School of Nursing
Postgraduate Opportunities
DCU School of Nursing promotes a person-centered, multidisciplinary care model, in line with
international best practice in healthcare. Applications are invited from healthcare professionals
with relevant qualifications, to the following part-time postgraduate programmes:
Nursing and Healthcare Practice Postgraduate Framework
• Graduate Diploma/MSc in Child and Adolescent • Graduate Diploma/MSc in Mental Health
Nursing Practice (PAC Code: DC701) Nursing Practice (PAC Code: DC711)
• Graduate Diploma/MSc in Child and Adolescent • Graduate Diploma/MSc in Mental Healthcare
Healthcare Practice (PAC Code: DC707) Practice (PAC Code: DC710)
• Graduate Diploma/MSc in General Nursing • Graduate Diploma/MSc in Intellectual Disability
Practice (PAC Code: DC708) Healthcare Practice (PAC Code: DC713)
• Graduate Diploma/MSc in General Healthcare • Graduate Diploma/MSc in Intellectual Disability
Practice (PAC Code: DC709) Nursing Practice (PAC Code: DC712)
Entry Requirements Professional Development Modules
Candidates must hold a related primary degree, with In addition to our existing wide-ranging suite of
a minimum of second class honours or, alternatively, professional development modules, a selection of
candidates can be considered for admission on the basis modules at Degree, Graduate Diploma and Masters
of AP(E)L (accreditation of prior learning) and/or the levels on the psychotherapy, nursing practice and
completion of Access modules. Candidates are expected
healthcare practice programmes, are available on
to work in the area of practice that relates to their
a stand alone basis for the ongoing development
particular chosen specialism. Closing date for receipt of
of therapists and other health and social care
completed applications is Friday 28th May 2010.
professionals. For further details, visit
For further information contact:
www.dcu.ie/nursing/professional.shtml or call
Liam MacGabhann, tel: +353 (0)1 700 8805; Emer O’Hara at 700 8975. Closing date for receipt of
e-mail: liam.macgabhann@dcu.ie completed applications in Semester II is Friday 8th
Graduate Diploma in Counselling and
January 2010.
Psychotherapeutic Practice (PAC Code DC718)
A sample list of our current available modules for
Semester II include:
The Graduate Diploma provides comprehensive
academic and practical grounding in counselling and
• NS488 Telephone Nursing: remote assessment and
psychotherapeutic practice.
decision making
Entry Requirements
• NS568 Advancing Person-Centered Management in
Dementia Care
Applicants should hold a relevant undergraduate
degree, have one to two years recent relevant
• NS448 Haemovigilance Practice
professional experience and be able to demonstrate • NS449 Professional Development for Specialist
personal suitability. Applicants will be short-listed to Practitioners
attend interview and assessment. Candidates who
• NS430 Cardiovascular Health Management for
do not meet the requirements will be considered
Nurses (Centre of Nurse Education)
for admission on the basis of an AP(E)L process.
• NS431 Nursing Individuals with Diabetes (Centre of
Closing date for receipt of completed applications
is Friday 23rd April 2010.
Nurse Education)
For further information contact:
• NS439 Nursing Individuals with Respiratory
Evelyn Gordon, tel: +353 (0)1 700 7704;
Conditions (Centre of Nurse Education)
e-mail: evelyn.gordon@dcu.ie
For further information on all programmes visit:
How to Apply for the above programmes
www.dcu.ie/postgraduate;
tel: +353 (0)1 700 5947;
To apply, visit the Postgraduate Applications Centre
e-mail: nursingenquiries@dcu.ie
(PAC) at www.pac.ie.
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