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CAO CODE MI005 - MI006
YEAR 4
Semester 7: Teacher as Leader
• Professional Placement 4 • Professional Placement 5 • Professional Placement 6 • Portfolio
*At the end of Year 2 students will select whether to take the Multidisciplinary Bachelor of Education programme or to pursue a specialism in Liberal Arts or Education.
Semester 8: Teacher as Leader
• Policy and Leadership in Education
• Schools and Society 4
• Elective 6 (Education)
• Undergraduate Dissertation 1 or Taught Elective 7 • Undergraduate Dissertation 2 or Taught Elective 8
**At the end of Year 3 students will select whether to take the Dissertation or Taught Elective option.
Students taking the Multidisciplinary programme may select their electives from a range of modules offered by the Faculty of Arts and
the Faculty of Education. These lists will include many of the modules being offered to students on selected streams depending on the pre- requisites for each module and whether the module can cater for additional students. The provision of electives and specialisms will depend on the level of resources available. The full range of specialisms provided in any academic year cannot be affirmed until the
resource allocation is confirmed.
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION WITH A SPECIALISM
Students may pursue a Specialism in either Liberal Arts or Education. This means that students select 8 modules, of which 5 modules are in a given subject/area. These 5 modules may comprise 5 taught modules or
a combination of 3 taught modules
and 2 dissertation modules. This allows students to develop their personal interests and talents and
to customise their own individual degree paths. These students
gain expertise in a specific area of relevance to primary education. Examples of the Education Specialisms that are currently on offer include:
• Special Education
• Mathematics Education
• Technology Enhanced Learning • SPHE
• Language and Literacy
• Primary Geography and
Global Education
• Educational Disadvantage (DEIS)
• Early Childhood Studies
• Physical Education
• Teagasc i Suíomhanna Lán-Ghaeilge • Theology/Religious Education (Joint
Specialism with Liberal Arts) • Visual Arts Education.
Alternatively, students may elect to pursue a specialisation in one of the following Liberal Arts disciplines:
• Gaeilge
• Irish Heritage
• German Studies
• Mathematics
• History
• Music
• Theology/Religious Education
(Joint Specialism with Faculty of Education).
Students may select to follow
a Multidisciplinary Bachelor of Education which means that they select any eight modules from across the range of modules on offer. Students may take modules from either Education or Liberal Arts. These eight modules may comprise eight taught modules or a combination of six taught modules and two dissertation modules. This allows students to develop their personal interests and talents and to customise their own individual degree paths. These students gain expertise across a range of areas of relevance to primary education.
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