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Can you teach science with a sports science degree?

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  • 22-03-2016 5:32pm
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    sligolad1
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭


    Will a sports science degree enable me to teach science in a secondary school. Thinking of doing a sports science degree and then a masters in physical education but I believe that schools will rarely hire teachers without a second subject. Would appreciate any help with this, thanks


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,138 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    You need to check the Teaching Council literature for a list of suitable degrees. If the degree you hope to have is not on it, you have to pay through the nose for them to make a decision.
    http://www.teachingcouncil.ie/en/Publications/Registration/Documents/Curricular-Subject-Requirments-after-January-2017.pdf (.pdf file) - applicable to after January 2017.


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    SheldonC17
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭SheldonC17


    Yes you will more than likely have the credits needed.


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    sligolad1
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭sligolad1


    SheldonC17 wrote: »
    Yes you will more than likely have the credits needed.

    To teach science to junior cert or would it qualify me to do biology to lc?


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    SheldonC17
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭SheldonC17


    sligolad1 wrote: »
    To teach science to junior cert or would it qualify me to do biology to lc?

    Both I think. Of the sport science degrees that I know off anyway, they have the required credits fro both.


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    Moody_mona
    Registered Users Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭Moody_mona


    sligolad1 wrote: »
    To teach science to junior cert or would it qualify me to do biology to lc?

    You'll only be qualified to teach Junior Cert Science if you're qualified in a Leaving Cert Science subject. You can't be qualified as just a Junior Cert Science teacher.


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