DK870 · Level 8 · 4 years

General Nursing

Dundalk Institute of Technology · Rest Of Leinster

2026 Round 1 points

403

Up 23 points since 2023 (380).

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About this course

DkIT's General Nursing degree leads to registration with the NMBI. It is run with the HSE, RCSI Hospital Group and other health providers, and half the course is clinical placement.

How long
4 years
What you study
Modules cover nursing studies, biological sciences, psychology, sociology, research, law and ethics, and leadership. Later years focus on areas like respiratory, cardiovascular, cancer and renal nursing, pharmacology, palliative care and caring for acutely ill adults. Clinical skills are taught in simulation labs.
Placement and abroad
Placements run every year in the Louth-Meath and Cavan-Monaghan area, with a 36-week paid HSE internship in fourth year.
Where it can lead
Graduates work as staff nurses and can progress to clinical nurse specialist, advanced nurse practitioner, management, nurse education or research.
Who it suits
Suits students who are caring, practical and want a career working directly with patients.

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Points history

2023380202436820253812026403

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026403Published after the final round
2025 381381420
2024 368368409
2023 380370418

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

  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • English or Irish: 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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