BellTIME
Gain the skills at MIC to meet demands
of an ever evolving economy
MIC offers an innovative and creative learning
environment distinguished by the first-class facilities,
resources and expertise available to students
The workplace of today is a demanding place requiring
employees to have the critical, analytical and transferrable
skills central to the success of an ever evolving economy. Mary
Immaculate College (MIC) prepares its graduates for this
environment by ensuring that its programmes, at both
undergraduate and postgraduate level, are dynamic, innovative
and tailored to meet the economic, social and cultural
developments at a national and international level.
to mathematics, politics and international relations and
Spanish. Students also enjoy small class sizes, dynamic
lecturers, unique education electives and career specific work
placement.
Now a multi-campus institute MIC’s 4,500 students, across the
Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Education, enjoy conveniently
located campuses in the heart of Limerick City and Thurles
town. The College offers an innovative and vibrant community,
distinguished by highly responsive student support services
and excellence in learning and research. The BA in Contemporary and Applied Theatre Studies degree,
as defined by the Programme Director Dr Michael Finneran, is ‘a
practical and hands-on drama programme’, that positions
graduates as ready to enter the cut-and-thrust of the arts
world, or leave them ideally placed to continue to further
training or study. As part of their studies students will have
access to the extensive facilities of the Lime Tree Theatre,
based on the Limerick campus, as well as the city-centre based
Belltable Theatre and will benefit from industry links through
engagement with professional practitioners.
The opportunity to study the subjects that most interest them
has made the Bachelor of Arts degree (MI002) at MIC a popular
choice among college applicants. This ambitious, enhanced
degree, offered in collaboration with UL, now offers students
nineteen different subjects to choose from allowing for a
combination of more than 150 pathways. Students can choose
from a set of 13 subjects taught at MIC and can now take one
subject from partner institution, the University of Limerick.
Subjects range from economics, geography, German and music MIC, St Patrick’s Campus, Thurles offers four second-level
teaching programmes with unique content and subject
combinations. The MIC, St Patrick’s Campus, Thurles
programmes include:
• BA in Education, Business Studies and Accounting (MI009)
• BA in Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies
(MI010)
• BA in Education, Irish and Religious Studies (MI011)
• BA in Education, Irish and Business Studies (MI012)
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