About Bachelor Of Science (honours) In Nursing (non-eu/eea Nurses) in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Do you currently have a certificate, Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in nursing and would like to ‘top up’ to an Honours degree?

This course shares the vision of GMIT to provide life-long learning opportunities for international students through teaching and research. It aims to reflect the changing nature of health care nationally and internationally, and to provide students with the ability to analyse the context in which they provide care and will contribute to the development of knowledge and analytical skills of students, while enhancing their potential action and decision making skills.

It will also provide the basis for lifelong learning. In addition, this course aims to develop specific skills related to the facilitation of health gain and the maintenance of health status. It aims to enhance the graduates’ employability and adaptability, and should be relevant to nursing employers across a variety of health care settings.

This course will enable students to integrate and inter-relate knowledge, skills and attitudes in the areas of management, clinical practice and more generic areas of professional nursing and to apply them to practice. This course draws on the students’ prior learning and encourages further engagement in the process of lifelong learning.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this programme will have access to further opportunities in post graduate education and pending registration with The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)*, employment as nurses with local, national or international healthcare employers.

Graduating from this proposed programme will particularly benefit these students in pursuing a clinical induction programme and subsequent registration if they so choose by providing them with advanced critical thinking and evidence based practice skills upon which they can base their clinical practice.

Furthermore having completed this programme they will also have developed enhanced contextual, cultural and professional insights into nursing in Ireland and the Irish health care system. Graduates of this programme who are already registered and practising as nurses in Ireland will advance their career prospects in terms of promotion eligibility and post-graduate training eligibility. This may be in the areas including health care management and or specialist clinical training.

Essential Information: 

About the Campus:

The Mayo Campus of the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology is co-located with Mayo University Hospital.  A partnership currently exists with the hospital in facilitating clinical practice placement for the undergraduate nursing students.

The main campus of the Institute is located in County Galway which is the largest urban centre in the region and is a comfortable commute.  The main public hospital in County Galway is University Hospital Galway. The region is also served by two Private Hospitals which are affiliated to the Institute; again for undergraduate student placement.  They are the Bon’s Secours Hospital and the Galway Clinic.

Mayo University Hospital: http://www.saolta.ie/hospital/mayo-university-hospital

University Hospital Galway: http://www.saolta.ie/hospital/university-hospital-galway

The Bons Secours Hospital: http://www.bonsecours.ie/galway

The Galway Clinic: http://www.galwayclinic.com/

County Mayo has a number of Health Service Executive publicly funded facilities for care of the older person.

About Mayo:

The GMIT is situated within the county town of Castlebar in the beautiful County Mayo www.mayo.ie in the west of Ireland.  A busy town with all the facilities you would expect to see by way of Arts and Culture, Restaurants, shopping, indoor and outdoor activities. There is so much to see and do throughout County Mayo you may well plan to be busy from one week to the next while you enjoy your studies with us.

The coastal town of Westport is just 20 minutes away which offers a variety of boutique shops and restaurants as well as access to The Great Western Greenway http://www.greenway.ie/ . 

Visa Requirements:

For all Visa queries please email our International Office.

Fee:

The fee is currently €9,950.

Entry Requirements: 

Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, (or eligible to do so)
Or
Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the United Kingdom (or eligible to do so)
Or
All candidates wishing to apply for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Non- EU/EEA Nurses) programme must be registered as a Nurse in their home country and have an international English language testing system (IELTS) proficiency score of 6.5 or equivalent of (In all categories including overall score, listening, reading, writing and speaking). The programme requires candidates to have attained a Level-7 qualification in Nursing, or its equivalent as guided by NARIC (National Academic Recognition Information Centre) Ireland.

All applications will be considered on individual merit.

English Language Requirements

TOEFL : 70

Minimum score of 15 in each component

IELTS : 5.5

Minimum score of 5 in each component

PTE : 51

Minimum score of 46 in each component

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Ireland Tution Fees

The tuition fees for Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) in Ireland vary depending on the program and level of study.

For undergraduate programs, the tuition fees for international students range from €10,000 to €14,500 per year, depending on the program.

For postgraduate programs, the tuition fees for international students range from €11,500 to €16,000 per year, depending on the program.

It's important to note that these fees are subject to change and do not include other expenses such as accommodation, textbooks, and living expenses.

Additionally, there are also scholarships and funding opportunities available for international students to help cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. It's recommended to check the GMIT website or contact the admissions office directly to learn more about the available scholarships and funding opportunities.