5th year Subject Choice 2018

CORE SUBJECTS ENGLISH IRISH MATHS

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS – PICK 4 FRENCH GERMAN CONSTRUCTION STUDIES TECHNOLOGY DCG BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY ECONOMICS PHYSICS CHEMISTRY AG.SCIENCE BIOLOGY MUSIC ART HISTORY GEOGRAPHY LCVP – START 5TH YR

A Typical Subject Choice CORE OPTIONS ENGLISH IRISH MATHS GEOG BUSINESS FRENCH PHYSICS

Languages? Leaving Cert.Languages Keep or Drop? Garda entry – Must have 2 languages- one of which may be Irish or English. Eg Irish & English Polish & English NB Exemptions French German Polish Russian Romanian Estonian Lithuanian etc

SO NO 3RD LANG= NO UNIVERSITY? C.I.T. U.C.C. / NUI colleges NO 3RD LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT PASS ENGLISH OR IRISH PASS ENGLISH AND IRISH 3RD LANGUAGE NEEDED EXCEPT FOR NURSING,COMPUTING,SCIENCE,ENGINEERING IF BORN ABROAD CAN USE IRISH AS THIRD LANGUAGE

HUMANITIES GEOGRAPHY HISTORY Students can secure up to 20 per cent of their overall marks by pre-submitting a research paper on a selected topic from a range set out by the State Examinations Commission. Students have to present three essays in their higher Leaving Cert paper, plus a documents question. Essay writing ability is really important particularly at Higher Level in this subject Careers- History academic,Journalism,Law Heritage and Tourism sector Curriculum topics as diverse as the formation of a glacier to population distribution. Students have the opportunity to undertake a geographic investigation (usually a geographical survey of Inch beach)worth 20 per cent of the overall marks in the final examination. For both science and pharmacy at TCD, geography is accepted as a science subject for entry requirements. Careers- Geography academic,land surveying,property acquisition and valuation,town planning professional,geologist,careers in the marine and tourism sectors.

BUSINESS SUBJECTS ACCOUNTING BUSINESS & ECONOMICS J Cert Business an advantage Numeracy essential Required for entry to Commerce at NUI Galway Question practice essential Careers:Accountancy, Compliance, Tax etc Not entry requirements Economics requires numeracy Careers: Economists,Teaching, Banking ,Insurance,Management, Entrepreneurship

ARTISTIC GROUP ART MUSIC 37.5% of marks for Art History Craft Project Imaginative Compisition & Still Life Careers:Graphic Design,Architecture, Teaching,Advertising etc Performing 25% Composing 25% Listening 25% + One Higher level elective 25%. 50% of exam completed before June Careers:Music Production, Sound Engineering,Composing etc

CONSTRUCTION STUDIES NOT ENTRY REQUIREMENT ARCHITECT,ENGINEER,PRODUCT DESIGNER,PROPERTY,SITE FOREMAN,BUILDING 50% THEORY 25% PRACTICAL EXAM 25% PROJECT

SAMPLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

TECHNOLOGY ENTRY REQUIREMENT INSTEAD OF A SCIENCE FOR UCC ENG VERY USEFUL FOR ENGINEERING,PRODUCT DESIGN,MANFACTURING,QUALITY CONTROL,APPRENTICESHIPS,I.T. THEORY & WORKSHOP PROCESS – 50% PRACTICAL – 25% PROJECT - 25%

DESIGN COMMUNICATION GRAPHICS (D.C.G.) NOT ENTRY REQUIREMENT USEFUL FOR ENGINEERING,AIRCRAFT & PRODUCTDESIGN,ARCHITECTURE,APPRENTICESHIPS. EXAM – 60% PROJECT (INCLUDING C.A.D.) – 40%

CHEMISTRY ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR UCC MED,DENT,PHARM, MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCE UCC DIT DIETICIAN UCD VETERINARY DESIRABLE FOR CHEM.ENG,NUTRITION,FOOD SCIENCE 28 EXPERIMENTS- 4 EXAMINED LAB REPORTS & CALCULATIONS 100% EXAM

PHYSICS USEFUL FOR ENGINEERING,GEOLOGY,MEDICAL PHYSICS, APPRENTICESHIPS (PASS) WWW.IOP.IE ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS TCD UCC ENG.AND UCC SCIENCE REQUIRE A SCIENCE SUBJECT NUMERACY ESSENTIAL CAREERS www.iop.org

AG SCIENCE Considered as a Biological Science for entry to most CAO LOTS OF LEARNING OFF Overlap with Biology & Geog (soils) PROJECT :25% identification of plant and animal types associated with agriculture; practical experience with crops, livestock, house and farmyard layouts; investigations carried out related to ecology, soil science, animal physiology, plant physiology, genetics and microbiology. See course @ www.castlecomercs.com Related careers include Agricultural Advisor,Veterinary Science,Animal & Crop Geneticist,Agri-Enviromental Sciences

BIOLOGY NEEDED FOR UCC GENETICS,PRE NURSING,HUMAN HEALTH TCD SCIENCE & ENGINEERING UCC REQUIRE 1 SCIENCE UCC MED,DENT,PHARM - 2 SCIENCES USEFUL FOR HEALTHCARE,RESEARCH, FOOD & PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY 100% EXAM – 22 EXPERIMENTS 44 CHAPTERS!!

LCVP POINTS CONTENT CV CAREERS INVESTIGATION CAREERS INTERVIEW DISTINCTION 66 MERIT 46 PASS 28 CV CAREERS INVESTIGATION CAREERS INTERVIEW PLAN AND REPORT ON CAREERS EVENT 3 DAYS WORK EXP.PLUS REPORT

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