Expand+Applicants are required to have an established Leaving Certificate (or an approved equivalent) with at least 2 H5s and 4 O6s/H7s.

Subject Requirement:

- Irish (Not foundation level) - English - Mathematics (Not foundation level)

- A laborat...

Hide-Applicants are required to have an established Leaving Certificate (or an approved equivalent) with at least 2 H5s and 4 O6s/H7s.

Subject Requirement:

- Irish (Not foundation level) - English - Mathematics (Not foundation level)

- A laboratory science subject (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Physics & Chemistry, or Agricultural Science)

- Any two other subjects recognised for entryp urposes

Note: All students undertaking the Bachelor of Nursing Science will be required to complete a Medical Assessment Self Declaration Form and Garda Vetting Enquiry Form.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2017 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2017 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2017 CAO Handbook: Fee €50 Closing Date: 22nd July 2017 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2017 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2017, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2017 CAO Handbook.

Late Applications (Exception to Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these three HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2017 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2017 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2017 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Programme Overview

The Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) – Intellectual Disability (ID) is a four year degree programme offered by the Department of Nursing, Health Sciences and Disability Studies at St. Angela’s College in partnership with the ...

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The Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) – Intellectual Disability (ID) is a four year degree programme offered by the Department of Nursing, Health Sciences and Disability Studies at St. Angela’s College in partnership with the Health Service Executive (HSE): Cregg Services. On successful completion of the programme students will be able to present for registration with he Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland’ and practice as a Registered Nurse Intellectual Disability (R.N.I.D.). The overall aim of the programme is to equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to become competent, analytical and reflective nurses.

Expand+Programme Content
The programme is modular in structure combing theory and clinical practice modules. The programme is four calendar years. It is modular in structure and comprises of both theory and practice modules.

The theoretical content aims...

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The programme is modular in structure combing theory and clinical practice modules. The programme is four calendar years. It is modular in structure and comprises of both theory and practice modules.

The theoretical content aims to provide students with the knowledge necessary to underpin their professional practice. The theoretical component is composed of two thirds – Nursing Studies, one sixth – Biological Sciences and one sixth Social Sciences. A key objective of the programme is to examine the application of theoretical concepts to nursing practice applicable to persons with an Intellectual Disability.

Practice placements allow students to draw and integrate the knowledge acquired in the theory sessions. A minimum of 76 weeks is spent in both residential; educational and training; respite and community based practice settings. The practice placements provides students with an opportunity to learn the skills of nursing which is supported by lecturers from the Department of Nursing, Health Sciences and Disability Studies. A significant feature of the programme is that students undertake an internship of 36 weeks (including 2 weeks annual leave) in the fourth year of the programme.