2015/2016

MEd (By Research)

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

Entry Requirements
Applicants for the M(Ed) Research must have:

1. a primary degree and the Professional Diploma in Education (formerly the Postgraduate/Higher Diploma in Education) (or its equivalent) with at least a Second Class Honours in one (or its equivalent), or
2. a BEd (Hons) Degree (or its equivalent) with at least Second Class Honours, or
3. a BSc (Hons) (Education in Physical Sciences) (or its equivalent) with at least a Second Class Honours.

A minimum of 5 years full-time teaching will be considered as an Honours equivalent or at least a Second Class Honours grade in one of the following: Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Administration, An tArd-Teastas i dTeagasc agus i Litríocht na Gaeilge, Postgraduate Diploma in English and the Teaching of English, Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of Religious Education, Postgraduate Diploma in Special Educational Needs, Postgraduate Diploma in Curriculum Studies (Civic, Social and Political Education), Postgraduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling, Postgraduate Diploma in Spanish/Italian for Post Primary Teachers, Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of Science in the Primary School or equivalent.

Programme Requirements and Duration

• Completion of a thesis of 40,000 words. The thesis will normally be presented at the end of the second year subsequent to registration for the programme.

See also under General Regulations for the Degree of Master by Research.