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TY Subject Choice Information Session Class of 2021

Get all the information you need to make your subject choices in TY, including what subjects are available, the safest subject combination, how to make your choices, and what subjects you need for college entry. Explore detailed subject information, guidance resources, and next steps.

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TY Subject Choice Information Session Class of 2021

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  1. TY Subject Choice Information SessionClass of 2021

  2. Presentation Content • What subjects can we offer? • What is the safest subject combination? • How do TY students make their subject choices? • What subjects they do need? • How can students decide what subjects might suit them? • TY Guidance Resources • Detailed Subject Information • What next?

  3. Whatsubjects can we offer? (subject to demand)Content/Understanding/ Skill-Based/ Projects

  4. A balanced, safe choice of 7/8 subjects • Irish • English • Mathematics • A continental language • A science • A business subject • A favourite subject

  5. How do TY students make their Leaving Cert Subject Choices? 3 simple questions that should inform a student’s decision. • What subjects do they enjoy? • What subjects do they need? • What subjects suit them? What subjects can they points in?

  6. What subjects do they need? There are three hurdles to college entry • Matriculation Requirement = Basic Entry Requirement • Subject Requirement • Points

  7. What do they need? Subjects • A 3rd Language? • Honours Maths? • 1 or 2 Science Subjects? • Chemistry? Careers • Science • Engineering • Vet. Medicine/ Medicine, Human Nutrition/ Dietetics – DIT • Nursing • Beauty Therapy – College of Commerce - Biology • Dentistry & Pharmacy – UCC

  8. What do you need? • Third Language? (Handout) • A Lab. Science? • Chemistry? (Handout) • Two Sciences? If students are really not sure what they want to do in the future: Pick a broad range of subjects in order to keep options open • e.g. • one language • one science • one business • one other subject • This combination would allow access into a broad range of courses/careers.

  9. SCIENCE SUBJECTS • One laboratory science subject (biology, chemistry, physics, agricultural science)needed for most science/healthcare related courses • Must be biology for • human health and disease (tcd) • genetics (ucc) • beauty therapy (plc courses) • advisable for nursing • Must be chemistry for • dentistry (ucc) • human nutrition and dietetics (dit) • medicine (ucc) • pharmacy (ucc and tcd) • veterinary medicine (ucd) • advisable for all medicine

  10. SCIENCE SUBJECTS • Must have physics for • theoretical physics (tcd) • Some European medical courses • advisable for engineering courses • Two sciences needed for • pharmacy • some medicine entry • most physiotherapy (except ul)

  11. What can they get points in? Does the subject suit them? Person • What are their aptitudes? • What kind of person/ student are they? Subject • What level are they capable of sitting? Honours Maths • What is the theory versus practical element of course? • Are they suited to the teaching style of the content?

  12. How can students developed self-awareness in Guidance? • Career Timelines • Life Values • Career Values • Personality Testing • Career Interest Profile (Reach +) • Career Sectors • Career Investigations • Course Investigations

  13. Online Personal Profile

  14. Personality Profiling

  15. What Subjects are Suitable?Project-Work

  16. Further Research • BGS TY Guidance • Careersportal.ie website • Careersportal.ie student online profile

  17. REACH+ online profile

  18. Careersportal.ie Favourites Section

  19. What subjects?

  20. Exam Results, Structure and Layout

  21. What next? • Parent Information Evening: Thursday, March 21st • Guest Speaker from CIT March 29th • School Visit to CIT April 2nd • Parent-Teacher Meeting: Tuesday, April 9th • Preferred Subject Choice/ Setting of Subject Groups: End of April • Final Subject Choice : 2nd week of May

  22. TY Career Guidance Resources • BGS Guidance (TY Guidance Section) • Reach+ Online Profile • Careersportal.ie ‘Favourites’ Section • Reach+ Textbook • Peer Guidance • Teacher Guidance • Guidance Counsellor: classes and individual meetings

  23. Frequently Asked Questions • Irish • 3rd Language • 7 or 8 Subjects

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