BSc in Children's and General Nursing Integrated

The BSc in Nursing (Children’s and General Integrated) at Dublin City University prepares you to care confidently for both children and adults in hospitals and community settings, giving you a broad and flexible nursing qualification. It’s ideal for students who enjoy working with people of all ages and want a rewarding healthcare career that combines science, compassion, and hands-on clinical experience.

Curriculum Structure

Year One

In your first year, you’ll build strong foundations in nursing and health sciences while beginning your journey into clinical practice. Through modules such as Personal and Professional Development, Core Nursing Skills, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology, and Sociology of Health and Illness, you will learn how the body works and how people experience health and illness. Early clinical placements allow you to start applying what you learn while developing communication, teamwork, and basic care skills.

Year Two

The second year introduces you to the specific healthcare needs of both children and adults. You will study modules like Caring for the Adult, Children’s Nursing, and Principles of Caring for Specific Patients, helping you understand how care changes across different ages and conditions. Your clinical experience continues to grow, giving you more confidence in supporting patients and families in real healthcare settings.

Year Three

In third year, you begin to handle more complex nursing situations. Through modules such as Ethics in Nursing, Research and Nursing Practice, and Care of the Child with Ongoing Healthcare Needs, you learn how to make professional decisions, use research to improve care, and support patients with long-term or complex health needs. Increased placement time helps you strengthen your practical and decision-making skills.

Year Four and Five

The final years focus on leadership, advanced practice, and preparing you for professional nursing life. You will study areas such as Nursing Informatics, Management and Leadership, Health Promotion in a Multicultural Context, and advanced children’s and general nursing modules like Caring for a Child with Multisystem Dysfunction and Provision of Care for Children. Extended clinical placements, including a final long internship, allow you to work with growing independence so you graduate ready to begin your career with confidence.

Focus areas (in a string):

Child and adult nursing, clinical practice, anatomy and physiology, communication and teamwork, ethics, evidence-based care, leadership and healthcare management.

Learning outcomes (in a string):

Graduates will provide safe and compassionate care to children and adults, apply scientific and ethical knowledge in practice, communicate effectively with patients and families, and work confidently within healthcare teams.

Professional alignment (accreditation):

This degree prepares graduates for professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland as both a Children’s Nurse and a General Nurse, giving them strong professional recognition and wide career opportunities.

Reputation (employability rankings):

Dublin City University is widely recognised for producing highly employable graduates, and its nursing programmes are respected by healthcare employers for their strong clinical training, professionalism, and readiness for practice.