Education Business Studies & Religious Studies - Thurles - Second Level Teaching
The BA in Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies programme (post-primary) is a four-year, full-time, undergraduate concurrent teacher education degree (Level 8), offered at MIC Thurles. Graduates are qualified to teach Business Studies and Religious Studies to honours Leaving Certificate level.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | University of Limerick |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | University of Limerick | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
4 years full-time.
Specific Subjects or course requirements
Applicants must obtain the following minimum grades in the Leaving Certificate:
• Grade H5 on a Higher Level paper in not less than two subjects
• Grade O6/H7 in four other subjects (Higher or Ordinary Level), two of which must be Mathematics and English
STUDENT FITNESS TO TEACH FORM
In order to establish students’ fitness to teach, all incoming teacher education students are required to complete a Student Fitness to Teach Form.
GARDA VETTING
Registration will be conditional upon successful completion of the Garda vetting process.
Leaving Certificate Vocational Progamme LCVP
QQI FET Applicants General Information
Careers / Further progression
Career Opportunities
This programme is accredited by the Teaching Council and has been developed in response to the growing need for excellence in teaching at post-primary level. The programme prepares graduates for their roles in all areas of professional life in Education. The following list demonstrates just some of the careers our graduates have pursued:
• Banking
• Communications
• Educational Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Parish and Diocesan Pastoral Assistants and Administrators
• Post-Primary Teacher
• PR
• Retail Management
• Sales
• Training and Development
Further information
If you are at least 23 years old on the 1 January of the year of entry to college, you are considered as a mature applicant. All mature applicants who make an application to the College through the CAO for MI017 and meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to attend for an interview. Candidates are awarded a grade for their performance at the interview. Where places remain unfilled after the list of successful first preference applicants has been exhausted, offers may be made to other applicants in order of preference and in accordance with the order of merit. Applicants who get a ‘fail’ grade in the interview will be eliminated from the competition. Applicants who have failed the interview on two previous occasions are not eligible to re-apply. Mature applicants who have completed an interview will be contacted by the College to indicate whether or not they are suitable candidates for a place on the programme. Places are offered by the CAO based on the applicant’s order of preference.
STUDENT FITNESS TO TEACH FORM
In order to establish students’ fitness to teach, all incoming teacher education students are required to complete a Student Fitness to Teach Form.
GARDA VETTING
Registration will be conditional upon successful completion of the Garda vetting process.
GCE/GCSE/BTEC APPLICANTS
For further information about minimum grades and entry requirements please contact the MIC Admissions Office at E: Admissions@mic.ul.ie
Entry 2024
Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2024 at 5pm
Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2024 at 5pm
Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2024 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2024 at 5pm
Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2024 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2024 at 5pm
Exceptional online late application (see page 34 of the 2024 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2024 at 5pm
Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. You should avoid making an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all application fees are non-refundable.
LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5pm on 1 February 2024. The closing date for late applications is 5pm on 1 May 2024, subject to the restrictions listed on page 3 of the 2024 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5 March 2024 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.
Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22 July at 5pm applies only to applicants who are registered as an undergraduate student on 1 May 2024 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. This is an exceptional late closing date and all steps must be completed by 5pm on 22 July. No changes may be made after this date.
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, Marino Institute of Education, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick and Maynooth University 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 34 of the 2024 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.
Restrictions
As a CAO applicant you may experience one or more of the following restrictions based on your course choices, your category of application, or restrictions imposed by the HEIs that you wish to apply to. Please read the section on 'Restrictions' on page 3 of the 2024 CAO Handbook carefully. This section includes information on:
General Restrictions
1. Making a late application
2. Making changes to your course choices
Restricted Courses
3. Applying for a restricted course
Mature Applicants
4. Mature applicants
Supplementary Admissions Routes
5. Applying for DARE and/or HEAR
Why study the BA in Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies at MIC?
The BA in Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies programme (post-primary) is a four-year, full-time undergraduate concurrent teacher education degree. Graduates are qualified to teach Business Studies and Religious Studies to Leaving Certificate honours level.
Graduates of the programme will:
• Demonstrate subject knowledge, knowledge of curriculum content and process, and professional knowledge;
• Engage in critical and analytical thinking, problem-solving, reflection and self-evaluation;
• Engage in planning, teaching, learning, assessment, classroom management and organisation for the classroom, and the school as a learning organisation;
• Articulate a commitment to and vision for the development of the uniqueness of the pupil in all their dimensions;
• Integrate and apply knowledge skills, attitudes and values in complex and unpredictable educational settings;
• Exhibit strong interpersonal skills and a readiness to be leaders and innovators of curriculum change; and
• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong personal and professional development and actively participate in professional learning communities.
What you will study
Students are educated in the most current methodologies and technologies available to enhance the teaching of their subject areas at post-primary level. The degree programme includes four years of modules in Business Studies and Religious Studies. These are taken concurrently with education modules, which include theoretical, pedagogical and professional studies along with a number of school placement experiences.
Year 1
Semester 1
• Becoming a Student Teacher
Two of the following modules will be offered:
• Management Principles
• Introduction to Business Mathematics
• Marketing
Two of the following modules to be offered:
• World Religions
• Introduction to Theology
• Theology of the Old Testament
Semester 2
• Teaching and Learning 1 – Planning To Teach
• Understanding Contemporary Schools and Society
• Adolescent Development – Understanding Young People and how they learn
One of the following modules will be offered (excluding the modules already offered):
• Management Principles
• Introduction to Business Mathematics
• Marketing
One of the following modules to be offered (excluding the modules already offered):
• World Religions
• Introduction to Theology
• Theology of the Old Testament
Year 2
Semester 3
• Teaching and Learning 2 – Planning for Differentiation
• Teaching Business Studies and Religious Studies 1
• Business Studies Accounting
One of the following modules will be offered:
• Introduction to Legal Environment of Business
• Economics
Two of the following modules to be offered:
• Reading the New Testament
• Christology: A Study of Jesus Christ
• Christian Ethics 1
Semester 4
• Inclusive Education: Contemporary Perspectives
• School Placement 1
One of the following modules will be offered (excluding the modules already offered):
• Introduction to Legal Environment of Business
• Economics
One of the following modules to be offered (excluding the modules already offered):
• Reading the New Testament
• Christology: A Study of Jesus Christ
• Christian Ethics 1
Year 3
Semester 5
• Curriculum Studies and Assessment for and of Learning
• Diversity in Education – Ethics, Interculturalism and Inclusive Classrooms
Two of the following modules will be offered:
• Organisational Behaviour
• Entrepreneurship & New Enterprise Creation
• Business Information Systems
• Ireland and Global Economy
One of the following to be offered:
• Church: Origins, Tasks and Challenges
• Philosophy of Religious Education and School Ethos
• Ritual and Sacrament
• The Question of God
Semester 6
• Research Methods – Ethical Foundations for Teaching and Research
• School Placement 2
Two of the following will be offered (excluding the modules already offered):
• Organisational Behaviour
• Entrepreneurship & New Enterprise Creation
• Business Information Systems
• Ireland and Global Economy
Two of the following modules to be offered (excluding the modules already offered):
• Church: Origins, Tasks and Challenges
• Philosophy of Religious Education and School Ethos
• Ritual and Sacrament
• The Question of God
Year 4
Semester 7
• Policy and Leadership in Education
• Research Project 1
• Teaching Business Studies and Religious Studies 2
• Strategic Management
• Christian Ethics 2
Semester 8
• School Placement 3
• E-Portfolio
• Research Project 2
MIC Thurles
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