The CAO Round 1 offers for 2024 were made today (Wednesday, 28 August) and MIC has two of the education programmes with the highest points in the country.
The College’s four-year B Ed in Education and Psychology (MI008) degree, the only one of its type in Ireland, not only remains a highly sought-after programme attracting the highest calibre of applicant but the 2024 CAO minimum points requirement of 590 makes it, along with MIC’s Bachelor of Education – International (MI004), the teacher education programme with the highest points in the country. MIC’s unique Bachelor of Education – International is a four-year, full-time, honours degree (Level 8) designed to qualify students to be primary teachers, with the addition of an international study component. The programme remains popular with the minimum points requirement at an impressive 565.
MIC’s Bachelor of Education – Primary Teaching (MI005) programme, which also equips graduates with the competence to teach at all levels of the primary school, has seen a slight points decrease from 497 in 2023 to 488 this year. Gaeltacht students seeking entry to the programme (MI006) will be required to meet a minimum CAO points requirement of 451. Up to 10% of places on the Bachelor of Education programme are reserved for applicants from the Gaeltacht who normally reside in an official Gaeltacht designated area, and whose normal language of the home is Irish.
The provision of Home Economics as a subject offering at MIC Thurles has been praised widely for serving to tackle a teacher supply issue in the discipline. This year the BA in Education, Home Economics, and Business Studies (MI022) has seen an increase in points from 509 in 2023 to 531 in 2024.
MIC’s two new Faculty of Arts undergraduate degrees, the BA in English Language and Literature (MI009), the only programme of its kind currently offered in Ireland, and the BA in Drama and English (MI010), the only programme of its type offered in Munster, have come in at 387 points and 378 points respectively. Both are four-year, full-time, honours degree (Level 8) programmes and are an exciting addition to MIC’s Faculty of Arts provision, which includes an established Bachelor of Arts (MI002) and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (MI003).
MIC CAO Points 2024 – All Programmes:
MI002 Bachelor of Arts
CAO 2024: 280 / CAO 2023: 280
MI003 Bachelor of Science in Psychology
CAO 2024: 484 / CAO 2023: 484
MI004 Bachelor of Education International
CAO 2024: 565 / CAO 2023: 558
MI005 Bachelor of Education - Primary Teaching
CAO 2024: 488 / CAO 2023: 497
MI006 Bachelor of Education - Primary Teaching - Gaeltacht Applicants
CAO 2024: 451 / CAO 2023: 463
MI007 BA in Early Childhood Care and Education
CAO 2024: 376 / CAO 2023: 390
MI008 Bachelor of Education and Psychology - Primary Teaching
CAO 2024: 590 / CAO 2023: 577
MI009 BA in English Language and Literature
CAO 2024: 385 / CAO 2023: N/A
MI010 BA in Drama and English
CAO 2024: 378 / CAO 2023: N/A
MI016 BA in Education, Business Studies and Accounting
CAO 2024: 413 / CAO 2023: 419
MI017 BA in Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies
CAO 2024: 367 / CAO 2023: 389
MI018 BA in Education, Gaeilge and Religions Studies
CAO 2024: 431 / CAO 2023: 424
MI019 BA in Education, Gaeilge and Business Studies
CAO 2024: 419 / CAO 2023: 451
MI020 BA in Education, Mathematics and Gaeilge
CAO 2024: 476 / CAO 2023: 477
MI021 BA in Education, Mathematics and Business Studies
CAO 2024: 414 / CAO 2023: 462
MI022 BA in Education, Home Economics and Business Studies
CAO 2024: 531 / CAO 2023: 509
