PgCert in Critical Care Nursing

To be eligible for the programme you must:

• Be a registered nurse or midwife on the register in your country of practice.
• All applicants must hold a Bachelor degree. For applicants who don’t hold a bachelor degree, there is a recognition of prior learning (RPL) pathway outlined below.
• Applicants (unless exempt) must meet the English language requirements: English proficiency test, IELTS score of 6.5 or the equivalent score on another standardised test.

Please note: If you do not hold a level 8 qualification, you may still be eligible to join the programme through our pathway programme. Please contact us for further information on this route.

Learning occurs in many contexts which includes 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 you may not have obtained the standard entry requirements. 

This is considered on a case-by-case basis. Exemptions from programme modules which 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 at tel: +353 1 402 2445 or email: nursing@rcsi.ie.

English language requirements for RCSI Postgraduate programmes are published here.

If you have completed undergraduate/postgraduate full-time studies in the medium of the English language (three or more years cumulatively) or are registered with the NMBI, you are exempt from these requirements.

The fees for this programme are €3,565. There is an additional application fee of €50, which is non-refundable.

Please note:

• Fee includes all resources, access to our award-winning online learning portal and access to extensive RCSI-only databases.
• Fee includes an NUI fee.
• Fee is payable via the above schedule, where relevant.
• If you have outstanding fees you will not be entitled to receive your grades or be eligible to progress and or graduate (VLE and Library privileges will be withdrawn in these cases).
• RCSI accepts no obligation to refund any fee, or part thereof, in respect of a student who chooses to withdraw from a programme.
• If you choose to withdraw from a programme you are liable for full fees owed for the seat on that programme.
• All NUI parchments are issued in Latin; you will be required to pay an additional fee of €50 to NUI if you wish to have a parchment published in English.
• Fees are subject to review annually.
• If you are being sponsored or funded by your employer you should upload a funding confirmation letter in the document upload section on the application portal.)

Please view our postgraduate fees policy for more information.