Senior Cycle Options in Confey College
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Senior Cycle Options
in Confey College
January 2017
Ms O’Byrne & Ms Logan
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Senior Cycle Options
• Traditional Leaving Certificate
( which may include Leaving
Certificate Vocational Programme
LCVP)
• Transition Year
• Leaving Certificate Applied
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LCVP
• LCVP students must take a minimum of five
Leaving Certificate Subjects
• (at Higher, Ordinary or Foundation Level)
including Irish
• two of the above must be selected from one of
the designated Vocational Subject Groupings
• they must study the two Link Modules, namely
Preparation for the World of Work and
Enterprise Education
• students are required to follow a recognised
course in a Modern European Language (other
than Irish or English).
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How do I choose?
You choose the senior cycle option
which is best for you by considering
• Your age
• Your intentions after school
• Your aptitudes and interests
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Subject Choices for the
Traditional Leaving Certificate
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How do I choose my subjects?
You need to consider
• Your strengths
• Your interests
• Your skills or aptitudes
• Your plans for the future, i.e. do I plan
to go to college, what would I like to
do?
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when choosing subjects:
• Students should research what the study of each
subject entails on websites such as
www.careersportal.ie
• Students should research entry requirements for 3 rd
level courses on the website
• www.qualifax.ie
• www.careersportal.ie
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How can we help?
• Presentation to students
• Presentation to parents
• Individual teachers can advise on
their subject
• Guidance Counsellor can advise
about course requirements
• Email queries to
•
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Subjects Available in Confey
College
Core Subjects:
• Irish
-Higher, Ordinary and
Alternative Level
• English-Higher and Ordinary Level
• Maths -Higher, Ordinary and
Alternative Level
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Option Subjects
Available at Higher and Ordinary
Level only and according to demand
expressed by students
• Languages -French and German
• Sciences
-Biology
-Chemistry
-Physics
- Agricultural Science
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Option Subjects 2
• Business - Business
- Accounting
- Economics
• Social Studies -History
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-Geography
-Politics & Society
• Artistic & Creative -Art
-Music
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Subject Options 3
• Applied Sciences
- Home Economics
- Engineering
- Construction Studies
- Design & Communication
Graphics (DCG)
- Applied Maths
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How many subjects do I
choose?
Each student has 3 core subjects,
i.e. Irish, English and Maths.
You then choose 4 other subjects
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Choosing a Language
• Choosing French or German builds
on the knowledge acquired for the
Junior certificate
• Would suit students with an interest
in French/German culture and who
have an aptitude for the language
• Important choice as many 3rd level
courses have a language
requirement
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Choosing a Language
• French/German would be of benefit
to many careers including teaching,
translation, interpreting, journalism
media, engineering, finance,
tourism, hospitality, food and wine,
sales and marketing
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Choosing Business
• Business provides students with a
learning experience for a wide
range of careers in business,
marketing, law enterprise and
management
• Would suit students who have an
organised mind and who like to
answer questions in bullet points
not in long essay format
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Choosing Business
• Students don’t have to have studied
business at Junior certificate level
• Business is not an essential subject
for any courses in the CAO system
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Choosing Economics
• Economics provides students with a
learning foundation for a wide range
of careers in business, economics,
finance, enterprise and
management
• Ideally students should have a
general interest in how the economy
works and be interested in current
affairs
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Choosing Economics
• Economics is not an essential
requirement for any courses in the
CAO system
• The study of Economics is
concerned with the workings of a
modern economy at both macro and
micro level
• It suits students who are willing to
work hard and caters for all abilities
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Choosing Accounting,
• Accounting develops students
numeracy skills within the context of
business and enterprise
• Strongly recommended when
Accountancy is the career path you
want to follow although not required
for any course at third level
• Students needs to be comfortable with
numbers but do not need to be higher
level maths students
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Choosing History
• History suits students who enjoy
history and who are willing to commit
a lot of time to study and research
• Students who have strong English
language skills
• It is not required for any CAO courses
• Useful for careers in education, law,
media, politics, research etc.
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Choosing Geography
• Suits students considering further
study in areas such as geography,
economics, environmental science
• Not an essential requirement for any
course in the CAO system
• TCD accepts Geography as a science
subject into science and pharmacy.
• UCD accepts Geography as a
science subject into science.
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Choosing Art
• Suits students who have shown an
aptitude for art
• Suits students who are considering a
career in a creative disciplines such as
Architecture, Marketing, Film and
Entertainment, Web Design, Fashion,
Game Design or Advertising
• For most 3rd level Art and Design
courses, a portfolio is required as well
as Leaving Cert art
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Choosing Music
• Music involves three core areasperforming, composing and listening
• Suits students considering a career in
a creative discipline such as singing ,
playing in a band, music production
and performance technology and
management
• Most music courses require an
interview and an audition along with
Leaving cert results
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Choosing Home Economics
• Suits students who enjoy practical
work such making things, doing
things and knowing how things work
• Much of the course is theory based
and includes in-depth study of
Nutrition, Resource Management
Consumer studies and aspects of
sociology
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