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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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