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Bachelor of Education - Church of Ireland Pathway (Restricted Entry)

Dublin City University

Dublin, Ireland

Tuition Fee € 12,600
Country Rank#5
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 92

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Education will prepare you for a career as a Primary School Teacher where you’ll make a lasting impact on young children and on society. Graduates are prepared to teach in all schools across the primary sector. You will take an additional qualification in Religious Studies & Religious Education to prepare you to teach the Follow Me programme, the Religious Education programme in use in primary schools under Church of Ireland, Methodist, Presbyterian and Society of Friends patronage.

The course will take your natural leadership abilities and fluid communication skills and equip you not only with subject knowledge, but also with the tools to motivate yourself and your students in the classroom, understand how children learn, navigate the school system, and develop your classroom management abilities.

All students take Education modules, do 30 weeks School Placement and visit the Gaeltacht for four weeks. You will also study specialisms relevant to teaching.

All entrants to this strand of the BEd programme must be aware of and willing to support the distinctive ethos of Protestant primary schools, 79% of which are small schools.

Course Content
In Years One and Two, students cover the basics needed for teaching. You will come to understand how children think and learn in active ways. Your curriculum courses will prepare you to teach all the subjects of the primary curriculum using approaches that develop children’s understanding and motivation. You’ll also take modules in Psychology, Philosophy Sociology of Education and History of Education.

In Year Three, you’ll review what you’ve learned to date and will apply it in different situations. You’ll enrich your understanding of classroom contexts and of how to plan for rich learning experiences. You’ll learn how to work with children in ways that are democratic and enable them to engage in an ethical way with the world.

Year Four focuses on deepening your expertise. It will provide you with opportunities to think about big ideas in education such as social justice, inclusion and working in a school community. You will also undertake a research project.
Entry Requirement
Leaving Cert

In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the university the following entry requirements apply: Minimum of H5 in no fewer than three subjects and a minimum of O6/H7 in three other subjects. Programme requirements: Irish H4, English and Mathematics O4/H7.

Eligible candidates are required to complete an online supplementary form and pass a qualifying interview to be considered for a place on the programme. Applicants will be contacted by email with instructions on how to complete the online form.

* DC004 Restricted Entry: students with minimum of H6 or O4 in Irish may be offered places but only if there are insufficient candidates meeting the H4 Irish requirement. Candidates with H5 take precedence over those with O4. A Link Module of the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme may be presented as one of the six subjects for the calculation of points but will not qualify as a subject for matriculation purposes.

GCE A Level

In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the university the following entry requirements apply: Six subjects must be presented, at least three at GCE A Level with the remaining subjects at GCE AS or GCSE Level. Applicants must present the following subject requirements: GCSE Level C in both English and English Literature or GCSE Level B in either English or English Literature; GCE A Level C in Irish; GCSE Level D in Additional Mathematics or GCSE Level C in Mathematics; GCE A Level C in two further subjects; GCSE C in one other subject.

Eligible candidates are required to complete an online supplementary form and pass a qualifying interview to be considered for a place on the programme. Applicants will be contacted by email with instructions on how to complete the online form.
Fees & Scholarships
Student Contribution
€3,043 per annum

EU Status Fee
€5,607 per annum

Non EU Fee
€12,600 per annum

Material Charge
€175 Year 1 only
Career Prospect
Career Areas
- Development Agencies
- National Voluntary Organisations
- Statutory Bodies
Career Tags
- Consultant
- Content Writer
- Educational Administrator
- Principal
- Researcher
- School Inspector
- Teacher
- Teacher Educator

Cost Of Studying At Dublin City University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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