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Subjects Required
No additional requirements (general entry requirements only, see below)

General Entry Requirements
A minimum of six Leaving Certificate subjects at Grade 06/ H7, to include the subjects English OR Irish AND...

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Subjects Required
No additional requirements (general entry requirements only, see below)

General Entry Requirements
A minimum of six Leaving Certificate subjects at Grade 06/ H7, to include the subjects English OR Irish AND the subject Mathematics. In addition, applicants must present at least two subjects at grade H5.

Leaving Certificate Mathematics Requirements
DCU does not award points for the subject of Mathematics at Leaving Certificate Ordinary Alternative or Foundation Level. This subject will be accepted for admission purposes for the following courses:

BA in Applied Language and Translation Studies
BA in Contemporary Culture and Society
BSc in Education and Training
BA in Journalism
BA in International Relations
BA in Communication Studies
BA Gaeilge agus Iriseoireacht (Irish and Journalism)
Bachelor of Civil Law (Law and Society)
BSc in Multimedia
Bachelor of Arts: Joint Honours
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

Leaving Certificate Subject Combinations
Certain subjects will not be scored separately if they occur in combination with subjects that are similar in content. In each case, the highest individual grade will be scored. The following six groups of subjects are affected by this:

1 Music and Musicianship, Music A, Music B

2 Economics, Agricultural Economics

3 Physics with Chemistry - if combined with Physics and Chemistry, only two best scored - if combined with Physics or Chemistry, only best scored

4 History, Economics and Economic History - if all three are taken, only the best two will be scored

5 Latin, Classical Studies

6 Greek, Classical Studies

Bonus Points for Honours Mathematics
25 bonus points will continue to be awarded in 2018 for higher level Mathematics, at grades H6 and above in the Irish Leaving Certificate or equivalent.

Expand+All QQI awards are part of the new inclusive National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), developed by QQI. Applicants who have a full NFQ Level 5 award in the appropriate qualifications and modules, with a minimum of five distinctions, can be admitte...

Hide-All QQI awards are part of the new inclusive National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), developed by QQI. Applicants who have a full NFQ Level 5 award in the appropriate qualifications and modules, with a minimum of five distinctions, can be admitted on a competitive basis to certain DCU courses. There are a limited number of places available on courses.

NFQ has made changes to the CAS (Common Awards System). Please refer to the DCU website for specific details on the range of QQI awards which link into the university’s Level 8 degree courses.

General Entry Requirements

• Full QQI Level 5 Certification must be achieved in one single sitting.

• QQI awards are normally made up of eight minor awards, commonly known as modules.

• Five distinctions from the eight modules must be achieved.

Course Entry Requirements

Additional course requirements are indicated in the details of each course which can be found at the 'QQI FET Entry Requirements' link below. This requires the attainment of performance in specifically named QQI Level 5 awards and in some cases, the inclusion of specific modules. For example, for the BSc in Education and Training, students must attain the full QQI Level 5 award with distinctions in five modules, but three of the distinctions must be in modules that DCU specifies. Please visit www. cao.ie/index.php?page=fetac_search for the most up-todate information on course requirements.

Applying to DCU

Candidates make their application to DCU through the CAO and are ranked based on their performance in the eight modules that make up their award. From 2017 the points awarded for QQI awards were revised. Please visit www2.cao.ie/fetac/FETAC_scoring.pdf for scoring information.

Please note:

1 A Major Award must be achieved. Component Certificates or Records of Achievement are not acceptable.

2 In certain courses, DCU will require the achievement of certain grades and/or specified components, e.g. five distinctions, including a minimum pass in Mathematics, or four specific science modules.

3 A Major Award may be achieved over a number of sittings; however, for scoring purposes, only results achieved in a single sitting, e.g. between 1st August and 31st July are assessed. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that their QQI centre applies for a Major Award to QQI where courses are taken over more than one year.

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+Second Level Teaching: How will you help the next generation reach their potential?

Why DCU?
• Specialised centre of excellence, with a rich history in Teacher Education – it’s what we do!
• 25% School Placement – preparing you to teach in the 2...

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Why DCU?
• Specialised centre of excellence, with a rich history in Teacher Education – it’s what we do!
• 25% School Placement – preparing you to teach in the 21st-century classroom!
• You will be qualified to teach Religious Education (RE) and Englishto Honours Lea ving Certificate Level.
• Graduates are employed in key educational positions in Ireland, Europe and Internationally.

About You
Are you interested in playing a key role in the educational development of the next generation? This course, as well as preparing you in the two distinct areas of Religious Studies and English, will also place emphasis on teamwork, leadership, communication and creativity – skills that will inspire you to work as a second-level teacher and also a variety of other professions.

Understanding: Post-Primary Teacher Education
The four-year Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and English degree is a ‘concurrent’ teacher education course – meaning that the academic and professional formation of the teacher is integrated into all four years. This is in contrast with the ‘consecutive model’ where students first complete an undergraduate degree and must then apply for entry to the Professional Masters in Education in order to qualify as a second level teacher.

