Marino

nubineeprincess

Hey all
i was hoping that someone could help me..
ive applied to Marino for sept to do primary teaching - i figured i would put this thread ere as i know marino are under TCD.
just wanted info/advice on marino as college and what its like there etc...??
also could i get info about the fourth year that you do for honours degree in trinity???like what does that involve etc..
would really appreciate any advice or help at all...
Cheers!!!

europerson

Hello,

I'm not a primary education student myself, but last year I lived with two people who attended Marino, studying primary education. They really loved Marino. It's a small college, and there's a great atmosphere in it. It's really an "everyone knows everyone else" sort of place. The social life is very good too: my housemates always seemed to be going to college-organised things. The college has recently undergone a programme of new building, and there are new lecture halls, a new canteen, a new sports hall, etc.

The work is quite tough, it seems, but the challenge seems to be in how much of it there is, rather than how difficult it is.

There's information on the fourth year of the B.Ed. here. In case you haven't seen it already, the Marino website is here.

europerson

nubineeprincess

hey

thanks for that.....its good to know that they loved it anyway...which is the main thing really i suppose....all education courses seem to have lots and lots of work involved but hey it'll all be worth it at end.
cheers for websites also...was on marino one already...just like to have all info possible you know??
thanks again for the help
really appreciate it.

europerson

nubineeprincess wrote: »

just like to have all info possible you know??

That's a potentially dangerous question! I did live with them for a whole academic year.

As you probably know, students attend lectures in both their college of education and in Trinity. Every Monday, you'll have lectures in Trinity, with the other four days spent in Marino. The Trinity courses are the theoretical courses, whereas the Marino courses are more practical. The Trinity courses are examined by means of essays and exams, with significantly greater weighting being given to the exams. The Marino courses have a lot more continuous assessment. Many of the courses there have no exams at all, if I remember correctly.

The library in Marino is meant to be very good, and you'll have access to the Trinity Library too, which is, of course, the premier academic library in Ireland.

I'm not sure what else to say really. If you have any more specific questions, you can post them up.

nubineeprincess

thanks for that....its great coz thats the kind of info the website doesnt give you you know!?
well i was just wondering are they finished??did they find jobs at the end of the three years and like have a job while doin the fourth year in trinity??
would they think that marino is as highly regarded as st.pats or does it make a difference???did they find it v.hard to get job with just pass BEd when they finished??:D

europerson

The two, with whom I lived, actually did the postgrad in primary education, but they did the same courses as undergrads in Marino. They had lots of friends doing the B.Ed. though, because they shared all the courses. Basically, it seemed that everyone got a job (including the my housemates), whether they did the ordinary B.Ed., honours B.Ed. or the postgrad. The only differences are in the salary rates. I think that Marino has a better reputation than St Pat's, but that's all anecdotal, really. The thing about St Pat's is that you get an honours B.Ed. after three years. However, it's a much bigger institution than Marino.

innocenteyesuk

Hi there! I'm currently in 1st Year in Marino doing the B.Ed!

It's an absolutely amazing course! There are only 100ish places a year and you're divided up into groups of about 35 so there is a great relationship between the student and the lecturer.

We also do a lot more pracitcal work and a great deal of teaching practice, more than students from Frobel, CICE or Pats.

A lot of people worry about the Gaeilge side of things. I won't lie. There is an emphasis on Gaeilge sa choláiste ach ná bí buartha faoi! The office staff speak a mixture of Gaeilge and English. All correspondance is through Irish but you'll get an English version aswell.

I won't lie that its a hard cource and days are jammers with not a lot of breaks but its such a great place.

You'll love it! We have a fantastic library and lots of resources available to us aswell as access to EVERYTHING in TCD! Em...anything else?

If ya have any questions just ask!

If you ring Marino and ask for Irene, she'll organise a tour of the college for you!

nubineeprincess

innocenteyesuk wrote: »

If ya have any questions just ask!


thanks for that advice!
yeah im going to try and brush up on my irish anywho as im out of practice as i did my LC three years ago!!
what are the essays etc like??do you get many??
what are the hours out there like?is it approx 28hours a week similar to other BEd courses??
are the subjects quite difficult??i know there is a lot of work involved alrite.

thanks for all the help!!

Cheers