Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 2 Years
- Attendance:
- Full Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Face-to-Face
- Next Intake:
- 2023/2024 September
- Contact Name:
- Contact Number:
- +353 (0)1716 7968
- Fees:
- Fee Information
Curricular information is subject to change
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No
UCD School of Education is currently offering the following methodology subjects within the PME September 2020 intake.
Key Principles of The PME Programme
The programme is built on the following commitments to:
Programme Design Principles:
Linkage between the different components of the programme in Education is fundamental in order to bridge the gap between sound knowledge of educational theory and the development of professional competency as a teacher. As such the programme design principles include:
Programme Aims:
The PME at the School of Education, University College Dublin is a two-year, full-time Level 9 programme that aims to be creative, innovative and consistent with good practice internationally, striving to craft a fit for purpose model of teacher education that, although consecutive, builds in progression, development and the cultivation of in-depth knowledge. The programme pays systematic attention to dispositions, values and beliefs regarding professionalism as public service and commitment to social justice with confidence, competence and appropriate expertise, both disciplinary and pedagogical. Explicit connections between carefully planned module content, coursework and school placement is an essential pillar of the programme.In this way student development as pedagogues will be scaffolded‐ ensuring a praxis orientation to their work, understood as phronesis. The use of active and diverse pedagogies (as contrasted with lectures) throughout the programme to promote student reflection that is likely to lead to conceptual change among students in relation to what contributes to high quality teaching and learning. Assessment tasks and marking criteria reflect the emphasis on active and diverse pedagogies.
Assessment is a combination of written assignments, reflective practice logs, e-portfolios, poster presentations and oral presentations. School placement is also assessed over the course of both years, by at least two university personnel each year. Typically students can expect at least four visits per year in their school placement. Students must pass the school placement aspect of the programme in Year One in order to progress onto Year 2.
FAQ
What if I am qualified at primary level to teach only one subject?
UCD requires that applicants must be qualified at primary level to teach at least one methodology subject. However, applicants must select two methodology subjects, as they will be trained to teach two subjects during the PME programme. If you don't have enough credits from your undergraduate degree to qualify you to teach a second subject according to the Teaching Council requirements, we advise applicants to choose CSPE as their second option. However, in this case, the candidate is unlikely to meet with the Teaching Council requirements to teach CSPE. The determining factor for recognition as a post-primary teacher in Ireland is your primary degree.
If an applicant is only short of a few credits to teach a second subject, you may be able to register to a top-up module with the permission of the relevant UCD School. For example, if you require a few credits to teach Chemistry, it may be possible to register to a Chemistry module within UCD School of Science while doing your PME. If you wish to avail of this option of registering to a top-up module you are responsible for: (1) ensuring that this module will meet with the Teaching Council criteria; (2) checking if any suitable module will be running within the relevant UCD School and that they have no objection to you attending it; (3) ensuring that the module will not clash with your PME timetable.
When are PME students in schools and how many hours teaching will they be required to undertake?
PME students are in schools Monday morning, Tuesday all day, Wednesday morning and Friday morning. (See timetable on PME brochure).
They will be required to undertake a minimum of four and a half hours teaching per week up to a maximum of eight hours in Year One and Year Two, as well as their block placement in Year Two (see further information on Block at point 7 below).
How is this to be split across both of their teaching subjects?
This should be, where possible, equally split across both of their subjects.
Are PME students expected to teach classes on their own? At what point in the year should this occur?
PME students are expected to engage in observation during the first two weeks of their time in schools, making detailed notes on these observations. Ideally, this observation period should include not only classes which they will soon begin teaching, but a broader experience of a range of classes. They will be provided with an observation schedule to aid them with this process, which will be overseen by the School Placement Lecturer. After two weeks, it is expected that they will team teach with their respective co-operating teacher. After four weeks, it is expected that they will teach on their own (with the continued professional support of their co-operating teacher).
How is the school placement aspect of the PME assessed and what role if any does the School have in this?
Students on placement will be assessed by two UCD personnel, a main supervisor and a tutor. The co-operating teacher and Principal will be asked to comment on how the student teacher is doing over the course of the placement, but will not play a role in the evaluation. The placement component of the programme will be managed by a School Placement Lecturer.
How many visits should a student teacher have over the course of the programme?
Students will have a minimum of four visits annually in each year. However in cases where students are in difficulty or a school feels that a student needs additional support, additional visits will be organised. Please see the UCD PME Student Placement Grade Descriptor for further information.
ProfMasters Education (W327) Full Time
EU fee per year - € 7080
nonEU fee per year - € 21520
***Fees are subject to change
Applicants must register with the Postgraduate Applications Centre,www.pac.ie, and apply online via their website. The final closing date for applications is 31 January 2021.
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...
In all cases (a) – (d) the PME Applicant will be required to identify the specific module/course code where requirements have been met.
In the second semester of the first year, the Teaching Council will write to all PME student teachers on its database confirming...
In the case of number 3 above, the student teacher will be advised to notify their PME Provider who will determine if they can continue on the PME programme.
Applicants must register with the Postgraduate Applications Centre,www.pac.ie, and apply online via their website.
Please note that applications to our programme can be made by clicking upon the "Professional Master of Education NUI" icon on the PAC website and then hitting the "Apply" button on the top of the page. After you have created an online account with PAC you can start the application process. As you proceed with your application, it will request that you indicate what institution you are applying for, and then you must select UCD from the drop down list.