BSc in Nursing Management (bridging programme)
€6,465
Advance your career with a BSc in Nursing Management from the RCSI School of Nursing and Midwifery. Develop your knowledge and skills to meet key managerial issues in relation to health financial management and human resource management.
Bridging programmes
1 year
Online - Part-time
60 ECTS
September 2025
About
Build your professional practice and expand your management skills with the BSc in Nursing Management from RCSI School of Nursing and Midwifery. You will evaluate factors that influence health, and hone your skills in planning patient-centred health promotion interventions.
With a focus on developing as a leader, you will reflect on the crucial role of nursing management for success in interdisciplinary teams, and gain insight into the impact of financing on resource allocation. This programme is delivered part-time via an active blended learning approach including self-directed learning and live online classes approximately once every week.
Further support is provided through the module lead, programme director and regular online drop-in sessions.
Evaluate health factors and plan appropriate health promotion interventions
Consider the role of nursing management and leadership within interdisciplinary teams
Analyse the impact of financing and resource allocation
Suitable for
Nurses and midwives who are educated to certificate or diploma level and who are following a management career pathway, and those who would like to advance their career in nursing management.
What you will learn
Faculty highlight
Biography
Dr Sherly George
Dr George has been involved in multi-centre experimental and non-experimental studies funded by the HRB, IRC and the EU 7th Framework Programme, and has more than 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Her research areas of interest are cystic fibrosis, diabetes, HIV and quality of life.
Find out more
Register your interest
The staff of the RCSI School of Nursing and Midwifery are more than happy to assist you with queries relating to our programmes. If you would like to be notified when the application links open for September 2025 applications, please register your details below. Feel free to call us, email or visit us at 123 St Stephen's Green.
Tel: +353 1 402 5137/5136
Email: nursing@rcsi.ie
Course information
- (PO1): Demonstrate an understanding of the theory, concepts and methods pertaining to the six modules they complete on the BSc Nursing Management programme.
- (PO2): Demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of clinical leadership and management, research and evidence-based practice, patient safety and risk management, human resource management, health financial management, lifelong education and professional development, and the utilisation of this knowledge in providing patient-centred, safe and quality healthcare and management services.
- (PO3): Demonstrate the ability to use and modify advanced skills in research, evidence-based practice, leadership, management, education and professional development to efficiently provide patient-centered care and health care management in complex situations which may require collaboration with the multi/interdisciplinary teams and primary/community care settings.
- (PO4): Demonstrate the critical thinking skills required to exercise appropriate judgement in decision making in relation to patient-centred quality care and healthcare management to lead and manage complex healthcare systems.
- (PO5): Develop the concepts and principles that underpin problem solving and decision making in health care management, and accepting the accountability for all the decision making in relation to healthcare services and management.
- (PO6): Demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to lead the healthcare team in order to provide safe and quality evidence-based healthcare within the context of collaborative working and within own scope of practice.
Following the completion of the BSc in Nursing Management, several progression options are available for further career and educational development depending on your career goals.
The RCSI School of Nursing and Midwifery offers a large suite of postgraduate certificate programmes, postgraduate diploma programmes and MSc programmes. Further information can be found here.
This programme will begin in September each year.
This programme is assessed through a range of assessment modalities.
All programmes offered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery are accredited by the RCSI, the National University of Ireland and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. Recognition by bodies in other jurisdictions must be determined by individual applicants.
Admissions
All applicants must be a registered nurse or midwife on the active register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland or the relevant regulatory body in their country of practice before commencing a module of study.
English language requirements for all programmes are published on the RCSI website.
Learning occurs in many contexts, including work, involvement in social and community activities, and learning through life experience generally. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) does not give credit for experience as such; rather, it considers learning that was acquired as a result of the experience.
RPL may be used to gain admission to programmes where an applicant may not have obtained the standard entry requirements. This is considered on a case-by-case basis. Exemptions from programme modules that duplicate learning already demonstrably acquired through prior learning may also be considered on a case-by-case basis.
For more information, please contact the School of Nursing and Midwifery:
- Tel: +353 1 402 2445
- Email: nursing@rcsi.ie
Applicants who have completed undergraduate/postgraduate full-time studies in the medium of the English language (three or more years cumulatively), and students registered with the NMBI, are exempt from these requirements.
Annual fee: €6,465
Please note:
- Your fee includes the €45 NUI fee.
- There is an additional application fee of €50 which is non-refundable.
- Fees are subject to review annually.
- Fees can be paid by bank transfer. Full details on fee payment will be emailed to you shortly before the commencement of your programme.
- You can pay your fees in three instalments - one payment of 40% is due before you commence the programme, while the remaining payments can be paid in two 30% instalments in November and February of your year of study.
- If you meet the criteria for a Non-EU student, please contact us for more information on fee payments at Tel: +353 1 402 2445 or email: nursing@rcsi.ie.
Sponsored students: If your study is sponsored by your employer, you will be required to upload written confirmation of your sponsorship when accepting your programme offer. You will be unable to accept your offer until confirmation of sponsorship is received or a payment is made. Please view our Postgraduate fees policy for more information.
How to apply
Applications for September 2025 admissions will open in the come weeks.
If you would like to be notified when the application link opens, please register your details below or for further information, please contact nursing@rcsi.com.
Register your interest