MI008 · Level 8 · 4 years

Education and Psychology - Primary Teaching

Mary Immaculate College - Limerick · Munster

2026 Round 1 points

554

Down 23 points since 2023 (577).

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About this course

A double honours degree at Mary Immaculate College that qualifies you as a primary teacher and gives you a psychology degree accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland.

How long
4 years
What you study
The education side prepares you to teach every subject to 4 to 12 year olds. Psychology runs through all four years, covering developmental, social, cognitive and biological psychology and research methods. In final year you complete a psychology research dissertation and present it at PsychFest.
Placement and abroad
You spend about 24 weeks on placement in primary schools, plus two two-week Gaeltacht courses in Years 1 and 3.
Where it can lead
Graduates teach in primary and special schools, and can go on to postgraduate study in any area of psychology, especially educational psychology.
Who it suits
Suits students who want to teach young children and are also curious about how children think and learn.

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About Education

Teaching and education methods for schools and special education

Involves preparing students to become teachers or educators in various settings such as primary schools, secondary schools, or areas like special education. This field covers teaching methods, educational psychology, curriculum development, and classroom management.

Points history

2023577202459020255782026554

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026554Published after the final round
2025 578578590
2024 590590601
2023 577577601

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: Higher H7 or Ordinary O4
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O4
  • Irish: Higher H4

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

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