Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Intellectual Disability) Careers
Key information
Employability skills from this degree
- Flexibility
- Adaptability
- Empathy
- Organisational skills and time management
- Leadership
- Determination and tenacity
- Conducting research
- Utilising research and evidence-based practice
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Collaboration
- Working in partnership with different disciplines
- Teamwork
- Compassion
- Professional responsibility and accountability
Further Study Options
- Postgrad Dip in Nursing
Job titles of graduates with this degree
Graduates progressing directly into employment take up a wide variety of roles. The following provides a sample of initial roles listed on the Graduate Outcomes Survey by graduates approximately one year after graduation:
- Autism Nurse
- Disability Nurse
- Care Nurse
- Home Help Carer
- Geriatric Nurse
- Social Care Worker
- Community Nurse
Student Profiles
Thomas Dawson
This course interested me because there’s a good mix between theory/college work and practical work in the clinical labs, and in the amount of placement time spent working in hospitals and care centres. Placements were a huge benefit to me as everything you learn in lectures and from textbooks make more sense when you see it and do it for real.
The course is very enjoyable and you’ll meet new friends and colleagues out in the work place. I enjoyed working with people with an intellectual disability and making a difference in their lives, no matter how small. This course at UL equipped me with the knowledge and skills to do that.
Caoimhe Mohally
I chose this course because there was a strong mix of both theory and practice-based learning. Placement occurs every year of the course. Throughout the 4 years you are able to put into practice the skills learnt in lectures and in the clinical skills labs and then out on placement in both community and residential settings.
During this course you will also meet other cohorts while on placement or in the Health Science Building and everyone works together creating a lovely atmosphere and becoming colleagues once graduated. I thoroughly enjoyed this course. UL gave me the skills and competence to work with people with an intellectual disability.
