Dublin City University · Ireland

Bachelor's in Nursing (Mental Health)

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Introduction

Nursing (Mental Health) is a Bachelor program taught at Dublin City University, Ireland. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Four Years) options.

Nursing (Mental Health) at Dublin City University prepares you to work as a qualified mental health nurse with people of any age. The course includes personal and professional development, core nursing skills, psychology, sociology of health and illness, caring and communication in nursing, and anatomy and physiology. It also develops mental health nursing stream study through modules such as Mental Health Nursing, Psychology across the life span, and Sociology of Mental Health.

Delivery is full-time and includes clinical practice placements during each semester. Clinical placement settings include St Vincent’s Hospital, Fairview; The National Forensic Mental Health Service; Dublin North City Mental Health Services; North Dublin Mental Health Services; and Highfield Healthcare. The Erasmus+ exchange programme is open for application to all 2nd year nursing students and takes place in semester 1 of 3rd year.

On completion, Dublin City University states that you can register as a psychiatric nurse with the NMBI. The programme also supports eligibility for professional registration with NMBI (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann). Career areas listed include Mental Health Nurse in community, schools, general practice, occupational health, and traditional hospitals and care facilities.

Modules

Personal and Professional Development
Core Nursing Skills
Psychology
Sociology of Health and Illness
Caring and Communication in Nursing
Anatomy and Physiology
Clinical Practice Placements
Mental Health Nursing
Clinical Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
Research and Nursing Practice
Life Span Developmental Psychology
Nursing Informatics, Management and Leadership

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Nursing (Mental Health) at Dublin City University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Dublin City University.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Dublin City University as pre-requiste for admission in Nursing (Mental Health).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Leaving Cert

Minimum of O6 or H7 in Mathematics and minimum of O6 or H7 in one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics with Chemistry or Agricultural Science

GCE A Level

GCE A Level E or GCE AS Level D or GCSE 4/C Mathematics and GCE A Level E or GCE AS Level D or GCSE 4/C in one of Physics, Chemistry , Biology, Physics with Chemistry or Agricultural Science

FET Level 5

Please visit our Admissions Webpage for application guidance and to review specific FET course requirements, please visit the CAO QQI FET Requirements Look Up Facility.