Program Overview

Home Economics and Technology (Post-Primary) – BEd (Hons)

Course Overview

This is a course for people who are interested in becoming post-primary teachers in the areas of Home Economics and Technology. This course will enable you to register on graduation as a post primary teacher with the Teaching Council of Ireland.

The four-year programme will be delivered through a partnership of DCU and Technological University of the Shannon (TUS). The first two years of study will take place at the TUS Athlone campus, and the final two years at the DCU Institute of Education in Dublin. The unique approach taken in this course will enable you to become a confident and innovative home economics and technology teacher.

The BEd HET will qualify you to teach Home Economics and Technology subjects at post-primary level.

Entry Requirements

Please refer to the entry requirements for this programme.

Module Information

Year 1

• Education Theories 1
• Food Studies 1 – Science and Culinary Practice
• Design Decisions 1 – Textiles and Crafts
• Materials and Process Technology
• Electronics
• History of Education in Ireland
• Food Studies 2 – Nutrition, Diet and Health
• Graphicacy and Modelling
• Mechanics and Process Technology
• Social Studies 1 – Families in a Changing Society

Year 2

• Technology Subjects Pedagogy 1
• Food Studies 3 – Farm to Fork
• Design Decisions 2 – Textiles and Production
• Social Studies 2 – Family Law and Child Protection
• Advance Process Technology
• Micro-teaching and Teaching Preparation
• Food Studies 4 – Microbiology and Preservation Methods
• Design Decisions 3 – Sustainable Living and Consumption
• ICT and Connected Devices
• Manufacturing Systems
• Applied Control
• Design Realisation

Year 3

• Education Theories 2 (Psychology, Philosophy and Sociology)
• Introduction to Inclusive Education
• Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship
• Social Studies 3 – Social Policy Perspectives in Home Economics
• Pedagogy 2: Home Economics
• Design for Manufacture
• Developing a Research Perspective
• School Placement

Year 4

• Curriculum, Policy and Assessment
• Teacher Studies and Teacher as Professional
• Circular Home Enterprise
• Extended Research Project
• Advanced School Placement

What can you do after this course?

Further Study

Successful graduates of this programme are eligible for Level 9 and 10 postgraduate programmes of study.

Career Opportunities

You will be eligible to register as a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) and apply for employment as a teacher of Home Economics and Technology in post primary schools in Ireland. Teacher education graduates can also gain employment in industry, media, governmental, non-governmental and other settings.