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Visit this page to learn how the President's Office performs a broad range of functions to support the work undertaken by the President of Mary Immaculate College.

The President’s Scholarship Award, introduced in 2012, is for students of Mary Immaculate College, with the objective of making postgraduate study possible. To receive this award students must have received First Class Honours in their MIC undergraduate degree.

A MIC postgraduate student and a recent graduate have both been awarded a scholarship from the Fulbright Commission to study in America in recognition of their excellence in academia. Eilís Ní Iarlaithe, from Baile Mhúirne, and Eimear Millane, from Kildare, were officially awarded Fulbright Foreign Teaching Language Assistant (FTLA) scholarships at a special ceremony at Iveagh House in Dublin last night.

The Pre-University Programme for Mature Learners is a programme offered by the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) in MIC and is designed for mature learners (anyone over the age of 22 by 1 January on the year of application) who wish to continue their education and potentially progress to full-time third study.

Head of the Department of Arts Education and Physical Education at MIC, Prof. Déirdre Ní Chróinín, has been awarded Irish Research Council funding to support research into the promotion of inclusive physical education in primary schools.

Learn how the CPD Unit in MIC supports teachers professional learning through a range of short courses and accredited programmes. There are also professional development programmes available in the area of Early Childhood Education through MIC.

MIC understands teachers’ professional learning occurs throughout the course of any career as curriculum and culture changes. Learn how MIC supports this learning through a range of short courses and accredited postgraduate programmes.

The Professional Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology (DECPsy) is a highly sought-after three-year, full-time professional training course for applicants interested in pursuing a career as an educational psychologist. This course will equip applicants with the necessary competencies to work in a range of autonomous and collaborative professional roles that are performed by educational psychologists (EPs) in a variety of contexts and with a range of client groups. The overall aim of the DECPSY programme is to enable students to effectively integrate theory and practice and become skilled and accountable professional practitioners.

The Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching) is a two-year, full-time Level 9 postgraduate professional teacher education programme designed to qualify graduates as primary teachers. A key element of the PME is practice-oriented inquiry where students interrogate experiences and forge new understandings, integrating educational theory and practice through structured reflection and research applications. The programme is designed to equip student teachers with the cognitions and competencies necessary to develop creative and flexible approaches to teaching in different contexts and settings embracing pupils with diverse and often complex needs.

Mary Immaculate College is running an exciting and innovative Level 8 Special Purpose Certificate in Professional Mentoring for Early Childhood Practice (through one 15 credit module) from September 2021. This module considers the concept of mentoring in the context of early childhood education and care settings and empowers participants to apply the principles of mentoring within their practice in settings. Funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, this programme is free of charge to all participants.