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Midwifery (Mature Students)

University College Dublin

Degree:Bachelor; Co-op; Honours
Field of Study:Direct Entry Midwifery (LM, CPM)
Length:4 Year(s)
Cost per year:*
National: $20,000

Description:

The term midwifery means 'with woman', so if you are interested in an exciting career based on unique skills in the care for women and their babies then midwifery is for you. This exciting four-year General Nursing degree programme prepares you to meet the healthcare needs of adults and their families in the 21st century.

Approximately half the programme is delivered in the Health Sciences Centre, Belfield. Here you will benefit from interacting with other healthcare students, having access to top-of-the-range lecture facilities, library, information and computing resources, skills laboratories and student resource rooms. Lectures draw upon knowledge from the biological, sociological, behavioural and nursing sciences. Emphasis is placed on developing your critical thinking abilities and learning through the process of self-reflection. The other half of the programme comprises hands-on, practice based clinical placements spread throughout the four years. Most hospital-based clinical placements (including a nine-month paid placement in Stage 4) will be spent in one of our partner hospitals: St Vincent’s University Hospital, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, and St Michael’s Hospital.

Prerequisites:

These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
    Mature applicants should be 23 years old on or before 1 January of the proposed year of entry. If you wish to be considered for a place, you must apply through the Central Applications Office (CAO) by entering the appropriate mature applicant code on your CAO application form. You will then be invited by the Nursing Careers Centre to undertake a written assessment process and interview. Applicants must successfully pass the written assessment and interview before being considered for an offer as a mature code applicant.

    * We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.

    Modified on July 22, 2009