Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing

About the course

This is a three-year, 180-ECTS honours degree in nursing, taught in English at the University of Malta. It includes at least 2,300 hours of supervised nursing practice in placements across the three years.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The general entry requirement is 6 Higher Level passes: 2 at H2, 2 at H3 and 2 at H6. These must include a language, a science and a humanistic subject. The course page lists no extra subject requirement.
• There is no entrance exam. Only adult (mature) applicants may be asked to sit an interview and send a CV and motivation letter. For English, the university accepts Leaving Cert English at Ordinary Level O4 or better, or a valid Secure English Language Test (SELT).

Working in Ireland afterwards

NMBI recognises EU/EEA nursing qualifications in a separate step before registration, and places each applicant in one of three groups. G1 is the EU automatic recognition pathway (Directive 2005/36/EC, Annex V), where NMBI only checks your paperwork. G2 is the general system, where NMBI also assesses your qualification, and you may have to complete a compensation measure. G3 covers qualifications outside the Directive. Under EU law, automatic recognition normally applies to general care (adult) nursing degrees listed in Annex V. Specialist qualifications such as psychiatric, children’s or intellectual disability nursing usually go through the general system, but NMBI does not publish a list. Its MyNMBI tool tells you which group you are in. English-language requirements also apply.

How to apply

1. Check general requirementsMake sure you will have six HL subjects at H2, H2, H3, H3, H6 and H6 or better, including a language, a science and a humanistic subject.
2. Apply onlineApply through the University of Malta online portal as an applicant with overseas qualifications. In 2026 the deadline was 22 July at 14:00 (CEST) and the fee was €100. Check the 2027 dates.
3. Send resultsSubmit your Leaving Certificate results and supporting documents as the application system asks. Documents may need to be verified.
4. Enrol and clearancesAccept your offer and submit a Police Certificate of Conduct. You will have an occupational health assessment in Year 1. The course starts in October.

Costs

• The course page lists a tuition fee of €10,800 a year for non-EU nationals. We could not confirm the EU/EEA fee because the page’s EU view did not load. Check it on the course page by switching to ‘EU nationals’. For October 2026 entry, applicants with overseas qualifications paid a €100 application fee, or €200 for a late application.

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