CK712 · Level 8 · 4.5 years

Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated)

University College Cork (NUI) · Munster

2026 Round 1 points

523

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About this course

This degree prepares you to register as both a children's nurse and a general nurse. It runs for four and a half years.

How long
4.5 years
What you study
You study the core nursing subjects shared with other nursing students, such as infection control, communication, pharmacology and research. You also take children's nursing modules on child growth, working with young people and families, and caring for seriously ill children. General nursing covers adults and older people.
Placement and abroad
You do supervised clinical placements each year, a 15-week placement in Year 4, and a 36-week paid internship starting late in Year 4 and continuing into Year 5.
Where it can lead
Graduates can work as children's or general nurses in hospitals, community and home nursing, schools and nursing homes.
Who it suits
Suits students who want to care for children and adults and are comfortable working in busy health settings.

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Points history

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Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026523Published after the final round
2025 522522543
2024 528507544
2023 520510564

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: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • 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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