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General Education Studies course

Course Contents

Remember, you can complete this General Education Studies course within 12 months of enrolling. So take your first step by contacting us today !

English

Word Study

Irish History


Detailed Content

English

  • Nouns and Adjectives
  • Punctuation
  • Composition
  • Verbs
  • Conjunctions
  • Adverbs & Prepositions
  • Pronouns
  • Letter Writing

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Everyday Mathematics

  • Number systems
  • Profit and Loss, VAT
  • Averages, ratio and proportion
  • Wages and taxation (PAYE)
  • Introduction to geometry
  • Money matters
  • Statistics
  • Metric system, time, speed and distance
  • Area and Volume
  • Elementary Algebra

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Word Study

  • Origin and Growth of English
  • Examples of words ‘borrowed’ from other languages
  • Modern English
  • Tudor English
  • 17th Century
  • Spelling

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Irish History

  • Parnell, Gladstone and Home Rule
  • Anglo Irish Literature
  • The Irish Revival
  • Sinn Fein
  • The Labour Movements
  • The War of Independence, Treaty and Civil War
  • Cosgrave in Power 1923 – 1932
  • De Valera in Power 1932 – 1939
  • The Emergency
  • Education 1900 – 1950
  • Fianna Fail 1951 – 1954
  • Ireland’s relations with the I.R.A. and Northern Ireland

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