Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 www.lit.ie Disclaimer During the Covid-19 Pandemic, life in LIT is different. This includes changes in how we deliver our education to keep students and staff safe and healthy. For the most up to date details, check out www.lit.ie/oncampus Quick Guide to CAO Points 2020
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMME CODE CAO POINTS PAGE PROGRAMME CODE CAO POINTS PAGE PROGRAMME CODE CAO POINTS PAGE 2020 2020 2020 DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING, ENTERPRISE & DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS Applied Biology LC260 326 138 Architectural Technology (Honours) LC341 New for 2021 230 Digital Marketing (Honours) LC220 262 326 Biotechnology with Biopharmaceutical Science (Honours) LC362 413 142 Built Environment (Common Entry) (Honours) * LC248 288 232 Enterprise & Innovation (Honours) LC226 234 328 Drug & Medicinal Product Analysis (Honours) LC266 262 146 Civil Engineering Management (Honours) LC252 270 234 Enterprise & Innovation LC322 New for 2021 330 Environmental Science & Climate (Honours) LC408 279 148 Civil Engineering LC251 206 236 Marketing & Management (Honours) LC225 298 332 Environmental Science LC425 278 150 Construction Management (Honours) LC241 255 238 Marketing & Management LC222 270 334 Forensic & Pharmaceutical Science (Honours) LC265 413 152 Interior Design (Honours) LC340 350 240 DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES Forensic & Pharmaceutical Science LC267 329 154 Property Valuation & Management (Honours) LC242 282 242 Community & Addiction Studies (Honours) LC297 New for 2021 282 Clinical Technology (Honours) LC263 294 156 Quantity Surveying (Honours) LC243 294 244 Early Childhood Education & Care (Honours) (Limerick) LC393 236 284 Medical Technology LC268 289 158 Early Childhood Education & Care (Honours) (Thurles) LC401 297 284 * 1 year Common Entry programme DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Early Childhood Education & Care (Honours) (Ennis) LC613 242 284 Electrical Engineering (Honours) LC275 298 170 Early Childhood Education & Care (Thurles) LC432 144 286 Electrical Engineering LC271 261 172 FACULTY OF BUSINESS & HUMANITIES Early Childhood Education & Care (Ennis) LC603 147 286 Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems (Honours) LC376 318 174 Social Care Work (Honours) (Limerick) LC292 367 288 PROGRAMME CODE CAO POINTS PAGE Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems LC279 214 176 2020 Social Care Work (Honours) (Thurles) LC402 225 288 Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems (Honours) LC375 317 178 DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES Social Care Work (Honours) (Ennis) LC612 320 288 Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems LC277 232 180 Accounting & Finance (Honours) LC224 300 302 Social Care Work (Ennis) LC602 260 292 Renewable & Electrical Energy Engineering (Honours) LC374 318 182 Accounting & Finance LC221 241 304 Renewable & Electrical Energy Engineering LC278 280 184 Business (Honours) (Limerick) LC320 346 310 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL & AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING Business (Honours) (Thurles) LC416 274 310 Agricultural Mechanisation LC284 200 198 Business (Thurles) LC415 197 312 LIMERICK SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN Automobile Technology LC281 208 202 Business (Ennis) LC605 195 312 PROGRAMME CODE CAO POINTS PAGE Automotive Engineering & Transport Management (Honours) LC380 303 204 Business with Computing (Honours) LC330 297 314 2020 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) * LC110 740* 86 Mechanical Engineering (Honours) LC288 347 206 Business with Computing LC230 217 316 Art & Design Teacher Education (Honours) * LC115 942* 106 Mechanical Engineering LC285 272 208 Law & Taxation (Honours) LC223 307 318 Creative Media & Design (Honours) LC517 234 108 Precision Engineering (Honours) LC289 291 212 DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, LEISURE & TOURISM Creative Media & Design LC504 192 110 Precision Engineering LC283 227 214 Applied Strength & Conditioning (Honours) LC422 298 348 Digital Animation Production (Honours) * LC518 808* 112 Road Transport Technology & Management LC286 264 216 Applied Strength & Conditioning LC423 157 350 Fashion & Textiles for Product & Costume (Honours) * LC114 880* 104 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Business Studies with Sports Management (Honours) LC295 252 352 Game Art & Design (Honours) * LC502 852* 114 Computer Networks & Systems Management (Honours) LC239 307 256 Business Studies with Sport LC397 New for 2021 354 Visual Effects for Film, TV & Animation LC506 New for 2021* 116 Computing LC336 207 268 Sports Development & Performance LC290 188 356 Creative Broadcast & Film Production (Honours) LC371 309 118 Data Analytics & Cyber Security (Honours) LC414 236 258 Sports Development & Coaching LC228 205 358 Creative Broadcast & Film Production LC276 297 120 Games Design & Development (Honours) LC418 270 260 Business Studies with Beauty & Spa Management (Honours) LC392 236 360 Music Technology & Production (Honours) LC372 325 122 Interactive Digital Media (Honours) LC234 225 262 Business Studies with Beauty & Spa Services LC396 New for 2021 362 Music Technology & Production LC270 307 124 Internet Systems Development (Honours) LC236 262 264 Business Studies with Event Management (Honours) LC294 279 364
Internet Systems Development LC235 205 266 Business Studies with Travel & Tourism Management (Hons.) LC293 307 366 * Portfolio Required Software Development (Honours) LC233 272 270 Culinary Arts LC398 163 368 Hospitality Supervision LC399 148 370 What’s Inside Course Finder
Limerick School of Art & Design
General Information
LIT / AIT TU 4
Open Days & Events 6
We are Leaders 7
LIT Highlights 8
President’s Welcome 10
Schools’ Liaison Office 12 Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering & Technology About LIT 18
Our Campus Locations 22 Department of Applied Science 130
Support Services for Students 28 Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering 162
Accommodation Services 34 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering 190
Department of the Built Environment 222
Department of Information Technology 248
Campus Resources 36
LIT Life – Sport, Clubs & Societies 42
We are Community 46
How to Apply to LIT 48
Entry Requirements 52 Faculty of Business International Applications & Study Abroad 60 & Humanities Money Matters: Fees, Grants & Costs 64 Department of Applied Social Sciences 276 Accepting your Place at LIT 68 Department of Business & Financial Services 294 Steps to Success at LIT 70 Department of Marketing, Enterprise Faculties & Departments 72 & Digital Communications 320
Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism 340 Apply to LIT, 6 Campuses Graduate from across Clare, Limerick, Tipperary Ireland’s Next and Westmeath University AIT Students
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You, the class of 2021, are in a unique position. geography, we are bringing higher education Students When you join us, you will be the first cohort to to all who would benefit from it. join Ireland’s newest Technological University. Together, we have a heritage of education dating You are the pathfinders at the start of a new back to 1852. Scientists, engineers, artists, decade and new era. medical and caring professionals, educators, designers, sportspeople and businesspeople all AIT Students Your new Technological University is future- over the world began their journeys with us. Our proofing higher education through practical people make our educational heritage, ever- learning and support for our students. Your changing through the years to adapt to the needs programmes are informed by industry and will of our students and our society. equip you for the workplace of the future, both in college and on placement. Your research will Join us and be part of the next transformation. impact the world around us. Your campuses are 250+ communities where friendliness and openness The future is yours. mean that students get to know each other, Global partnerships and you know your lecturers. And all of your campuses have a global outlook, opening the across the world abroad world to you. placements and LIT and AIT are creating this unique new outward mobility university with campuses right across the Midlands and Mid-West. By transcending LIT Students
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Visit www.lit.ie/virtual-open-days for preparation for our Open Day, visit our CAO information on our virtual open days Hub where you can take a virtual tour of our and events. campuses and tune into the information sessions: www.lit.ie/virtual-open-days LIT is an open and welcoming institution, and in choosing us you will find yourself We are open and we are part of a strong and vibrant community. We here to help. deliver over 120 courses and our graduates STUDENTS COUNTIES CAMPUSES are some of the most sought after in the country because of the combination of Alongside our series of virtual events, our up-to-the-minute practical and theoretical Schools Liaison team welcome questions learning that our students undertake. from students and parents about our courses, accommodation options and Each year, we open our doors to students comprehensive support services. and host many information events, giving students an opportunity to visit our To keep up to date on events taking place campuses in Limerick, Tipperary and Clare, across the year, follow us on our social media GUINNESS WORLD explore our courses and facilities and learn channels. RECORDS more about LIT. LimerickIT In normal circumstances, we would look @LimerickIT forward to visiting your school this year or LISTED IN inviting you onto our campuses to ensure LimerickIT you have all the information you require about LIT and our courses in advance of Limerick_IT making an informed CAO choice. LITSNAP
However, due to the ongoing Covid-19 FASHION SCHOOLS pandemic, this year our on-campus events Contact us at: [email protected] or via the ‘Chat’ WORLDWIDE will be replaced with a series of virtual option on each course page at www.lit.ie information events. These events will still give you all the important information you need about LIT, but they will be brought to you via your phone, tablet or laptop. FOR GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT Earlier this year, we arranged several Q&A sessions through Instagram live and OUTSIDE OF DUBLIN online forums to assist students in making their CAO decisions. These events are still available to view on our website and in
6 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 7 We are growing: LIT Highlights 2020 New programmes 2021
We have new additions to our portfolio of programmes at Moylish and Thurles Demand for LIT graduates: HEA Survey campuses for 2021:
shows LIT has the highest rate of full-time LC341 Architectural Technology (Level 8) - page 230 employment outside of Dublin LC396 Business Studies with Beauty & Spa Services (Level 7) - page 362 LC297 Community & Addiction Studies (Level 8) - page 282 The latest Higher Education Authority (HEA) LC322 Enterprise & Innovation (Level 7) - page 330 Graduate Outcome Survey, released in June 2020 has shown that LIT has the highest rate of LC506 Visual Effects for Film, TV & Animation (Level 8) - page 116 full-time employment in any higher education Add-on Agricultural Engineering (Level 7) - page 200 institution outside of Dublin, with more students going into work upon graduation. More than three quarters of LIT graduates are in full- time employment, with 91% of graduates in LIT supports employment or further study within nine 20x20 campaign months of graduating. The findings also revealed that 85% of the Class of 2018 secured a LIT is proud to support the 20x20 role within nine months of graduation, while an initiative aimed at promoting additional 6% have pursued further education. a more inclusive, healthier Ireland and we have pledged to support our female student Recognising volunteering and body becoming more active and involved in sport by signing the Investing in our students: leadership: Launch of inaugural 20 x 20 charter. Our students LIT Scholarships reach €1.3 million LIT Gaelic Grounds Scholarships can try several different sports at either recreational or competitive €1.3 million has been invested in Three Limerick GAA club members attending level and we encourage you scholarships for LIT students over LIT received the inaugural LIT Gaelic Grounds to get involved and show your the last six years, through the LIT Scholarships in 2019/2020. As part of the scholarship stripes! To quote the 20x20 Foundation’s Leaders@LIT programme programme, the recipients had their college motto: if she can’t see it, she and the HEA’s 1916 Bursary fund, fees paid for the year. The unique scholarship can’t be it. providing 120 students with access programme, aimed at Limerick GAA members who to higher education. As one of the currently attend or plan to attend LIT is an integral most diverse third level institutions in part of LIT’s partnership with Limerick GAA. The Ireland, our Leaders@LIT scholarships Further information on LIT’s scholarships encompass both LIT’s and Limerick embody LIT’s mission and what we are scholarships programme is available GAA’s joint values of community support and about as a higher education institution, at www.lit.ie/scholarships involvement, by supporting access to education enabling people to participate in higher and encouraging our students to get involved in education in circumstances where they their local clubs and voluntary organisations. They
may otherwise be unable to do so. In Hover your mobile phone camera aim to give students the opportunity to develop 2019/2020, 31 students received support over the QR code to find out more and attain the highest level in their chosen sport from the two scholarship programmes. about LIT Sports Scholarships while studying in LIT. Further information on Sports Scholarships is available at www.lit.ie/sports
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I am delighted that you are ideas, pursuing new knowledge, creating considering LIT for your future. new art, and filling our workshops, studios and labs with the vitality that comes from committing to discovery and creativity. Your future is very important
to us and we believe that in As a member of our community, you coming here you will also will know your classmates and your future-proof your professional lecturers. You will get to know many and personal development. other students through your involvement in our many sports and social clubs.
You’ll be joining LIT at a very exciting time. That is why LIT scores at the very top Already among the most vibrant and of Irish student surveys for friendliness, connected institutions in Ireland, we are access to lecturers and diversity. This rapidly moving towards designation as is something that we are very proud Ireland’s newest Technological University of and which we will always retain. through our consortium with AIT.
LIT graduates have the highest I expect that the class of 2021 will employment rate in Ireland outside of be the first cohort to join the new Dublin (HEA, 2020). Our programmes education. You will be joining a very large Be part of that heritage; join us Technological University, so you will are developed in partnership with cohort of fellow mature students and if you on an exciting journey. play your own unique role in the story industry, professional bodies and the have the right qualifications and experience of the Technological University. community to give you the best possible you may be able to gain exemptions. I wish you all the best with the employment and academic outcomes. decisions you have to make. Your new university will retain its Since 1852, our graduates have been very commitment to small class sizes, to a I invite you to explore this prospectus successful in every field of endeavour, from Good luck. supportive and friendly approach to and see if you can find a programme business to the science, technology, public education, and to practical learning. The to fit your needs. You can be assured service, engineering, hospitality and tourism, university will be made up of campuses that if it fits your needs it is also fitting fashion and the arts. The educational in Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and the needs of a potential employer. heritage we hold is always adapting to the Westmeath, each one a community of needs of our changing society. We are now learners, filled with a very broad diversity We are very open to applications from on the verge of the next transformation Prof. Vincent Cunnane of programmes and people exploring new mature students looking to return to into a Technological University. President, LIT
10 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 11 We host many events and initiatives each LIT’s Schools Liaison Office is an ideal year giving students opportunities to explore point of contact for second level and post our campuses, view our facilities at first- leaving certificate students considering hand and experience LIT’s practical learning their college options, as well as for Parents in action. From Culinary Arts Taster Days or Guardians, Guidance Counsellors, or Schools and Engineering Workshops, to Leaving anyone wishing to find out more about LIT. Certificate Revision Seminars and Art and Design Portfolio information days, our Our services include: schools programmes are tailor-made for • Open Days and Information Events Liaison students and provide valuable opportunities • School Visits/Presentations to undertake meaningful course research, • Information stands at schools leading to informed CAO decisions. • Careers Fairs and Exhibitions • Campus Tours Office • Discovery Events
Our Schools Liaison Office provides a range of services to give prospective students relevant information about LIT programmes, entry requirements, student support services and student life in general at LIT.
