Students may elect to exit following completion of the first eight subjects in the course with a Graduate Diploma in the area chosen for the specialised strand. Admission criteria Students must hold an undergraduate degree at credit level in nursing, or a related discipline, and have one year s professional experience in the health system since completing their nursing qualifications. Consideration for entry will be given to students who fall outside the above criteria but who have demonstrated success at the postgraduate level. In the second year, core subjects in the discipline of nursing and research methods in health science are completed. In the final year, students have three options.
Students complete all four subjects in one strand for their specialised strand.
Those students who then choose Option 2 or 3 in third year select their restricted electives from across the strands.