BSc (Hons) in Nursing in General Nursing

Always wanted to be a nurse?

A career in care, compassion and commitment awaits. Our programme offers flexible pathways into nursing. All applicants who meet the entry requirements will be interviewed.

Entry Requirements

All applicants must: 

1. Be 18 years or older on 1st January in the year of entry; 
2. Be eligible to work and reside in Ireland either through citizenship and/or possession of a stamp 4 visa;
3. Provide evidence of IETLS 6.5 or a minimum of B+ in CEFR where English is not primary language. 

Cutting-edge programme

This cutting-edge programme offers an innovative approach to undergraduate nurse education.

The programme is delivered through a blended learning design with a mixture of practical clinical learning, traditional classroom-based, simulation and online learning. Our innovative degree programme is taught by experienced lecturers in a friendly and supportive environment.
You will develop a comprehensive understanding of the requirements of becoming a registered nurse through studying and completing modules in professional practice, nursing practice and physical and human sciences.

Practise placements

On your practice placements, you will have the opportunity to apply and hone your theoretical knowledge and skills in a practical environment, learning from expert practitioners. Hibernia College collaborates with health service providers in the private and public sector across Ireland to provide these practice placements. The diversity of placement requirements and the geographical spread of placement sites will mean that travelling to clinical placement areas will be required at various stages of your nursing programme.

On successful completion of the course, you will be eligible to register with the NMBI as a Registered General Nurse (RGN). Graduates of this programme will have a deep understanding of the nature of care as well as a highly developed capacity to be exemplary in clinical practice.

Reasons to Study at Hibernia College

• Blended Learning offers the opportunity to study to become a nurse in a way that offers some flexibility to fit around life commitments, whilst also gaining practical and hands-on experience.
  
• You will gain real-world experience through practice placements in a variety of settings, for example, hospitals, nursing homes, in the community, as well as voluntary and private sectors.

• You will be taught by an academic team of enthusiastic and highly skilled professionals in both clinical nursing and teaching expertise.
  
• This accelerated degree programme is full-time and you will complete your degree in 3 years and 4 months.
  
• Typically, 1 day a week in person in Dublin [Academic Weeks]