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Post-Primary Teacher Education (Secondary Teaching)

ATU has a number of degrees accredited by the Teaching Council of Ireland that qualify graduates to teach in secondary schools:
In addition, many of our Level 8 honours degrees are mapped to the Teaching Council of Ireland’s subject requirements to teach various subjects at secondary school level.
Students complete their Level 8 honours degree with us before pursuing a Professional Master of Education (PME).
Below is a selection of some of the options available. Please get in touch if there are other subjects you wish to ask about possible progression routes to.
CAO Code | Course Title | Campus | Subject |
AU906 | Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business and Irish | Sligo & St Angelas | Business and Irish |
AU916 | BA (Hons) in Sociology and Politics | Sligo | CSPE, SPHE and Politics |
AU917 | BA (Hons) in English and Psychology | Sligo | English |
AU902 | BA (Hons) in Accounting | Sligo | Accounting (to LC Level) and Business (to JC Level) |
AU928 | BA (Hons) in Fine Art | Sligo | Art |
AU929 | BA (Hons) in Writing and Literature | Sligo | English |
AU930 | BA (Hons) in Writing and Literature (Online) | Sligo | English |
AU946 | BSc (Hons) in Construction Project Management and Applied Technology | Sligo | Construction Studies and DCG |
AU970 | BSc (Hons) in Forensic Investigation and Analysis | Sligo | Chemistry (to LC Level) and Science (to JC Level) |
AU694 | Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History and Geography | Mayo | History and Geography |
AU693 | Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Geography and Outdoor Education | Mayo | Geography |
AU625 | BA (Hons) Heritage | Mayo | JC Environmental & Social Studies and LC History |
AU301 | Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Business | Letterkenny | Business |
AU300 | Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Accounting | Letterkenny | LC Accounting and JC Business |
AU312 | Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Communication with English | Letterkenny | English |
AU320 | BSc Hons in Sports and Exercise (Common Entry) | Letterkenny | PE |
AU222 | BSc in Sports and Exercise | Letterkenny | PE |
AU372 | Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Bioanalytical Science | Letterkenny | LC Biology and JC Science |
AU373 | Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Science | Letterkenny | LC Chemistry and JC Science |
AU371 | Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Agriculture (Common Entry) | Letterkenny | LC Agricultural Science and JC Science |
AU600 | Accounting | Galway City, Dublin Road | LC Accounting |
AU607 | Digital Accounting | Galway City, Dublin Road | LC Accounting |
AU602 | Business Information Systems | Galway City, Dublin Road | LC Computer Science |
AU664 / AU662 | BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching / Sports and Exercise Science | Galway City, Dublin Road | PE |
AU657 | Agriculture and Environmental Management | Mountbellew | Agri Science |
In addition, many Business degrees across ATU’s campuses in Donegal, Sligo and Galway City may offer a pathway to teaching Business in Secondary Schools. Contact us at cao@atu.ie to find out more.