Course details
The Master of Science is suitable for nurses who wish to complement their previous learning and build their academic and clinical profile within a specialist clinical field. The programme aims to empower the student to further enhance their acquired specialist knowledge and prepare them to act in more advanced clinical and leadership roles in the chosen clinical field, as service needs require. Students must register to undertake the Master of Science in Nursing within one of the seven areas of nursing as outlined by the Commission of Nursing (1998):
WD524: High Dependency Nursing: may be suitable for those working in areas such as coronary care, intensive therapy (psychiatry), neonatal intensive care nursing, renal nursing
WD525: Rehabilitation and Habilitation Nursing: may be suitable for those working in areas such as care of the older adult, spinal injuries and palliative care nursing
WD526: Medical Surgical Nursing: may be suitable for those working in areas such as oncology, infection control, stoma care, neurosciences and anesthesia nursing
WD527: Maternal and Child Health Nursing: may be suitable for those working in areas such as maternity, ultrasonography, paediatric cardiology and paediatric oncology nursing
WD528: Community Health Nursing: may be suitable for those working in areas such as health education and health promotion, family development and community mental health services
WD529: Mental Health Nursing: may be suitable for those working in areas such as addiction counselling and behaviour therap
WD530: Intellectual Disability Nursing: may be suitable for those working in areas such as sensory stimulation and challenging behaviour
The programme form consists of two modules, equating to 60 credits at Level 9.
Semester I
Research Project I (30 credits): The aim of this module is to prepare the student to undertake a systematic investigation of a clinical/practice issue in their chosen clinical field.
Semester II
Research Project II (30 credits): The aim of this module is to enable the student to undertake a systematic investigation of a clinical/practice issue in their chosen clinical field (identified in Research Project I) and submit a research-based dissertation.
Entry requirements for the Master of Science in Nursing
- Registered nurse/midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
- Have successfully completed the requirements of the Postgraduate Diploma curriculum (60 credits level 9) at Merit 1/Second Class Honours (60%) or equivalent qualification from another Higher Education Institution (HEI).
- A minimum of two years post registration experience. This must include no less than one year’s engagement (whole time equivalent) in the specialist area they choose to study.
- Currently engaged in clinical practice - a minimum of 20 hours per week.
- Support from their Director of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Manager.
- Applicants whose first language is not English must submit evidence of competency in English.
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About Waterford Institute of Technology
We_They is a university-level institution in the South-East of Ireland with over 10,000 students and 1,000 staff.
We_They offers tuition and research programmes in various areas from Higher Certificate to Degree to PhD.
Range and scope
We_They is the major provider of higher education in the South East region of Ireland and one of the largest IOT's in Ireland. The Institute's range and scope reflect the changing needs of the southeast as well as the country as a whole. The range of academic programmes is exceptionally extensive, ranging from Higher Certificate right through to post-doctoral research and covering the Humanities, Health and Nursing, Science and Informatics, Engineering and Architecture, Business and Education.
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