12 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 13 OPEN DAYS AND If you have an event that you would like LIT For further information on INFORMATION EVENTS to attend, contact our Schools Liaison Office our services for schools, or to Our Open Days are a major event on our and we will try to accommodate you. request a school visit, contact: calendar where we invite prospective students to visit us and see for themselves the great all- Ann McBride, CAMPUS TOURS round college experience LIT offers. The Open Schools Liaison Officer Days are the perfect opportunity for students At LIT, our doors are always open and we T: 0504 28021 to learn about their preferred course in detail, are happy to arrange visits and guided E: [email protected] take a tour of the campus(es) and explore our tours of any of our campuses in Limerick, W: www.lit.ie/cao facilities. Staff and student representatives Thurles, Clonmel or Ennis. Simply contact are available each day to meet students. us in advance to arrange a visit. Keep in touch with news and We host many additional information events events at LIT via our Social DISCOVERY EVENTS for students, teachers and parents throughout Media pages: the year across our campuses in Limerick, Our campuses host a variety of events Tipperary and Clare. Details of these events throughout the year including Science will be notified to schools in advance and are and Engineering Weeks, Construction Day, LimerickIT advertised on our CAO Hub: www.lit.ie/cao MarketLink, Portfolio Information Days, Games @LimerickIT Fleadh, and many more. These discovery events are designed to introduce students to LimerickIT SCHOOL VISITS/PRESENTATIONS our diverse programme areas and the career School visits by LIT personnel are available opportunities available. Should your students Limerick_IT throughout the year. The visit comprises of wish to explore a specific department or LITSNAP a presentation/talk and can be general or programme, we will happily work with you to department/programme specific. The general arrange a visit, demonstration/presentation. LIT’s Schools presentation consists of an overview of LIT, a brief summary of the programmes available, PUBLICATIONS Liaison Office student services and the facilities on offer. LIT’s Prospectus and other Institute Specific presentations can literature are updated annually and are is an ideal point also be organised for: distributed to schools and learning centres * In normal circumstances, • Art & Design nationwide. They are also available at we would look forward to of contact for • Business & Humanities the many careers exhibitions LIT attends visiting your school or further • Applied Science, Engineering & Technology around the country. Prospective students education centre this year or second level can also access college publications and inviting your students onto our detailed programme information on our campuses to ensure they have INFORMATION STANDS CAO information hub: www.lit.ie/cao all the information they require and post leaving The Schools’ Liaison team are available to about LIT in advance of making visit schools and host an information stand to an informed CAO choice. TALKS FOR GUIDANCE certificate students answer questions from students or teachers. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 COUNSELLORS AND PARENTS pandemic, this year our school We are happy to provide information visits and on-campus events considering their CAREERS FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS talks for Guidance Counsellor will be replaced with a series of We attend careers fairs and exhibitions around groups and Parents groups. virtual events, but our team are college options. the country throughout the year, including available to help you and your Higher Options Dublin, the Mid-West Careers students. Please contact us at: Exhibition, Career Options Cork and many local [email protected] and regional events.
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About LIT
Limerick Institute of Technology is home to over 6,500 students across vibrant campuses in Limerick City, Thurles, Clonmel and Ennis, offering lively and enjoyable student experiences. We are also currently developing a new state of the art engineering focussed campus at Coonagh in Limerick.
18 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 19 As a student in LIT, you will enjoy a Just some of the Supportive many great reasons We are proud of our record of access fun and rewarding and support and we provide an college journey. Each to choose LIT: extensive range of support services for students, designed to assist you of our campuses is a Active Learning to reach your full potential and enjoy community of learners, Our students combine practice with your college experience in a relaxed and supportive environment. Our where you can get to theory, offering you an experiential model of learning and equipping ‘Engage’ programme for incoming know your classmates you with essential skills you can first year students gives you the tools take into your chosen career. you need to successfully navigate and lecturers in a college life. During the first weeks relaxed and positive Student-Lecturer Ratio of term, our Student Leaders are on-hand each day to provide advice environment. As a student in LIT, you will not get lost while you find your feet and give you in the crowd. Our student to lecturer all the important information you ratio allows for great participation and need about campus life, clubs and discussion in lectures. All LIT campuses societies and how to access supports. are a tight knit community of learners where students have easy access to lecturers whether you meet them on the corridors, in the canteen, or for scheduled meetings, which are easy to organise. Affordable Employable The cost of student living in Limerick LIT graduates are industry ready and and in our regional campus towns highly employable. The latest Higher of Thurles, Clonmel and Ennis is Education Authority (HEA) Graduate lower than many other cities, with Outcome Survey reported that LIT has the most student accommodation highest rate of full-time employment in CHOOSING YOUR COLLEGE located within easy walking distance any higher education institution outside of our campuses. Whether you When you’re thinking about what college to independence to make your own choices and of Dublin, with 91% of our graduates in commute to college or live in one choose, it can be a daunting process; there are decisions. You may be moving away from either employment or further study nine of our campus locations, the lower so many factors to consider - course choice, home for the first time – and our locations months after graduating. Furthermore, student living costs means you’ll location and accommodation costs. We also in Limerick, Tipperary and Clare offer you an almost two thirds of LIT graduates know that college life is about much more exciting opportunity to make a new city or have more disposable income remain in Limerick, Clare or Tipperary, than just study! While it certainly involves town your home for a few years. We pride and less financial pressure. so not only will you graduate from attending lectures, studying and developing ourselves in our ability to support our students, LIT with a recognised degree relevant skills for your chosen career, your college so as you prepare to embark on a new journey, experience also brings new freedom and the we’ll be with you every step of the way. to your field of study but thanks to our practical approach to learning, you will also possess the skillset and experience employers look for.
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Our Coonagh Campus in Limerick – the Mid West’s first engineering focused higher education campus, will be a place Our Campus of learning for many of you. Coonagh will provide state of the art learning and research facilities and over 500 additional Locations places for LIT’s engineering courses. Designed to provide agility of use, the campus will go beyond what is traditionally expected from an educational institution. It will provide facilities that encourage education and research to co-exist, facilitate industry leaders to meet and share ideas, benefitting companies to use the various diverse spaces for training and seminars.
CLARE STREET AND GEORGE’S QUAY CAMPUSES MOYLISH CAMPUS The Clare Street and George’s Quay Campuses The main campus at Moylish Park is located are home to our internationally renowned next to Munster Rugby’s Thomond Park Limerick School of Art & Design (LSAD), a and is a short walk from Limerick GAA’s vibrant, living “canvas” for the creation, display Limerick City LIT Gaelic Grounds, home of the 2018 and celebration of the artistic talents of our All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions students. It has an award winning reputation, and 2019 Munster Champions. In 2019, including our Fashion Department listed On the banks of the mighty river The city really is a perfect blend of LIT and Limerick GAA signed a unique in the top 50 worldwide, and cutting-edge Shannon, Limerick is Ireland’s third modern and medieval and offers a partnership agreement that will yield many creative technologies for student learning. largest city and home to some 20,000 great student experience. If sport advantages for LIT students, including a third level students. With much of is your passion, you’ll find plenty to dedicated sports scholarship programme. LSAD is one of the most significant the city’s population under thirty, keep you entertained here as Limerick providers of art and design education Limerick has an energetic and vibrant boasts a strong and proud sporting A vibrant campus community, facilities at in Ireland. Students learn from leading feel with plenty to offer its diverse tradition, in both Gaelic games and Moylish include the Millennium Theatre, art and design practitioners; can access student population. An attractive and rugby, with our love of rugby in lecture theatres and science labs, modern excellent workshop, studio and exhibition modern city with plenty of shops, particular, world renowned. Spend a computer suites, student support services and facilities and where their education is bistros, the famed Milk Market and weekend in Limerick and experience the student centre with its radio station and informed by the latest developments in a nightlife and music scene to suit the city’s love of sport, and see its games room. The campus has an impressive the wider world of art and design. all tastes and budgets, Limerick is competitive streak come alive! range of sports facilities for students, with big enough to feel lively but small three full size grass pitches and an all-weather enough to feel like home. The city playing pitch, as well as a fitness centre and has at its heart it’s medieval core Hover your mobile phone camera indoor sports hall. Although the largest of the over the QR code to download and prides itself on its rich heritage LIT campuses, our commitment to small class the Limerick City Student Map and many historical attractions at: www.limerick.ie/discover/ sizes and our open, supportive and friendly including the 13th century King learning environment ensures that as a student in John’s Castle and the Treaty Stone. LIT, you won’t get lost in the crowd here.
22 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 23 County Tipperary THURLES CAMPUS Thurles is a vibrant town and is a great, central LIT’s Tipperary campuses are location in which to live and study. Well located in Thurles and Clonmel. serviced by the Irish Rail network and growing its reputation as a college town, Thurles has many cultural and recreational facilities, from the Source Arts Centre and Theatre to a well-equipped leisure centre, multiscreen cinema complex, and a modern shopping centre. Thurles is synonymous with the GAA and in Liberty Square is Hayes Hotel, which held the first historic meeting of the GAA in 1884, while the renowned Semple Stadium, Our commitment to the spiritual home of hurling, is situated a small class sizes and stone’s throw from our Thurles Campus. our open, supportive A student centred and friendly campus environment, LIT Thurles incorporates a and friendly 200-seater conference centre, lecture theatres, environment ensures computer suites, science laboratories and specialist games development labs. It also that as a student in LIT, boasts the cutting-edge LIT SportsLab, a world standard strength and conditioning you won’t get lost in facility. Further sport developments are the crowd here. planned, including a new, indoor clay court tennis facility and additional GAA facilities. The LIT Thurles
campus includes DIGITAL CAMPUS CLONMEL the cutting-edge LIT Digital Campus Clonmel is situated in County Clare the south of the county in the heart of the LIT SportsLab Golden Vale. With a population of almost ENNIS CAMPUS – a world-standard 20,000, Clonmel has numerous cafés, restaurants and lively pubs, and offers plenty The LIT Ennis Campus is located on sports strength of amenities for students living locally. After a Bindon Street in the town’s historic hard day’s work in college enjoy the beautiful heart. This lively, bustling market and conditioning Suir Blueway Tipperary, with 21km of the town is home to LIT’s expanded level complex. 53km route accessible by bike or foot. of daytime undergraduate education in Co. Clare and the new facility will Although a small campus, Clonmel provides enable a substantial increase in the a relaxed and friendly, yet creative learning education offering in the town. A total space for students and is the centre for of 5 degree programmes in Social our popular and innovative degrees in Care Work, Early Childhood Education Game Art & Design, Digital Animation, and Care, and Business are available and Creative Media and Design. through the CAO at LIT in Ennis.
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Students have many STUDENT COUNSELLING SERVICE LIT offers a free, confidential and opportunities to professional counselling service to participate in activities all registered students. The student Support counselling service is staffed by highly that support their qualified and experienced psychologists, academic, cultural, psychotherapists and counsellors. Services social, sporting interests Our aim is to provide accessible, available and student-friendly support for students and preferences. We also when a personal issue or crisis arises which recognise that college affects wellbeing, happiness, capacity for Students to cope, relationships or learning. life can be challenging Counselling services provided include: and to support • Short term counselling for students we provide a personal issues including crisis and comprehensive range emergency appointments. • Support groups to support you in areas of student services, of mindfulness and overcoming anxiety. • Wellbeing workshops in self- supports and initiatives esteem, enhancing social skills, which enhance the relaxation and managing stress. • Positive mental health promotion initiatives student experience. and mental health awareness campaigns. LIT has a dynamic and interactive campus environment. The dedication Please visit www.lit.ie/counselling for further information on services available and STUDENT HEALTH UNIT and commitment of our staff and how to make a counselling appointment. A free, confidential nursing service is Our website also provides information on students is reflected in the energy available to all full-time registered students support services in the community, helpline and enthusiasm that extends to at LIT. Institute Doctors are available to numbers and out of hours services. students at specific times. Where a nurse is every aspect of our goal to support available on campus, all appointments for the doctor must be made at the Student a positive student experience. Health Unit through the nurse. The fee for the doctor is €15 for registered students and free for Medical Card holders outside of a 5-mile radius of the relevant LIT campus. For further information, visit: www.lit.ie/studenthealth or contact: [email protected] for any medical related enquiries.
