Community Studies - Part-time Evening - Mature Students Only
Community Studies as a part-time (evening) interdisciplinary degree for mature applicants only (21 years or more);
Departments involved are Adult and Community Education; Anthropology; Applied Social Studies; Sociology; History; Geography.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | National University of Ireland | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
BA Community Studies (part-time, evening) CAO Code: MH803 BCS
4.5 years (part-time)
Erasmus/Study Abroad Option No
Placement Option No
QQI FET Applicants General Information
Careers / Further progression
Options after graduation?
- The community, voluntary and statutory sectors.
- Adult and further education and training; community development, teaching, drug and alcohol services, civil service and Non-Governmental Organisations.
- Postgraduate study in Adult and Community Education, Anthropology, Applied Social Studies and Sociology.
- Progression to the Professional Master of Education for Secondary School teaching or the HDip. in Further Education and Training or the MEd in Adult and Community Education.
Further information
Only open to mature applicants aged 21 years or older.
Mature Applicants: Applicants must be 21 years or older on 1 January of the year of entry. Application through the CAO. Selected candidates are invited for interview. See our website for details (link in Contact us).
2023: 30 (MH803)
Entry 2024
Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2024 at 5pm
Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2024 at 5pm
Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2024 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2024 at 5pm
Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2024 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2024 at 5pm
Exceptional online late application (see page 34 of the 2024 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2024 at 5pm
Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. You should avoid making an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all application fees are non-refundable.
LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5pm on 1 February 2024. The closing date for late applications is 5pm on 1 May 2024, subject to the restrictions listed on page 3 of the 2024 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5 March 2024 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.
Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22 July at 5pm applies only to applicants who are registered as an undergraduate student on 1 May 2024 in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system. This is an exceptional late closing date and all steps must be completed by 5pm on 22 July. No changes may be made after this date.
If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.
Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.
Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Marino Institute of Education, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick and Maynooth University have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.
Refer to page 34 of the 2024 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.
Restrictions
As a CAO applicant you may experience one or more of the following restrictions based on your course choices, your category of application, or restrictions imposed by the HEIs that you wish to apply to. Please read the section on 'Restrictions' on page 3 of the 2024 CAO Handbook carefully. This section includes information on:
General Restrictions
1. Making a late application
2. Making changes to your course choices
Restricted Courses
3. Applying for a restricted course
Mature Applicants
4. Mature applicants
Supplementary Admissions Routes
5. Applying for DARE and/or HEAR
Why choose this degree?
- The BA in Community Studies (Social Sciences) is specifically designed for adult students who are interested in pursuing a part-time evening degree.
- New students are catered for in Semester 1 with an introduction to programmes which includes a comprehensive study skills and student support module aimed at people who have been out of the education system for any length of time.
- If you are interested in community work, addiction and recovery, youth studies, history, politics, development, adult education, society and culture and have two free evenings a week, then this wide-ranging degree will appeal to you.
- Use previous learning to fast-track to the degree award through our Recognition of Prior Learning system.
Course structure
- This flexible degree has been developed for people who are busy with work, family and daily life
- As MH803 is a completely modular degree based on a 4.5 year cycle students are not divided into years but rather choose modules as they come up on the BA modular carousel
- Experience a dynamic learning environment where new students mix, learn and gain support from other students who are further along the degree path
Possible topics
Examples of modules include:
Contemporary Youth Work Issues
Creativity and Performing Arts
Disability Studies
Substance Misuse and Dependence
Housing and Community
Group Facilitation Skills
Contact us
Maynooth University Department of Adult and Community Education
+ 353 1 708 6062 / + 353 1 708 3948
evening.degrees@mu.ie
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/adult-and-community-education
Twitter/X: @mu_aced