Third Level Education: 8 Jul 2010: Written answers (KildareStreet.com)

Written answers

Thursday, 8 July 2010

Department of Education and Science

Third Level Education

10:00 pm

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 625: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate the proportion of first year enrolments among men and among women at third level in science and applied science, engineering and technology in 2008-2009, in distinguishing universities and institutes of technology. [30822/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following table provides details of full-time undergraduate new entrants in 2008/09 in universities and institutes of technology broken down by field of education, institution and gender. In the science course category, 55% of new entrants to universities were male and 45% were female, and 72% of new entrants to institutes of technology were male and 28% were female. In the course category of engineering, manufacturing and construction, 78% of new entrants to universities were male and 22% were female, and 91% of new entrants to institutes of technology were male and 9% were female.

Full-time undergraduate students entering for the first time in 2008/09 by ISCED1, Institution and Gender
Field of Study (ISCED)1	UCD	UCC	NUIG	TCD	NUIM	DCU	UL	MIC	SPD	MDEI	NCAD	RCSI	St Angela's	Total	Grand Total
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Broad Programmes	1	2	0	0	0	0	52	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	119	172
Basic / broad general programmes*(010)	1	2	0	0	0	0	52	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	119	0
Literacy and numeracy(080)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Personal skills(090)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Education science(142)	0	0	18	17	10	10	21	197	0	0	43	95	27	35	83	421	66	348	23	55	0	0	0	0	1	52	292	1230	1522
Education science(142)	0	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	15	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	58	83
Training for pre-school teachers(143)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	66	68
Training for teachers at basic levels(144)	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	189	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	355	66	348	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	166	892	1058
Training for teachers with subject specialisation(145)	0	0	18	17	0	0	2	8	0	0	28	47	27	35	0	0	0	0	23	55	0	0	0	0	1	52	99	214	313
Training for teachers of vocational subjects(146)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humanities and Arts	533	803	454	652	465	670	216	328	323	456	73	91	121	242	51	149	47	158	9	15	59	126	0	0	0	0	2351	3690	6041
Combined Arts & Humanities(200)	500	778	0	0	0	0	23	65	10	29	0	0	11	43	51	149	0	0	9	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	604	1079	1683
Combined Arts(210)	0	0	398	497	414	598	42	52	77	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	122	0	0	0	0	977	1410	2387
Fine arts(211)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Music and performing arts(212)	0	0	31	66	5	10	15	23	46	27	5	10	9	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	111	174	285
Audio-visual techniques and media production(213)	0	0	0	0	18	14	0	0	36	21	27	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	54	135
Design(214)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	4	0	0	0	0	13	4	17
Craft skills(215)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Combined Humanities(220)	0	0	7	26	1	16	42	59	89	145	22	27	95	138	0	0	47	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	303	569	872
Religion(221)	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	12	23
Foreign languages(222)	6	4	0	0	2	6	5	25	8	20	19	35	6	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	113	159
Mother tongue(223)	6	8	0	0	13	20	25	53	22	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	134	200
History and archaeology(225)	16	11	18	63	12	6	34	27	35	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	127	242
Philosophy and ethics(226)	5	2	0	0	0	0	19	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	14	38
Social Science Business and Law	558	662	327	450	347	387	272	288	263	363	336	358	333	331	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2436	2839	5275
Combined Social Science, Business and Law(300)	147	210	0	0	5	24	140	115	31	18	0	0	19	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	342	379	721
Combined Social and behavioural science(310)	24	100	27	78	0	0	4	2	57	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	112	253	365
Psychology(311)	20	51	12	27	3	14	5	25	11	34	0	0	6	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	169	226
Sociology and cultural studies(312)	8	6	14	27	0	13	9	15	34	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	190	255
Political Science and civics(313)	0	5	24	32	21	43	7	40	18	13	23	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	93	159	252
Economics(314)	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	33	80
Combined Journalism and Information(320)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	49	72
Journalism and reporting(321)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	25	44
Library, information, archive(322)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Combined Business and Administration(340)	247	164	140	175	242	187	20	29	0	0	146	163	206	175	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1001	893	1894
Wholesale and retail sales(341)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marketing and advertising(342)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	10	37
Finance, banking, insurance(343)	0	0	40	16	0	0	0	0	53	33	0	2	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	98	57	155
Accounting and taxation(344)	0	0	32	25	11	23	0	0	0	0	67	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	101	211
Management and administration(345)	42	34	0	0	0	0	27	10	36	41	0	0	35	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	140	114	254
Secretarial and office work(346)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Working life(347)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Law(380)	54	89	38	70	65	83	60	52	23	22	0	0	62	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	302	407	709
Science	325	252	341	269	210	238	240	222	150	188	262	137	218	128	6	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1752	1459	3211
Combined Science, Mathematics and Computing(400)	166	143	0	0	111	155	5	2	82	138	30	37	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	405	480	885
Combined Life Science(420)	6	24	0	0	23	36	128	177	0	0	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	163	244	407
Biology and biochemistry(421)	27	50	92	171	1	7	3	10	28	44	26	38	32	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	209	391	600
Environmental Science(422)	8	7	51	42	18	14	0	0	0	0	9	6	47	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	133	83	216
Combined Physical Science(440)	0	0	0	0	7	7	5	0	0	0	5	2	7	3	6	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	37	67
