Professional Masters in Education (P.M.E.)

The 2-year full-time PME with specialisms in nine post primary curriculum subjects. Applicants select one at the time of application as their Major subject; Business Studies (including Accounting and Economics); English; Geography; History.; An Ghaeilge; Mathematics (including Applied Mathematics); Modern Languages (including French, German, Italian, Spanish and other curricular languages; Music: Science (including Biology, Chemistry and Physics).

The programme consists of four components which work together in a spiral, iterative manner:

Foundation of Education disciplines aim to provide aspiring teachers with the critical theoretical knowledge necessary to underpin their professional practice.

Professional Studies focus on the student teacher’s specific subject area. These modules work together to develop student teachers’ competence and confidence teaching their chosen subjects.

School Placements in Year 1 and Advanced School Placement in Year 2 are major elements of the programme and students are accepted for the programme must source these placements these two placements in two different schools within 85km of the university.

Electives modules, which can include: Literacy and Numeracy; Citizenship Education within Wellbeing; Global Citizenship Education; Drama in Education; Arts Education; Irish Traditional Music; and History of Education.

Students will be equipped with the relevant knowledge and skills to reflect on their periods of School placement and academic studies in education and to complete a substantial research project (10,000-word thesis).