- Location: University College Cork , Western Road, Cork, Ireland
- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
This course invites and challenges psychiatric nurses to think critically and creatively about their work with people experiencing mental health difficulties. The course is underpinned by the principles and values of recovery – a key concept in mental healthcare delivery. The course consists of modules dealing with different aspects of psychiatric nursing practice, organised within the parameters of the five roles of the clinical nurse specialist. The course facilitates nurses to engage with lifelong personal and professional development through flexible modes of learning incorporating online and face-to-face teaching and learning strategies.
Course Details
Core modules:
- NU6053 Ethics for Specialist Practice (5 credits)
Specialist modules:
- NU6064 Clinical Practicum in Specialist Mental Health Nursing (10 credits)
- NU6080 Practice Development in Specialist Mental Health Nursing (10 credits)
- NU6081 Principles and Practice of Recovery (Working in Partnership with the Person) (15 credits)
- NU6082 Principles and Practice of Recovery (Working in Partnership with Families) (5 credits)
Year 2 (30 credits)
Core modules
- NU6015 Advanced Research Methods (10 credits)
- NU6073 Dissertation (20 credits)
On completion of the course, you will be able to:
- provide specialist psychiatric nursing care to people with mental health difficulties (and, where applicable, their carers) in a variety of settings
- contribute to the development of innovative, effective and evidence-based services for people experiencing mental health difficulties
- collaborate with service users, carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team in the planning, management and delivery of effective mental health care.
Course Location
About University College Cork
UCC was established in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges - at Cork, Galway and Belfast. These new colleges theyre established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and named after her.
Queen's College, Cork (QCC) was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster. Cork was chosen for the new college due to its place at the centre of transatlantic trade at the time and the presence of existing educational initiatives such as the Royal Cork Institution and a number of private medical schools.
The site chosen for the new college was dramatic and picturesque, on the edge of a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee. It is associated with the educational activities of a local early Christian saint, Finbarr. It is believed that his monastery and school stood nearby, and his legend inspired UCC’s motto: ‘Where Finbarr Taught, let Munster Learn.’
On 7 November 1849, QCC opened its doors to a small group of students (only 115 students in that first session, 1849-1850) after a glittering inaugural ceremony in the Aula Maxima (Great Hall), which is still the symbolic and ceremonial heart of the University.
The limestone buildings of the Main Quadrangle (as it is now known) are built in a style inspired by the great universities of the Middle Ages, and theyre designed by the gifted architectural partnership of Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward. The iconic image of UCC, it is set in landscaped gardens and surrounds the green lawn known to all as the Quad.
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