Advanced Practice (Nursing) - Postgraduate Diploma Entry requirements

Develop as a lead healthcare professional, gaining the advanced clinical decision-making skills needed to enhance care and improve outcomes for your patients.

Key information

EU fees per year €6,000

Non-EU fees per year €6,000

NFQ Level NFQ Level 9 Major

Duration Two years

Attendance Part-time

Programme type Taught, Professional / Flexible

Delivery Blended

Start date September

Award Postgraduate Diploma

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Requirements

Have a minimum of an MSc degree in Nursing or Midwifery or equivalent.
Be a registered nurse on the current register of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
Be engaged in practice as a registered nurse for at least three of the last five years, with a total of one year's full-time experience in the specific area of practice.
Applicants are expected to work in a practice setting throughout the programme.
The applicant must receive endorsement from their Director of Nursing and identify a professional mentor and a clinical mentor.
If you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, see Other Entry Considerations below.

Other entry considerations

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme.

At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.

If you wish to apply for this nursing master's through our RPL policy, you will also need to complete this form.

International students

For details on country-specific qualifications, visit postgraduate entry requirements for international students.

International study visas

Please note that international study visas are only available to students studying full-time in Ireland. This programme does not qualify for a study visa.

Checklist of documents

*Academic transcripts and certificates – translated if needed
UL graduates only need to provide their student ID number
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland current registration certificate
Copy of your birth certificate or passport
RPL form, if applicable
Post Registration Clinical Experience Form
Site Declaration Forms
Professional Mentor Agreement*
Clinical Mentor Agreement**
Director of Nursing Support

*Professional mentor is a Registered Nurse/Midwife Practitioner, an Assistant Director of Nursing/Midwifery or a Director of Nursing/Midwifery (relevant to your area of advanced practice).

**Clinical mentor is a Consultant or Registered Advanced Nurse/Midwife Practitioner relevant in your area of advanced practice.

English language requirements

English language competency certificate
English translation of your qualifications and transcripts

Guidelines on completing your application

To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
Upload all documents. Your application cannot be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist.
Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Clinical Practice Environment Self-Assessment Audit Declaration", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate", etc.
*If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date; you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying.