Subjects & Career Choice
Another perspective worth considering when making subject choices is their relationship to career areas and college courses. As a guideline, here are some pointers that you may find useful for a range of popular career areas:
Please note: These are guidlines based on popular choices, and do not indicate essential subject requirements!
Primary School Teaching
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Biology
- History/Geography
- Religion
- Your favourite subject
Architecture
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Physics
- Art
- Design & Communication Graphics
Business
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Business/Accountancy
- Economics
- Your favourite subject
Nursing
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Biology
- Chemistry/Agricultural Science
- Home Economics - Scientific and Social
- Your favourite subject
Physiotherapy
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Biology
- Physics/Chemistry
- Your favourite subject
Science
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Biology/Chemistry
- Physics/Agricultural Science
- Geography
- Your favourite subject
Medicine
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Physics/Agricultural Science
- Your favourite subject
Psychology
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Biology
- Business/Economics
- Your favourite subject
Engineering
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Physics
- Chemistry/Engineering
- Design & Communication Graphics
- Applied Maths
Law
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Business
- History/Classical Studies
- Your favourite subject
Agricultural Science
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Agricultural Science
- Business/Agricultural Economics
- Biology
- Your favourite subject
Veterinary
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Agricultural Science
- Your favourite subject
Computer Science
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Physics
- Design & Communication Graphics
- Your favourite subject
Dentistry
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Chemistry
- Biology/Physics
- Your favourite subject
Social Science
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Geography
- Religion
- Your favourite subject
Hotel Management
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Business
- Home Economics - Scientific and Social
- Your favourite subject
Pharmacy
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Language
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Your favourite subject
Kieran Magee, Farm Manager - Dry Stock
What subjects did you take in school and how have these influenced your career path?
All the subjects I choose had a practical aspect to them,e.g. Woodwork, Metalwork, Technical graphics and of course the usuals. I suppose looking back on it I was always working with my hands and that's what I enjoyed.
The likes of Woodwork and Metalwork are skills which are used every day when out in the yard or down the back of a field fixing a broken machine. If I went back to pick better subjects I probably would have added Agricultural Science into the bunch, but other than that I'd stick with the same.
