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Changing career to teaching

  • 13-12-2010 11:58pm
    #1
    HiGlo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 561 ✭✭✭


    Hi there,
    I'm not sure if anyone can help me (or perhaps someone can point me in the right direction).....

    I am trying to look into pursuing a career in teaching. I am 30 years old and have completed a Degree (BA(ord) in Tourism) which prob isn't much use to me. I'm guessing that I would have to start from scratch and do a whole new undergrad degree. Am I right? Presumably in Arts?
    So, if for example, I chose to go to UCD and do a part time degree (full time isn't really an option for me), would there be any kind of exemption or allowance made for the fact that I have a degree already? I'm not even sure what subjects I'd be interested in. I was thinking Geography and Sociology maybe - but can I teach with that? Or maybe Geography and English or something.
    I would actually prob be most interested in teaching Geography with maybe a business subject - like Economics, or even just Business Studies (if such a subject exists anymore!!). Is it possible to combine a business subject and an "Arts" subject? Or is that 2 whole separate degrees required?

    I haven't really started to look into it all yet, but how long would the Undergrad take part-time? About 3 yrs?
    So, once I finish my undergrad, what's the next step? A H.Dip? That's a year, isn't it?

    As you can probably tell at this stage I really don't know much or have much info.... I understand it'll be a long journey, but it begins with the first step...........................


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  • #2
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    3 to 4 years. From what I can gather here, lots of people are qualified to teach Geography and English and are finding it nigh on impossible to get a job....
    I'm a relative newbie to this forum, so I could be way off the mark.
    BUt I would imagine you will have to do undergrad > grad dip > into the great wide world


  • #3
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,315 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    It's not just Geography and English teachers are finding it hard to get a job of any sort in teaching. Most are lucky to get a few hours subbing and hope to build on that.


  • #4
    clartharlear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 489 ✭✭clartharlear


    There's a saying - primary school teachers are mad about the kids, secondary school teachers are mad about their subject, and in third level, they're just mad...

    Why would you want to be a secondary school teacher if you're not mad about your subject?


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