科克大学学院

On completion of the BSc (Hons) in Children’s and General Nursing, you can apply to register as both a children’s and a general nurse to An Bord Altranais. The course will provide you with excellent opportunities to develop knowledge and skills relevant to children’s and general nursing practice, including independent and critical thinking and problem solving. It will enable you to ensure that the nursing care you deliver is up-to-date and based on the best current evidence.

This four-and-a-half-year full-time degree course is offered in partnership with health service providers (HSPs) from both the public and private healthcare sectors. Each student is linked with one of these HSPs for the duration of their course.

With honours BSc in Children’s and General Nursing, you will be ready to start work as a qualified children’s or general nurse in a variety of clinical settings immediately after graduation.

The BSC (Hons) Children’s and General Nursing course at UCC is a highly sought-after course, as evidenced by the consistently high points required for entry to the course. It is also unique in that it is one of the few places in Ireland where you can undertake this integrated degree. We can offer you a wide variety of clinical placements across a number of university hospitals and community facilities, representing all of the major medical specialties. We can also offer opportunities to study abroad and have a large suite of postgraduate courses available to our graduates to facilitate further study needs.

Skills and Careers Information

The course aims to provide you with sound clinical nursing skills (and the supporting knowledge base) necessary for starting your professional career as a children’s or general nurse. These skills will be further developed through clinical experience and further study at postgraduate and in-service levels.

You will also develop skills in independent thinking, problem solving, and analytical and clinical decision-making, as well as fundamental research utilisation and application skills.

On graduation, you may seek employment in children’s or general nursing. Both children’s and general nurses work in a wide range of areas including hospitals, community/home nursing, schools, and nursing homes.

Traditionally, Irish nurses are highly regarded by other countries, enhancing work opportunities abroad, in particular in the UK, Canada, Australia and the US.