PgCert Nursing Care of the Older Person in Care Home Settings at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

The PgCert provides professionals supporting care homes with a strong foundation in specialist care for older people, covering advanced knowledge and specialist clinical skills in the nursing of older people. It is the only such programme on the island of Ireland and only the second postgraduate course in the UK focused specifically on care home settings.

Department: School of Nursing and Midwifery | Duration: 1 year part-time | Intake: 2027/28 | Study mode: part-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Health and Well-being in Later Life, Nursing Care of Older People, and Frailty, Rehabilitation and Enablement (20 credits each). Credits can be carried forward towards a Masters degree with additional level 7 modules and a dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a first-level Registered Nurse qualification on the appropriate part of the Nursing and Midwifery Council register, hold a primary degree, be currently working in a care home setting and be available to start on the commencement date. International applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency (no specific score stated for this course).

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,083 for the whole programme (2027/28). Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland fee Source

International applicants: GBP 8,133 for the whole programme (2027/28). International and EU Other fee Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year part-time

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