Courses
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) |
| AU804 | Bachelor of Business in Applied Sport with Business (More information on PE Teaching courses…) | Sligo | PE |
| AU903 | Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Sport with Business (More information on PE Teaching courses…) | Sligo | PE |
| 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) (More information on PE Teaching courses…) | Letterkenny | PE |
| AU222 | BSc in Sports and Exercise (More information on PE Teaching courses…) | 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 (More information on PE Teaching courses…) | 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.