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The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (Intensive Care) offers registered nurses a specialist qualification in intensive care nursing through a flexible, blended learning format.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (Intensive Care) is designed for registered nurses who wish to pursue a specialist qualification in Intensive Care Nursing. 

All students will register for a full-time one-year Postgraduate Diploma. On successful completion of both theoretical and clinical modules for year one, students may graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma or (if they have achieved the minimum 60% average mark across these modules) they may apply to transfer to year two of the MHSc programme. 

A blended learning format is adopted for the delivery of this programme. Students are required to attend a total of 12 workshop days across the first year of the programme making it possible to combine working full-time with studying. 

On the advice of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), students are also required to undertake a minimum of 500 clinical hours in an approved clinical practice setting within Ireland, normally within the students own work setting. Students may also be required to undertake additional placement(s) to attain the required competency to meet programme learning outcomes. 

What will I study?
The course has a strong clinical emphasis, offering further opportunities to develop specialist nursing skills in intensive care. Blended learning is an innovative and flexible approach to learning that uses a combination of virtual teaching and learning through Canvas, our online learning platform. Our face-to-face workshops combine lectures and simulation with interprofessional speakers with specialist expertise.