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1 ST YEAR SUBJECT CHOICE. DEIRDRE NASH. GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR. CORE SUBJECTS. ENGLISH CSPE IRISH MATHS HISTORY GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE. J.C. OPTIONS – PICK 3. MATERIALS TECH (WOOD) GERMAN or FRENCH TECHNICAL GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY MUSIC ART BUSINESS.
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DEIRDRE NASH • GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR
CORE SUBJECTS • ENGLISH CSPE • IRISH • MATHS • HISTORY • GEOGRAPHY • SCIENCE
J.C. OPTIONS – PICK 3 • MATERIALS TECH (WOOD) • GERMAN or FRENCH • TECHNICAL GRAPHICS • TECHNOLOGY • MUSIC • ART • BUSINESS
CHOOSE A SUBJECT • YOU LIKE • YOU’RE GOOD AT
SUBJECT DESCRIPTIONS • www.ncca.ie • www.careersportal.ie • www.curriculumonline.ie • www.scoilnet.ie
ROUND 2 • YEAR GROUP CHOICES CREATE OPTIONBAND • EXAMPLE
UNIVERSITY ENTRY • BASED ON LEAVING CERT POINTS • MOST REQUIRE 6 SUBJECTS FOR ENTRY (INCLUDING 4 HC3s) • NUI COLLEGES ( UCD,UCC,College of Surgeons,Maynooth,NUI Galway) require a Pass grade D in IRISH, ENGLISH,ANOTHER LANGUAGE
SO NO 3RD LANG= NO UNIVERSITY? • UNTRUE! • 3RD LANGUAGE NOT NEEDED FOR • NURSING ,ENGINEERING,SCIENCE,FOOD SCIENCE DEGREES IN UCC • Engineering /Agri /science degrees at UCD & Maynooth&NUIG(see www.qualifax.ie • SOME ART DEGREES (Ncad/Crawford) • ENTRY TO I.T.s
I.T. entry • MUST PASS 5 SUBJECTS • MUST PASS ENGLISH & MATHS
Gardai/Army/Fas • 3rd language needed for Cadets in Army /Air Corps • NOT needed for entry to Gardai & Fas • Irish NOT needed for Gardai – but must have a pass in 2 languages out of English,Irish,3rd language
ART & MUSIC • Art portfolios needed for entry to most Art colleges , also some Architecture courses (not UCC) • V.useful subject for design & multimedia courses • Music not needed for entry per se, but entrance tests apply in related courses
Woodwork & Tech. Graphics • Useful for Construction, Design, Architecture courses,but not essential for entry • Woodwork – Construction Studies for LC • Tech Graphics – Design Communications for LC
Accountancy & Business • Useful subjects for Business related degrees,but not essential for entry. • Difficult to take up L.Cert Accountancy without having done Business for the J.Cert
Technology • 1st exam in 2009 • Computing, Project work • Useful for careers in I.T. , engineering
HOW TO CHOOSE?? • INTEREST • APTITUDE • SYLLABUS - www.education.ie • GRADE BREAKDOWNS – www.examinations.ie • www.qualifax.ie – 3rd level course database • www.careerdirections.ie – careers test , excellent information