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College Teaching Courses

  • 17-01-2015 4:19am
    #1
    hiddenrabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭


    Torn between doing a course involving biology which will qualify me in both biology to LC level and science to JC level but I will still have to do a 2 year educational degree afterwards

    OR

    Do a four-year course in mater dei in religion and history or English teaching which allows me to teach immediately after I graduate.

    Which would be more practical to do at the moment?? All suggestions and tips appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    nqtfarmer
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭nqtfarmer


    As an English teacher I can tell you, you would be much better off with biology and a two year dip. Jobs are scarce, contacts are temporary etc. and the opportunity to be qualified in a science that would allow you to work in industry and also have the CHOICE of teaching is a real bonus.


  • #3
    new look
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭new look


    I did the degree in Mater Dei a number of years ago but be aware that Religion is a very big part of it and involves a lot of work. If you aren't that interested in it then it's probably not the right course for you. Does the science education degree still exist in DCU? You would be qualified to teach science straight away if that's where your interest lies.


  • #4
    hiddenrabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭hiddenrabbit


    new look wrote: »
    I did the degree in Mater Dei a number of years ago but be aware that Religion is a very big part of it and involves a lot of work. If you aren't that interested in it then it's probably not the right course for you. Does the science education degree still exist in DCU? You would be qualified to teach science straight away if that's where your interest lies.

    Did you find it difficult getting teaching work after this course?


  • #5
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    There is a new course in UCC which allows you to be a qualified biology and science teacher in 4 years.
    There is also a 4 year bachelor of science in UL.
    I'd be more likely to go with Biology and Science rather than the others.


  • #6
    new look
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭new look


    hiddenrabbit wrote: »
    Did you find it difficult getting teaching work after this course?

    I was very lucky and got a job straight away when I qualified (10 years ago) but I was teaching almost completely RE for a number of years and very little of my other subject.


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  • #7
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,382 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Corkgirl18 wrote: »
    There is a new course in UCC which allows you to be a qualified biology and science teacher in 4 years.
    There is also a 4 year bachelor of science in UL.
    I'd be more likely to go with Biology and Science rather than the others.

    Maynooth has a similar degree: choose 2 subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths and teaching training included.

    UL course is Biology, Agricultural Science and either Physics or Chemistry, so you come out with 3 LC Subjects.


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