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During this programme, you will:  

• Develop as a lead healthcare professional, gaining the advanced clinical decision-making skills needed to enhance care and improve outcomes your patients. 

• Complete specialist modules in Leadership, Quality and Governance, designed to evolve your practice and prepare you for senior roles in nursing. 

• Grow as an innovative practitioner, learning to assess and manage care in partnership with your patients and their families 

• Understand the value of multidisciplinary collaboration, and how it contributes to the provision of high-quality, evidence-based care. 

Key information:  

• Complete full-time over two years. Taken on a part-time basis 

• Blended delivery – on campus and online   

• Modules taught during autumn, spring and summer semesters. You can click here for a schedule of lectures.      

• As part of the clinical practicum modules, you will complete Nurse/Midwife Prescribing 

• Students who achieve a minimum QCA grade of 2.00 at the end of year one may progress to the second year for the MSc award 

• Complete a systematic/integrated review at the end of the final semester 

• Modules with (M) beside them can be taken as independent micro-credentials. 

Year 1 

Autumn Semester 

• Health Research Methods and Methodology (M) (NS6036) develops an understanding of the social, political, ethical and personal context of the research process. 

• explores how to become a leader in promoting the delivery of quality and safety in meeting individual and population healthcare needs. 

• develops the expertise necessary to function as an advanced nurse/midwife practitioner. 

Spring Semester 

• critically examines professional accountability and responsibility governing the role of nurse/midwife prescribing. 

• enhances knowledge and skills necessary for nurse/midwife prescribing. 

• develops advanced knowledge and skills to undertake a comprehensive health history and clinical assessment. 

• supports the application of theoretical knowledge to clinical practice. 

Summer Semester 

• provides a broad understanding of prescribing practice and interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team working. 

Year 2  

Autumn Semester  

• facilitates students to conduct work on a small-scale research project or systematic/integrated review. 

• enables students to develop competence in the five principles for advanced midwifery practice. 

Spring Semester 

• facilitates students to conduct work on a small-scale research project or systematic/integrated review. 

• develops clinical knowledge and practice at an advanced level within the student’s specific area of practice. 

Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library. 

For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on ±«³¢â€™s  

• Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8)) with at least a second-class honours, grade 2 (2:2) in any discipline.    

• Be a registered nurse on the current register of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. 

• Be engaged in practice as a registered nurse for at least three of the last five years, with a total of one year's full-time experience in the specific area of practice. 

• Students are expected to work in a practice setting throughout the programme. 

• Applicant must receive endorsement by their Director of Nursing and also identify a professional mentor and a clinical mentor. 

• If you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, see Other Entry Considerations below. 

Other Entry Considerations: 

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme. 

At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.  

If you wish to apply for this nursing master's through our RPL policy, you will also need to  

International students:  

• For details on country-specific qualifications visit postgraduate entry requirements for international students. 

English Language: 

• English Language Competency certificate
• For details on accepted language qualifications visit English Language Requirements 

Checklist of documents:

• *Academic transcripts and certificates – translated if needed
  • UL graduates only need to provide their student ID number
• Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland current registration certificate
• Copy of your birth certificate or passport
• RPL form, if applicable
• Post Registration Clinical Experience Form
• Site Declaration Forms
  • Professional Mentor Agreement,
  • Clinical Mentor Agreement,
  • Director of Nursing Support
• For applicants with English as a second language:
  • English language competency certificate
  • English translation of your qualifications and transcripts 

Guidelines on Completing your Application  

• To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
  • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist. 
  • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Clinical Practice Environment Self-Assessment Audit Declaration", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc. 
• *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying. 

EU - €6,000 per annum*

Non-EU €6,000 per annum*

* Year 2 fees are subject to change 

Please note that international study visas are only available to students studying full-time in Ireland. This programme does not qualify for a study visa. 

Annual fees are billed by semester. Once registered, students may be eligible to apply for a monthly payment plan.  

Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student Fees Office (Phone: +353 61 213 007 or email student.fees.office@ul.ie).  

 
Funding 

Find further information on funding and scholarships.

The MSc Advanced Practice Nursing can lead graduates to the following sectors and careers:  

• Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
• Registered Nurse Prescriber (RNP) 

Still Curious?  

The team regularly host and take part in webinars to support future students. If you would like to learn more or ask questions at an online information session, click below.       

Online Information Sessions