Courses / Course

Entry to the PME programme is determined in the first instance by the candidate’s primary degree with a minimum 2.2 grade. The degree must be a recognised and relevant undergraduate programme as determined by the Teaching Council. Details of the Teaching Council’s criteria for registration as a secondary school teacher are available at:  https://www.teachingcouncil.ie/en/news-events/latest-news/curricular-subject-requirements.pdf

Applicants are strongly advised to check that the modules of their primary degree meet these requirements prior to making an application.

Applications for the PME must be made online at www.pac.ie/pme

PAC Code
PEM01
 

Entry to the course is competitive, an selection is based on a ‘points’ system, with points awarded based on the marks in the undergraduate degree, any subsequent academic qualifications, and certain categories of relevant professional work experience. See the PAC website for details.
 

School Placement

Prospective students are responsible for arranging their own school placements (within a 160KM radius of Maynooth University). PME students (year 1) along with their weekly placements will also undertake a three week block placement in January.

Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Curriculum /The Teacher as a Critically Reflective Practitioner
The central focus of these modules is on enabling the student to develop a repertoire of pedagogical skills and to adopt a professional, self-analytical and reflective approach to classroom practice. This is aimed at deepening the student’s understanding of the processes of teaching and learning, of assessment, of education, of pupils and their psycho-social development, of schools within their social context and of the structure and development of the system within which they work. Among the research sources that inform these modules are pedagogical and curriculum studies, the history and structure of education, educational psychology, sociology of education and the philosophy of education.

Teaching/Learning Seminars in Subject Methods
These consist of seminars/lectures/workshops devoted to the methodology teaching and learning of school subjects.

Duration: 2 years Full-time

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 1

EDUCATION EDF6 - EDUCATION Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BECOMING A TEACHER 1 (POLICY, CURRICULUM AND LAW) EDM608 5 Year-Long BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS EDM610 5 Year-Long CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT 1 (LESSON PLANNING) EDM605 5 Year-Long GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP/TEACHING WITH CULTURAL AWARENESS EDM616 5 Year-Long HISTORY OF EDUCATION EDM614 2.5 Year-Long INCLUSIVE EDUCATION (SEN) EDM611 5 Year-Long LEARNING TO TEACH 1 (TEACHING LAB) EDM603 5 Year-Long PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION EDM613 2.5 Year-Long PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION EDM612 2.5 Year-Long SCHOOL PLACEMENT 1 EDM601 15 Year-Long SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION EDM615 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING (OTHER) EDM650 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING ACCOUNTING WITH BUSINESS STUDIES EDM634 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDM630 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING APPLIED MATHEMATICS EDM638 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING BIOLOGY WITH JUNIOR SCIENCE EDM631 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING BUSINESS WITH BUSINESS STUDIES EDM635 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING CHEMISTRY WITH JUNIOR SCIENCE EDM632 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING COMPUTER SCIENCE EDM639 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING ECONOMICS WITH BUSINESS STUDIES EDM636 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH EDM640 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING GAEILGE (MÚINEADH AGUS FOGHLAIM GAEILGE) EDM644 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING GEOGRAPHY EDM641 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING HISTORY EDM643 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING MATHEMATICS EDM637 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING MODERN LANGUAGE (FRENCH) EDM645 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING MODERN LANGUAGE (GERMAN) EDM646 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING MODERN LANGUAGE (OTHER) EDM648 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING MODERN LANGUAGE (SPANISH) EDM647 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING MUSIC EDM649 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING PHYSICS WITH JUNIOR SCIENCE EDM633 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING POLITICS AND SOCIETY WITH CSPE EDM642 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING RELIGIOUS STUDIES EDM651 2.5 Year-Long TEACHING AND LEARNING SOCIAL, PERSONAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION EDM652 2.5 Year-Long

Year 2

EDUCATION EDF62 - EDUCATION Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BECOMING A TEACHER 2 (PROFESSIONAL PROJECT) EDM609 10 Year-Long CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT 2 (LESSON AND UNIT PLANNING) EDM606 2.5 Year-Long CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT 3 (LESSON STUDY RESEARCH PROJECT) EDM607 10 Year-Long DIGITAL LITERACY EDM618 2.5 Year-Long LEARNING TO TEACH 2 (ADVANCED METHODS) EDM604 5 Year-Long SCHOOL PLACEMENT 2 EDM602 25 Year-Long SOCIAL JUSTICE EDM617 5 Year-Long

Course Leaders Angela Rickard (year 1) and Joe Oyler (year 2)
Executive Assistant Brenda Carroll
Tel (01) 708 3656
E-mail education.department@mu.ie

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Website https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/education
Address Department of Education, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
 

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The Professional Master of Education is the main qualification recognised by the Department of Education and Skills for teaching at second-level in Ireland. It is also recognised under the EU directives on mutual recognition of professional qualifications.

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