28 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 29 ACCESS SERVICE LEARNING SUPPORT UNIT Irish Government and co-funded from LIT is committed to promoting equitable the ESF Programme for Employability, Our Learning Support Unit (LSU) is access to and successful participation Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) 2014 – 2020. acknowledged nationally as a distinctive in higher education for all members of and valuable feature of LIT’s Teaching and society. Through the work of the LIT Access • A Student Lone Parent Support Service is Learning Strategy. The LSU provides learning Service, targeted strategies and initiatives available and offers personalised supports support on request from the student. are delivered so as to facilitate entry to and on an individual basis. Over 1,000 LIT students avail of Learning successful participation in higher education Support every year. Services are based on a for underrepresented students. The successful • LIT are committed to increasing supervised self-help model to empower the realisation of the widening participation participation in higher education by Irish student and help them to reach their full agenda also requires that students are Travellers and Early School Leavers. LIT potential. The LSU provides tuition in course able to progress in their academic studies Access Service have a dedicated Access subjects, Study Skills, Exam Techniques, and move into graduate employment. Project Officer for Irish Travellers and Early Academic Writing, Maths, Computing School Leavers who is available to provide and English as a Second Language. Primarily, the Access service works individual support and guidance. with the following groups: • Go4IT Access programme - a pre-entry Students apply for tuition by filling in an online • Students who experience socio- initiative that engages with primary and application form in the Learning Support Unit economic disadvantage secondary school children as they progress section of the LIT website: www.studentlit. • Students with a Disability and/ through education to third level. sharepoint.com/Student/Services/LSU or Specific Learning Difficulty • Mature Students • Financial guidance and support through • Afterschool Study Club for students which For further information, visit • Irish Travellers the ESF Student Assistance Fund. The provides support and encouragement to www.lit.ie/LearningSupport • Lone Parents Student Assistance Fund is funded by assist students as they progress through or contact [email protected] the Irish Government and part funded second level. The Access service delivers a range of support by the European Social Fund Program programmes to promote access that include: for Employability, Inclusion and Learning • Transition to Higher Education (PEIL) 2014 - 2020. programme, which is a part-time special • Mature students are also supported purpose award aimed at increasing through a Mature Student Support • LIT is part of the Disability Access Route participation in third level education by Network and relevant academic workshops to Education (DARE) national admissions under-represented student groups. tailored to address the needs of mature scheme that allocates reduced points students so that they get the most out of places to eligible school leavers under • GIVE (Guided Initiative in Voluntary their studies. 23 years old as of 1st January 2018, with Engagement) encourages students specific learning difficulties, health to engage in voluntary work and this • LIT is a member of the Higher Education conditions and/or disabilities. engagement is recognised by the Access Route (HEAR). HEAR is a third level President of LIT, through a Commendation. alternative admissions scheme for school- • Students with educational support Students can choose volunteering leavers who have the ability to benefit from requirements are encouraged to contact opportunities and log their hours at and succeed in higher education, but who the Disability Officer [email protected] www.studentvolunteer.ie/LIT may not be able to meet the points for or 061 293112, in advance of registration, their preferred course due to the impact to agree the supports needed. While there Full details of all services provided of socioeconomic disadvantage. LIT offers is no obligation to discuss your disability/ by the Access Service are available reduced-points places and extra college support requirements, we recommend at: www.lit.ie/access supports for students who meet the criteria that you contact us as from experience, for admission under HEAR. we have found that this positively supports The service(s) are confidential and can be your transition to third level. The Fund for accessed by contacting [email protected] Students with Disabilities is funded by the and/or [email protected]
30 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 31 The Careers & Employability service offers a CHAPLAINCY AND PASTORAL CARE LIT STUDENTS’ UNION (LITSU) range of services and supports for students, LIT Students’ Union is run by the overall LIT has a Pastoral Care Co-Ordinator based from operating an online Jobs Boards, The Students’ Union (SU) is the representative President and Vice President based in the in LIT Limerick and a Chaplain based in providing CV and Interview preparation organisation of all students in Limerick Moylish campus, with elected officers in LSAD, LIT Tipperary, whose services are available clinics and workshops, offering One-to-One Institute of Technology. We actively support a Thurles and Clonmel. Each of these campuses to students of all religious denominations Career Advice sessions and many others. positive student experience through students’ run specific clubs and societies and host and of none. This service is available to academic affairs, students’ wellbeing, the campaigns, events, etc. LITSU offices act as help any member of LIT and has four main LIT recognises the importance of supporting student social scene and advocating for open resource centres to help all students areas of support: Pastoral Care, Community, students to develop their employability skills. students’ rights. The Students’ Union acts and have been the first resort of many. Spirituality and other general duties. Work Placement is a key strategic priority as an additional support mechanism for for the Institution, and is an embedded students offering a wide variety of services and As a team, we represent students through The LIT Tipperary Chaplain and the LIT module in over 70% of courses and over 1,200 information such as accommodation, travel, committees and councils in LIT. Limerick Pastoral Care Co-Ordinator, LIT students go on work placement every and finance. The SU is a platform to allow you share the same main priority, and year. The Careers & Employability Service to have fun, develop as a student, have your Tel: 061 293135 that is to treat students with respect provides a dedicated team to administer voice heard and help keep you safe by building Email: [email protected] and dignity in all situations. work placement and support students awareness and support around welfare. /LITStudentsUnion develop their skills in preparation. For further information, visit: www.lit.ie/Chaplaincy Ensuring LIT graduates are work-ready with the appropriate relevant skills is central to the Limerick Contact: Institution’s philosophy of ‘Active Learning’. [email protected] The Careers & Employability team work with Limerick Institute regional, national and international employers, Tipperary Contact: facilitating activities such as employer class [email protected] presentations, on-site industry visits, as of Technology is well as hosting LIT’s annual Career Fairs.
CAREERS & EMPLOYABILITY For more information visit www.lit.ie/careers- proud of our record The Careers and Employability Services employability. You can also keep in touch by Centre provides students and recent emailing [email protected] or workplacement@ graduates of LIT with support and advice lit.ie and can stay up to date by following of access and on Careers, Employability Skills and Careers & Employability on various platforms: Work Placement, with a focus on: instagram.com/litcareers • Enhancing student employability support in helping facebook.com/LIT.Careers skills, supporting students achieve their full career potential, twitter.com/LITCareer • Working in partnership with academic linkedin.com/in/careersandemployability our students to departments and placement providers in supporting student work placement opportunities, reach their • Enabling, facilitating and enhancing employer collaborations. educational goals.
32 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 33 LIMERICK ACCOMMODATION THURLES AND CLONMEL CAMPUSES ACCOMMODATION The Accommodation Office in Limerick opens on a full-time basis from early LIT’s campuses in Thurles and Clonmel August for six weeks for first year students produce an accommodation list for incoming Accommodation and is available on a part time basis for all students each year. Accommodation students from mid-September onwards. ranges from houses and apartments to The service operates as follows: ‘digs’ where a student boards with a family. Accommodation listings are available from 1. On a Referral Basis: Students organise the Students’ Union in Thurles or Clonmel their own accommodation by visiting the or at www.lit.ie/accommodation dedicated Accommodation section on our website www.lit.ie/accommodation Available accommodation listings are also Click on the campus you are attending posted in the local newspapers each week. to view listing. For further information contact: 2. Personal Inspection: Whereby each Students’ Union Office student inspects his/her accommodation. Email: [email protected] Tel: 0504 28022 For further information contact: Lily Goggin, Accommodation Office Email: [email protected] Tel: (061) 293238 PLEASE NOTE
• Students themselves are responsible for arranging terms and conditions.
• For further information, visit www.rtb.ie (Residential Tenancies Board Ireland).
An Accommodation Service is operated • Finance and Accommodation by the Limerick Institute of Technology Guide booklets can be requested from your local Students’ Union (Block 14 on Moylish Students’ Union Office. Campus, Limerick), with service provision also available in Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD), and LIT’s Tipperary campuses in Thurles and Clonmel. Hover your mobile phone camera over the QR code to find out more about LIT accommodation: www.lit.ie/accommodation
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At LIT, we are committed to providing you with the best resources and facilities to enhance your learning experience.
36 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 37 LIBRARY & INFORMATION SERVICE COMPUTER SERVICES CAMPUS RESTAURANTS WIRED FM RADIO STATION
LIT library service consists of 4 campus LIT’s Computer Services Department provides Restaurant facilities are available across all Students have an opportunity to get involved libraries, Moylish and LSAD libraries all Information and Communications campuses and serve a variety of hot meals in LIT’s college radio station – Wired FM. LIT in Limerick and 2 libraries attached to Technology (ICT) requirements for the Institute and other refreshments at competitive and Mary Immaculate College host a joint LIT’s Tipperary campuses at Thurles and across our campuses. Computers play a prices. The student canteens aim to provide community interest radio station and each Clonmel. All LIT students have full access major role in every programme in LIT and we affordable food of a high nutritional value. college broadcasts from its own studio. to the 4 library sites. LIT library serves the strive to provide you with the best possible Several vending machines also offer a Licensed by the BCI and broadcasting learning, teaching and research needs of facilities to enhance your learning experience. variety of snacks and beverages. The ‘Green on 99.9FM during the academic year, it the Institute. Our library collection has been Hundreds of open access computers are Rooms’ dining space at the main campus transmits over 40 hours of programming developed with our academic staff to reflect provided around the campuses and free in Moylish has benefitted from a major weekly – from student current affairs to all disciplines taught at the Institute. Our wireless networks facilitate internet access investment transforming the student canteen music, arts, comedy and film shows. Alumni collection development policy underlines with “bring your own device” (BYOD) capability into a vibrant, social learning space. of the station have gone on to work in RTE, our commitment to provide high quality, almost everywhere while on campus. We will Today FM, Newstalk, Spin and several other timely and relevant information resources provide you with a user account to access all stations and media companies both in BANKING SERVICES to our users. LIT library uses the Koha library our services, including an LIT email address, Ireland and abroad. Check out their Facebook management system to underpin our services. which you can use anywhere. Student ATM services are available at the Moylish, page at: Facebook.com/WiredFM web portals and online learning systems Clare Street and Thurles campuses. Our wide ranging library service includes, are provided so that you can download book, journal and CD collections, reader programme notes and past exam papers. services, online databases, ebooks, ejournals, open access resources, Ebsco Discovery At the Moylish campus in Limerick, the Service (EDS), printing, photocopying, inter- main concentration of computers is in the library loans, access to subject librarians, Computer Centre, which is open from 8am to Computers play information literacy training sessions, online 10pm and you can also find Helpdesk services information skills tutorials, referencing, in this area. Staff at the Helpdesk are available a major role in quiet and group study facilities, PC and to assist you with any queries or IT issues every programme internet access. LIT library is committed that you might have and are a great resource to continually developing our services and to help you get started with computing. At in LIT and we facilities to meet the needs of our users. the Clare Street, Ennis, Thurles and Clonmel campuses, computers are available in the strive to provide libraries and the Computer Services team you with the best is also available to assist students with any queries. Once you are registered, you will possible facilities have access to the Student Portal where you can find all the information that you need to enhance on Computer Services, including details of your learning student laptop schemes, software offers and other IT deals. For further information, experience. contact the Computer Services Department Helpdesk at: [email protected] or 061 293100.
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Alongside a vibrant academic environment, Clubs and activities include Hurling, Camogie, LIT boasts a lively clubs and societies scene, Men’s and Ladies Gaelic Football, Men’s and ensuring that many interests are catered Ladies Rugby, Men’s and Ladies Soccer, Golf, for and all students are encouraged to get Outdoor Pursuits, Boxing, Weightlifting, involved in the numerous extra-curricular Judo and Basketball….to name but a few, as LIT Life – activities across the campuses. Clubs and well as activities such as Aerobics, Boxercise societies play an important role in college and Yoga. ‘Freshers Week’ takes place at the life, and we recognise the positive impact beginning of each academic year and is the that sport and activity has on physical and main recruitment time for clubs and societies, Sport, Clubs mental wellbeing. Our sports clubs cater for when you can find out more about their all levels of activity and you can get involved activities and sign-up. New clubs and societies at your own pace, whether you are an elite are always encouraged. For more information athlete, a beginner or just looking to get fit on Sports at LIT, see www.lit.ie/sports & Societies and have fun. We participate in many inter- varsity competitions allowing students to In addition to sports clubs, there is a diverse represent the college in national competitions. range of societies for students to join, such as the Movie and Photography Clubs, DJ Society, For first year students in particular, joining International Society, Computer Gaming a club or society is a great way to make Society, and Green Campus Committee. new friends and meet people with similar interests and helps in making the transition from school to college an easier one. Involvement in a club or society also helps you to develop other valuable skills alongside your academic skills, such as leadership skills through committee involvement, experience in event management and much more.
A happy college experience contributes to a successful college life and your college journey will be enhanced by the new people you meet, the new friends you make, the new experiences you encounter and the fun you have!
42 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 43 SPORTS FACILITIES SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS
LIT has an impressive range of sports facilities LIT’s commitment to sport is underlined by for students, including three full size pitches our Sport Scholarship Scheme which allows and an all-weather playing pitch. In Limerick, LIT students who are at the forefront of their we have a fitness centre and indoor sports hall. chosen sport to apply for a range of supports. In 2019, LIT awarded over 50 bursaries; nine A purpose-built state of the art strength and bursaries were awarded by the Munster GAA conditioning building – the ‘LIT SportsLab’ is Council. The bursaries are not aimed solely located at the Thurles campus. Among the at elite players, but are open to all individuals facilities available in the 2,000 sq. metre facility that take part in coaching and administrative are a 45m, six lane sprint track specifically roles in all clubs across the college. designed to improve speed; a paralympic area, cable machines; a range of sport technology In addition to the 50 scholarships distributed, systems, including micro electro mechanical in 2019 LIT launched the LIT Gaelic Grounds systems and GPS systems; Olympic lifting Scholarship, a unique 10-year partnership platforms; five functional screening kits; with Limerick GAA aimed at building on weights and the full range of exercise the existing strong relationship between machines. It is a state-of-the-art facility and Limerick GAA and LIT, by supporting designed to support students enrolled on our talent in Limerick communities through Our Sport sports programmes, as well as college teams. a range of initiatives that will deliver new benefits and opportunities. LIT has signed an agreement with Thurles Scholarship Tennis Club to develop a unique tennis The LIT Gaelic Grounds Scholarship is open to facility at the Thurles campus. Comprising six all members of Limerick GAA. The scholarships indoor clay tennis courts in a tennis dome, aim to give students the opportunity to the new facility will be the only one of its develop and attain the highest level in their Scheme allows kind in Ireland and will position Thurles as a chosen sport while studying in LIT. The scheme major centre for tennis both nationally and also includes administration scholarships for internationally. Construction is due to get those who are supporting the LIT sports clubs LIT students underway soon on this exciting development, and their own club/community through other with the first courts expected to come on areas, e.g. Social media, Club Administration stream in 2022. Students at the Thurles and and demonstrated Community Leadership. who are at the Clonmel campuses also have access to a The contents of each scholarship can be wide range of sports facilities in both towns. significant to successful applicants and can include financial support, academic support, forefront of their accommodation support, injury management, payment of fees and much more.
chosen sport to Further information on Sports Scholarships is available from the LIT Sports Office, or visit the website at www.lit.ie/sports where apply for a range an application form can be downloaded.
of supports. Hover your mobile phone camera over the QR code to find out more about LIT Sports Scholarships
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Community Our second Guinness World Record was received in March 2019 when our students organised a hurling match At LIT, we are proud of our record of participation and we have a long- made up of over 100 international standing tradition of community and charity involvement that extends players from at least 31 nationalities! into the everyday life in LIT. Getting involved is the best way to enjoy Inspired by Limerick’s victory in your college experience and our students are world record holders! the 2018 All Ireland Hurling final, LIT students decided to introduce MarketLink the world’s fastest field sport to the many international students that make LIT their home each Over the last ten years, students year. In preparation for the record- in our Faculty of Business and breaking attempt, serious levels of Humanities have raised more than preparation went into training the €40,000 for local charities through new hurling converts and on the day our Marketing and Enterprise the participants embraced the game programme ‘MarketLink’. The with enthusiasm, with several even initiative is both an educational Wheelchair Hurling suggesting they might take up the and fun opportunity for students game! The result – a second world to develop and market their own Showcase record in as many years! Scrum for Axel business idea, with all the profits going to charities chosen by the Putting their Event Management April 4th 2017 is marked in the official students. The event is a major programme studies into practice, students Guinness World Record books as the day the highlight in our calendar and one organised a fundraising tournament with LIT community came together in honour of that all of LIT looks forward to each the Munster inter-provincial Wheelchair the late, great Munster and Ireland rugby November, with the competition hurling champions in March 2020. The legend, Anthony Foley. In the shadow of getting more intense with each Wheelchair Hurling showcase gave the great Thomond Park, 1,740 people from passing year! students an opportunity to sample this across the Mid-West gathered to break a fast-paced game at a competitive level world record with our ‘Scrum for Axel’. The and invited able-bodied people as well as record-breaking event was the brainchild everyday wheelchair users to try out the of our Business and Sports Management sport. Wheelchair Hurling is a skilful game students and totally captured the public and the successful event introduced the imagination - as young and old, from LIT sport to the wider LIT community, while students and staff, local primary, secondary also promoting both the GAA and LIT’s schools and rugby clubs, to parents, children sport for all motto. and pensioners joined together to create the special tribute in honour of the local rugby hero and is an achievement everyone in LIT is particularly proud of.
