Dublin City University - Qualifax
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Appendix 7: Foundation Course/Access Partnerships with VEC<br />
2. Mary Immaculate College and Limerick VEC<br />
Pre-<strong>University</strong> Programme (PUP)<br />
The Pre-<strong>University</strong> Programme is:<br />
40 hour course, over ten weeks<br />
A co-operative partnership between County Limerick VEC with Mary Immaculate<br />
College<br />
A preparation for adults returning to full-time third level study.<br />
It consists of two two-hour sessions, run over two nights per week.<br />
Course Content<br />
There are nine academic lectures on one subject area (e.g. Psychology), three<br />
Learner Support Seminars (e.g. study skills, essay writing, note-taking) six sessions<br />
of IT (one of which includes an IT exam)<br />
Assessment<br />
Participants are required to complete a course assignment which is usually an essay<br />
Course Venue<br />
course runs at venues around County Limerick depending on sufficient numbers<br />
to date courses have run at Newcastlewest and Killmallock<br />
We are interested to hear from any groups who might like to set the course in<br />
their area in the county<br />
Award<br />
Mary Immaculate College awards a certificate of attendance on successful<br />
completion of the course<br />
Fees<br />
The course fee is around €100<br />
Main contact person<br />
Bernadette Cullen, Community Education Facilitator, County Limerick VEC,<br />
Tel. 061 442100.<br />
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