DC218 · Level 8 · 4.5 years

Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated)

Dublin City University · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

498

Up 11 points since 2023 (487).

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About this course

This is an integrated nursing degree that qualifies you to register as both a children's nurse and a general (adult) nurse. It runs for four and a half years, longer than a standard nursing degree.

How long
4.5 years
What you study
Year 1 is shared with other nursing students and covers core nursing skills, anatomy and physiology, psychology and sociology. After that you study caring for adults and for children side by side, including pharmacology, research, ethics, and care of children with ongoing or complex health needs.
Placement and abroad
You complete several clinical placements each year in adult and children's hospitals and community settings, plus a 36 week internship in the last two years, and can apply for an Erasmus+ exchange in third year.
Where it can lead
Graduates can apply to register as both a children's and a general nurse and work in hospitals, community, schools and nursing homes in Ireland or abroad, or go on to postgraduate study.
Who it suits
Suits students who are caring and resilient, communicate well, and want to nurse both children and adults.

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Points history

2023487202448720255092026498

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026498Published after the final round
2025 509509521
2024 487487501
2023 487487509

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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