Garda vetting has been introduced for students who have unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults as part of their studies at Dublin City University. Applicants must successfully pass the Garda vetting process in order to complete the process of registration.

Course Structure
A major attraction of this four-year course is that you will study in small class groups within the larger University context. Throughout the course students will cover four integrated areas:

Foundational and Professional Studies in Education
We offer a student-friendly, supportive, open, dynamic and practical approach to the study of Education. Given its diverse nature, the study of Education and Religious Education is exciting, engaging, and challenging; something that is reflected in the variety of modules on offer to students over the course of their four years.

Teaching Including School Placements
One of the most exciting and rewarding elements of the course is our hands-on approach to School Placement. Over the four years of the course students have an opportunity to gain valuable and extensive experience within a range of teaching and learning environments including engagement in observation of practice, micro-teaching, peer teaching, team-teaching and school based placement (in both primary and post-primary sectors). Students are supported throughout their professional development by experienced School Placement tutors, school-based cooperating teachers and METIS [a custom built web-based environment for School Placement).

Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics provides a strong foundation for teaching Religious Education in second level schools and meets the subject criteria required by the Teaching Council. The subjects include core and choice: Ethics; Philosophy; Scripture; Systematic Theology; World Religions. Students are encouraged to critically engage with a wide range of topics and develop the skills to work in contexts of cultural and religious diversity.

Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics provides a strong foundation for teaching Religious Education in second level schools and meets the subject criteria required by the Teaching Council. The subjects include core and choice: Ethics; Philosophy; Scripture; Systematic Theology; World Religions. Students are encouraged to critically engage with a wide range of topics and develop the skills to work in contexts of cultural and religious diversity.

English
Studying English Literature provides you with the skills to think creatively and intelligently about the fundamental roles played by storytelling and song-making in civilization. You will engage with a wide range of literature and become familiar with the vital characteristics and contexts of drama, poetry, film and fiction. You will study style and substance: what literature describes, but also how it does it. Our priority is developing your critical independence, enabling you to read and reflect on literary texts across traditions: from Greek tragedy to Breaking Bad, Jane Austen to Fr. Ted, Shakespeare to Kanye West.

Expand+What Will I Study?

Year One
Education and School Placement:
Teaching Studies Foundational
Psychology and Human Development
Introduction to Religious Education
School Placement Programme 1

Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics:
History...

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Year One
Education and School Placement:
Teaching Studies Foundational
Psychology and Human Development
Introduction to Religious Education
School Placement Programme 1

Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics:
History of Christianity
Sacramental Theology and Ritual Studies
Introduction to the Bible
Foundations of Ethics

English:
Fictions Poetry: A User’s Guide
Irish Drama and its Contexts
Academic Skills for Third Level

Year Two
Education and School Placement:
Teaching Studies Intermediate
Curriculum and Assessment
Learning and Teaching Religious Education
School Placement Programme 2

Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics:
Introduction to Philosophy
Liturgy and Worship
Prayer and Prophecy in Israel
Christology: Systematic, Historical, and Interreligious Perspectives
Justice and Peace
Science and Religion
The Letters of Paul

English:
Shakespeare
The Tragedy – Comedy Complex
Poetry in Context
Great Books: How Canonicity Works

Year Three
Education and School Placement:
Teaching Studies Advanced
History and Philosophy of Education
Religious Education: Theories and Approaches
School Placement Programme 3

Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics
World Religions
Philosophy and Sociology of Religion
The God Question
Global Ethics
Latin American Liberation Theology
Taize: Theory and Practice of Ecumenism
Islam: Beliefs and Practices
Religion and Gender

English:
Romanticism
Gothic
Modernism

Year Four
Education and School Placement:
Sociology of Education
Religious Education: Integration Seminars
School Placement 4
Research Project

Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics:
Bioethics
Ecumenism
The Gospels: Themes and Issues
Theological Anthropology
Topics in Continental Philosophy
Research Paper

English
Postmodernism
Reading Seminar

For a full list of subjects see www.dcu.ie/DC010

Expand+This course will enable graduates to register with the Teaching Council of Ireland as newly qualified teachers (NQT) (see page 234 of the 2017 DCU UG Prospectus). Graduates can apply immediately for employment in second level schools as teachers of R...

Hide-This course will enable graduates to register with the Teaching Council of Ireland as newly qualified teachers (NQT) (see page 234 of the 2017 DCU UG Prospectus). Graduates can apply immediately for employment in second level schools as teachers of Religious Education and English up to and including Honours Leaving Certificate level.

Future Careers
Second level Teacher (RE and English)
Principal
Educational Leadership
Educational Administrator
Consultant
Broadcaster
Journalism
The Arts
Poetry
Chaplaincy
Parish Ministry

In these areas
Post Primary Schools
Government Departments
Private Sector
International Development Agencies
Media