Career options in healthcare School of Nursing and Midwifery

THE School of Nursing and Midwifery in University College Cork offers a wide range of programmes for enthusiastic and caring people interested in a career in the health services.

Now, more than ever before, we all understand why a well-educated, professional health care workforce is so critical to the health and wellbeing of all our society.

We have a range of undergraduate honours degree programmes including:

■ Childrens and General Nursing www.ucc.ie/en/ck712/

CAO Points Round 1 2022: 554

■ Midwifery www.ucc.ie/en/ck740/

CAO Points Round 1 2022: 495

■ General Nursing www.ucc.ie/en/ck710/

CAO Points Round 1 2022: 464

■ Mental Health Nursing www.ucc.ie/en/ck720/

CAO Points Round 1 2022: 464

■ Intellectual Disability Nursing www.ucc.ie/en/ck730/

CAO Points Round 1 2022: 419

"Qualified nurses and midwives work in all settings from the acute hospital to a variety of settings in the community and primary care, as well as roles in management, education, industry, and research"

All our courses are at BSc (Hons) level 8 and include registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). Students undertake clinical placements in hospitals, clinics, and community settings throughout the 4/5 years of the programmes. In the final year students undergo an extended placement as an ‘intern’ where they become part of the paid healthcare workforce.

As a qualified nurse or midwife, you may choose to continue your interests and specialisations by choosing a Postgraduate Programme. The career options available are endless. Qualified nurses and midwives work in all settings from the acute hospital to a variety of settings in the community and primary care, as well as roles in management, education, industry, and research.

As a School we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are working hard to encourage greater diversity among applicants to our programmes. For example, we are actively encouraging more men to consider entering our undergraduate programmes

We are very proud of our modern School and what it has to offer. One such example is the state-of-the-art