Education, Business Studies & Religious Studies Mary Immaculate College

The BA in Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies programme (post-primary) is a four-year, full-time, undergraduate concurrent teacher education degree (Level 8), currently offered at MIC Thurles. Graduates are qualified to teach Business Studies and Religious Studies to honours Leaving Certificate level.

Graduates of the programme will:

• Demonstrate subject knowledge, curriculum process and content, and professional knowledge
• Engage in critical and analytical thinking, problem-solving, reflection and self-evaluation
• Engage in planning, teaching, learning, assessment, classroom management and organisation for the classroom and the school as a learning organisation
• Articulate a commitment to and vision for the development of the uniqueness of the pupil in all its dimensions
• Integrate and apply knowledge skills, attitudes and values in complex and unpredictable educational settings
• Exhibit strong interpersonal skill and a readiness to be leaders and innovators of curriculum change
• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong personal and professional development and actively participate in professional learning communities

Entry requirements

Applicants for whom English is not a first language must provide evidence of their proficiency level English in the form of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) composite score of 6.5 - 7.0 with no less than 6.0 in any one component, or IELTS equivalent accepted by UL.

For more detailed information about the international entry requirements, please visit the how to apply page