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  • 12-05-2009 7:13pm
    #1
    hello_there_jim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 173 ✭✭


    if you want to do primary teaching from arts, is there subjects you have to take, like maths and irish or do you have a choice, plz answer!


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  • #2
    leninbenjamin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    hello_there_jim wrote: »
    if you want to do primary teaching from arts, is there subjects you have to take, like maths and irish or do you have a choice, plz answer!

    don't think so. Have a friend who's looking to do it who did Soc & Pol as one of the majors. not 100% though.


  • #3
    Carsinian Thau
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Carsinian Thau


    No. Any subjects will do.

    Although, primary teaching does have an Irish requirement so studying Irish as part of Arts could be very useful.

    But, seriously, do whatever subjects you'll enjoy the most and do the best in. Then I wish you look with the application process for the primary teaching programme (called Hibernian I believe?)


  • #4
    Rayne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 423 ✭✭Rayne


    A friend of mine did Public and Social Policy (Economics, Law and Soc/Pol) and she's up in Dublin now doing her H.Dip in Primary school teaching!!

    So any subject will do really, but as mentioned above, Irish is a good one to have, she went to all irish primary and secondary and it stood to her in her interview.

    Also, it would help if you gained some experience in a primary school over the next few years! They really like to see that on the application!

    Good luck!


  • #5
    hello_there_jim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 173 ✭✭hello_there_jim


    whats this interview your on about? when is it? if im doin honours irish now, but not that good at it!(not much work put into it!) could i still do rish and not mind it or is it really hard?


  • #6
    tazbars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 216 ✭✭tazbars


    hey i dropped to pass irish before my leaving cert and now im absolutely kicking myself beacause i might do primary teaching after my degree, i was just wondering if i did irish as one of my degree subjects could i be exempt from having have honours irish in my leaving cert?


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  • #7
    The Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭The Cool


    Not 100% on how that works Tazbars, but im sure an Irish degree would automatically trump the leaving cert thing.

    @hello_there_jim: As far as i know, it's not necessary but im sure it would give you a huge advantage to have English, Irish, Geography, History, Maths... whatever as your degree subjects. What year of study are you in? The university offers diplomas in courses, some languages definitely, and the Irish one is very popular. If youre already an NUIG student i think it only costs 100 euro for the two-year diploma. This means one late evening a week but im sure you will reap the rewards. If you think you're set on primary school teaching, why not do Maths and Geography or something like that, and the Irish diploma on the side? It'd be just as good to you, and an extra qualification. Even if you never use it, it'll be a good tool to have for the future.


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