BellTime Magazine Autumn 2017 BellTime 8-3 | Page 20

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) 20