Program Overview

Overview of the Nursing - Mental Health Nursing Program

The Nursing - Mental Health Nursing program at Trinity College Dublin is a four-year, full-time course that leads to a B.Sc. (Cur.) Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8). The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and professional values necessary to provide high-quality, competent, and caring practice in mental health nursing.

Course Details

• Awards: B.Sc. (Cur.) Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8)
• CAO Information: CAO Points 333 (2024), CAO Code TR095
• Number of Places: 69 Places

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the program, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Leaving Certificate: O6/H6 in Mathematics and O6/H6 in one of Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Physics/Chemistry, or Agricultural Science
• GCSE: Grade C/5 in Mathematics and Grade C/5 in one of Biology, Physics, or Chemistry
• International Baccalaureate: SL Grade 4 in Mathematics and SL Grade 4 in one of Biology, Physics, or Chemistry
• Mature Students: Applications must be received by the CAO by 1st February of the proposed year of entry. Mature students are not required to submit a mature-student supplementary application form to Trinity but will be invited to attend a written assessment by the Nursing Careers Centre.
• English Language Requirements: All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Course Fees

For a full list of undergraduate fees, please refer to the Trinity College Dublin website.

Program Structure

The program consists of two components: a theoretical component and a practice (clinical/community) component.

Theoretical Component

The theoretical component will be taught in the Trinity School of Nursing and Midwifery building, the main Trinity campus, and in the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences in St. James’s Hospital. Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, practical classes, clinical skills laboratories, group teaching, web-based learning, and reflective workshops.

Practice (Clinical/Community) Component

For the practice component, students will be linked with one of the health service providers and also have clinical/community placements in a variety of settings. During the fourth year of the course, students will undertake a 36-week roster of continuous placement.

Mental Health Nursing

Mental health nursing is a highly rewarding specialist nursing discipline. As a mental health nurse, students will work with people who experience mental health difficulties in a variety of contexts across the lifespan. Mental health nurses work in partnership with the person and their family/advocate to enable them to mobilize their own inner as well as professional resources, in a way that promotes personal growth, maximum development of potential, and recovery.

International Placements

The Erasmus program enables students to study at another European university as part of their university degree. This is an exciting opportunity for students to experience a core clinical placement in another EU healthcare system for a maximum period of eight weeks.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from the Trinity School of Nursing and Midwifery will be competent, innovative, and caring professionals who are capable of leading change, shaping policy, and responding to an ever-evolving healthcare environment. They will be qualified to continue their education and further specialize should they wish to do so. The Trinity School of Nursing and Midwifery offers a wide range of postgraduate courses for furthering their studies.