1. 5th year Subject Choice
2018

2. CORE SUBJECTS
ENGLISH IRISH MATHS

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. SAMPLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

12. 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 %

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

15. 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

16. PHYSICS USEFUL FOR ENGINEERING,GEOLOGY,MEDICAL PHYSICS,
APPRENTICESHIPS (PASS)
ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS TCD
UCC ENG.AND UCC SCIENCE REQUIRE A SCIENCE SUBJECT
NUMERACY ESSENTIAL
CAREERS

17. 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
Related careers include Agricultural Advisor,Veterinary Science,Animal & Crop Geneticist,Agri-Enviromental Sciences

18. 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!!

19. 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

20. RESEARCH IS KEY CONSULT WITH SUBJECT TEACHERS FOR ADVICE
CONSIDER YOUR JUNIOR CERT.GRADE IN RELATED SUBJECTS
ARE YOU ORGANISED ENOUGH TO DO PROJECT WORK?
LOOK AT THE EXAMS AT ARCHIVE/EXAM PAPERS

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FAMILY/USEFUL TOOLS/MINIMUM SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
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