Physics(441)	12	6	22	6	9	2	32	6	9	1	14	3	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106	30	136
Chemistry(442)	0	0	10	11	0	0	10	16	5	4	0	0	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	39	76
Earth Science(443)	6	5	0	0	36	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	21	63
Combined Maths and Statistics(460)	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	4	17
Mathematics(461)	0	0	22	8	0	0	19	8	9	1	20	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	26	96
Statistics(462)	28	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	19	64
Computer Science(481)	66	5	144	31	5	1	38	3	17	0	135	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	405	66	471
Computer Use(482)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	94	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	94	19	113
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction	237	90	137	76	170	45	138	44	23	6	62	7	384	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1151	316	1467
Combined Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction(500)	0	0	0	0	51	16	128	40	0	0	0	0	41	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	220	70	290
Combined Engineering & Engineering Trades(520)	110	26	53	6	8	3	10	4	0	0	0	0	65	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	246	46	292
Mechanics and metal work(521)	36	5	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	5	135
Electricity and energy(522)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electronics and automation(523)	0	0	0	0	18	3	0	0	23	6	42	3	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	107	16	123
Chemical and process(524)	9	10	0	0	17	14	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	28	57
Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft(525)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Combined Manufacturing and Processing(540)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	30	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	12	44
Food processing(541)	0	0	21	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	31	52
Textiles, clothes, footwear, leather(542)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Materials (wood, paper, plastic, glass)(543)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	164	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	164	11	175
Mining and extraction(544)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Combined Architecture and building(580)	0	0	0	0	57	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	9	66
Architecture and town planning(581)	42	42	19	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	65	126
Building and civil engineering(582)	40	7	44	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	84	23	107
Agriculture and Veterinary	139	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	171	317
Combined Agriculture & Veterinary(600)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	22	29
Combined Argiculture, forestry and fishery(620)	69	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	69	56	125
Crop and livestock production(621)	26	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	38	64
Horticulture(622)	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	14
Forestry(623)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Fisheries(624)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Veterinary(641)	23	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	54	77
Health and Welfare	193	414	121	547	80	297	143	586	10	16	68	275	57	161	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	125	7	61	760	2482	3242
Combined Health and Welfare(700)	0	0	3	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	23	26
Combined Health(720)	11	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	12	23
Medicine(721)	59	98	58	73	70	98	52	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	59	0	0	311	415	726
Nursing and caring(723)	13	193	9	231	6	129	17	240	0	0	29	240	14	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	61	95	1213	1308
Dental Studies(724)	0	0	11	37	0	0	17	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	87	115
Medical diagnostic and treatment technology(725)	91	58	0	0	0	0	2	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	42	0	0	97	126	223
Therapy and Rehabilitation(726)	19	53	2	42	4	70	13	114	0	0	39	35	43	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	120	356	476
Pharmacy(727)	0	0	26	27	0	0	19	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	0	0	50	99	149
Combined Social Services(760)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Child Care and youth services(761)	0	0	10	98	0	0	0	0	10	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	114	134
Social work and counselling(762)	0	0	2	16	0	0	23	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	37	62
Services	0	0	0	0	13	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	15	28
Combined Services(800)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Combined Personal Services(810)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hotel, restaurant and catering(811)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Travel, tourism and leisure(812)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sports(813)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic services(814)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hair and beauty services(815)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Transport services(840)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Combined Environmental Protection(850)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental protection technology(851)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural environments and wildlife(852)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Community sanitation services(853)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Combined Security Services(860)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Protection of persons and property(861)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Occupational health and safety(862)	0	0	0	0	13	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	15	28
Military and defence(863)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Combined	0	0	128	323	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	324	453
Balanced Combination across difference Fields of Education(900)	0	0	128	323	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	324	453
Balanced Combination of 'Humanities/Arts' and 'Social Sciences Business/Law'(910)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	1986	2372	1526	2334	1295	1662	1082	1782	769	1029	845	964	1147	967	140	595	113	506	32	70	59	126	81	125	8	113	9083	12645	21728
1 Please note that a number of additional broad fields have been added to the ISCED classification to cater for students taking courses with balanced combinations of subjects. These are described at http://www.hea.ie/index.cfm/page/sub/id/976 For an explanation of the ISCED subject classification system, please see the ISCED Manual at http://www.hea.ie/uploads/pdf/EurostatISCED.pdf

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