Montessori Education BA (honours) in Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland

Montessori Education BA (honours) in Cork Institute of Technology

Course summary

CIT, in partnership with Cork College of Commerce, is offering a BA (Honours) in Montessori Education leading to a NFQ Level 8 award. This is a specialist two-year add-on Honours Degree programme that aims to produce highly skilled Montessori 6-12 teachers with the requisite knowledge, skills, and competence to work effectively to meet the requirements of children in a variety of Irish or international educational settings.

It has two entry points:
► direct to Stage/Year 1 for those with a QQI Level 6 Montessori qualification and
► direct to Stage/Year 2 for those with a Level 7 degree in Montessori.

The degree includes supervised internship as well as practical and research experience.

The programme focusses on teacher training with a balance of Montessori practical labs, theory and supervised internship including a preparatory module to inform teaching practice and offers an array of supporting modules, such as, psychology, creative and critical thinking, PE: moving and learning, process-led arts, ICT, research skills, ethics and administration.

Moreover, students can choose an elective module - the range includes Irish, outdoor learning, leadership in practice, inclusion: partnerships to name a few.

Career

Graduates may seek employment in a number of areas including national and international Montessori schools (0-12yrs); working with children with specific learning needs; ECCE profession; Out-of-School centres; sector related management and policy development and research centres.