1. 5th year Subject Choice
2019

2. CORE SUBJECTS
ENGLISH IRISH MATHS

3. OPTIONAL SUBJECTS – PICK 4
FRENCH GERMAN ( choice made entering 4th yr)
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY DCG
BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY ECONOMICS
PHYSICS CHEMISTRY AG.SCIENCE BIOLOGY
MUSIC ART
HISTORY GEOGRAPHY POLITICS & SOCIETY
LCVP – START 5TH YR

4. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS COLLEGE
SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS MUST BE CHECKED ON COLLEGE WEBSITE OR
APPRENTICESHIPS
5 PASSES AT ORDINARY LEVEL
MATHS,PRACTICAL SUBJECTS,PHYSICS,ENGLISH
PLC COLLEGES
5 PASSES IN L.CERT
WORK EXPERIENCE

5. 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

6. A Sample Subject Choice
CORE
OPTIONS
ENGLISH
IRISH
MATHS
GEOG
BUSINESS
FRENCH
PHYSICS

7. Languages? Leaving Cert.Languages
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

8. 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

9. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ECONOMICS BUSINESS 100% THEORY
USEFUL IN MANY COLLEGE COURSES SUCH AS COMMERCE / LAW
START YOUR OWN BUSINESS
NOT AN ENTRY REQUIREMENT
33 CHAPTERS IN THE COURSE
NUMERACY IMPORTANT
USEFUL FOR MANY DEGREES E.G. FINANCE/SOCIAL SCIENCE
NOT AN ENTRY REQUIREMENT

10. ACCOUNTANCY
VERY USEFUL SUBJECT FOR ACCOUNTANCY /BUSINESS DEGREES/OWN BUSINESS/APPRENTICESHIP IN ACC.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR ACC.NUI GALWAY ONLY
NUMERACY AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL KEY

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

12. SAMPLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

13. 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 %

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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!!

20. MUSIC
PERFORMANCE
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
LISTENING SKILLS & COMPOSING - 25% each.

21. NOT ESSENTIAL FOR COLLEGE ENTRY - SOME COURSES REQUIRE PORTFOLIO
ART
PRACTICAL
ART HISTORY
NOT ESSENTIAL FOR COLLEGE ENTRY - SOME COURSES REQUIRE PORTFOLIO
LIFE DRAWING STILL LIFE
CRAFTWORK
20%
CRAWFORD COLLEGE OF ART
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND DIGITAL MEDIA/ARCHITECTURE

22. History TOPICS RESEARCH PROJECT 20% IRISH HISTORY (N.I.)
AMERICAN HISTORY
PARTITION IN N.I.
DICTATORSHIPS

23. POLITICS AND SOCIETY Citizenship Project Report (20% of total marks)
Themes such as Human Rights,Sustainable Development,Social Policy and Governmental Decision making
See 2018 paper at

24. 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

25. GEOGRAPHY COURSE ONLINE AT WWW.PRESWEX.IE
20% PROJECT
PHYSICAL,REGIONAL
MAPS AERIAL PHOTOS

26. WEBSITE LINKS
LOOK AT THE EXAMS AT ARCHIVE/EXAM PAPERS
FAMILY/USEFUL TOOLS/MINIMUM SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
BOOK A GUIDANCE APPT.BY CALLING TO FF02/FFO3 or