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Post-Primary Teacher Education (Secondary Teaching)

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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 
AU320BSc 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 
AU600Accounting 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.