Overview

General Nursing at Maynooth University aims to prepare you as a competent graduate who is confident in your ability to deliver person centred, safe, compassionate, evidence-based, effective and high-quality care across diverse healthcare settings.

As a graduate of the Maynooth University School of Nursing, our goal is that you will be flexible and adaptable, capable of working in rapidly changing healthcare contexts and settings, a critical thinker and future leader with the capacity to effect change to positively benefit patient and health care.

As a MU nursing student, you will:

complete a cutting-edge programme designed to meet Ireland’s growing population and changing healthcare requirements
be taught by experienced educators and health professionals who work across a variety of healthcare disciplines, settings and research fields
take a programme that actively promotes person-centredness and prioritises clinical excellence using innovative learning and teaching approaches
gain hands-on practice experience across a diverse range of community and hospital clinical settings
learn in our state-of-the-art learning environment with access to a comprehensive range of academic and personal resources to support your learning
complete a degree that will prepare you to work in a variety of practice settings, including hospital and integrated care settings

The programme comprises of 50% theory and 50% placement in integrated care, community and hospital settings.

Applicants should be aware that the range and geographical spread of placement sites will require them to travel for practice placements at all stages of the programme.

Students are entitled to subsistence and travel allowances to offset costs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Focus on health, the social determinants of health, normal anatomy and physiology, normal ageing, health and social care in community and older persons care settings and the role of the general nurse in these contexts.
40 credits: nursing theory and practice modules
20 credits: modules (e.g. health psychology, sociology, geography) which broaden students’ understanding of health and how people’s environments impact their health.
Practice placements in older persons, integrated care/ community, and mental health and learning disabilities settings.
The nursing management of acutely and chronically ill individuals is the major focus, in tandem with a focus on health promotion.
Placements echo this focus with clinical placements in acute care settings.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

More details

This degree is NOT available for applications from Non-EU Students.

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Maynooth, Ireland

Disciplines

Nursing View 38 other Bachelors in Nursing 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

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

2H5 & 4O6/H7, Irish, English, Mathematics, Science subject (one of Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Physics with Chemistry).
Requirements can only be accumulated over a maximum of 2 Leaving Certificate sittings.

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Tuition Fees

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

Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

4606 EUR / year

≈ 4606 EUR / year

Additional Details

2,350 levy not included

Living costs

Maynooth

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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