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St Marys University College is a university college in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The present-day St Marys can directly trace its existence back to the foundation in 1900 of St Marys Training College to train women as teachers. St Josephs Training College often abbreviated to Trench House and located on the Stewartstown Road, was established much later to train male teachers. The amalgamation of the two single sex colleges in 1985 created the current institution.
The institution is located on the Falls Road in Belfast, and has approximately 60 academic staff and 990 students. The institution offers courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for teacher training, especially for a Catholic ethos, including a PGCE for Irish Medium Education. The college diversified its offerings several years ago and now offers a BA degree in liberal arts as well.
The university colleges legacy institutions have been associated with Queens University Belfast, since 1949. Since 1968 Queens degrees have been obtainable by St Marys students.
The Chairman of the Board of Governors is, ex-officio, the Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor. This is currently the Most Reverend Noel Treanor of the Diocese.
A number of prominent people trained as teachers in St Josephs. They include the poet Seamus Heaney and dramatist Brian Friel, as well as the former SDLP MP and deputy first minister Seamus Mallon and Tyrone Gaelic Football Manager Mickey Harte.Bishop Michael Dallat who was lectured in St Marys, served as principal of St Josephs and was involved in the amalgamation of the two institutions.
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