To provide a three-year part-time course for registered general nurses/midwives to transfer to mental health nursing as registered mental health nurses and function as accredited members of the psychiatric multi-disciplinary team.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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NUR3329 | Psychiatric Nursing 1 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MNH1001 | Fundamentals of Mental Health Clinical Practice 1 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH1004 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Mental Health Care | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH1007 | Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Care | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR3304 | Helping Skills in Mental Health | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MNH1003 | Research Methods for Mental Health Studies | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH1008 | Fundamentals of Mental Health Clinical Practice 2 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH2004 | Community Mental Health Nursing Care | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH3005 | Medication Management in Psychiatric Nursing | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH3010 | Acute Mental Health Clinical Practice | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR1308 | Ethical and Legal Aspects of Mental Health Nursing | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR3314 | Sensitivity Training in Mental Health | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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MNH2001 | Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HSM3001 | Introduction to Health Service Management | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH2003 | Cultural Sensitivity and Spirituality in Mental Health Care | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH3011 | Community Mental Health Clinical Practice | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR3330 | Psychiatric Nursing 2 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR4328 | Substance Misuse | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MNH2005 | Child and Adolescent Mental Health | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH3012 | Specialised Mental Health Clinical Practice | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR4301 | Acute Care of the Mentally Ill Adult | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR4323 | Care of the Old Mentally Ill Person | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR4327 | Theories of Counselling and Psychotherapy | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MNH3006 | Care Management in a Mental Health Setting | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR4300 | Research Study in Mental Health Issues | 10 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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NUR3331 | Psychiatric Nursing 3 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR3346 | Clinical Mental Health Nursing Skills | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR4308 | Forensic Mental Health Care | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MNH3002 | Education in Mental Health Nursing | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MNH3009 | Complementary Services to Mental Health Care | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
NUR4324 | Mental Health Rehabilitation | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.