On Thursday 17 October and Friday 18 October, Mary Immaculate College (MIC) will open its doors to welcome thousands of post-primary school students, guidance counsellors and parents to the MIC Open Days. The two-day event is a showcase of the wide range of programmes, extra-curricular activities and exceptional facilities that the College has to offer.
With talks, tours and information stands, the MIC Open Days provide the perfect opportunity for prospective students to meet with lecturers and support staff; mingle with current students and learn about the 12 undergraduate degree programmes on offer at MIC Limerick and MIC Thurles.
Two new programmes have been added to the MIC offering for prospective students, namely the Bachelor of Education – International at MIC Limerick and the Bachelor in Education, Mathematics and Business Studies at MIC Thurles.
The Bachelor of Education – International (MI004) is a four-year, full-time, honours degree (Level 8) designed to qualify students to teach in primary schools with the addition of an international study component. The Bachelor in Education, Mathematics and Business Studies (post-primary) (MI014) is a four-year, full-time, undergraduate concurrent teacher education degree (Level 8) in which graduates are qualified to teach Mathematics and Business Studies to honours Leaving Certificate level.
Two elite sports scholarships in honour of former MIC staff members and sporting stalwarts Noreen Lynch and Leonard Enright were recently announced by the College. The scholarships, valued at €4,000 each, are reserved for outstanding performance athletes who are committed to further developing their sporting and academic careers. These elite scholarships are open to incoming applicants and current undergraduate and postgraduate students across both the Limerick and Thurles campuses.
A new CAO Points Concession Scheme has also been introduced at MIC. Under this new scheme, up to 10 places across all undergraduate programmes will be reserved for those who have demonstrated a high level of sporting performance. Successful applicants who meet all the necessary requirements may be eligible for a points reduction of up to 40 points below the First Round CAO points cut-off for the programme they have applied for.
John-Patrick Walsh from Ballina in Co. Mayo, attended the Open Day in October 2018 and is now a First Year BA student at MIC.
“What I found most interesting about the Open Day was when I came down [to MIC Limerick], I didn’t know anything about the College or the programmes for that matter. We got a tour of the whole College and got to see all the buildings and what was going on around campus. Then, we went to the Lime Tree Theatre to hear talks about all the programmes offered here. The talks were great. Lecturers explained about all the different parts of the programmes and afterwards, you could speak to individual lecturers to ask any questions you have. Going to the Open Day really made me interested in coming to study here at Mary Immaculate College.”
Fellow First Year BA student, Eimear Collins from Skibbereen in Co. Cork added: “I would recommend going to Open Days because you get a feel for the place and see the campus, which is better than just reading about it. There is a schedule of talks about programmes but I thought the information stands were good because you were able to go to the relevant lecturers and offices to talk about specific things.”
Throughout the two days, around 4,000 post-primary school students from across the Mid-West region and further afield will get to explore the MIC Limerick campus, experience the high calibre of education on offer and get a taste of what college life is all about—getting all the essential information they need to make an informed decision when the CAO application process opens on 5 November.
Full details at www.micopenday.ie
Ar an Déardaoin agus Aoine 17 agus 18 Deireadh Fómhair, osclóidh Coláiste Mhuire Gan Smál (CMgS) a dhoirse chun fáilte a chur roimh na mílte mac léinn iar-bhunscoile, treoirchomhairleoirí agus tuismitheoirí chuig Laethanta Oscailte CMgS. Is léiriú í an ócáid dhá lá seo ar an raon leathan de chláir, de ghníomhaíochtaí seach-churaclaim agus d’áiseanna eisceachtúla atá le tairiscint ag an gColáiste.
Le cainteanna, le camchuairteanna agus le seastáin eolais, tugann Laethanta Oscailte CMgS seans iontach do mhic léinn ionchasacha chun bualadh le léachtóirí agus leis an bhfoireann tacaíochta; buail le mic léinn reatha agus foghlaim faoina cláir fhochéime atá ar fáil i gCMgS Luimneach agus CMgS Durlas.
