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This is a degree course allows you to combine the study of mathematics with computer science and post-primary teaching education. This is a four year concurrent initial teacher education programme and includes a number of school placement opportunities throughout the course. At the end of this four year course graduates will be eligible to teach computer science and mathematics.

Course Outline
Year 1:

• Philosophy and History of Irish Education
• Principles of Second-Level Mathematics
• Introduction to Educational Sciences
• Preparing to Teach
• Algebra and Analysis I and II
• Mathematical Skills
• Computer Systems
• Programming I and II

Year 2:

• Curriculum and Assessment
• Methodologies I and II
• Practical Teaching Programme II (work placement component)
• Calculus I
• Object Oriented Programming I and II
• Statistics in Data Science I
• Linear Algebra
• Web-based Information Systems

Year 3:

• Practical Teaching Programme III (work placement component)
• Research Dissertation Part 1
• Psychology, Sociology and Catering for Diversity
• Discrete Mathematics
• Linear Algebra
• Systems Analysis and Design
• Database Systems I
• Web Application Development
• Statistics in Data Science II

Year 4:

• Block Teaching Practice (work placement component)
• Research Dissertation Part 2
• Multimedia Development
• CS Project
• Complex Variables
• Geometry
• Calculus 2

Career Opportunities

Our graduates are keenly sought for teaching positions in Ireland and abroad. Opportunities outside of the teaching profession include further or higher education, academic or industrial research, ICT, finance and technology.