Courses

Undergraduate Programme Specification

BEd Celtic

Academic Year 2022/23

A programme specification is required for any programme on which a student may be registered. All programmes of the University are subject to the University's Quality Assurance processes. All degrees are awarded by Queen's University Belfast.

Programme Title

BEd Celtic

Final Award
(exit route if applicable for Postgraduate Taught Programmes)

Bachelor of Education

Programme Code

CEL-BED-P

UCAS Code

HECoS Code

100511 - Primary teaching - 100

ATAS Clearance Required

Mode of Study

Full Time

Type of Programme

Single Honours

Length of Programme

Full Time - 4 Academic Years

Total Credits for Programme

480

Exit Awards available

Institute Information

Teaching Institution	St. Mary's University College
School/Department	St. Mary's University College
Quality Code https://www.qaa.ac.uk/quality-code Higher Education Credit Framework for England https://www.qaa.ac.uk/quality-code/higher-education-credit-framework-for-england	Level 6
Subject Benchmark Statements https://www.qaa.ac.uk/quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/quality-code/qualifications-frameworks.pdf	N/A
Accreditations (PSRB)
Education and Training Inspectorate, on behalf of the Dept of Education	Date of most recent Accreditation Visit 01-06-20
General Teaching Council Northern Ireland	Date of most recent Accreditation Visit 01-06-20

Regulation Information

Does the Programme have any approved exemptions from the University General Regulations
(Please see General Regulations)

Yes 1. BEd students enrol for a specific subject option. For new students enrolling in 2017-18, these are English, History, Irish, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Religious Studies and Science. Once enrolled it is not normally possible to transfer to another subject option. 2.They must register for modules worth 120 Level 1 CATS points and 120 Level 2 CATS points in Stages 1 and 2 respectively before proceeding to take modules leading to 240 Level 3 CATS points in Stages 3 and 4. To graduate with a BEd honours degree students must receive credit for 240 CATS points at Levels 1 and 2 and at least 220 Level 3 CATS points including credit for all School-Based Work. 2. Students will normally be required to pass or be granted credit for all modules in each stage before progressing to the next stage. However, students may, at the discretion of the Programme Board of Examiners, be allowed to proceed from a Stage if they have received credit for modules worth at least 80 CATS points at that level. In such a situation students must subsequently pass the modules failed before they will be permitted to proceed from the next stage e.g. students who have not received credit for 120 Level 1 CATS points will not be permitted to proceed to Stage 3. 3. For students first enrolled on the programme prior to 2009/10 the regulations in force at the date of entry will apply and thus when calculating the honours classification the weightings given to modules will be in the ratio 40:60:75 for modules taken in Stages 2, 3 and 4. For students first enrolled on the programme in 2009/10 or later, the following module weightings should be used when calculating the honours classification: Stage 1 10%, Stage 2 15%, Stage 3 30% and Stage 4 45%. 4. If a student fails a module at the first attempt, repeat assessment, as determined by the Subject Board of Examiners, will be scheduled as follows: (a) where a student is required to resit an examination paper or repeat other assessment components (without class attendance), this will normally take place before the end of the academic year; (b) where a student is required to repeat assessment components (with class attendance), this will normally take place when the failed module is next available. If the failed module is no longer being offered, the student will have to take a substitute module approved by his/her Adviser of Studies; (c) where a student is not successful in school-based work, the Board of Examiners will determine if and when the student will repeat all or part of school-based work. The student may be required to repeat this school-based work during the following academic year.

Programme Specific Regulations

1. Applicants should note that all BEd programmes are designed to satisfy the accreditation requirements of the Department of Education for BEd programmes and may therefore have to be modified if these requirements change.

2 Attendance at school-based work, field courses and/or participation in other practical work outside the University Colleges or normal teaching time may be a requirement for certain modules.

3. In Stage 1 students must take MCS1011, MCS1012, MES1011, MSW1011 and the option module(s) in one of the subjects offered.

4. Students in Stage 2 not participating in SOCRATES (ERASMUS) Outward Mobility in Stage 2 will take MCS2013, MCS2014, MES2013, MSW2013 and the option module(s) in one of the subjects offered.

Students in Stage 2 participating in SOCRATES (ERASMUS) Outward Mobility will take will take MCS2080, MES2081, MEO2008 and the option module(s) in one of the subjects offered, in the first semester in the home institution. There will be an integrated Learning Programme, agreed by the home and host institutions, in the second semester. This Learning Programme shall merit 30 European Credit Transfer System credits and thus be equivalent to three modules.

5. Students in Stage 3 will take MCS3015, MES3015, MSW3015 and the option modules in one of the subjects offered.

6. Students in Stage 4 will take, MCS3017, MES3029, MSW3017, MES3020 and modules equivalent to a total of 30 CATS points from the Curriculum Studies Options (MCS3018, MCS3019, MCS3021, MCS3022, MCS3024, MCS3025).

Students with protected characteristics

The Department of Education requires that “All entrants have the physical capacity and mental fitness to teach (having due regard to Article 5 of the Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006)”.

Are students subject to Fitness to Practise Regulations

(Please see General Regulations)

No
Students are subject to Fitness to Practise Regulations.

Educational Aims Of Programme

The BEd Primary programme aims to promote in students the academic and professional abilities needed to be effective teachers in Primary Schools. This includes the development of the professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and values which are reflected in the competences required by the Department of Education (Northern Ireland).

The programme also aims to prepare students for (a) further professional development;

(b) progression to post-graduate study.