Cuireadh dhá chlár nua le déanaí le liosta na gclár atá á dtairiscint ag CMgS, eadhon an Baitsiléir Oideachais - Idirnáisiúnta ag CMgS Luimneach agus an Baitsiléir san Oideachas, sa Mhatamaitic agus i Staidéar Gnó ag CMgS Durlas.
Is céim onóracha ceithre bliana, lánaimseartha (Leibhéal 8) é an Baitsiléir Oideachais - Idirnáisiúnta (MI004) atá dearth ar mhaithe le cáilíocht a sholáthar do mhic léinn chun dul i mbun teagaisc i scoileanna náisiúnta le comhpháirt staidéir idirnáisiúnta mar chuid de. Is céim ceithre bliana lánaimseartha, fochéime d'oideachas múinteoirí (Leibhéal 8) (MI014) é an Baitsiléir san Oideachas, sa Mhatamaitic agus i Staidéar Gnó (iar-bhunscoil), cáileofar céimithe an chláir seo chun dul i mbun teagaisc sa Mhatamaitic agus i Staidéar Gnó go leibhéal na hArdteistiméireachta.
D'fhógair an Coláiste dhá scoláireacht spóirt le déanaí in ómós d’iarbhaill foirne CMgS agus daoine a bhí dílis do chúrsaí spóirt, Noreen Lynch agus Leonard Enright. Tá na scoláireachtaí, le luach €4,000 an ceann, curtha in áirithe do lúthchleasaithe feidhmíochta den chéad scoth atá tiomanta chun tuilleadh forbartha a dhéanamh ar a ngairm spóirt agus acadúla ar aon. Tá na scoláireachtaí úrscothacha seo ar fáil d'iarratasóirí nua agus do mhic léinn fhochéime agus iarchéime reatha ar an dá champas.
Táthar tar éis Scéim Lamháltais Pointí LOI a thabhairt isteach i gCMgS le déanaí chomh maith. Faoin scéim nua seo, cuirfear suas le 10 n-áit ar fáil thar réimse na gclár fhochéime dóibh siúd a bhfuil ardleibhéal feidhmíochta spóirt léirithe acu. D'fhéadfadh iarratasóirí rathúla a shásaíonn na riachtanais go léir a bheith incháilithe i gcomhair laghdú pointí suas go 40 pointe faoi scoithphointe an Chéad Bhabhta LOI don chlár atá i gceist.
D'fhreastail John-Patrick Walsh ó Bhéal an Átha i gCo. Mhaigh Eo ar an Lá Oscailte i nDeireadh Fómhair 2018 agus is mac léinn BA Chéad Bhliana é anois ag CMgS:
“What I found most interesting about the Open Day was when I came down [to MIC Limerick], I didn’t know anything about the College or the programmes for that matter. We got a tour of the whole College and got to see all the buildings and what was going on around campus. Then, we went to the Lime Tree Theatre to hear talks about all the programmes offered here. The talks were great. Lecturers explained about all the different parts of the programmes and afterwards, you could speak to individual lecturers to ask any questions you have. Going to the Open Day really made me interested in coming to study here at Mary Immaculate College.”
Chuir Eimear Collins, mac léinn BA Chéad Bhliana, ón Sciobairín i gCo. Chorcaí leis: “I would recommend going to Open Days because you get a feel for the place and see the campus, which is better than just reading about it. There is a schedule of talks about programmes but I thought the information stands were good because you were able to go to the relevant lecturers and offices to talk about specific things.”
Le linn an dá lá, tabharfar an deis do thuairim is 4,000 mac léinn iar-bhunscoile ó réigiún an Mheán-Iarthair am a chaitheamh ar champas CMgS Luimneach, beidh seans acu taithí a fháil ar an ardchaighdeán oideachais atá ar fáil agus blaiseadh a fháil den saol a bhíonn ag mic léinn ar an tríú leibhéal – tabharfar gach eolas dóibh chomh maithe a chuirfidh ar a gcumas cinneadh eolach a dhéanamh nuair a chuirfear tús le próiseas iarratais an LOI ar an 5 Mí na Samhna.
Is féidir tuilleadh eolais a fháil ar www.micopenday.ie