46 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 47 and Transfer applicants selection is Key CAO Dates to by way of a competitive interview Remember: process, which is informed by equality legislation and equal opportunities. 1st February 2021 How to Apply Applicants will be notified about the Initial CAO Application deadline nature and time of any assessments or (Also Mature Applicant closing date) other requirements during the period February – April (for those who apply by 1st to LIT 1st May 2021 February), and during the period May - July (for those who apply by 1st May) or include Late CAO Application deadline such courses under ‘Change of Mind’. 1st July 2021 Non-Standard/Mature Applications LIT welcomes and encourages participation CAO Change of Mind deadline from mature learners in its programmes and will accept applications from persons of mature years. EU Nationals wishing to make a non-standard mature student application must be aged 23 before MAIN APPLICATION TYPES TO CAO 1st January 2021, i.e., the year of entry to an undergraduate programme. Standard Applications
A standard application is categorised Such applications, together with documentary as an application from: proof of relevant work experience and/ or qualifications which they wish to have 1. A person presenting Leaving Certificate or considered, should reach the CAO on or Application for entry to first year of all QQI/FET/FETAC LEVEL 5/6 examinations to before 1st February, in year of entry to a programmes at LIT is through the Central meet minimum entry requirements; and programme. Although the Institute will try to 2. GCE/GCSE applicants assess all non-standard applications and offer Applications Office (CAO). Application packs 3. Is not of mature years courses on the basis of information provided, it reserves the right to call non-standard Non-Standard Applications are available from: Central Applications applicants to the Institute for an interview. Office, Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway. A non-standard application refers to applicants who are required to provide additional The Institute may at its discretion extend the information when applying to CAO. The main closing date for Mature Applicants to 1st May Web: www.cao.ie Tel: 091 509800 categories of non-standard applicants are: for specific programmes only. Applicants are advised to contact the Admissions • Mature applicants Office at LIT for a list of such programmes. The CAO publishes a joint handbook and application • Holders of other School Leaving For further information on applying to form. It is important that you read the information examinations LIT as a mature applicant, contact: carefully and follow the directions given. • Further Education (other than QQI/FET/FETAC) applicants Admissions Limerick: • Previous Higher Education Email: [email protected] Tel: 061 293262 For applications to Social Care Work programmes LC292, LC402, LC612 and Admissions Tipperary: LC602 from QQI-FET/FETAC applicants, Email: [email protected] Mature applicants, International applicants Tel: 0504 28072
48 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 49 DARE SCHEME APPLICANTS HEAR SCHEME APPLICANTS APPLICATIONS TO YEAR 2, 3 ACCUMULATION OF CREDITS AND (alternative admissions scheme) (alternative admissions scheme) AND 4 OF ALL PROGRAMMES CERTIFICATION OF MODULES (ACCS)
LIT is a member of the Disability Access LIT is a member of the Higher Education Closing date for Advanced Entry This is an innovative scheme whereby Route to Education (DARE) Scheme. School- Access Route (HEAR). This scheme Candidates (External Transfers): programmes or constituent modules of leavers with a disability applying for full time offers reduced points places and extra 1st May 2021 programmes may be offered on a single- undergraduate programmes at LIT should college supports to school-leavers from module basis. Module certificates are apply via the Central Applications Office (CAO), socioeconomically disadvantaged Closing date for Internal Transfers: awarded to successful participants and indicating on their application that they have backgrounds. Applicants must apply via 31st May 2021 credits are accumulated towards a full award. a disability or specific learning difficulty. the CAO, indicating that they wish to be The programme is especially suitable for considered for the HEAR scheme. Advanced Entry is possible to year 2, 3 or 4 adults and people in industry generally, What is the DARE Scheme? of LIT programmes where sufficient entry with limited time available for attendance Who can apply to HEAR? The Disability Access Route to Education requirements are met. All Admissions and and study, but who require access to the (DARE) is a third level alternative admissions HEAR is for school leavers under 23 as Progressions are subject to availability of educational system. Pro-rata fees will apply scheme which offers reduced points places of 1st January 2021, who have the ability places on the programme applied for and to ACCS Learners. Note: 1st Year ACCS to school leavers who as a result of having to benefit from and succeed in higher applicants are ranked in order of merit. Learners must apply through the CAO. a disability have experienced additional education, but who may not be able to Advanced Entry for places to programmes educational challenges in second level meet the points for their preferred course other than Year 1 should be made directly education. Detailed information about LIT’s due to the impact of socioeconomic to the Admissions Office at LIT. admissions policy for eligible DARE applicants disadvantage. Applicants to HEAR can is available on the DARE website at present with an Irish Leaving Certificate, www.accesscollege.ie/dare/participating- A-Levels and other EU qualifications. colleges/limerick-institute-of-technology LIMERICK/ENNIS How do I apply to HEAR? ADMISSIONS: Who can apply to DARE? Before submitting a HEAR application, you Admissions Office, LIT, DARE is for school leavers under the age of should read the HEAR Application Guide Moylish Park, Limerick 23, who have the ability to benefit from and & Workbook and discuss this with your succeed in higher education, but who may not parents, guardians or guidance counsellor. be able to meet the points for their preferred Applicants wishing to apply to HEAR should Tel: 061 293853 / 061 293851 course due to the impact of a disability on their do so online through the CAO by 1st February Email: [email protected] second level education. Applicants to DARE 2021. Full instructions on how to apply to can present with an Irish Leaving Certificate, the HEAR scheme are available on the Applications received after 1st A-Levels and other EU qualifications. HEAR website at www.accesscollege.ie May will only be considered for places as vacancies arise. How do I apply to DARE?
Before submitting a DARE Application, you should read the DARE Application Guide & THURLES/CLONMEL Workbook and discuss this with your parents, ADMISSIONS: guardians or guidance counsellor. Applicants Admissions Office, LIT Thurles wishing to apply to DARE should do so online Campus, Nenagh Road, through the CAO. You can find full instructions on how to apply to the DARE Scheme, Thurles, Co. Tipperary including information about application deadlines and age requirements, on the Tel: 0504 28072 DARE website at www.accesscollege.ie Email: [email protected]
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This section sets out the standard required for entry to programmes at Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT). If you do not meet these, you cannot be offered a place, even if your points are higher than the minimum. You may combine results from more than one sitting of the Leaving Certificate for the purposes of qualification only.
52 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 53 LEAVING CERTIFICATE Honours Bachelor Degree Leaving Certificate Leaving Certificate grading GRADING SCALE AND REVISED (Level 8) programmes scale (introduced in 2017): COMMON POINTS SCALE For students with Leaving Certificate You must have 2 H5 grades or higher in two qualifications, the minimum entry Higher Level subjects, together with 4 O6/H7 HIGHER ORDINARY NEW GRADES % MARKS requirements for entry to the first year grades or higher in four other Ordinary Level Grade Points Grade Points of programmes are as follows, however, subjects in Leaving Certificate subjects. Two H1 / O1 90 – 100 applicants should also check for the specific of these subjects must include: *#Mathematics H1 100 H2 / O2 80 < 90 requirements given on each programme page. and a Language (English or Irish). In practice, H2 88 entry levels are significantly above the H3 77 H3 / O3 70 < 80 minimum, and points are calculated from Higher Certificate (Level 6) programmes H4 66 the six best subjects from one sitting. H4 / O4 60 < 70 H5 56 01 56 You must have 5 O6 /H7 grades or higher H6 46 02 46 H5 / O5 50 < 60 at Ordinary Level in five Leaving Certificate * Foundation Level Mathematics will only subjects. Two of these subjects must include: be accepted, as meeting the Mathematics H7 37 03 37 H6 / O6 40 < 50 *Mathematics and a Language (English or requirement for programmes listed in H8 0 04 28 H7 < O7 30 < 40 Irish). In practice, entry levels are significantly section ‘Foundation Level Mathematics’. 05 20 above the minimum and points are calculated H8 / O8 0 < 30 06 12 from the six best subjects from one sitting. # Leaving Certificate Maths at Grade O4 is 07 0 required for entry to Level 8 programmes, The scale has 8 grades, the highest grade is and at Grade O5 for entry to Level 7 08 0 Bachelor Degree (Level 7) programmes a Grade 1; the lowest grade is a Grade 8. The programmes in the Department of highest seven grades 1-7 divide the marks You must have 5 O6/H7 grades or higher Electrical & Electronic Engineering. Refer For students who sat the Leaving range 100% to 30% into seven equal grade at Ordinary Level in five Leaving Certificate to Department of Electrical & Electronic Certificate from 1992–2016, points bands 10% wide, with a grade 8 being awarded subjects. Two of these subjects must include: Engineering section for information. will be awarded as follows: for percentage marks of less than 30%. The *#Mathematics and a Language (English or grades at Higher Level and Ordinary Level Irish). In practice, entry levels are significantly Current New New New Calculation of Points are distinguished by prefixing the grade above the minimum and points are calculated (Pre 2017 Leaving Points at Points at LC Certificate Higher Ordinary with H or O respectively, giving H1-H8 at from the six best subjects from one sitting. Limerick Institute of Technology will award Grading Grading Level Level Higher Level, and O1-O8 at Ordinary Level. points for Leaving Certificate grades based on: Scale) Scale
1. Points are counted for best six subjects. A1 H1 / O1 100 56 2. Points are counted from only one A2 sitting of the Leaving Certificate. H2 / O2 88 46 B1 B2 H3 / O3 77 37 B3 C1 H4 / O4 66 28 C2 C3 H5 / O5 56 20 D1 D2 H6 / O6 46 12 D3 E 33 0
54 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 55 by 12, to give a maximum overall Bonus Points for Honours Mathematics Foundation Level Mathematics* Qualifications other points score of 390 for applicants from 25 bonus points will be awarded to Foundation Level Mathematics at Grade F2 than the Leaving further education and training. any CAO applicant who has gained or higher is acceptable as meeting the a grade H6 or Higher in Leaving Mathematics requirement for the following Certificate If a QQI FET/FETAC applicant also presents Certificate Honours Mathematics. programmes at LIT. a Leaving Certificate, the CAO will use * Please note, the following list is correct whichever is the better. Applicants to QQI-FET/FETAC at the time of print; for the most updated Restricted Application programmes Foundation Level Irish list please check www.lit.ie/admissions. LIT accepts QQI-FET/FETAC awards for entry or programmes where a Portfolio is Foundation Level Irish at Grade F2 on all programmes of study. The following required will have their Portfolio Score will meet the minimum language minimum entry requirements will apply to added to their QQIFET/FETAC Score. LC372/LC270 Music Technology requirement for all programmes. graduates of QQI-FET/FETAC qualifications & Production who are seeking admission to programmes Note: For applications to Social Care Work LC371/LC276 Creative Broadcast at Limerick Institute of Technology: programmes LC292, LC402, LC612 and & Film Production LC602 from QQI-FET/FETAC applicants, selection is by way of a competitive interview LC292 Social Care Work Higher Certificate (Level 6) process, which is informed by equality (Limerick) Minimum entry: A full QQI FET/FETAC legislation and equal opportunities. LC402 Social Care Work (Thurles) Level 5 award totalling 120 credits.
LC602/LC612 Social Care Work (Ennis) Leaving Certificate Vocational
LC228 Sports Development & Coaching Ab-initio Bachelor Degree (Level 7) Programme (LCVP)
LC290 Sports Development Minimum entry: A full QQI FET/FETAC Students apply through the CAO in the normal & Performance Level 5 award totalling 120 credits. way. The LCVP module will be considered as a passing module provided the applicant LC295 Business Studies with Sports achieves at least a pass grade. This will apply Ab-initio Honours Bachelor Management for entry to Honours Degree (Level 8), Ordinary Degree (Level 8) LC397 Business Studies with Sport Degree (Level 7) and Higher Certificate (Level Minimum entry: A full QQI FET/FETAC Level 6) programmes. With the introduction of the LC294 Business Studies with Event 5 award totalling 120 credits and including a new Leaving Certificate grades, points will be Management Distinction grade in at least three modules. awarded for LCVP Link Modules as follows: LC293 Business Studies with Travel Pass: 28 points & Tourism Management Please note that special requirements Merit: 46 points may exist for particular programmes, for Distinction: 66 points LC392 Business Studies with Beauty example, a requirement for a particular & Spa Management subject such as Mathematics. Leaving Certificate Applied LC396 Business Studies in Beauty Programme (LCA) & Spa Services A full FETAC award normally contains 8 modules. A full award may be accumulated The LCA subjects do not meet the minimum LC393 Early Childhood Education over more than one academic year. In such entry requirements for admission to & Care (Limerick) cases, it is the responsibility of the applicant academic programmes at LIT and are not LC401/LC432 Early Childhood Education to contact QQI FET/FETAC for a full award considered passing subjects. Holders of the & Care (Thurles) where programmes are taken over more Leaving Certificate Applied programme than one year. A QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 or may wish to undertake a QQI FET LC613/LC603 Early Childhood Education Level 6 Record of Achievement does not programme in order to gain eligibility for & Care (Ennis) meet the minimum entry standards. entry to third level programmes at LIT. LC398 Culinary Arts The maximum possible total score LC399 Hospitality Supervision will be multiplied by 13 and divided
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Our welcoming, friendly, and International multicultural campus community enables you to expand your Applications network of friends and professional contacts & Study Abroad globally, whatever your field of studies. We invite you to join our growing international community. WHY IS LIT ONE OF THE BEST STUDY DESTINATIONS FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS?
• Welcoming, multicultural • Purpose-built student accommodation learning environment right beside our college campus located • Internationally recognised in the historic city of Limerick, itself set in LIT is a popular choice for international qualifications ranging from Higher one of the world’s finest regions of greatest students and our community of international Certificate to Ph.D. level natural beauty and scenic landscape. • All programmes are delivered in • LIT is dynamic and varied in its students is growing considerably. This is English; the spoken language offering of opportunities to indulge throughout Ireland and the language your desires for cultural, social, due to LIT’s philosophy of active learning, of international business and trade. sporting and outdoors activities. which combines the best academic teaching • Unique programmes combining complementary topics to give you the ENTRY REQUIREMENTS with practical, hands-on learning activities specific skills to begin your career: Civil, Electrical & Electronic Engineering; You must meet the Institute’s general at the leading-edge of industry demands Sciences and Pharmaceutical & Forensic requirements and the specific requirements in engineering, science, technologies and Science; Computer Technologies, of the programme. Our Office of International Interactive Digital Media, Creative Services (OIS) is experienced at assessing business. We offer greater personal attention Broadcast & Film Production; Marketing & international qualifications and are available Management; Accounting & Finance; Social to advise on setting-out your course interests, from our teachers and staff than many other Care Work, Tourism & Hospitality and more. your current qualifications, and your current third level institutions. • National and international paid work level of English. Contact [email protected] placements/internships opportunities • Student support services include free extra tuition in Maths, IT, and English Language, fitness centre, student health centre and more.
