Course Description
Pre-University Science
Anatomy & Physiology; Biology; Physics; Laboratory Skills; Chemistry; Mathematics; Communications; Word Processing; Work Experience
| College | Killester College of Further Education |
| Course Location | Killester, Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 5 |
| Course Category | Laboratory Practice, Science |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | Level 5 Certificate |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Awarding Body Details | Laboratory Techniques |
| Course Start Date | 7th September 2020 |
| Course End Date | 7th May 2021 |
| Course Duration | one academic year |
| Course Time | Four days class & One day work placement per week |
| Course Fee | POA |
| Entry Requirements | Leaving Certificate/LCA Applicants must have attained a Pass grade in Leaving Cert Ordinary Level Maths or equivalent LCA and Leaving Certificate Foundation Maths students must sit a short Maths test in Killester College as part of the Application process. Students who may not have formal academic requirements but who have the ability to successfully participate on the course will be considered. (RPL Recognition of Prior Learning) |
| Carear Path | Employment opportunities include working in pharmaceutical research organisations as clinical researchers or as laboratory assistants. They may also work in science-related industries such as clinical trial monitoring or medical research organisations. Students may also progress to participating Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme. Past students have progressed onto DIT/TU Dublin, DCU, UCD, Maynooth, TCD, TU Tallaght, IT Carlow, IT Sligo and UCC. Ten of our 2019 graduates got into General Science in UCD. Five from the same year got into TCD Science etc. From 2018, Killester College Science Students who graduate & meet The Entry Requirements for Sligo IT are guaranteed places on all their Science courses.The new Laboratory Apprenticeships are also an option. |
| Phone | (01)8337686 |
| Course Code | 5M3807 |
For information about Killester College of Further Education, please visit their college page on Whichcollege.ie by clicking here.
Course Provider
Killester College of Further Education
Collins Avenue
Killester
Dublin 5
D05 TW21, Killester, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Eircode: D05 TW21
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