Galway,
Ireland
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (Children's Palliative/Complex Care) in Galway Ireland | University of Galway
University of Galway
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Galway Ireland
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR
17,500
(c. USD20,225.98)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
The Master's/Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (Children's Palliative/Complex Care) is jointly delivered by faculty members from University of Galway and UCD. This program is tailored for Registered Nurses who care for children and teenagers with complex or life-threatening conditions. Its objective is to equip students with comprehensive, evidence-based expertise and practical abilities to deliver excellent care to critically ill children experiencing life-limiting diseases and potential end-of-life situations.
Participants initially enroll in the full-time one-year Postgraduate Diploma. After successfully completing both academic and clinical components, graduates receive a Postgraduate Diploma, or (if they maintain at least a 60% average grade) they can opt to progress to the second year of the MSc program.
Career Prospects
Alumni have secured positions and advanced their careers both nationally and internationally in specialized nursing roles (including neonatology, palliative care, pediatric palliative or complex care), specialized home healthcare services, disability coordination, and children's hospice settings.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Applicants must:
- Be registered on the general, children’s, psychiatric, intellectual disability or midwifery division of the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland;
- Have a minimum of one year’s post-registration experience (exclusive of post-registration courses);
- Be currently working in the required specialist area, i.e., an area associated with palliative care/children’s care/children’s palliative care or allied areas (neonatal, disability, oncology) and have as a minimum six months’ clinical experience in this specialist area;
- Complete additional clinical hours in a children’s palliative care/complex setting. Placement length depends on the learning opportunities available to students in their current work setting;
- Provide written support from their employer that they will be able to access this client group across the programme;
- Satisfy the selection panel of their ability to complete the programme;
- Have an honours Bachelor’s degree at NFQ Level 8 in nursing or a comparable qualification. Applicants who do not hold an honours degree or Higher Diploma (Level 8) must demonstrate that they have successfully completed (in the previous two years) a module at Level 9.
English Language Requirements
IELTS: 6.5 overall no less than 6.5 in any one component; Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE): 176 overall; Cambridge C2 Advanced (CPE): 180 overall; TOEFL: 88 overall (20 Listening, 20 Speaking, 24 Writing, 19 Reading); Pearson PTE: 61 overall, no less than 61 in any one component.
Tuition
EUR
17,500