Oscail English modules & T.C. Registration

Mrsbraxton

I have completed two Oscail English modules worth 15 credits each. I'm due to do another two this year. On the teaching council website it states that you need 60 ects in a subject to be registered. I rang the teaching council and the lady said that 60 sounds right, I asked if she was 100% certain, she said no I need to send in transcripts and then they will review them. Dcu state that you need five modules to be registered if you have no prior learning in English. I'm confused - has anyone any experience of registering Oscail modules? Thanks.

Boober Fraggle

The TC don't count the foundations module for Oscail, so you do need 5 modules if it is one of your modules. Oscail do allow people to skip the foundation though, so any 4 of the other 5 would cover you.

DrJames

Hello,

I think two different things are being discussed here with regard to the Open Education (formerly Oscail) Humanities programmes:

1) If someone is studying on the BA in Humanities (Literature, History and/or Sociology [for SPHE]) or the BA in English and History with the intention of, once they successfully graduate, going on to complete one of the postgraduate teaching qualifications and then teach at second-level then they need to ensure that they study in such a way so as to satisfy the requirements of the Teaching Council. These requirements can be found in the following Teaching Council document last updated in April 13 (apologies, I cannot post URLs to documents). However you would also need to look at the document released this time last year on the registration requirements that will apply from 2017. The requirements for English, in either document, is such that you must complete at least five of the six Literature modules in order to be able to teach English at second level (after completing a recognised postgradute teaching qualification and registering with the Teaching Council). Under the module choice regulations for these programmes (see the Open Education Website) there is no way of 'skipping' the foundation level module unless you are granted an exemption for that module.

2) Those already teaching one subject at second level, and who wish to upskill such that they can register to teach a second subject, can register as Bachelor of Arts Single Module (BASM) students. These teachers first get a Teaching Council assessment of their prior learning, if any, in that subject such that the Teaching Council tells them how many modules, and sometimes which specific modules, to study. Typically those without experience in the subject area (English, History or Sociology) are instructed to take five modules and those who studied a subject at foundation level previously are asked to study four modules. There are also module choice regulations regulations for BASM students (see the Open Education Website) but there is more flexibility for these students, e.g. they do not necessarily have to complete the foundation level module in a subject before taking post-foundation level modules.

Mrsbraxton

Thanks so much for the replies, really appreciate the help! I'll register for a third subject as one of the modules is literature 1.

readystudypass

Concerning post 2017, given that 20 of the 60 credits can then come from media studies, would any of the Oscail sociology modules fulfil the media studies option?

DrJames

I wouldn't think so. Sociology is recognised for the teaching of SPHE but I don't think it could be passed off as media studies in that way.