60 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 61 funded exchange opportunities outside ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCE of Europe. We hope to encourage even Since all our programmes are conducted more students this year to take up a study through the medium of English, it is abroad period in Europe and beyond. essential to have high level comprehension and writing skills. If English is not your LIT students opting for a study exchange will first language you will be required to complete a semester or full academic year demonstrate that you have the competence of their studies at any of the institutions with to undertake study through English by which LIT has an ERASMUS+ partnership presenting evidence of achievement in agreement. These studies are fully recognised IELTS, TOEFL, or the Cambridge test. by LIT by transferring your grades and learning back into our own system through Undergraduate: The minimum English the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). language requirement for first year applicants is an IELTS score of 5.5. Applicants BENEFITS with IELTS 5.5 are recommended to undertake LIT’s English language evening • The chance of a lifetime to study course. The minimum English language elsewhere in the EU and beyond requirement for advanced entry (years • Experience other societies, 2, 3 or 4) is an IELTS score of 6.0. cultures, and ways of life For further information, visit: • Improve your language skills www.lit.ie/international-study • Enhance your personal development, growth, confidence, and broaden your global perspectives LIVING COSTS • Expand your network of friends As well as your tuition fees, you will and professional contacts need to cover the cost of your flights, • Experience other perspectives and learning accommodation, food, heating, travel, environments in your chosen field of study clothing, books, and personal items. One • Enhance your employability and of the largest items of expenditure for preparedness for work in a global economy. you will be your accommodation costs and you need to keep in mind that these are not included in your tuition fees. HOW TO APPLY:
The LIT Office of International Services STUDY ABROAD FOR LIT STUDENTS: (OIS) is responsible for co-ordinating ERASMUS+ EXCHANGE PROGRAMME the ERASMUS+ programme. LIT has a long and successful association Further details are available on our with the ERASMUS+ programme. Every year, website: www.lit.ie/erasmus or students travel to study at LIT from across by emailing: [email protected] the European Union while LIT students avail of the opportunity to study at our EU Partner Institutes. LIT is recognised by the CONTACT: European Union as a University Institute LIT Office of International with significant activity on the ERASMUS+ Services (OIS), Block 15, programme. As well as our activity on the ERASMUS+ programme, our office is currently Moylish Park, Limerick, Ireland. growing links with partners in Canada, USA and Malaysia to provide students with self- Tel: + 353 61 293400 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] 62 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 63 STUDENT FEES APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FREE TUITION FEES All undergraduate programme fees consist of two elements: Any applicant who does not meet the 1. Student Contribution Fee and; aforementioned criteria will be deemed Money Matters: 2. A Tuition Fee. an Overseas Applicant and will be liable to pay the Non-European Tuition Fee in addition to the Student Contribution Fee. STUDENT CONTRIBUTION FEE Fees, Grants The Student Contribution Fee of Non-EU applicants should contact LIT’s €3,000 is payable by each student and International Office at:[email protected] covers for example, Student Services, for details of relevant fees. Registration, Examination Fees, etc. & Costs In addition, the following groups do Students can apply through the Student not qualify for free tuition fees: Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) for a grant 1. Persons who already hold a Degree. to cover this Student Contribution Fee. The 2. Persons who have completed more than student grant application system is an “online the first year of a Degree level programme application system” and is accessed at and who are now entering a Higher www.susi.ie Certificate/Ordinary Degree programme. 3. Persons who have already attended To assist all applicants, there an Honours Degree programme is a SUSI Support Desk: and are now entering another Email: [email protected] Honours Degree programme. Tel: 0761 08 7874. 4. Persons who are undertaking a repeat year of study. 5. Persons who have already completed a TUITION FEES All costs outlined hereunder two year Higher Certificate (or Ordinary are those relevant in 2020/2021 Most full time undergraduate students Degree) programme are not eligible for are covered by the “Irish Government Free free tuition fees in respect of a further and are approximate. Fees scheme” for the tuition fee. Under this two year Higher Certificate or three scheme, the Government (HEA) pays tuition year Ordinary Degree programme. fees for full-time, non-repeat undergraduate Note: information in this section was students from Ireland and other EU countries correct at the time of print; however, that have been resident in an EU country this information is subject to change. for three of the last five years. For further information, see www.studentfinance.ie
64 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 65 ADDITIONAL FEES INSTALMENT PLANS
In addition to the above Student Contribution At LIT, we are very aware of the financial and Tuition Fees, there is currently a non- difficulties faced by many students. For refundable, Class Materials Fee of €100 for most students, starting college coincides students doing Art and Design programmes, with moving away from home for the first and a Health and Safety fee of €45 for time and trying to manage on a budget. students doing Science programmes. You will have most outgoings at the start These fees are not covered by any grant and of the year, so it is important to budget for must be paid at the time of registration. books, class materials and rent deposits, as well as day-to-day living costs. These additional fees may be extended to other programmes for the 2021/2022 An Instalment Plan is available for those academic year and subsequent years. All fees students who cannot pay their fees in two are subject to change without prior notice, instalments due to financial difficulties. and are outside the control of the Institute. This Instalment Plan allows you to pay your fees over 8 months from September 2021 to April 2022. The first payment is due when signing up for the instalment plan.
For further information on fees, instalment plans, etc, please contact the LIT Grants and Fees Office at 061 293366 or email: [email protected]
66 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 67 REGISTRATION DEFERRING A PLACE ON A FIRST YEAR PROGRAMME Following the closing date for acceptance of a place with the CAO, the Institute will An applicant who receives an offer of a issue details of registration procedures place and who wishes to defer taking it Accepting which must be fully completed by the for one year must seek the agreement date indicated on the notice. All fees must of the Institute. Such agreement is not be paid by the relevant date(s), please guaranteed and is totally at the discretion of see www.lit.ie/grants-and-fees the Institute. The deferral is conditional on your Place the programme continuing in subsequent The only exception will be where documentary years, as programmes can be discontinued proof of eligibility to grant-aid is provided in from time to time, without prior notice. advance of registration. Where students fail Deferral Procedure for Year 1 at LIT to register within the deadline, the Institute will offer the place to the next person on On receipt of an offer notice: the waiting list at the next round of offers. 1. Do not accept the offer in the manner shown on the Offer Notice. 2. Write or E-mail ([email protected]) to the STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND/ LIT Admissions Office. Give your name as OR SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES it appears on your CAO application, quote Limerick Institute of Technology is committed your 2021 CAO Number and the Course to Equality of Opportunity and values the Code of the offer you wish to defer, and participation of all students. Students with set out the reason(s) for the request. Mark special requirements should contact the the envelope or email clearly ‘Deferred Disability Officer at 061 293112, in advance of Entry’. All communications about deferral registration to agree the supports needed. must go to the Admissions Office of While there is no obligation to discuss your the Institute and NOT to the CAO. disability, we recommend that you contact 3. The letter or email must arrive in the us in advance – from experience, we have Admissions Office of the Institute found that this greatly reduces stress for at least two days before the ‘Reply students during the first weeks of term. Date’ shown on the Offer Notice. 4. The Institute will communicate the decision to the applicant. 5. In order to take up the deferred place, the applicant must re-apply through the CAO in the succeeding year by February 1st, placing the deferred programme as the only preference on the application form and also write to the Institute and advise that they will be taking up the place.
68 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 69 Choosing the right programme Students who enter LIT at any level, can is the first step towards your either choose to graduate at that level or progress to the next level, assuming the future career and at LIT, we have required grades are achieved (and progression designed our programmes in a programme available). Exit awards have also Steps to flexible way that enables students been built into programmes at various levels. to exit programmes at various For example, a student who enters LIT levels. There are three entry levels at Higher Certificate Level 6 graduates Success at LIT to LIT at undergraduate level. on successful completion of Year 2 and can either progress to an add-on Level 7 • Higher Certificate Degree programme or exit the programme. Successful completion of a Level 7 Degree (Level 6) programmes programme allows students to advance to a Level 8 Honours Degree. Students that • Bachelor Degree successfully complete Level 8 Honours (Level 7) programmes Degree programmes are eligible to progress to postgraduate programmes. • Honours Bachelor Degree College Entry (Level 8) programmes All programmes at LIT fit within the National Leaving Cert, Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) – the QQI FET/FETAC, official system of qualification recognition in Mature Ireland. The NFQ, which consists of ten levels is used to describe the Irish qualifications system and allows students and employers to 2 Year compare and contrast the level and standard Higher Certificate of different qualifications and to ensure that (Level 6) they are quality assured and recognised at home and abroad. In the programme information section of this publication, the programme level and award type to which each programme leads is outlined. 1 Year Add-on Degree 3 Year (Level 7) Bachelor Degree (Level 7)
1 Year 1 Year 4 Year Add-on Honours Add-on Honours Honours Degree Degree (Level 8) Degree (Level 8) Ab Initio (Level 8)
Exit
Postgraduate Studies Masters
70 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 71 Faculties & Departments
Programme information is detailed in the following sections:
Limerick School of Art & Design
• Department of Fine Art • Department of Design
Clare Street (Limerick) & Clonmel Campuses
Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering & Technology
• Department of Applied Science • Department of the Built Environment • Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering • Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering • Department of Information Technology
Moylish Park (Limerick) & Thurles Campuses
Faculty of Business & Humanities
• Department of Applied Social Sciences • Department of Business & Financial Services • Department of Marketing, Enterprise & Digital Communications • Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
Moylish Park (Limerick), Thurles & Ennis Campuses
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Limerick School of Art & Design
Limerick School of Art & Design (LSAD) is a world-renowned centre of fine art and design with an award winning reputation.
We offer Honours Degree (Level 8) and Design with Digital Media), an MA/ programmes in Design – in Fashion, MFA in Art and Design (Social Practice Graphic Design Communication, and the Creative Environment), an MA Ceramics, Fashion and Textiles for Product in Art and Design Education, an MA in and Costume, Animation and Motion Interdisciplinary Design Practice and Design, and in Fine Art – in Painting, research accreditation for research Print Contemporary Practice, Sculpture & postgraduate programmes (in fine art, Combined Media and Photography, Film, design and curatorial studies) up to Video. A new Art and Design Teacher Masters (Level 9) and PhD (Level 10). For Education degree commenced at our more details, see www.lit.ie/postgraduate Clare Street campus in 2020. On our Clonmel campus, we offer undergraduate A significant factor in LSAD’s success degree programmes in Game Art & story is our student-oriented philosophy. Design, Digital Animation Production, Incoming students of first year Art and and Creative Media and Design. A new Design (LC110) share a common first year, degree in Visual Effects for Film, TV & which allows them to experience different Animation will be available at Clonmel in areas in fine art and design which informs 2021. Undergraduate degree programmes their final selection of a discipline. in Music Technology & Production, and Creative Broadcast & Film Production are LSAD is one of the most significant offered at our Moylish, Limerick campus. providers of art and design education on the island of Ireland. It offers learners The college also has a dedicated Centre a cultural context for their creative for Postgraduate Studies which offers a development, where they are taught by number of postgraduate courses of study; leading practitioners in the field, where a Professional Masters in Education (Art they can access outstanding workshop,
76 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 77 Deborah Mathew, Graphic Design Communication
studio and exhibition facilities and where their education is informed by the latest developments in the wider world of art and design. Students intern in leading fashion houses such as Vivienne Westwood, Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, Brooks Brothers, Marchesa, Erdem, Proenza Schouler, Alexander Mc Queen, Jonathan Saunders, Hardy Amies, Giles Deacon, Vogue, and Phillip Treacy. This LSAD experience inspires graduates who illustrate diverse and flexible skillsets, such as David Gleeson, senior exhibition designer at Washington DC’s Smithsonian American Art Museum, Declan Shalvey, international comic book artist, Aoife Mcnamara, Dean of the Faculty of Communication, Art and Student Profile Technology at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, and Blindboy Boatclub of Dean of School and Director of the Rubberbandits whose career spans Cultural Engagement, LIT "My name is Deborah and I’m Indian by a no longer open, empty space. LSAD music, art and comedy. Its graduates Mr. Mike Fitzpatrick, NDAD, nationality, born and raised in Abu Dhabi, has taught me to thrive in everything also include important contemporary H Dip Art Ed, MA Fine Art U.A.E. I moved to Limerick to pursue a I do, taking the space and freedom to artists such as Amanda Coogan, Conor bachelor’s degree in art and I am currently express myself in my work. With the Harrington, Sean Lynch, Andrew Kearney, Head of Department of Fine Art starting my third year of Graphic Design help and guidance from my tutors, I can John Shinnors, Anne Ryan, Donald Dr. Tracey Fahey, BA, MEd, MIDI at LSAD. Accepting, comforting and lively proudly say I am getting closer every Teskey and Ramon Kassam, and leading Head of Department of Design would be the best way to describe LSAD. day to achieving my highest potential. designers Una Burke, Natalie B. Coleman, The minute I stepped into the halls of LSAD I have learned so much in my course Mr. James Greenslade, B.Tech, Joanne Hynes, Danielle Romeril, Tom I was welcomed by staff and students and have grown as a person from M.Tech Foley, Ciara Cantwell and Karen Morgan. from every walk of life with warm smiles being exposed to such an amazing and a willingness to help you out. community of people who have the Please feel free to drop in and view FURTHER INFORMATION best intentions for me at heart.” the LSAD Gallery, which frequently Having finished second year now, I can hosts exhibitions of art and design. Limerick School of Art & Design still hold truth to this. I love walking More formal tours can be arranged by Tel: 061 293871 / 0504 28490 down the halls to see inspirational appointment. You may also view the Email: [email protected] artwork from aspiring artists such as our work of recent graduates at our Graduate www.lit.ie/LSAD various graduates, current students and show website at www.lsadgraduates.ie experienced lecturers, which brings life to
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LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page
LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) - Limerick 86
3 year specialisations following completion of LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry): • Painting BA (Honours) in Fine Art 88 • Photography, Film, Video BA (Honours) in Fine Art 90 • Print Contemporary Practice BA (Honours) in Fine Art 92 • Sculpture & Combined Media BA (Honours) in Fine Art 94 • Animation & Motion Design BA (Honours) in Design 96 • Ceramics BA (Honours) in Design 98 • Fashion BA (Honours) in Design 100 • Graphic Design Communication BA (Honours) in Design 102
LC114 Fashion and Textiles for Product and Costume BA (Honours) in Design Ab Initio - Limerick 104
LC115 Art & Design Teacher Education Bachelor of Education (Honours) Ab Initio - Limerick 106
LC517 Creative Media & Design Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio - Clonmel 108
LC518 Digital Animation Production Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio - Clonmel 112
LC502 Game Art & Design Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio - Clonmel 114
LC506 Visual Effects for Film, TV & Animation Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio - Clonmel 116
LC371 Creative Broadcast & Film Production Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio - Limerick 118
LC372 Music Technology & Production Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio - Limerick 122
LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC504 Creative Media & Design Bachelor of Science - Clonmel 110
LC276 Creative Broadcast & Film Production Bachelor of Science - Limerick 120
LC270 Music Technology & Production Bachelor of Science - Limerick 124
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES • Professional Masters in Education (Art and Design with Digital Media) • MA/MFA in Social Practice and the Creative Environment (Level 9) • Master of Arts in Art & Design Education (Level 9) • Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Design Practice (Level 9) • MA & PhD by Research & Thesis (Level 9 & Level 10)
Details of Postgraduate Programmes are available in our Postgraduate Programmes Handbook or see: www.lit.ie/postgraduate
Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 81 Progression Opportunities We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to Art & Design college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you.
