CK720 · Level 8 · 4 years

Mental Health Nursing

University College Cork (NUI) · Munster

2026 Round 1 points

412

Up 45 points since 2023 (367).

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About this course

This degree prepares you to register as a psychiatric nurse, also called a mental health nurse. It is offered in partnership with the HSE South.

How long
4 years
What you study
First year covers nursing skills, building supportive relationships, recovery ideas, creative therapies, self-awareness and sociology. Later years include pharmacology, research, working with people in crisis and the general health of adults with mental health problems.
Placement and abroad
You do supervised clinical placements of 35 hours a week each year in hospitals and community mental health settings, often travelling within Munster. There are also elective and Erasmus options.
Where it can lead
Graduates can work as psychiatric nurses in hospitals and community mental health services, and Irish nurses are sought abroad.
Who it suits
Suits students who are good listeners, patient and interested in mental health and supporting people.

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Points history

2023367202440920254002026412

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026412Published after the final round
2025 400400434
2024 409377412
2023 367367409

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.

See the course on the University College Cork (NUI) website ↗

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