EDUCATION CAN CHANGE THE WORLD AT ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

A high-quality education with a reputation for excellent pastoral care St Mary’s University College is a small and specialist institution of higher education with an ethos that is welcoming to all, where values education is actively promoted, and respect is intrinsic. The College has had a longstanding academic partnership with Queen’s University Belfast whereby it has a sufficiently high degree of autonomy to offer a distinctive educational experience for its students while also engaging in collaborative provision with a world-class university. The academic programmes at St Mary’s are validated by Queen’s. In addition, the College has an exceptionally high profile of both community engagement and international study opportunities as well as a strong commitment to widening access and participation in higher education. The College advances a faith-based approach to education which emphasises the desire to build a dynamic community of learners, united through the fusion of Christian faith, reason and scholarship. St Mary’s has successfully created such a remarkably student friendly community and we are fortunate to be able to recruit students who are highly engaged in the life of the College. The Students’ Union, as well as the clubs and societies, play an important role in College life by promoting a stimulating and fulfilling student experience through sport as well as cultural and social activities.

Undergraduate Student Experience

A recent review of the BEd (Hons) Primary and Post-primary degree programmes by the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) identified important strengths in the College’s educational provision, including a very good level of retention and modules that are well designed to ensure student teachers are prepared for their school-based work.

A well as teacher education, the College offers an undergraduate Liberal Arts degree programme which combines the broad-based liberal education approach, engaging in a number of academic disciplines, with a contemporary emphasis on skills development with preparation for graduate employment in a wide range of fields. The most recent report on the BA (Hons) Liberal Arts degree programme by external examiner, Dr Thomas Nörgaard, University of Winchester, concluded: “I continue to be impressed by the programme. It is thoughtful and well-designed. The learning outcomes make good sense in the light of the liberal arts ideals that inform the programme and the local context in which the programme is implemented.”

Postgraduate Student Experience

The College offers a range of postgraduate programmes including a PGCE for Irish Medium Education, MEd programmes for the continuing development of education professionals, and an exciting new MSc in “Sports and Physical Education for Young People” aimed at those working with young people either professionally or in voluntary capacities as teachers, coaches and trainers. St Mary’s has constantly had an exceptional outcome in it postgraduate student surveys that gather feedback across seven evaluative categories including the quality of the teaching, skills development and learner experience.

Quality Higher Education

Application are direct to the College and are welcome for:

Undergraduate

BEd (Hons) Primary & Post-primary Degree

BA (Hons) Liberal Arts Degree

Postgraduate

16th January 2023

16th January 2023

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Irish-medium Education) Primary 24th February 2023

Master of Science PE & Sport for Young People (MSc)

Master of Education (MEd)

Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip)

Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert)

For more information email admissions@smucb.ac.uk or visit our website www.smucb.ac.uk

To celebrate 100 years of Stanmillis University, we will be marking this significant milestone in the college’s history with a number of special events for staff, students, alumni and friends of the college, alongside a range of legacy and community projects. Lifelong Learners, are an important element of College life.

We hope that you will join us throughout the year in celebrating the special contribution Stranmillis has made to education over the past 100 years.