Places on this course are limited and offers are based on a first come basis. Offers that are made are based on suitably qualified applicants providing all the required documentation. All conditions must be met before an offer can be made.
Applicants must hold the following:
Registration as a health services professional with the appropriate body and working in a relevant area. For nursing and midwifery applicants, this would mean active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
An Honours Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional and academic qualifications.
A minimum of three years full-time recent clinical experience practice or equivalent since registration. This experience must be where learners are undertaking placements.
It is the student's responsibility to secure all teaching hours prior to commencing the course (80 classroom teaching hours and 20 clinical teaching hours). Applicants are required to confirm their teaching arrangements in writing with their application.
All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet
Band B (Standard Entry)
English language requirements. For more details of qualifications that meet Band B, see the English Language Requirements page
This course offers suitably qualified health sciences practitioners the opportunity to develop their skills in teaching, assessment, curriculum design and research. The student teachers on this course learn these skills in stimulated and professional practice contexts, which are underpinned by the philosophy of interdisciplinary learning. This results in teachers who are reflexive, self-critical, evidenced-based and prepared for the challenges of teaching within higher education. Is This Course For Me? This course is designed for a range of healthcare practitioners, including health science professionals, nurses, and midwives pursuing careers in clinical health sciences education.