Just call 061 293262, email [email protected] or go to lit.ie/admissions
Postgraduate Programmes (Level 9 & Level 10)
4 years Ab-initio First Year Art & 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio Level 8 Honours Design + 3 Years Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Degree • Painting Degree Degree Degree Degree Degree or 1 year add- Degree or Degree or 1 year LC114 Fashion • Photography, Film, LC115 Art & Design LC502 Game Art LC506 Visual LC518 Digital on Honours Degree 1 year add-on Level 8 add-on Level 8 and Textiles for Video Teacher Education & Design (LSAD Effects for Film, Animation LC517 Creative Media Honours Degree Honours Degree YEAR 4 YEAR Product and • Print Clonmel Campus) TV & Animation Production & Design (LSAD LC371 Creative LC372 Music Costume Contemporary (LSAD Clonmel (LSAD Clonmel Clonmel Campus) Broadcast & Film Technology & Practice Campus) Campus) Production (Moylish Production (Moylish • Sculpture & Campus, Limerick) Campus, Limerick) Combined Media • Animation & Motion Design • Ceramics • Fashion • Graphic Design 3 years 3 years 3 years Communication Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree LC504 Creative LC276 Creative LC270 Music Media & Design Broadcast & Film Technology & (LSAD Clonmel Production (Moylish Production (Moylish YEAR 3 YEAR Campus) Campus, Limerick) Campus, Limerick) YEAR 2 YEAR
LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) YEAR 1 YEAR
College Entry College Entry • Leaving Cert + Portfolio • Leaving Cert • QQI FET/FETAC + Portfolio • QQI FET/FETAC • Mature + Portfolio • Mature
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All applications should be made through the Central Applications Office (CAO). Application forms are available from the CAO in Galway or online at www.cao.ie. Approximately one Programmes LC110 First Year Art & Design week after the closing date of applications to the CAO, the LSAD Administration Office will (Common Entry), LC518 Digital Animation send applicants an appointment to attend Production, LC502 Game Art & Design, LC506 for a portfolio assessment in Limerick School Visual Effects for Film, TV & Animation, LC114 of Art & Design. The portfolio assessment is Fashion and Textiles for Product and Costume, carried out by a team of Art and Design staff. The applicants are greeted in groups and and LC115 Art and Design Teacher Education given an introduction to the School of Art & require applicants to successfully complete a Design and the facilities. The Students’ Union Portfolio for Assessment prior to entry. is available to assist with guided tours during the time of portfolio assessment. Assessments may be held in either LSAD, Clare Street, The Portfolio Assessment is to determine A successful portfolio should adhere Limerick or LSAD Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. your creative suitability and will consist to the following guidelines: Portfolio assessment results are notified to of a review of your portfolio and a written applicants by the LSAD Administration Office. assignment which helps to determine your 1. Make it Exciting: Make your Portfolio 4. Sketchbooks: Please include a The Institute will try to assess all non-standard comprehension of contemporary art and reflect how enthusiastic you are about maximum of three sketchbooks. applications on the basis of information design practice. The portfolio will be scored the prospect of studying Art & Design. These should contain analytical provided, but it reserves the right to call such out of 600 with a minimum score of 240 Choose only your best work; work that studies which explore and investigate applicants to the Institute to assess their cases. required. Only those who are successful at expresses your skills, your abilities, aspects of your environment. this stage will be considered for places. As your interests, your personality. MATURE APPLICATIONS the number of applicants who are successful 5. Don't forget unfinished work or after the Portfolio Assessment is normally 2. Careful Presentation: You don't have work-in-progress: If relevant, these can Mature students (any EU National over the greater than the number of places available, to spend lots of money on expensive be worth including. It's a good idea to age of 23 before 1st January of the year of the system of final selection is done on the presentation boards, mounts and attach sketches or plans to the finished application) must indicate such on their basis of points. The portfolio score will be sleeves, but all work will look better if work, (with a paper clip) to show that application to the CAO. All applications added to the Leaving Certificate/QQI-FET/ it is carefully presented. Take time to they are part of the same work. from mature students must be sent to FETAC score to rank you for entry. In the order your portfolio into a neat, tidy the CAO prior to the official CAO closing case of Mature Applicants, an offer is made and well-presented representation of 6. Don't leave out large work or 3D dates set for the year of application. All on the aggregated assessment result of your work. Order your work logically; work: If you want us to see large work mature applicants must, where required, the portfolio together with the Mature you can do this chronologically, by or 3D work, which you have made, just present work for portfolio assessment and Suitability form to rank you for entry. theme, or by medium, for example. include a good quality photograph of it. complete a Mature Applicant suitability form. Portfolio assessments look at the level 3. Be selective: Don't put everything in. 7. Label it: Make sure your name is on of commitment, creativity, competence, We will only look at a maximum of 15 the front of your closed portfolio, and comprehension, investigation, efficiency in sheets. These sheets may, however, neatly label all the work inside, on the portfolio of work submitted, while the contain more than one image, drawing the reverse side, with titles, where Mature Applicant suitability form evaluates or photograph of 3D work. If your relevant, and approximate dates. applicant ability to successfully complete portfolio contains more than 15 sheets the academic subjects of the programme. you may be asked to withdraw work. 8. Your Assignment: Be sure to include Please avoid the embarrassment, your portfolio assignment. This forms by adhering to the 15 sheet limit. part of your portfolio assessment and must be included in your portfolio.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC110
Year One Art & Design is a diagnostic year, PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 First Year Art where students find their niche and can avail of staff guidance to find the discipline DURATION: 1 Year, plus 3 years & Design they are best suited for in art and design. for BA (Honours) Degree CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week (Common Entry). MODULES LOCATION: Clare Street Campus, Limerick Semester 1 is designed to introduce students to the working methodologies, CAO POINTS 2020: 740* the vocabulary, and the contemporary *Points are a combination of Leaving Certificate context of Art and Design. This is achieved results and Portfolio Assessment. through engagement in a broad-based, practical Studio Project. This project is introduced to students during Orientation 2 are distributed. Students then enter their Week. Throughout the project, students Year 2 disciplines on provisional places. are introduced to a series of skills, technical WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? processes, and conceptual considerations, MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? The programmes at LSAD aim to assist by means of Seminar/Demonstrations each Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 H5 students to become confident, articulate, week. Students are encouraged to apply Students choose to specialise in one of eight & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving Certificate informed, creative and expressive these skills, processes and concepts to the disciplines from 2nd year to 4th year. subjects, including English or Irish. practitioners, who will be capable of making development of their studio project where Mathematics is not a subject requirement significant contributions in their own applicable. Core areas in Semester 1 are 2D for this programme. particular fields of contemporary culture. Studies, Digital Media, Concept Development A Portfolio is also required. Applicants will be and Contextual Research Studies. accepted to Year 1 of the programme based The Year One Art and Design (Common Portfolio Open Day on a combination of Leaving Certificate/QQI Entry) programme begins this process by Semester 2 is designed around helping FET/FETAC results and Portfolio Assessment. 14th January 2021 providing students with the necessary stimuli students make the appropriate choice of The Portfolio will be scored out of 600 with to encourage self-confidence, self-motivation, specialisation, which will form the basis of LSAD, Clare Street, Limerick a minimum score of 240 required to pass. and an appetite for knowledge, which their further studies at LSAD and in turn QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: will drive their creative practice. Year one their future careers as artists and designers. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ recognises the wide variety of backgrounds for further information. from which it draws its students. It recognises At the end of semester one, students select ethnic, cultural and gender diversity which three specialisations. Each student then has FURTHER INFORMATION are the basis of individual originality. The a two week practical introduction to the Contact: Dr. Mike Fox, programme provides students with the area they have chosen. At the end of this six Programme Leader necessary skills, vocabulary and contextual week period, there are progress reviews. After Tel: 061 293870 knowledge to progress to 2nd year of honours the end of the progress reviews, there is a Email: [email protected] degree studies in one of the following – week of feedback and tutorial advice where Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC110 Painting; Photography, Film, Video; Print staff individually meet students to discuss For information about Portfolios and Contemporary Practice; Sculpture & Combined progress and make recommendations. At application procedures, see: Media; Animation & Motion Design; Ceramics; this point, the student selects three areas of www.lit.ie/lsad/Apply Fashion; Graphic Design Communication. specialisation in order of preference. Based on an aggregated mark of the Semester One LIT.LSAD LSADatLIT LSAD is the largest centre for Art and Design assessment and the combined score from outside of Dublin and has an award-winning the three electives the places on offer in Year reputation both nationally and internationally.
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to develop drawing as a key practice for the CODE: Add-on development of ideas and the recording of the world through observation. Students PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Painting. have the opportunity to research and exhibit art works within a museum context. DURATION: 3 year specialisation following Bachelor of Arts LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Year 3: International study is facilitated in (Honours) in Fine Art CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week in Year 1 Year 3 through the Erasmus programme and incoming European students are integrated As the programme progresses, the course of study becomes increasingly self-directed. into the life of the department. Students are encouraged to expand and diversify the LOCATION: Clare Street Campus, Limerick range of technical and conceptual approaches through engagement with photography, video and collaborative project formats.
Year 4: In Year 4, students are mentored individually and through group formats of dialogue, critique and workshops to achieve a WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? ENTRY REQUIREMENTS successful outcome of research and practice, The BA (Honours) in Fine Art (Painting) is a exhibited in the final BA degree exhibition. Entry into Painting is by competition four year programme. The distinct qualities and selection during LC110 First Year which characterise the learning experience Art & Design (Common Entry). WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? are active learning through the continual use of materials and processes in a studio Graduates from this programme have FURTHER INFORMATION environment. The studio environment is pursued successful career paths in a wide Contact: Ms. Áine Nic Giolla Coda, active as a place of individual visual research, variety of art and related fields including; Programme Leader making and presenting works and through education and outreach, curatorial practice, Tel: 061 293397 this practice also enables peer learning. animation, the film industry and establishing Email: [email protected] a contemporary art practice. Graduates can Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8111 Learning about art in the contemporary also progress to postgraduate; Masters and Graduate website: www.lsadgraduates.ie world and the experience of the practice of PhD level study. Some recent graduates LIT.LSAD LSADatLIT Paint.LSAD learning in a shared group context is central have continued to progress their study on to the programme. The Painting programme prestigious courses both in Ireland and abroad is housed in purpose-designed spacious including; Royal College of Art, Goldsmiths studios, with workshop studio and audio- College, Edinburgh College of Art, and Emily visual demonstration seminar space. The Carr University of Art & Design, Canada. lecturers and technical officers who deliver the programme are all professional working Recent graduates of the Painting artists and this perspective ensures that programme at LSAD include contemporary the Painting programme is focused on the artists; Conor Harrington, Ann Ryan, Diana provision of knowledge which is up-to-date Copperwhite, Ramon Kassam and Gerry and relevant to the contemporary world. Davis (winner of the Hennessy Portrait Prize). Performance artist; Amanda Coogan and Sandra Hickey (animation painter on MODULES Loving Vincent). Curators; Niamh Brown Year 2: Students are given a comprehensive (Ormston House), Claire Walsh (Irish Museum introduction to project based learning in of Modern Art) and Art Critic and writer; studio painting practice and are encouraged Chris Hayes (Emotional Art Magazine).
