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Postgraduate Certificate in Multiple and Complex Disabilities (Intellectual Disability)

College of Medicine and Health
PAC Course Code:
Qualification: PG Cert
Duration: One Year Part-Time
EU Fees: The EU fee for this programme in 2012/2013 is €3,900.00
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Tue, 08 May 12
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Mon, 30 April 12

Overview of Multiple and Complex Disabilities (Intellectual Disability) (PG Cert)

THIS PROGRAMME WILL NOT BE ON OFFER FOR THE 2012/13 ACADEMIC YEAR.

The programme aims to enable each student to build from his or her unique starting point to

enhance nursing practice through the application of well-assimilated knowledge and clinical skills
act as a means of professional support, educator and role model for the provision of life long learning to ensure ongoing professional development
exercise accountability within the clinical and professional boundaries of the role of nursing
contribute as a learned member of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of quality healthcare for individuals and families across a variety of contexts.
critically examine contemporary social, cultural and policy contexts of medical-surgical nursing

What will I be Studying?

The course is modularised cosisting of 4 modules, 30 Credits in total

NU6070 - Practice Enhancement for Nursing (10 Credits)

NU6052 - Person Centred Health Care for People with Multiple & Complex Disabilities (10 Credits)

NU6057 - Communication, Intensive Interaction and People with Multiple & Complex Disabilities (5 Credits)

NU6056 - Clinical Practice in Multiple & Complex Disabilities (5 Credits)

Candidates who successfully complete all modules to the value of 30 credits in the PG Certificate in Nursing programme may apply to transfer into the relevant pathway of the MSc in Nursing programme with the option of exiting with a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Gerontological) award at the end of an additional 12 months.

Entry Requirements

a) be registered Registered Mental Handicap/Intellectual Disability Nurses
AND have one year’s post registration experience (excluding courses) and at least three months' experience in intellectual disability nursing;
or
(b) be Registered General Nurses or Registered Children's Nurses (RCN/RSCN) or Registered Mental Health Nurses/Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RMHN/RPB) currently working in an intellectual disability setting with a minimum of two years post registration experience (excluding courses) in intellectual disability nursing.

Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes

Application Procedure

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ucc. For full details of the application procedure click here. Please note that you will be asked to fill in a supplementary information form as part of the applications process for this programme. This form is available to view here SupplementaryFormCKU05 (60kB)

Find out More

Number of Places: Minimum 10 Students

For queries regarding the timetable for this course, please contact the School of Nursing and Midwifery directly on +353 (0) 21 4901560

Ms. Caroline Dalton

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing & Midwifery

University College Cork

Telephone (021) 4901455

Email: c.doconnor@ucc.ie

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