Expand+QQI/FET/FETAC REQUIREMENTS Full Level 5 Major award in one of the following areas, with distinctions in at least 5 modules: Art, Craft and Design, Creative Craft, Design, Graphic Design, Administration, Office Administration, Applied Social Studies, ...

Hide-QQI/FET/FETAC REQUIREMENTS Full Level 5 Major award in one of the following areas, with distinctions in at least 5 modules: Art, Craft and Design, Creative Craft, Design, Graphic Design, Administration, Office Administration, Applied Social Studies, Multimedia Production, Business Studies, Education and Training, Information Processing, Cultural and Heritage Studies, Language and European Studies, General Studies, Early Childhood Care and Education, Community Care, Community Development, Healthcare Support, Journalism, Music.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2020 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2020 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2020 CAO Handbook): F...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2020 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2020 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2020 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2020 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2020 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2020 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application (see page 21 of the 2020 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2020 at 5:15pm

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 5:15pm on 1 February 2020. The closing date for late applications is 5:15pm on 1 May 2020, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2020 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5 March 2020 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22 July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are registered as an undergraduate student on 1 May 2020 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 five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 21 of the 2020 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 2020 at 5:15pm, and include course choices by that date or add them using the Change of Course Choices facility for a fee of €10 before 1 March 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 DARE and/or HEAR – to be considered for DARE and/or HEAR, applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1 February 2020 at 5:15pm. To apply to DARE, you must anser YES to Question 1 ('Do you wish to be considered for DARE?) on Section A of the fully completed Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by 5:15pm on 1 March 2020.

To apply to HEAR, you must indicate on your CAO application that you wish to apply for HEAR and fully and correctly complete all elements of the online HEAR form by 5:15pm on 1 March 2020.

Supporting documents for DARE and/or HEAR applicants must be sent to CAO offices before 15 March 2020 at 5:15pm

Expand+Education happens in all kinds of places and throughout our lives – not just in school buildings and not just in our early years. If you choose the B.Sc. in Education Studies, you learn about the many ways, times and places in which people learn, a...

Hide-Education happens in all kinds of places and throughout our lives – not just in school buildings and not just in our early years. If you choose the B.Sc. in Education Studies, you learn about the many ways, times and places in which people learn, and how these have changed over time.

What is the B.Sc. in Education Studies?
While studying the B.Sc. in Education Studies you will come to appreciate how education can enhance people’s lives and how different approaches benefit different people at different times of their lives, depending on what they need to learn. On this course, you will learn about the formal and informal educational opportunities available to people, whether it is their first or second chance to experience for themselves the benefits of education.

What will I study?
During the course you will learn about adult, adolescent and early childhood education through attendance at classes, hands-on learning, reading and skill development. The modules delivered on the course encompass the themes of life-long learning, ethics and social justice, education and culture, and education policies and practices. The modules cover technology, the arts, curriculum and programme design, policy analysis and much more. In addition to the core modules you will select elective modules in a variety of areas related to education studies.

Work placement
A work placement is integral to each year of the course. This can take place in locations such as education centres, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), arts/culture and media organisations, community education programmes, programmes run by the Department of Education and Skills as well as in formal educational institutions from pre-school to third level and further education. All students undertake a 10-week internship in the final year of the course in an education setting of their choice.

Expand+Module Listing

Year 1
• How People Learn
• What is Education?
• Adult Education
• Education & the Arts I
• Communication for Education
• Technology for Teaching & Learning
• Transitioning into Higher Education
• 2 Elective ...

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Year 1
• How People Learn
• What is Education?
• Adult Education
• Education & the Arts I
• Communication for Education
• Technology for Teaching & Learning
• Transitioning into Higher Education
• 2 Elective Modules*

Year 2
• Contemporary Issues & Controversies in Education
• Curriculum & Programme Design & Development
• Adolescent Education
• Education & the Arts II
• Development Education
• Intercultural Education
• 2 Elective Modules*

Year 3
• Understanding Irish Education Policy & Practice
• Studying Teaching
• Childhood
• Evidence in Education
• Assessment & Evaluation
• Education as Liberation or Oppression
• 2 Elective Modules*

Year 4
• Organisation and Learning Skills
• Internship
• Research Methods
• Dissertation

*Elective modules are chosen from:
• Oideachas trí Mhéan na Gaeilge
• Language of Education
• The Law and Education
• Barriers to Education
• Understanding Educational Organisations
• Early Childhood Studies
• Financial Management in Education
• Instructional Design
• Self Care and Wellness in the Workplace
• Gaeilge I, II, III
• Second Language Teaching and Learning
• Education for Transformation
• An Introduction to Educational Leadership and Management
• Special Education
• Higher Education Access and Community Mentoring

NOTE: Not all elective options are offered every year

Expand+What are my career options?
The degree of B.Sc. in Education Studies provides skills and competencies that are useful in a wide range of careers. Graduates of the programme are working as lifelong learning tutors, educational researchers, HR advisor...

Hide-What are my career options?
The degree of B.Sc. in Education Studies provides skills and competencies that are useful in a wide range of careers. Graduates of the programme are working as lifelong learning tutors, educational researchers, HR advisors, social care workers, education engagement officers, and education and training coordinators.

What other options do I have?
Due to the diverse nature of this level 8 course, many graduates chose to continue to further study in the areas of social care, politics and policy, further and adult education, and education and training. Students who meet the minimum requirements may apply for the Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching) course in MIE or elsewhere.