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art and digital media. This multi-disciplinary CODE: Add-on skillset is directly transferable to many new media industries and conceptual art PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Photography, endeavour. It is an exciting programme that challenges students to engage with complex DURATION: 3 years specialisation following Film, Video. contextualised inquiry while realising these LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) ideas with traditional and technological media. CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week in Year 1 Bachelor of Arts New media technologies such as digital As the programme progresses the course of (Honours) in Fine Art study becomes increasingly self-directed. camera use, still and video editing, sound production and digital art making LOCATION: Clare Street Campus, Limerick are integrated with traditional wet photography, installation art, and a varied mixed media aesthetic pursuit. Students develop a multi-faceted approach in their photography, lens-based media, multimedia conceptual art practice. The programme and related software programmes. is supported with access to state of the art equipment and editing suites, facilitated Year 4: In this year there will be a combination WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? ENTRY REQUIREMENTS by nationally and internationally exhibiting of individual and group tutorials, seminars, In our media-saturated reality, it is easy to lecturers and complemented by a high workshops, professional practice and a Entry into Photography, Film, Video is by see why artists and curators look towards profile visiting lecturer programme. visiting lecturer programme. This year competition and selection during LC110 lens-based practice when producing or gives learning resources, time and space First Year Art & Design (Common Entry). displaying artworks that describe the world for students to develop and contextualise MODULES in which we live. Even a cursory inspection a finished project involving the use of FURTHER INFORMATION of many contemporary art institutions and Year 2: This year aims to introduce students photography and lens-based media towards Contact: Ms. Lorraine Neeson, large-scale art festivals, such as the Irish to the principles of Photography, Film, a final year BA degree exhibition. Students Programme Leader Museum of Modern Art, Venice Biennale, Video. Delivered through regular individual will focus and develop research methods Tel: 061 293871 Glasgow International, EVA International, and group tutorials, seminars, workshops, to stimulate in-depth, complex ideas Email: [email protected] Documenta, will reveal that the vast majority fieldtrips, and a visiting lecturer programme, and to integrate such thinking into their Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8112 of works selected for these events are the module gives learning resources, time practice. An emphasis will be placed on the Graduate website: www.lsadgraduates.ie firmly grounded in lens based practice. and space for students to develop and presentation of a finalised project/exhibition LIT.LSAD LSADatLIT contextualise their individual projects. Special that reflects and builds upon the technical Some of the world's most successful artists attention is given to the development of and theoretical knowledge of each student. in recent years work within this set of technical skills in the use of photography, media and discourse. These include: Amie lens-based media and related software. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Siegel, Elizabeth Price, Ryan Trecartin, Hito Steyerl, John Gerrard, and Martha Year 3: Further develops students’ Graduates will have a broad skill and Rosler. With this in mind, the Photography, engagement with the principles of knowledge base in photography, film and Film, Video programme aims to provide Photography, Film, Video leading to video technologies, including new digital its students with the most cutting edge the presentation of a body of work for technologies, their implications and practical and relevant framework for producing assessment. Students will continue to uses, as well as a complementary knowledge contemporary fine art in the 21st century. focus and develop research methods to of analogue processes that are still widely used stimulate in-depth, complex ideas and to by contemporary artists. Job opportunities This programme offers an innovative and integrate such thinking into daily artistic include: Artist, Camera Operator, Editor, engaging education in what is a critically practice. An emphasis will be placed on Colour Grader, Web Content Producer, relevant discipline in Fine Art practice today the formulation of a concise methodology Sound Technician, Audio Visual Technician, and provides students with a diverse skillset around the production of individual projects. Special Effects, Curator, Art Critic/Writer. that is at the intersection of contemporary Students will also continue to develop skills in
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work in year one of their studies, students CODE: Add-on also have access to casting, moulding and 3D building workshops on the campus, housed PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Print Contemporary in adjacent studios to the printmaking facilities. Printmaking is seen as the central DURATION: 3 year specialisation following Practice. component to all these related areas. LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week in Year 1 Bachelor of Arts MODULES As the programme progresses, the course of (Honours) in Fine Art study becomes increasingly self-directed. Year 2: Development of skills acquisition. The student will have acquired a basic LOCATION: Clare Street Campus, Limerick understanding of printmaking techniques in Year 1. The focus of Year 2 will be building on those skills and growing a broader base of techniques while simultaneously professional practice, European Erasmus adapting project briefs to support the exchange (optional), field trips (nationally and implementation of printmaking methods. internationally). Teaching students concept Printmaking processes being delivered development is a strong focus in Year 3. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? ENTRY REQUIREMENTS are etching, woodcutting, smart plate and The Print Contemporary Practice (PCP) stone lithography, silkscreen, collography. Year 4: Specialisation of techniques that Entry into Print Contemporary Practice is programme has been developed with Additional areas being delivered to support have been acquired from Year 2 and 3. by competition and selection during LC110 the needs of the student as core to the printmaking techniques include digital Students develop advanced printmaking First Year Art & Design (Common Entry). delivery of this fine art specialisation. The media and photography, drawing, research, skills. The student focuses on their self- programme focuses on scaffold learning and professional practice and workshop health directed project. Visiting lecturers will deliver FURTHER INFORMATION teaching methodologies. The PCP workshop and safety. Seminars and talks on the practice advanced and professional workshops Contact: Ms. Fiona Quill, has large spacious facilities dedicated to of print on a national and international and seminars. Printmaking techniques are Programme Leader a wide range of printmaking processes. platform will be delivered weekly to support taught at an advanced level and are specific Tel: 061 293871 This provides a professional working space workshop methodologies. Students also to student needs. Concept development, Email: [email protected] for students to develop a complex range collaborate with other programme areas presentation methods, engaging with an Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8113 of skills in printmaking, which is an ever and institutions on print specific projects. audience, degree show production and Graduate website: www.lsadgraduates.ie expanding, and multi-faceted discipline. display are also delivered. Photography LIT.LSAD LSADatLIT Year 3: Implementation of printmaking skills and digital media are offered as optional. To maintain a high level of expertise and with a self-directed project. The student compete with the worldwide changes and will use a wide range of skills acquired in WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? trends in printmaking as a practice, the Year 2 to develop a response to themes and main aim of the programme is to study pathways that will have arisen for the student Graduates are encouraged to explore printmaking and all its related components through numerous projects in Year 2. Year numerous exit pathways from the at the forefront of research in this area. 3 will provide the delivery of intermediate programme. The programme offers Students are provided with comprehensive to advanced skills in printmaking i.e. photo graduates transferable skills that are workshops, lectures and tutorials in these etching, colour separation, experimental adaptable for the field of fine art, education, areas, which establish an environment that silkscreen processes, printmaking on ceramic management, design, administration and encourages experiential learning and critical surfaces, plate lithography and carborundum. cultural development. Graduates work as thinking through active engagement in the Students also receive an introduction to independent printmakers, printmaking processes. Students develop a range of skills FabLab which house laser and 3D print studio directors, printmaking technicians, both cognitively and analytically through technology. Additional areas delivered in Year interdisciplinary artists, art educationalists, creative problem solving, skills acquisition, 3 to enhance development and specialisation teachers, researchers, curators, graphic artists. manual dexterity, aesthetic appreciation and of printmaking skills are photography, decision-making. After an introduction to 3D medium and large format, digital techniques,
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student the importance and an awareness CODE: Add-on of research, presentation, proposal writing and documentation of practice – which PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Sculpture & is invaluable as a professional artist. DURATION: 3 year specialisation following Combined Media. Public commissions are a significant aspect LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) of this programme, where students work CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week in Year 1 Bachelor of Arts actively on large-scale public art commissions with bodies such as the Limerick Civic As the programme progresses, the course of (Honours) in Fine Art study becomes increasingly self-directed. Trust and the Emergency Services and on large scale cultural productions such as LOCATION: Clare Street Campus, Limerick the collaboration with Fuerza Bruta, the Argentinian physical theatre event for City of Culture. The programme also encourages students to look at how other traditional exhibitions/professional practice. This year media such as film, theatre, dance and music European Erasmus exchange (optional), takes relate to contemporary sculptural practice. place as well as field trips/gallery visits.
WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? Year 4: This is the Degree year and is ENTRY REQUIREMENTS MODULES Sculpture and Combined Media (SCM) is a concentrated on expanding students’ Entry into Sculpture & Combined Media is vibrant, fresh, professional and experimental Year 2: This year is focused on building self-directed themes and their own by competition and selection during LC110 programme suited to ambitious individuals skills through student selected sculpture sculpture practice, through a series of First Year Art & Design (Common Entry). willing to be challenged. SCM offers students processes such as: photography dark room/ workshops and seminars on: installation the opportunity to develop and experiment printing analogue B/W, metalworking/ and presentation methods, methods FURTHER INFORMATION using sculptural techniques and media. welding (elective), plaster resin casting/mould of engaging with an audience and Contact: Ms. Amanda Dunsmore, Individual studio practice is developed through making (elective), digital sound art (elective), professional practice. This culminates with Programme Leader taught workshops in sculpture techniques material and processes - wood construction degree show production and display. Tel: 061 293369 combined with a range of studio based (elective). In addition workshops are run in Email: [email protected] multi-media experimentation. Students armature making, large scale multi material WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8114 develop a strong sculptural skill-set, but also drawing, tool making, statement writing, Graduate website: www.lsadgraduates.ie become expert within the broader field of 3D printing, drawing, inflatable sculpture This programme with its huge emphasis LIT.LSAD LSADatLIT cultural production such as curation, public and peer-to-peer workshops, digital image on visual art professional practice, public art, commissions, exhibition and cultural formatting and studio management. performance, museum and education event planning, professional promotion workshops, internships and curation as and developing education workshops. The Year 3: This year is focused on sculpture well as on traditional sculptural skill-sets, programme is structured to respond to the processes such as: Video editing/production, equips students to work fluidly and fluently changing nature of cultural production and Video and Installation Art, Video Mapping, in a variety of sculptural, educational, incorporates the use and understanding Stop-Motion Animation and Blue Screen Video curatorial, public and performative contexts. of new media and materials such as video, Production. Public performance (elective) Alumni are found working as practicing performance art, public art, internet-based and collaborative practice. Additional skills in visual artists’, in film and television, theatre media, installation, sound art and photography. medium/large format photography (elective) set design, government administration, are offered. Studio practice explores sources of local cultural development, script writers, The programme prepares students to be art research and group tutorials concentrate contemporary sound/interdisciplinary artists, independent, critical and to develop strong on studio themes of public art, installation art, art educationalists, teachers, researchers, training in sustaining a practice in the social live art, professional practice, environmental and museum curators, multi-media industry, and cultural domain. A major strength art, stop motion animation, new media music production, occupational therapy, script is that the programme always considers interventions, performance art. This year offers writing, dance, arts administration and the the public and audience. It instils in the internship/work experience, and student commercial art business such as Sothebys.
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practice. This is underpinned by the use of CODE: Add-on sketchbooks, journals and visual notebooks. PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Animation & MODULES DURATION: 3 year specialisation following Motion Design. Year 2: The year begins with a strong LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) emphasis on classical animation techniques CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week in Year 1 Bachelor of Arts and approaches. You will learn the art of traditional frame by frame animation, drawing As the programme progresses, the course of (Honours) in Design study becomes increasingly self-directed. on light boxes in our designated drawing studio. Later in the year you will be introduced LOCATION: George’s Quay / Clare to digital animation, backed up by a series of Street Campus, Limerick workshops on digital painting and illustration. You will also work with stop-motion animation, beginning with paper cutout techniques, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? while learning to capture your images on camera with our stop-motion software Equipped with the language and creative skills ‘Dragon Frame’. Life drawing, observational to meet the challenge of a cross-disciplinary WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? ENTRY REQUIREMENTS and perspective drawing classes will be audio visual environment, our graduates This exciting programme offers students delivered within studio and on field trips. You have gained employment in Ireland’s top Entry into Animation & Motion Design is the chance to study in the dynamic and will also be introduced to graphic design for animation and motion design studios. They by competition and selection during LC110 expressive world of animation & motion screen and begin looking at 3D animation work with film and television title design, First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) design. The programme develops creative and model-making. Critical & contextual both traditional and digital animation, individuals with artistic design skills studies and seminars in professional motion graphic design, compositing and FURTHER INFORMATION and vision to produce a wide variety of practice support your practical work. visual fx, concept art and storyboarding, Contact: Mr. Barry Holian & animation and design in motion. model making and stop-motion animation. Mr. David Phelan, Programme Leaders Year 3: During this year you will further Tel: 061 293870 Our programme aims to give students a develop your digital skills in animation, 3D, Email: [email protected] platform to shape their ideas, stories and visual effects and motion graphic design. [email protected] skills through a series of challenging creative The emphasis will also shift to the art and Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8117 briefs. The design briefs are both structured craft of model-making, set fabrication and Graduate website: www.lsadgraduates.ie yet malleable. Physical art making is at the character modelling. Through a much greater LSADAMD LSADAMD LSADAMD core of our approach. Our mantra is ‘to make’ focus on narrative and storytelling, you will rather than ‘to find’. The philosophy of the learn to bring your creations to life on screen. programme is based on the development of Students will also gain essential industry the creative animator and motion designer, experience during work placement that focusing on the development of key skills occurs in the second semester of Year 3. in creativity, drawing, design, exploration, problem solving and collaboration. Year 4: In your final year you are engaging with significant Animation & Motion Students are exposed to the principles, Design projects as you develop an industry the tools and the processes of animation & standard show reel and online portfolio. motion design, through demonstrations, Year 4 is largely a self-initiated programme lectures and workshops. The programme of study leading towards a major project focuses on key graduate attributes in for the end of year graduate exhibition. design as well as specific software skills. Students are encouraged to create and Emphasis is placed on vocational learning develop their own unique individual styles alongside research, analysis and reflective together with learning industry ready skills.
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facilities enables students to work in diverse CODE: Add-on directions through this dynamic material. PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Ceramics. WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? DURATION: 3 year specialisation following Bachelor of Arts Ceramics can accommodate a wide range LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) of thinking, expression, designing and (Honours) in Design CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week in Year 1 making. We are looking for students with enthusiasm for art, materials, problem As the programme progresses, the course of study becomes increasingly self-directed. solving, and the exploration of aesthetics and culture through this amazing material. LOCATION: Clare Street Campus, Limerick
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Year 2: Introduces and develops the core of techniques and concepts. There is an skills of working with ceramics. These include emphasis on professional presentation, fundamental processes such as hand- including concept development, presentation building, wheel throwing, plaster model methods, photography, statement writing WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? ENTRY REQUIREMENTS and mould making, slip-casting, glazing and a web presence. Ceramic techniques are Clay is an endlessly diverse material. and firing, alongside new technologies taught at an advanced level and are specific Entry into Ceramics is by competition Contemporary ceramic practice encompasses of digital design and fabrication such as to student needs. The year culminates in and selection during LC110 First Year a broad range of applications, enabling a wide 3D printing and lazer cutting. These skills an exhibition of completed ceramic work, Art & Design (Common Entry). range of conceptual and practical approaches are supported by research and design produced for the final examination, together Applications will also be considered for within art and design. The Ceramics development through drawing and surface with supporting developmental material. Advanced Entry from those with a QQI/ programme at LSAD reflects this diversity and workshops and contextual engagement with FETAC Level 6 qualification (or equivalent) embraces the medium’s rich cultural heritage. contemporary ceramic practice through WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? and/or relevant prior learning. Students access an extensive range of creative field trips, nationally and internationally. practice through the combined development Graduates are encouraged to explore FURTHER INFORMATION of traditional core skills and cutting-edge Year 3: The emphasis in Year 3 is on numerous pathways following their degree. Contact: Ms. Mandy Parslow & technologies. Ceramics at LSAD actively developing an individual creative direction They will acquire the necessary subject specific Mr. Owen Quinlan, Programme Leaders encourages students to take risks and rise to and builds on the core skills acquired in and transferable skills to enter the professional Tel: 061 293388 creative challenges. Using both traditional Year 2. Through increasingly self-directed world of contemporary ceramic practice, be Email: [email protected] and pioneering approaches, students are briefs, students are encouraged to begin to that through art, craft or design. Graduates [email protected] supported to innovate and establish their recognise their desired area of specialisation. work as designer makers, studio potters, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8115 own voice within this contemporary field. Engagement with Professional Practice ceramic sculptors, teachers, technicians, Graduate website: www.lsadgraduates.ie is encouraged through work placement researchers, curators and are involved in a wide Ceramics has been a cultural signifier for (nationally or internationally) and the range of activities within the culture sector. CeramicsLSAD LSAD_Ceramics thousands of years, providing a rich legacy to organisation and implementation of an draw on creatively: as an artist, designer or external group exhibition. Workshops maker. Ceramics at LSAD has a long-standing continue in relevant ceramic processes, reputation for excellence and is the largest research and design strategies. During Year specialist ceramics programme in Ireland. 3, students may opt to undertake part of Its dedicated staff reflect the diversity of the academic year in another European contemporary ceramic practice and encourage institution through the Erasmus programme. the combined use of traditional skills with new technologies to develop fresh and exciting Year 4: Year 4 aims to prepare the student for creative solutions. This coupled with superbly their desired career path after college through equipped light-filled, specialist ceramics a self-directed project and the specialisation
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Year 2: This is an intensive year, which provides PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Fashion. an introduction to the core modules within the programme such as, Design concepts; DURATION: 3 year specialisation following Bachelor of Arts Technical pattern cutting and Construction; LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Presentation layouts and Illustration; (Honours) in Design CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week in Year 1 Professional practice and Market Research. These are taught through workshops, As the programme progresses, the course of study becomes increasingly self-directed. demonstrations and projects which cover all aspects of women’s wear, men’s wear LOCATION: Clare Street Campus, Limerick and androgynous. Drawing and InDesign are part of the 2nd year process. Students partake in market research trips to Dublin and London and also participate in selected WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? competitions and collaborative exhibitions. Graduate employment opportunities include: Year 3: This year the focus is on projects Designer in specialist areas, Design for film, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? ENTRY REQUIREMENTS that allow students to discover their own promotional projects, stylist, collaborations Listed in the ‘Top 50 Fashion Schools and particular creative direction and areas of with artists, Garment Technician, Quality Entry into Fashion is by competition Programs Across the Globe’ (Robin Wilding interest. The core modules are developed control, Pattern Cutter (Gerber specialist), and selection during LC110 First Year 2012) which states confidently “Any aspiring at a more advanced level and students are Trend Forecasting, Fashion Buying and Art & Design (Common Entry). high-tech designers with an affinity for the now introduced in more detail to tailoring, Merchandising, Fashion Blogger, Journalist. Irish culture will love this school”, the BA (Hons) computer aided design systems, illustrator FURTHER INFORMATION Design (Fashion) is one of the most nationally techniques and the Gerber pattern cutting Contact: Mr. James Greenslade, and internationally acclaimed programmes system. Visits to London to undertake Head of Department in the Limerick School of Art and Design. It is fabric/market research also take place in Tel: 061 293871 the only programme in Ireland who currently preparation for the design and manufacture Email: [email protected] shows at Graduate Fashion Week in London. of a ‘Two Piece Statement’. During the Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8116 second half of this year, work placement in Blog: www.fashiondeptlsad.blogspot.com design companies is a major feature of the WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Graduate website: www.lsadgraduates.ie programme requirement. This placement is a LIT.LSAD LSADatLIT Anyone interested in applying for this minimum of 12 weeks and students who opt programme should have an aptitude for for a European placement are considered for the following: Drawing, experimenting the Erasmus work placement programme. with a wide range of materials; working from 2 dimensional to 3 dimensional forms; Year 4: This year is largely self-initiated study experimenting with shape; exploring colour which is research based and culminates and texture; ability for original research. in a final collection of six looks which is Technical skills like sewing are beneficial. shown at the annual fashion graduate showcase. The event attracts an audience from fashion journalism, bloggers, industry and commerce. We are currently the only college in Ireland to show at Graduate Fashion Week in London. Fourth years continue upskilling on the Gerber pattern making system. Students also participate in national and international competitions.
