Applicants must apply directly to UCD (link will be available soon). The final closing date for applications is 31 January 2025.
When applying for a place on the Professional Master of Education, the PME Applicant will be required to make a formal declaration of studies undertaken in at least one post-primary curricular subject area.
He/she will be required to declare that they...
Hold an Honours Bachelor Degree NFQ Level 8 (or equivalent) carrying at least 180 ECTS Credits.
Have studied the requisite number of ECTS credits in the subject(s) they wish to have recorded on the Register of Teachers e.g. 60/80/90 ECTS credits.
Have completed at least 10 ECTS credits at third year degree level or higher
Have met all the specific detailed requirements of the Teaching Council in terms of mandatory areas of study
In all cases (a) – (d) the PME Applicant will be required to identify the specific module/course code where requirements have been met.
Develop informed opinion and positions: predict and develop positions that might inform practice in relation to issues based on an understanding of their role as teachers, an informed ethics and the Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers. Demonstrate a keen understanding the significance of reflection in the development of expertise and innovative practice thus providing leadership within schools and the wider educational community. Display a sophisticated level of pedagogical content knowledge. Demonstrate a more in-depth knowledge and more critical engagement with the foundational disciplines of education to enhance and enrich the expertise acquired in undergraduate studies and subsequent professional experience. Articulate a well-developed understanding of the limits, contradictions and emerging issues within the professional field. Evidence an enhanced aptitude for continued self-directed learning as well as collaborative learning in professional settings throughout their careers. Critically assess the main theoretical, policy, and practical approaches to education as informed by the cognate disciplines of education and prevailing influences on educational practice. Demonstrate an understanding of the distinct and complementary roles of professionals involved in primary or post-primary (as relevant) education provision from within and outside the school. Competently apply theory to practice: illustrate and apply relevant concepts in the disciplines of education and pedagogy with reference to secondary education in Ireland in general and in their own classroom practice and professional development. On completion, the student should 1. Exhibit a well-developed knowledge of the different paradigms of educational research and possess through their engagement with the programme the ability to apply this knowledge to their professional roles. Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information. Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.