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Community Mental Health Nursing
Postgraduate Diploma in Science
Course Details
Course Code | SG_NCMHN_O09 |
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Level | 9 |
Duration | 1 year |
Credits | 60 |
Method of Delivery | Blended |
Campus Locations | St Angelas |
Mode of Delivery | Part Time |

Course Overview
Recommended Study Hours per week
Examination and Assessment
Note: Where assessment on the programme involves examinations, these are held on campus or at another exam venue in the Republic of Ireland. There are typically two exam periods: January and May. Times scheduled for examinations (face to face / online exams ) are in GMT.
On-Campus Attendance Requirement
Note: Check programme Examination and Assessment requirements, as they may involve examinations to be taken on campus.
Progression
Option Two: Continue their studies, for one further academic year, bypassing the Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Community Mental Health Nursing award, and continuing to complete a 30 ECTS research dissertation module for the award of Master of Health Science in Community Mental Health Nursing.
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Entry Requirements
Be a Registered Psychiatric Nurse on the Psychiatric Division of the active register maintained by NMBI.
Be currently practicing as a psychiatric nurse.
Have at least 18 months post-registration experience in psychiatric nursing (exclusive of post-registration courses).
Hold a primary degree in nursing. If applicants do not have a primary degree in nursing, they will be invited to complete an access course (1 day attendance in college). Upon successful completion of this access course, students can then be enrolled onto the Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Community Mental Health) Level 9.
International students will require a degree of fluency in the English language. A score of 6.5 in the IELTS Academic Test is required. This equates to a score of 570 in TOEFL.
Careers
Programme is university accredited
Blended Learning Options.
Providing education in specialist subject areas of Mental Health
Mental Health is a growing specialist area in Nursing
The Professional Practice module aims to expose the student to contemporary mental health care in the community for a minimum of 300 hours. As well as exposure to as many aspects as possible of community mental health care, the student will take on a caseload which offers him/her the diversity of conditions and challenges to facilitate completion of the clinical competency document as well as the associated clinical portfolio. The student will have a preceptor will help to facilitate the placement as well as assess the student’s competence throughout the placement.
Further Information
Who Should Apply?
Application Closing Date
Start Date
Contact Information
School of Nursing, Health Sciences and Disability Studies
ATU St Angelas
E: nursingsupport.sligo@atu.ie
Nursing, Health Sciences & Disability Studies