ProfMasters Education

University College Dublin (UCD)

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 postprimary curricular subject areaHeshe will be required to declare that theyHold an Honours Bachelor Degree NFQ Level 8 or equivalent carrying at least 180 ECTS CreditsHave studied the requisite number of ECTS credits in the subjects they wish to have recorded on the Register of Teachers eg 608090 ECTS creditsHave completed at least 10 ECTS credits at third year degree level or higherHave met all the specific detailed requirements of the Teaching Council in terms of mandatory areas of studyIn all cases a d the PME Applicant will be required to identify the specific modulecourse code where requirements have been metIn the second semester of the first year the Teaching Council will write to all PME student teachers on its database confirmingThat they meet the requirements for named curricular subjects and will be eligible to register on successful completion of the PME orThat they meet the requirements for at least one curricular subject but do not meet the requirements for one or more subsequent subjects and will be eligible to register on successful completion of the PME orThat they do not meet the requirements for at least one curricular subject and will therefore not be eligible for registration when they complete the PMEIn 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