Expand+Applicants must obtain 6 passes which must include at least 2 H5.

Mathematics is not a requirement for any programme offered at Carlow College. English or a another language satisfies the language requirement for all programmes at Carlow College, ...

Hide-Applicants must obtain 6 passes which must include at least 2 H5.

Mathematics is not a requirement for any programme offered at Carlow College. English or a another language satisfies the language requirement for all programmes at Carlow College, St Patricks.

Foundation level Mathematics is accepted for entry to all the Carlow College courses.

Mathematics Bonus Points
A bonus of 25 points will be allocated to applicants who achieve a grade H6 or above in Higher Level (HL) Mathematics in the Leaving Cert. The six highest subject points scores will then be counted to achieve a cumulative points score, as is normal practice. Further information regarding this is available on www.CAO.ie

Expand+Mature Student Application
Applicants must be aged 23 years or over on January 1st of the year of entry to the programme. Mature Applicants must apply through the CAO and must tick the mature applicant box on the application form. Mature applicants...

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Applicants must be aged 23 years or over on January 1st of the year of entry to the programme. Mature Applicants must apply through the CAO and must tick the mature applicant box on the application form. Mature applicants are assessed on the basis of interview considering their previous education, work & life experience and demonstration of their ability and competence to undertake the course. There are two scheduled interview sessions per year, one after the 1st February deadline (normally April) and the other after the 1st May deadline (normally June).

Carlow College offers a range of support services to mature learners which include an Academic Resource Office, Academic Skills Module, Learning Support Classes, an Essay Doctor, a Learning Support Tutor and much more.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee €60 Closing Date: 22nd July 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2018 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Our honours Humanities degree provides students with an immensely satisfying and flexible undergraduate degree and a platform from which they can access a wide range of career opportunities and further study. A significant number of our graduates go ...

Hide-Our honours Humanities degree provides students with an immensely satisfying and flexible undergraduate degree and a platform from which they can access a wide range of career opportunities and further study. A significant number of our graduates go on to take a postgraduate Masters in Education and become teachers in two subject combinations of English, Religious Education, and History.

The core Humanities subjects are English, History, Philosophy and Theology and at Stage 1 students take an introductory module in each of these disciplines. Along with the four core subjects, students can also choose from a variety of other modules. From Stage 2 onwards students are free to choose as they wish from a very wide menu of modules (see details below).

Students particularly value the choice embedded in the Humanities programme and the way they can tailor the degree to their own interests and requirements. Modules in Philosophy, Psychology, Media and Drama open up different pathways and diverse career prospects.

The B.A. (Honours) in Humanities programme is recognised by The Teaching Council of Ireland for the purpose of teaching two subject combinations in Religion, English and History at second level.

Note: In order to become a qualified, full-time secondary school teacher, one must acquire the Professional Masters in Education (PME) upon completion of the B.A. (Hons) in Humanities.

Expand+B.A. in (Humanities) Stages I, II, III
B.A. (Honours) in (Humanities) Stages I, II, III & IV

Stage I
Mandatory Modules
•• Philosophy I (Ancient & Medieval)
•• Theology I (Introduction to Theology)
•• English I (Introduction to Literary Forms)...

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B.A. (Honours) in (Humanities) Stages I, II, III & IV

Stage I
Mandatory Modules
•• Philosophy I (Ancient & Medieval)
•• Theology I (Introduction to Theology)
•• English I (Introduction to Literary Forms)
•• History I (Re-imagining Ireland to 1500)

Electives (choose 2)
•• English II (Introduction to Modern Irish Writing)
•• Introduction to Psychology & Research Methods
•• General Ethics
•• Theology II (Introduction to Biblical Studies)
•• Creative Writing
•• History II (Europe to 1500)

Stage II
All Electives (choose 6)

•• English I (Medieval to Renaissance Literature)
•• English II (The Birth of Narratives)
•• History I (Ireland: 1500 - 2000)
•• History II (Europe: 1500 - 2000)
•• Christology
•• Church & Sacraments
•• Philosophy II (Modern & Contemporary)
•• Developmental Psychology
•• Drama & Performance
•• Social Ethics
•• Prophets & Synoptics
•• Introduction to Journalism

Stage III
All Electives (choose 6)

•• English I (Romanticism and the Gothic)
•• English II: 19th Century Literature (The Victorians)
•• Irish Studies (19th Century Ireland and Literature of the Troubles)
•• Existentialist Literature
•• History I (History Project)
•• History II (Revolutions in the Transatlantic World, 1715 - 1815)
•• History III (Women and the Church in Medieval and Early Modern Europe)
•• Moral Theology
•• World Religions
•• Religion, Conflict and Peace
•• Catechetics and Placement
•• Political Philosophy
•• Social Psychology
•• History of Feminist Political Thought
•• Communications

Stage IV
Mandatory Module
•• Seminar and Dissertation

Electives (choose 5)
•• English I (Modernism to Postmodernism)
•• English II (World Literatures)
•• Irish Studies II (Anglo-Irish Revival and Gender in Society in 20th Century Ireland)
•• History I (Ireland in the Age of Revolution 1891 - 1923)
•• History II (Nazi Germany, World War Two and the European Jews)
•• Triune God
•• Scripture (Pauline and Johannine)
•• Catechetics and Placement
•• Abnormal Psychology
•• Philosophy (Critical Theory)
•• Philosophy (Humans and Other Animals)
•• Media Studies
•• Philosophical and Psychological Approaches to Drama
•• Philosophy & Psychoanalytic Theory

Expand+Disability
Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to tick the box marked Medical condition/disability on the CAO application form. Where an applicant does not wish to disclose a disability/medical condition on the CAO application form, he/she m...

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Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to tick the box marked Medical condition/disability on the CAO application form. Where an applicant does not wish to disclose a disability/medical condition on the CAO application form, he/she may do so at any time during their programme of study. While every attempt is made to provide reasonable accommodation for learners with physical disabilities, Carlow College is a listed building with limits imposed on the structural modifications that can be made. As all areas cannot be universally accessed, applicants with restricted mobility are strongly advised to visit the college to explore its suitability for individual learning needs. For further information please contact the Academic Resource Office.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Humanities (4 years) Programme code: PC410

While the programme content of the B.A. Humanities and the BA (Honours) in Humanities are identical in Stages I, II and III, there are however, different assessment and different learning outcomes for the two programmes. Students in the Honours degree programme are set more challenging essay assignments and exam papers and are expected to produce a higher standard of work than students on the 3-year programme.