The practical experience involves engagement in a range of competitive, aesthetic, adventure, aquatic and artistic activities in order to illuminate and enhance teaching effectiveness. Educational Studies Students will undertake courses which will enable them to assess the effectiveness of their own teaching and contribute to the critical evaluation of prevailing and innovative educational practice. The first two years contain courses in biology, chemistry and physics. Years 3 and 4 comprise courses in chemistry only. The four year programme in English and Drama Studies offers a balanced and comprehensive view of selected writers and movements in the field of English, Irish and American literature and drama.
Teaching is carried out through lectures, seminars, practical workshops and tutorials.
Students are expected to take an active, constructive role in the development of courses and the management of their learning. Time is allowed for individual and group projects. Ghaeltacht i rith na laethanta saoire. The four year programme provides a contemporary synthesis of third level geography, so that graduates are fully prepared to teach the subject up to and including honours Leaving Certificate level. The programme aims to ensure that graduates are aware of the rich variety of opportunities offered by geography to the teacher.