Admissions and Application

Please email [email protected] and advise which MIE programme you wish to apply for.

Recruitment and Admission for the International Foundation Programme is managed by Trinity Global.

Please see the Trinity Global page for more information.

All applications must be submitted by 1st May.

All full-time programmes offered at MIE meet the minimum hours required to qualify for a Stamp 2 visa.

Part-time programmes at MIE do not meet the minimum hour requirement to qualify for a Stamp 2 visa.

All students must meet the minimum English Language requirements for entry to MIE programmes.

Full details are available on the English Language Requirements page

No. MIE does not offer pre-study English language lessons to students. All students attending MIE must meet the minimum English language requirements to commence their studies at MIE.

No, there is no specific entrance exam to MIE, however applicants must meet the minimum subject and English language requirements for entry to different courses.

Check the Undergraduate Programme and Postgraduate Programme course pages for specific entry requirements.

NFQ stands for National Framework of Qualifications, which is used to classify the level, class of award and type of qualifications in Ireland.

The courses offered in MIE are at the following NFQ levels:

• Level 6: International Foundation Programme
• Level 8 (Undergraduate): Bachelor in Education and Bachelor in Science - Early Childhood Education and Education Studies degree programmes
• Level 8 (Postgraduate): Professional Diploma in Education (Further Education)
• Level 9: Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching) and all Master in Education Studies programmes

Full details about the different classifications of awards is available on the QQI website: The National Framework of Qualifications.

All MIE degrees are accredited by our designated awarding body: Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin.