CK730 · Level 8 · 4 years

Intellectual Disability Nursing

University College Cork (NUI) · Munster

2026 Round 1 points

387

Up 68 points since 2023 (319).

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About this course

This degree prepares you to register as an intellectual disability nurse. It is offered in partnership with the COPE Foundation in Cork.

How long
4 years
What you study
You take core nursing subjects shared with other nursing students and modules specific to intellectual disability nursing. These include supporting people with intellectual disabilities across their lives and communication supports. First year also includes general nursing practice and nursing skills.
Placement and abroad
You do supervised clinical placements of 35 hours a week each year, often in Munster, with elective and Erasmus options.
Where it can lead
Graduates work in acute care, respite care, community and residential settings, schools and home nursing, and Irish nurses are sought abroad.
Who it suits
Suits students who are patient and caring and want to support people with disabilities to live full lives.

Summary written by FindMyCollegeCourse.ie from the college's own course information. Check the college website for full details.

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Points history

2023319202436920253562026387

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026387Published after the final round
2025 356356387
2024 369327380
2023 319319369

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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