Colleges and Universities Offering Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology in Ireland

Institutions Offering Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology

•  Carlow College, St. Patrick's, Carlow  
  Course entry requirements
  (i) Leaving Certificate Applicants:
  Leaving Certificate applicants must have H5 or above in two higher level subjects plus a minimum of four O6s; Minimum of 06 in Mathematics.
  
  
  
  (ii) QQI-FET Applicants:
  The minimum entry requirements for Further Education Applicants are a full QQI/FE Award at Level 5 or 6 in a ‘linked’ programme with a minimum FE grade equivalent of 243 CAO points. Places are limited and will be allocated based on the applicant’s score only. The best eight modules in a single award will be used for the calculation of points. A full Award may be accumulated over more than one academic year. FE learners must meet the minimum mathematical proficiency requirements (below). Students may demonstrate this via Leaving Certificate results or WIAT III /similar.
  
  
  
  (iii) Minimum mathematical proficiency requirements
  Mathematics is a Programme Specific entry requirement for the BA (Hons) in Psychology and applicants are required to have a minimum of O6 in Mathematics. Mature learner applicants will be required to provide evidence of such competency via a standardised maths computation test such as WIAT III or similar.
  
  
  
  (iv) Minimum criteria for passing the access interview (if applicable) Mature Learner Applications:
  Mature learner applicants are assessed on the basis of a completed application form, written assessment and interview. This process has regard to the applicant’s previous education, work and life experience and demonstration of their ability and competence to undertake the course. Positive ratings will only be given to applicants who achieve at least the minimum programme threshold requirement on the combined application process and demonstrate that he/she has a reasonable chance of completing a programme of study. As a level of competency in Mathematics is a requirement for entry to this programme, mature learner applicants will be required to provide evidence of such competency via a standardised maths computation test such as WIAT III or similar. At present Carlow College does not apply a quota to the numbers of mature applicant places available on its programmes (see the Admission Guidelines and Procedures for Mature Learner Applicants).
  
  Course duration: 3 years
•  Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford  
  Course entry requirements
  Leaving Cert:
  -2 subjects: H5
  -4 subjects: O6/H7
  -English or Irish: O6/H7
  -Mathematics: O4/H7
  
  Language Recommendations for BA (Hons) in Psychology
  -Applicants intending to choose PLC French: a grade of H5, or equivalent, in Leaving Certificate French is required.​
  -Applicants intending to choose PLC Irish: a grade of H5, or equivalent, in Leaving Certificate Irish is required.
  -For all ab initio languages (those starting a language as a beginner) there are no special requirements.
  
  Course duration: 3 years
•  National College of Ireland, Dublin  
  Course entry requirements
  -Typically applicants will have completed a full level 5 award with applicants considered based on relevant work and other experience. Applicants under 23 will be assessed based on Leaving Certificate or equivalent.
  
  Course duration: 4 years

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