AU590 · Level 7 · 3 years

Outdoor and Environmental Education - Common Entry

Atlantic Technological University - Galway / Mayo · Connacht

2026 Round 1 points

208

Up 13 points since 2023 (195).

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About this course

This Level 7 common entry course combines study with adventure sports training. You choose a specialism after Year 1.

How long
3 years
What you study
You study outdoor education, the Irish landscape, safety, communication and teaching. You earn national governing body awards in sports such as climbing, surfing, hill walking, sailing, caving and kayaking. One day a week is spent on adventure sports practicals, and there are weekly field trips. Options include Outdoor and Environmental Education, with Geography, or with Therapeutic Applications.
Placement and abroad
There is a work placement.
Where it can lead
After two years you can leave with a Higher Certificate in Arts in Outdoor Recreation.
Who it suits
Suits students who love the outdoors and adventure sports and want to teach or lead others.

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Points history

2023195202424420252202026208

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026208Published after the final round
2025 220220392
2024 244183399
2023 195195390

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6 or Foundation F2
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6 or Foundation F2

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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