The MIC, St Patrick’s Campus, Thurles Open Day on Saturday, 24th of November (10am -2pm) is an event not to be missed by aspiring post-primary school teachers.
This new programme announcement means MIC Campus, Thurles now boasts five programmes that have an education and school placement component and include combinations of Business, Theology and Religious Studies, Accounting, Gaeilge, and Mathematics.
Dr Ó Murchú goes on to say that all MIC Campus, Thurles’ concurrent teacher education programmes are structured so that the education component is included in each year and the graduate is qualified to teach to honours Leaving Certificate level after completion of their degree. There is no requirement to complete a post graduate Masters in Education. This not only means graduates are qualified in four years, as opposed to six, but there is also the attendant cost savings. Considerable cost benefits are also enjoyed by those who choose to study in Thurles in terms of relative living costs.
Those attending the Open Day will also have an opportunity to get up close to some famous sporting silverware including the Liam McCarthy Cup.