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Economics Teaching

  • 20-05-2013 4:07pm
    #1
    bobjimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭


    Hi im currently studying to become a maths teacher. The course im doing doe not entail any economics but having taking it for the leaving and enjoying it i was wondering is there any route i can take to allow me to become qualified to teach it. Im just looking for maybe a part time course or a yearly course rather than a full 3 or 4 year degree. Thanks in advance for your help.


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  • #2
    teach88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭teach88


    bobjimmy wrote: »
    Hi im currently studying to become a maths teacher. The course im doing doe not entail any economics but having taking it for the leaving and enjoying it i was wondering is there any route i can take to allow me to become qualified to teach it. Im just looking for maybe a part time course or a yearly course rather than a full 3 or 4 year degree. Thanks in advance for your help.

    Irrespective of how you get them, I think 54 university credits is what is needed by the Teaching Council in order to teach a subject.

    If you want it done in a year, your best bet would prob be a masters. Don't know if there are any Economics masters can a Maths graduate with no Economics in their degree can get accepted to though, maybe something in Financial Economics.


  • #3
    Moody_mona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭Moody_mona


    You will not be qualified to teach economics by doing a masters in it. There are plenty of threads on here about adding subjects to your degree. It is done by studying undergraduate modules on their own or as part of a "dip" which the teaching council has approved.


  • #4
    teach88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭teach88


    Moody_mona wrote: »
    You will not be qualified to teach economics by doing a masters in it. There are plenty of threads on here about adding subjects to your degree. It is done by studying undergraduate modules on their own or as part of a "dip" which the teaching council has approved.

    Really? I thought as long as you get the required credits you're clear?


  • #5
    bobjimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭bobjimmy


    Moody_mona wrote: »
    You will not be qualified to teach economics by doing a masters in it. There are plenty of threads on here about adding subjects to your degree. It is done by studying undergraduate modules on their own or as part of a "dip" which the teaching council has approved.

    I realise that you need a dip to be able to teach it. I know the Hibernia college provides this in several subjects but unless i am mistaken a certain proportion of your degree needs to be in the particular subject area. Im wondering since my course has no modules related to maths would their be any way for me to get my dip to be able to teach it.


  • #6
    electoralshock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭electoralshock


    Hi

    This course might be of use to you. Its one year 'hdip in Economic Science'. It is 60 ECTS.

    http://www.ucd.ie/economics/graduateprogrammes/hdipeconsc/


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  • #7
    Millem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,729 ✭✭✭Millem


    bobjimmy wrote: »
    Hi im currently studying to become a maths teacher. The course im doing doe not entail any economics but having taking it for the leaving and enjoying it i was wondering is there any route i can take to allow me to become qualified to teach it. Im just looking for maybe a part time course or a yearly course rather than a full 3 or 4 year degree. Thanks in advance for your help.

    Bobjimmy I think it would be a complete waste of money to be honest! I am a economics teacher. There are very few jobs in it and if the subject is offered it will be given to the business teacher (who will teach business st, business and accounting) to make up hours! Even at that all the business teachers in my school are mainly teaching maths as they aren't enough hours in business subjects alone! It is not offered in all schools and some schools only offer it on a rotating basis with accounting.


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