .After getting the fee invoice student can pay the fee and fee receipt can be found on TEN Portal  (Ten Agents).

Syllabus
Description

This one-year, full-time course includes 12 weeks of lectures, 36 weeks of clinical experience and four weeks’ holidays. All the lectures are delivered in the School of Nursing and Human Sciences at DCU with a three-week block at the beginning of the programme followed by two-days-per-week block release over a five-week period in semester one and a 12-week period in semester two.

Students will undertake the 36-weeks clinical practice within the clinical environment in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, attending partner services for specialist placements. The 36 weeks will be divided into two practice modules and will include four weeks holidays at a specified time.

For the course’s duration, students will be employees of Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1.

Upon completion of the course, students will be eligible to register with Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) as a Registered Children’s Nurse (RCN).

Visa

Documents Required :

Application Summary document
Application letter
Two colour passport sized photographs not more than 6 months old
Your current passport and a full copy of all previous passports
Evidence that you have enrolled on a privately funded course
Evidence accounting for any gaps in your educational history
Evidence of fee payment to college
Evidence that you have the academic ability to follow your chosen course
Evidence of your level of English (or Irish)
Finances
Private Medical Insurance
Previous Visa Refusals


In addition to this please find mentioned here a link which can help you with more detailed information regarding the student visa : 
https://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-study-in-ireland/what-are-my-study-visa-options/how-to-apply-for-long-term-study-visa/

Higher Diploma in Children's Nursing
  • Glasnevin, Ireland
  • ESTD 1975
  • Public
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