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To be eligible for consideration for a programme an applicant must possess the minimum entry requirements for that programme.

Where a programme requirement is 2 or 3 honours, grade H5 or better on Higher Level Leavi...

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To be eligible for consideration for a programme an applicant must possess the minimum entry requirements for that programme.

Where a programme requirement is 2 or 3 honours, grade H5 or better on Higher Level Leaving Certificate papers is needed to meet such a requirement.

Where a specific grade is required in a subject (H4, O3 etc) an applicant must achieve that grade or better in order to be eligible for consideration (H = Higher Level; O = Ordinary Level).

In the case of both Higher and Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate results, grades lower than H7 (Higher) or 06 (Ordinary) are not acceptable for eligibility purposes or for points calculation.

For the purpose of meeting minimum entry requirements, results from any number of sittings of the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination may be combined.

An applicant’s examination score will be calculated by adding together the points scored in the best six subjects in a single sitting of the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination.

Matriculation Examinations will not be accepted either for the purpose of meeting minimum entry requirements or for calculating examination scores.

Demand usually exceeds the number of places available and therefore examination results better than the minimum entry requirement are likely to be required.

When a number of applicants have the same points score, a random number is attached to the score for each course preference. This will then determine the position of each applicant on the waiting lists for offers.

Bonus Points Maths (Irish Leaving Certificate)
25 bonus points will continue to be awarded for Higher Level Mathematics for H6 grades and above. The bonus points will only be relevant where that subject is scored as one of the applicant’s best six subjects for points purposes.

Foundation Level Mathematics
The Institute will accept Foundation Level Maths for the purposes of entry requirements the case of any programme where Higher or Ordinary Level Maths is not a requirement. Please check the programme page to ensure you are aware of the individual maths requirement for that programme.

Points will be awarded as follows:-

F1 = 20 points
F2 = 12 points

Foundation Level Irish
For the most part the Institute will not consider Foundation Level Irish for the purposes of entry requirements or for points, however A grade F3 in Foundation level Irish is acceptable for meeting the minimum entry requirements for some Higher Certificate programmes. Students with an F3 in Foundation level Irish must have passed five other subjects with a minimum grade of O6 including Maths, students should check on individual course pages to determine if their foundation Irish grade is sufficient.

Expand+Entry 2022

Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2022 at 5pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2022 at 5pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2022 CAO Hand...

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Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2022 at 5pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2022 at 5pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2022 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2022 at 5pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2022 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2022 at 5pm

Exceptional online late application (see page 31 of the 2022 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2022 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 2022. The closing date for late applications is 5pm on 1 May 2022, subject to the restrictions listed on page 3 of the 2022 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 4 March 2022 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 2022 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, Marino Institute of Education, 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 six HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 31 of the 2022 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 2022 CAO Handbook carefully. This section includes information on:

General Restricitons
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

Expand+What is... Sports Management and Coaching?
Are you a sports enthusiast interested in developing a career in the fitness industry in a coaching or business role, or a business enthusiast who’s passionate about the world of sport business and coachi...

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Are you a sports enthusiast interested in developing a career in the fitness industry in a coaching or business role, or a business enthusiast who’s passionate about the world of sport business and coaching? If you're fit and active with good people skills and an interest in sport and business, this is the course for you. You’ll learn all the skills of sports management and coaching techniques, combined with the fundamentals of business and enterprise. This comprehensive programme covers all aspects of sport and sport science plus finance, marketing, management, IT and event management. This enables graduates to work effectively in sports management and coaching environments. We have a fourth-generation artificial playing surface, a fully equipped gym, large sports hall, a video performance analysis laboratory and a high-performance training coaching space.

Professional Accreditation: This programme is accredited on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) Ireland as a REPS-accredited course. It will provide you with a Personal Trainer accreditation that is highly regarded throughout the fitness industry.

Further Study: On successful completion students may advance to year four of the following Level 8 programme Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sports Management and Coaching.

Note: Sports Management and Coaching students provide coaching and fitness support as personal trainers to the staff and sports scholarship athletes of the university, as well as coaching support to the primary school in the local area.

IT Requirements:
While the medium spec PC/Laptop will suffice, long term a high spec would be a better investment (Medium spec i.e. able to run Win 10, an AV solution and Office comfortably. Be able to use Wi-fi and camera to attend online classes, use other software such as SPSS, Adobe Connect; e.g. Latitude 5510; Latitude 5410; High spec i.e. able to run Win 10, an AV solution and Office comfortably. Be able to use Wi-fi and camera to attend online classes, use other hardware intensive software such as Adobe Cloud Premium suite, Visual Studio, AutoCAD, ProEng, so needs high RAM, larger SSD, Graphics acceleration, etc.)

Please search for the TU Dublin offer on the HEA website www.heanet.ie/store

Expand+Year 1
Semester 1:
• Coaching Theory and Practice 1
• Long Term Athlete Development 1
• Anatomy and Physiology 1
• Contemporary Sports Management 1
• Accounting for Non-Accountants
• Skills for Success in Higher Education

Semes...

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Semester 1:
• Coaching Theory and Practice 1
• Long Term Athlete Development 1
• Anatomy and Physiology 1
• Contemporary Sports Management 1
• Accounting for Non-Accountants
• Skills for Success in Higher Education

Semester 2:
• Coaching Children & Youths
• Long Term Athlete Development 2
• Anatomy and Physiology 2
• Contemporary Sports Management 2
• Introduction to Sports & Exercise Psychology
• Business Information Systems

Year 2
Semester 1:
• Coaching and Performance Psychology 1
• Speed and Agility
• Exercise Physiology
• Sports Marketing 1
• Regulatory Environment
• Electronic Commerce

Semester 2:
• Coaching and Performance Psychology 2
• Programme Development and Exercise Progression
• Human Performance
• Sports Marketing 2
• Cost Benefit Analysis & Decision Making
• Information Management

Year 3
Semester 1:
• Introduction to Adapted Physical Activity
• Plyometrics and Olympic Lifts 1
• Nutrition
• Sports Club Operations Management
• Professional Skills and Life Coaching
• Selling and Sales Management

Semester 2:
• Personal Training 1
• Periodisation and Olympic Lifts 2
• Performance Analysis
• Human Resource Management
• Financial Management
• Enterprise Development

Expand+What are my career opportunities?
• Professional Coaches
• Personal Trainers
• Strength and Conditioning Coaches
• Health and Wellbeing Coaches
• Performance Analysts with many sports (individual and team)
• Fitness Instructors
•...

Hide-What are my career opportunities?
• Professional Coaches
• Personal Trainers
• Strength and Conditioning Coaches
• Health and Wellbeing Coaches
• Performance Analysts with many sports (individual and team)
• Fitness Instructors
• Leisure Managers
• Working in physical activity areas in administrative roles
• Working in physical activity as a Sport Development Officer in Local Sports Partnerships
• Event Management Planning and Development
• Coaching and Development Officers in national governing bodies (many sports, both able-bodied and disability)

Progression Options
Year 1
Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management and Coaching (Level 7)

Year 2
Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management and Coaching (Level 7)

Year 3
Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management and Coaching (Level 7)

Year 4
Progress to year 4 of Bachelor of Arts in (Honours) Sports Management and Coaching (Level 8)