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The Post Graduate Certificate in Education is a one-year full-time
course leading to full recognition as a teacher by the Department
of Education. It is taught substantially through the medium of
Irish and is intended particularly for graduates who wish to teach
in Irish-Medium primary schools. The course content is based on
the requirements of the Northern Ireland Curriculum and students
have the opportunity to gain meaningful insights into educational
issues relevant to immersion education. The course is of thirty-six
weeks duration, of which some eighteen weeks are spent on practical
teaching experience in schools. Students will spend two blocks
of School Experience in an Irish-medium school and one block in
an English-Medium school.
It is recommended that applicants
applying for this course have a high level of competence in oral
and written Irish. The selection procedure involves an interview
and a written task.
For further information on course content,
see the Course
Information PGCE page in the Academic section, Faculty
of Education area.
To apply for the PCGE course click here.
Further details of how to apply to St. Mary’s courses are contained
in the Application Procedure section ( use the navigation menu
on the left hand side of this page ).
Please note applications for PGCE (Irish-Medium Education)
have to be submitted by Friday, 26 February 2010.
The Post Graduate Certificate in Education is available from
each of the Higher Education Institutions in Northern Ireland.
Each institution offers a specialism for those wishing to obtain
Qualified Teacher Status through this award.
Primary Education -
University of Ulster (Coleraine)
Primary Education (Irish
Medium) - St. Mary's University College, Belfast
Secondary Education
- Queen's University Belfast / University of Ulster
Early Years and Education Psychology -
Stranmillis University College, Belfast
You should contact the
relevant institution with regard to the specific Education sector
that interests you. |
