Bachelor of Arts Mathematics and Education

at National University of Ireland Galway

Year 1

• History and Structure of Irish Education
• Principles of Second-Level Mathematics
• Introduction to Educational Sciences
• Practical Teaching Programme 1 (work placement component)
• Algebra and Analysis I and II
• Skills of Mathematics
• Introduction to Applied Mathematics I and II
• Skills of Applied Mathematics

Year 2

• Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Mathematics Methodology and Skills of Teaching
• Practical Teaching Programme II (work placement component)
• Mechanics I
• Differential Forms
• Probability and Statistics
• Linear Algebra
• Geometry

Year 3

• Curriculum and Assessment
• Practical Teaching Programme III (work placement component)
• Professional Studies: Integrated Project
• Psychology, Sociology and Catering for Diversity
• Research Literacies for Professional
• Development and Lifelong Learning
• Mathematical Modelling I
• Groups
• Discrete Mathematics
• Mechanics II
• Complex Analysis
• One Mathematics elective
   

Year 4

• Block Teaching Practice (work placement component)
• Practical Teaching Programme: Integrated Project
• Final-Year Symposium
• Final Year Project in Mathematics plus four
• Mathematics electives OR six Mathematics electives
• Mathematics electives may include: Metric Spaces; Measure Theory; Applied Statistics; Topology; Advanced Statistical Methods for Business; Functional Analysis; Ring Theory; Fields and Applications; Cryptography; Advanced Group Theory; Mathematical Molecular Biology; Networks; Numerical Analysis; Mathematical

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits
You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.

Module
An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.

Subject
Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.

Optional
A module you may choose to study.

Required
A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).

Required Core Subject
A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.

Semester
Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
 

Undergraduate and mature students can satisfy matriculation registration requirements for NUI Galway by achieving certain grades in the following examinations. 
 

Leaving certificate (for EU and non-EU)

You need a pass in at least six subjects in the Leaving Certificate in accordance with College requirements with:

• Minimum Grade H5 (Higher Level) in two subjects 

• Passes in the remaining four subjects at O6/ H7 
   

You should pick your subjects based on the requirements for entry to your desired course.
 

All subjects of the Leaving Certificate are accepted for matriculation registration purposes, with the exception of Gaeilge Bonnleibhéal (Irish Foundation Level), Mathematics (Ordinary Alternative/Foundation Level and; Home Economics (General), which is recognised only for St. Angela's College, Sligo.
 

GCE and GSCE
 

You need a pass in at least six subjects in accordance with College requirements with at least:

• GCE Advanced Level: Grade C in two recognised subjects and

• GCSE Level: Grade C in four recognised subjects.
   

You should pick your subjects based on the requirements for entry to your desired course.

English Language Requirement:

IELTS :- 6.5

TOEFL :- 88

Fees: EU
€5,738 p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Tuition
€2,598 p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Student Contribution
€3,000 p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Student levy
€140 p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Non EU
€16,540 p.a. 2022/23
 

EU Fees are comprised of Tuition + Student Contribution Charge + Student Levy** €140.  **Payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI.  Further detail here.

Career Opportunities

Graduates will have excellent opportunities to become Mathematics and Applied Mathematics teachers. But prospects are not limited to teaching. Mathematics graduates are in short supply and are regarded as being integral to Ireland’s economic recovery and development in future years. They have a wide range of career options, including IT, finance, actuarial work and academia. In addition, graduates will also have a wide range of educational careers open to them in the further and higher education sectors.