About Early Childhood Education in Dublin City University

About the course

All students take required early childhood education and care modules and spend approximately 1,000 hours on professional placement related experiences.

In Year One, you will cover the core information needed to understand young children and how they develop.

Year Two focuses on the ECEC environment. Students learn how to create settings that support and challenge young children.

Diversity, equality and inclusion are key themes in Year Three. You’ll discover how to support and engage with the rich culture, languages, traditions and needs of a diverse range of children and their families through respectful relationships.

The final year focuses on leadership, ethics and research—you’ll complete a dissertation in an area of professional interest to you. Students can also select from a range of relevant specialisms in final year.
Throughout the course, theory is put into practice through placement in a range of different early education settings such as community-based crèches and privately run preschools. You’ll work with children from a variety of linguistic, social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. You’ll also work with children who have special educational needs.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Standard 12 through a recognised awarding body with average grades of 80% or above. Please note an average of all subjects studied will be taken. Mathematics and English must be included. 

English language requirements (one of the below):

•  IELTS for Undergraduate Programmes: Overall score of 6.5 or above, with no less than 6.0 in any one  skill.
• TOEFL: Total Score of 92. DCU Business School additionally requires all section scores 21 or above.
• PTE Academic: Minimum score of 63, with no section score below 59

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Dublin City University Average Tution fees And Other Expenses

Foreign students who wish to enrol at Dublin City University must be aware of the associated costs in order to budget appropriately and apply for scholarships when needed. The tuition costs for well-known programmes and other expenses related to studying in Ireland are covered below.

Tuition Fee for Dublin City University

Here are the details of the UG and PG fees for international students planning to study at any of the following faculties. 

Dublin City University Cost of Living

The cost of living here includes monthly expenses an international student would require to study at Dublin City University: