Anatomy & Physiology; Biology; Physics; Laboratory Skills; Chemistry; Mathematics; Communications; Word Processing; Personal & Professional Development
| Course Location | Dublin City North, Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 1 |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | Level 5 Certificate |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Awarding Body Details | Laboratory Techniques |
| Course Start Date | 9th September 2024 |
| Course End Date | 30th May 2025 |
| Course Duration | one academic year |
| Course Time | Full time |
| Course Fee | 50 |
| Entry Requirements | Leaving Certificate/LCA Applicants must have attained a Pass grade in Leaving Cert Ordinary Level Maths or equivalent LCA and Leaving Certificate Foundation Maths students must sit a short Maths test in Cathal Brugha Fet as part of the Application process. Students who may not have formal academic requirements but who have the ability to successfully participate on the course will be considered. (RPL Recognition of Prior Learning) |
| Career Path | Employment opportunities include working in pharmaceutical research organisations as clinical researchers or as laboratory assistants. They may also work in science-related industries such as clinical trial monitoring or medical research organisations. Students may also progress to participating Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme. Past students have progressed onto TU Dublin, DCU, UCD, Maynooth, TCD, TU Tallaght, SET Carlow, ATU Sligo and UCC. Ten of our 2019 graduates got into General Science in UCD. Five from the same year got into TCD Science etc. Cathal Brugha Fet College Science Students who graduate & meet the Entry Requirements for Sligo IT are guaranteed places on many of their level 6/7 Science courses.The new Laboratory Apprenticeships are also an option. |
| Course Code | 5M3807 |
