Overview

Intellectual Disability Nursing empowers people with intellectual disabilities who may be unable to live fully independent lives. Your role as a qualified nurse will guide and support your patients towards maintaining optimum health and wellbeing, and crucially, social inclusion in their day-to-day lives. Join the Intellectual Disability Nursing (Hons) degree at the Atlantic Technological University .

Your work is vital and important in society, working closely with each individual and their specific needs, as well as their families and other carers in your team.

Practice placement of up to 39 hours a week forms an integral part of your training. After qualifying you’ll be able to pursue your career in clinical nursing, nurse management or education, with your training also a foundation to enable you to pursue other areas of nursing - from oncology to orthopaedics.

Career Pathways

The main employers are:

Clinical Nursing
Education
Nurse Management

Graduate CareersGraduate careers typically include:

Community Nurse
Intellectual Nurse
Public Health Nurse

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health Needs and Nursing Interventions

Research in Practice

Promoting Health & Wellbeing

Person Centred Care

Intellectual Disability Nursing Practice

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

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Non-EU Visa requiring applicants: 1st May

Non-EU Non-Visa requiring applicants: 31st July

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

95

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TOEFL^® IBT

70

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PTE Academic

51

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Letterkenny, Ireland

Disciplines

Public Health Nursing Health Sciences View 52 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in Ireland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

95

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TOEFL^® IBT

70

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PTE Academic

51

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IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirement

6 subjects at O6/H7 which must include:
2 subjects at H5
English or Irish at O6/H7
Maths at O6/H7
Physics or Chemistry or Physics with Chemistry or Biology or Agricultural Science at O6/H7

QQI/FET Major Award Required:One of the following awards:

5M4349 – Nursing Studies
5M4468 – Community Health Services
5M4339 – Healthcare Support
5M3782 – Health Service Skills

Additional QQI/FET/ Requirements:Five Distinctions which must include two of the following

5N0749 Anatomy and Physiology

and

5N4325 Nursing Theory and Practice or
5N0758 – Care Support

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

12000 EUR / year

≈ 12000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

3000 EUR / year

≈ 3000 EUR / year

Living costs

Letterkenny

Ireland

650 - 1000 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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