The Diploma in Arts (Applied Irish) is a two-year, part-time programme and is open to those who have reached the required entrance standard and who wish to improve communicative skills in Irish in professional contexts. It is required that participants attend the Diploma programme for two consecutive years. UCC students may be allowed to take the Diploma in Arts (Applied Irish) alongside their University programme, subject to the approval of the relevant Heads of Department. Students who have already succeeded in attaining Diploma Level 6 Standard in Applied Irish will be exempted from modules GA1060, GA1061 of First Year of this Diploma (NFQ Level 7) programme. Students who successfully complete the Diploma in Arts (Applied Irish) will be exempted from the First Year of the Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree Programme in Modern Irish. The Diploma in Arts (Applied Irish) is accepted in lieu of a H4 in higher level Leaving Certificate Irish as eligibility to apply for entry to the Postgraduate Course in Primary Teaching in Colleges of Education.

Certificate in Arts (Applied Irish)
Students who successfully complete and pass 30 credits of taught modules in Year 1 may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Certificate in Arts (Applied Irish).

Applicants must satisfy the minimum entry requirements of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences. Those who will be 23 years of age on or before 1st January of the year of proposed entry (or those who hold a degree or its equivalent by the normal closing date for application) may be recommended for entry on the grounds of mature years even if they do not meet the entry requirements specified above. In addition, all applicants must have obtained a minimum of Grade D3 in Irish in the Leaving Certificate Examination (Higher Level), or its equivalent. As there is a substantial online element to the course, basic IT skills are also required. All applications undergo a selection process which may include a written or oral examination or both. If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available (25), the Diploma Organising Committee will make recommendations to College on the selection of applicants.

Riachtanais

GA1060 Réamhchúrsa in úsáid na Gaeilge idir labhairt agus scríobh i gcomhthéacsanna gairmiúla oibre (10 gcreidiúint)
GA1061 Bunchúrsa in úsá¡d chruinn na Gaeilge idir labhairt agus scríobh i gcomhthéacsanna gairmiúla oibre (10 gcreidiúint)
GA1062 Feidhm na Gaeilge sa Stair (10 gcreidiúint)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2018/2019.

Two Year Rule
Students normally must pass Year One of the Diploma in Arts (Applied Irish) within two academic course years of the date of first registration for Year One. Failure to comply with this rule means that the student will be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences only for very serious reasons.

Tabhair faoi deara:

Chun an Dioplóma a ghnóthú, is gá don mhac léinn freastal de ghnáth ar feadh dhá bhliain as a chéile. Ní mór don mhac léinn pas a ghnóthú i scrúdú cainte agus i scrúdú scríofa na modúl GA1060, GA1061, GA1062 faoi seach chun cáiliú i gcomhair mhodúil an Dara Bliain den chúrsa Dioplóma. Is gá don mhac léinn pas (40%) a fháil i ngach ceann de na sé mhodúl chun pas a ghnóthú sa Dioplóma. Mairfidh an cúrsa páirtaimseartha seo dhá bhliain agus beidh athscrúdú sa bhFómhar i ngach modúl más gá don mhac léinn sin nach n-éiríonn leis i scrúdú an tSamhraidh.

An té a n-éiríonn leis caighdeán an Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge Fheidhmeach a bhaint amach agus ar mian leis freastal ina dhiaidh sin ar chúrsa na Céime BA (Onóracha) sa Ghaeilge, déanfar an Chéad Bhliain agus an modúl teanga éigeantach de Dhara Bliain an chúrsa sin a mhaitheamh dó.

Riachtanais

GA1063 Meánchúrsa in úsáid chruinn na Gaeilge sa chomhthéacs gairmiúil (10 gcreidiúint)
GA1064 Ardchúrsa in úsáid éifeachtach na Gaeilge Feidhmí i gcomhthéacsanna gairmiúla oibre den uile shaghas (10 gcreidiúint)
GA1065 Feidhm na Gaeilge i Sochaí Féinteagaisc an 21ú hAois (10 gcreidiúint)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2018/2019.

Two Year Rule
Students normally must pass Year One of the Diploma in Arts (Applied Irish) within two academic course years of the date of first registration for Year One. Failure to comply with this rule means that the student will be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences only for very serious reasons.

Tabhair faoi deara:

Chun an Dioplóma a ghnóthú, is gá don mhac léinn freastal de ghnáth ar feadh dhá bhliain as a chéile. Ní mór don mhac léinn pas a ghnóthú i scrúdú cainte agus i scrúdú scríofa na modúl GA1060, GA1061, GA1062 faoi seach chun cáiliú i gcomhair mhodúil an Dara Bliain den chúrsa Dioplóma. Is gá don mhac léinn pas (40%) a fháil i ngach ceann de na sé mhodúl chun pas a ghnóthú sa Dioplóma. Mairfidh an cúrsa páirtaimseartha seo dhá bhliain agus beidh athscrúdú sa bhFómhar i ngach modúl más gá don mhac léinn sin nach n-éiríonn leis i scrúdú an tSamhraidh.

An té a n-éiríonn leis caighdeán an Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge Fheidhmeach a bhaint amach agus ar mian leis freastal ina dhiaidh sin ar chúrsa na Céime BA (Onóracha) sa Ghaeilge, déanfar an Chéad Bhliain agus an modúl teanga éigeantach de Dhara Bliain an chúrsa sin a mhaitheamh dó.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Diploma in Arts (Applied Irish) (NFQ Level 7, Minor Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Speak Irish with fluency and accuracy to the required level, using fully both aural and oral skills;
• Communicate their thoughts and ideas through an appropriate combination of syntactic accuracy and diverse richness of language;
• Combine communicative skills in Irish with several applied skills more effectively as the course progresses and as appropriate to various workplace environments;
• Select from a range of specific applied administrative skills through the target language and as appropriate to particular workplace contexts;
• Effectively use IT resources and to enhance the language training experience through online learning and use of learning portfolios and diaries;
• Discuss the reasons both historical and contemporary for the current status of applied Irish;
• Make proposals and plan programs for the effective promotion of Irish as a key language in the workplace and the community.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Certificate in Arts (Applied Irish) (NFQ Level 6, Exit Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Speak Irish with fluency and accuracy to the required level, using fully both aural and oral skills;
• Communicate their thoughts and ideas through an appropriate combination of syntactic accuracy and diverse richness of language;
• Combine communicative skills in Irish with several applied skills more effectively as the course progresses and as appropriate to various workplace environments.