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Mary Immaculate College (MIC) has reaffirmed its commitment to widening access to higher education for those most distanced from access to higher education opportunities, for reasons linked to age, nationality, ethnicity and socio-economic or cultural attributes with the re-launch of the free Pre-University Programme (PUP). The programme offered by MIC’s Academic Learning Centre (ALC), in conjunction with Our Lady of Lourdes Community Services Group, is aimed at mature learners over the age of 22 and begins on the 18 of October. This will be the first of two Pre-University Programmes delivered by MIC this year with a second starting in mid-March.
Visit this page to learn how French Studies can be taken as part of the MIC Arts Degree as a joint honours combination. French is the fourth most spoken language in the world, with over 250 million speakers across all five continents, and is also one of the official languages of many international institutions, such as the United Nations.
Learn about the Department of French Studies at MIC, which provides undergraduate degree courses in French language, literature and culture to approximately 200 students currently enrolled in the BA in Liberal Arts and the B Ed in Primary Teaching programmes. It also offers supervision to graduate students at both MA and PhD level.
A final-year student and five Mary Immaculate College (MIC) graduates have been celebrated for their work in the Irish radio industry at the IMRO Radio Awards in Kilkenny recently. A further four graduates were among those shortlisted for honours at the ceremony which took place in Lyrath on Friday.
As part of Science Week 2025—taking place across Ireland from 9-16 November—the Tipperary Festival of Science returns for its ninth year, celebrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) under the theme “Then. Today. Tomorrow.”
As a psychologist, an academic and a book worm I had an experience recently that was so joyful and so full of all of the things I am passionate about; child development, inclusion, curiosity, love of learning, community engagement and the benefits of reading, that in our current challenging times globally it reminded me that there are still good people out there doing good things. What was this amazing experience I hear you ask?
There were celebratory scenes at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) this week as over 1,800 graduates were conferred with academic awards across the College’s 50+ undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Education and the Liberal Arts in the institution’s 125th anniversary year.
Three days of on-campus conferring ceremonies saw graduates from across Ireland and five continents being honoured for a variety of achievements and journeys “filled with challenges, triumphs, and countless memories which will remain with you for a lifetime” as Prof. Niamh Hourigan, Acting President of MIC, eloquently put it.
Mary Immaculate College marked Engineers Week 2026 with a vibrant programme of hands-on STEM engineering activities designed to inspire curiosity, creativity and problem-solving among children, families and school communities across the region.
Learn more about funding opportunities available at MIC and from external sources for EDII-related projects and research.
