AU381 · Level 8 · 4 years

Mental Health Nursing

Atlantic Technological University - Donegal · Ulster

2026 Round 1 points

278

Up 18 points since 2023 (260).

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About this course

This is a four-year honours nursing degree focused on mental health, based in Letterkenny. It prepares you to work in mental health care as part of a team.

How long
4 years
What you study
In first year you study body systems and sciences, psychology and sociology, professional and ethical nursing, and nursing skills. Later years build on this with mental health nursing practice. You can leave with an earlier award after two or three years, but the full degree takes four.
Placement and abroad
Practice placement is a core part of the course, usually 35 or 39 hours a week, including nights, long shifts and weekends, in Donegal or Sligo and Leitrim mental health services.
Where it can lead
Graduates can work in clinical nursing, nurse management or education, or specialise further.
Who it suits
Suits students who care about people's wellbeing, can stay calm under pressure and are happy to do shift work.

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Points history

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Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026278Published after the final round
2025 270270332
2024 272272337
2023 260260318

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Lab Science Subject: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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