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graphic designers and in other areas of CODE: Add-on employment such as advertising, packaging, typography, illustration, UX design, film/ PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Graphic Design TV production, exhibition, web design. DURATION: 3 year specialisation following Communication. The programme actively encourages LC110 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) a broadening of skills on intellectual, CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week in Year 1 Bachelor of Arts creative and practical levels in order to become a designer of the future. As the programme progresses, the course of (Honours) in Design study becomes increasingly self-directed.
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Year 2: This year is a broad expansion of the basic principles learned in the latter part of year one and is an opportunity to WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? gain new knowledge and skills along with greater awareness of the design process Graduates can avail of a wide range of through projects for visual identity, editorial, employment opportunities both here in WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? ENTRY REQUIREMENTS advertising and UX/UI design. Subjects Ireland and internationally. These include: The central purpose of this award-winning in this year are: Design Communications, graphic design, advertising, packaging Entry into Graphic Design Communication programme is the study of graphic design Typography, Graphic Design Production, design, typographic design, illustration, is by competition and selection during LC110 and all its related disciplines. The programme Lens Based Media, Professional Practice design for screen, UX/UI and web design. First Year Art & Design (Common Entry). offers a high level of experiential learning and Critical & Contextual Studies. through studio projects, talks, workshops FURTHER INFORMATION and online activities. It offers students the Year 3: This year is essentially commercially Contact: Mr. Joe Lane, opportunity to demonstrate their ability biased; where the student gains direct hands- Programme Leader to work creatively in the field of graphic on experience through related project work in Tel: 061 293395 design; to be open to new ideas; to be able areas such as packaging, motion design, and Email: [email protected] to problem solve; to demonstrate a range of advertising strategies. The work placement Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8118 graphic design skills; to be willing to involve initiative is an opportunity to experience a real Graduate website: www.lsadgraduates.ie themselves in the many and varied practices working situation in the context of graphic LIT.LSAD LSADatLIT within graphic design communication. design. Subjects in this year are: Design Communications, Typography, Graphic Design One of the key features of the programme Production, Lens Based Media, Professional is its strong links with industry through Practice and Critical & Contextual Studies. the recent introduction of the Professional Practice module and the work placement Year 4: The final year establishes a initiative in Year Three. From it, students professional approach to studio work in have been successfully placed in preparation for industry. While there are Ireland, London and further afield in set projects throughout, this year is largely Europe, Asia and South America. self-initiated and culminates with a major exhibition. Subjects in this year are: Design On completion, the programme prepares Communications, Typography, Graphic Design students for careers as professional Production, Lens Based Media, Professional Practice and Critical & Contextual Studies.
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Year 1: This year focuses on developing PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Fashion and Textiles your imagination and your tactile ability with materials. Design workshops on digital DURATION: 4 years drawing platforms (Illustrator/Photoshop) for Product and CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week in Year 1 support research based projects in the areas of fashion, textiles and costume. As the programme progresses, the course of Costume. study becomes increasingly self-directed.
Year 2: Through specific projects you will Bachelor of Arts LOCATION: Merriman Building, develop a personal process of research (Honours) in Design Clare Street Campus, Limerick and design whilst acquiring new skills in textile development, fashion knitwear, CAO POINTS 2020: 880* creative pattern cutting and digital *Points are a combination of Leaving Certificate drawing. Training is provided on the Shima results and Portfolio Assessment. Seiki industrial knitwear machine.
Year 3: In this year, you get the opportunity WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS to gain real life experience by choosing a Our four-year BA programme provides work placement based on your aspirations Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 H5 students with the creative ability to visually to work in the international fashion, textiles & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving Certificate communicate design ideas and the technical and costume industry. Erasmus funding is subjects, including English or Irish. skills to produce innovative and exciting available for eligible European placements. Mathematics is not a subject requirement fashion and textiles for costume and product. for this programme. A Portfolio is also Year 4: The final year show is an required. Applicants will be accepted This programme is suitable for creative and exciting showcase of innovative work to Year 1 of the programme based on a hands on students. We offer a high level of where you will present the results combination of Leaving Certificate/QQI FET/ practical learning through studio projects, of a self-directed brief executed to FETAC results and Portfolio Assessment. talks, workshops and one-on-one tutorials. professional and industrial standards. The Portfolio will be scored out of 600 with Students will explore the many and varied a minimum score of 240 required to pass. practices within fashion and textile design WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: and are exposed to a range of new ideas and Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ engage with an array of skills. The programme On graduating, your training allows for a for further information. has a strong knitwear specialty and students career as Knitwear Designer, a Designer gain rigorous technical knit experience. specialising in fashion and textiles for Second Year entry level: Applicants product and costume and other areas of who wish to transfer into second year The programme has strong links with employment or further study, such as Digital of this programme will require a Level industry through our Professional Practice Drawing, Manufacturing and Production 6 qualification with 3 distinctions. module, our industry placements, our exciting Technical Specialist, Styling, Buying, Visual calendar of visiting lecturers, direct from Merchandising, Journalism and Forecasting. FURTHER INFORMATION industry, and competition opportunities Contact: Ms. Ruth Duignan, that provide real world experience while Programme Leader you study. Year 4 students are supported in Tel: 061 293870 seeking employment or postgraduate study. Email: [email protected] Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC114 Graduate website: www.lsadgraduates.ie
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104 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 105 LC115 Limerick School of Art & Design
MODULES CAO CODE: LC115
Year 1: Fine Art/Design (Variety of Disciplines), PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Art and Design CCS1 (Critical and Contextual Studies), Fine Art/Design Electives, CCS2 (Critical and DURATION: 4 years Contextual Studies), Understanding young Teacher Education. CLASS HOURS: 25 hours per week people and how they learn, Preparation for School Placement, Orientation to the However this will vary in years 3 & 4 when Bachelor of Education students are on school placement. Profession: Artist Teacher Identity. (Honours) in Art and Design LOCATION: Clare Street Campus, Limerick Year 2: Fine Art/Design Option 1, CCS3 (Critical and Contextual Studies), Pedagogies 1, CAO POINTS 2020: 942* School Placement 1 and Curriculum Design 1, *Points are a combination of Leaving Certificate School Placement 2, Pedagogies 2 (Inclusive results and Portfolio Assessment. Education), Practice-based Research.
Year 3: Fine Art/Design Option 2, CCS4 (Critical and Contextual Studies), Curriculum WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Design 2, Curriculum and Policy Studies UL, This programme enables you to teach Art Fine Art/Design Option 3 (Inter-disciplinary), Leaving Certificate: A minimum of and Design at second level. It begins from Education Pedagogies 3 (Technology 2 H5 grades & 4 O6/H7 grades in six the place of creative making in the studio Enhanced Learning), School Based Leaving Certificate subjects, including setting where students are introduced to Research Methods and Practice. Mathematics and English or Irish. a variety of creative disciplines including; A Portfolio is also required. Applicants Fashion Design, Painting, Ceramics, Graphic Year 4: School Placement 3, Understanding will be accepted to Year 1 of the Design, Sculpture, Animation & Motion Design, Schools UL, Fine Art/Design Option 4 (Inter- programme based on a combination Printmaking and Contemporary Practice. disciplinary), School Based Research-Final of Leaving Certificate/QQI FET/FETAC Year Project, Professional Portfolio. results and Portfolio Assessment. The Concurrent to this you will study educational Portfolio will be scored out of 600 with a theory and practice which will equip you with WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? minimum score of 240 required to pass. the teaching aptitudes and skills to enter into the profession of teaching Art and Design. Register with the Teaching Council of Ireland. QQI FET/FETAC Applicants & Mature Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry Career opportunities post-graduation Requirements’ for further information. WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? include: Visual Art Teacher across a This programme is suited to creative number of educational sectors including: FURTHER INFORMATION individuals who want to establish an Second level Schools, Colleges of Further Contact: Ms. Maria Finucane & art and design practice along with Education, Arts and Health, Arts and the Ms. Edel Hogan, Programme Leaders becoming an art and design educator. Community, Gallery/Museum education. Tel: 061 293392 / 061 293390 Email: [email protected] While the programme is predominately The teaching qualification is recognised [email protected] oriented toward preparing students to internationally and provides career Web: www.lit.ie/courses/LC115 register with the Teaching Council of Ireland opportunities overseas. Successful as Visual Art Teachers for second level, the graduates are also eligible to apply programme also qualifies individuals to for postgraduate studies in Art and enter into a wide variety of creative sectors Design and /or Educational studies. as artists, designers, makers, curators, teachers, educators and mentors.
106 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 107 LC517 Limerick School of Art & Design
Delivery focuses on foundational visual and CAO CODE: LC517 interactive design principles, complemented with the development of technological skills. PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Creative Media As the programme progresses, there is a greater emphasis on the creation of an overall DURATION: 4 years immersive digital media experience. This is & Design. CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week achieved through cross-modular projects that require students to be cognisant of both Bachelor of Science LOCATION: Clonmel Campus, Co. Tipperary creative and technical requirements in the (Honours) conception and execution of project briefs. CAO POINTS 2020: 234
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO?
This programme is suited to individuals Environments*, Employment Placement. that have an interest in design and *Students choose one of these creative technologies and the potential electives in year 3. that digital media offers individuals, organisations and wider society. Year 4: Law, Copyright and Ethics, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Instructional Design, Web Analytics & The aim of the programme is to meet the Advertising, Media Psychology, Venture Leaving Certificate: MODULES demand for graduates with both visual and Management, Emerging Technologies and A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in interactive design skills that can produce Year 1: Multimedia Technology, Audio Trends in Digital Media, Multimedia Project. six Leaving Certificate subjects, including immersive digital media experiences. Storytelling, Visual Language, Interpersonal Mathematics and English or Irish. Graduates will be able to work in a range of Development, Design Studio I - Critical & WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? QQI FET/FETAC Applicants: roles and contexts across the Digital Media, Creative Thinking, Digital Media Management A full QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 award, Design and Technology sectors. Graduates and Networks, Interactive Programming I, On successful completion of the programme, including a distinction grade will be equipped with knowledge and Design Studio II - Interaction Design, Motion job opportunities for graduates include: in at least three modules. skills related to Interface & User Experience Graphics I, 3D Modelling I - Introduction to Digital Media Designer, Web Developer, Design, Interaction Design, Visualisation Modelling for Animation, Visual Design. Multimedia Developer, Interaction Designer, Mature Applicants: (in both an interactive and non-interactive User Experience Designer, Augmented and Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ context), Augmented and Mixed Reality, Year 2: Interactive Programming II, Design Immersive Experience Designer, Motion for further information. Web Technologies and Motion Graphics. Studio III - User Interface Design, Media Graphic Designer and many more. Graduates Writing, Web Design Techniques, Media work for IBM Dublin, Cartrawler Dublin, FURTHER INFORMATION The programme offering blends technology Capture and Editing, Front-End Web Feedhenry Waterford, Emagine Media Contact: Mr. Eamon Dalton, with visual and interactive design Technologies, Information Visualisation, Waterford, ICON PLC Limerick, TSSG Waterford, Programme Leader practices to produce unique graduates. Effective Teamwork, Motion Graphics II, Setanta College Thurles, Hibernia College Tel: 0504 28468 The programme is heavily focused on the Web Content Management Systems. Dublin, Storytoys Dublin, among others. Email: [email protected] needs and requirements of the digital Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC517 media sector. To this end, students are Year 3: Database Technology, Server CreativeMediaAndDesign provided with comprehensive lectures, Side Programming I, Interactive tutorials and workshops in creative, Visualisation, Professional Development, Careers Day Clonmel design and technological fields. Students Audio Environments, Digital Literacies, 21st & 22nd October 2020 also gain valuable work experience Augmented & Mixed Reality Environments, Games, Animation, Creative Media and opportunities to collaborate with Management of Digital Media Projects, external organisations and agencies by Interaction Design: Research Methods, & VFX Industry undertaking client-led external briefs. Web Development Frameworks*, Video
108 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 109 LC504 Limerick School of Art & Design
with the development of technological skills. CAO CODE: LC504 As the programme progresses, there is a greater emphasis on the creation of an overall PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Creative Media immersive digital media experience. This is achieved through cross-modular projects DURATION: 3 years that require students to be cognisant of both & Design. CLASS HOURS: 20-24 hours per week creative and technical requirements in the conception and execution of project briefs. Bachelor of Science LOCATION: Clonmel Campus, Co. Tipperary
CAO POINTS 2020: 192 WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO?
This programme is suited to individuals that have an interest in design and creative technologies and the potential WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? that digital media offers individuals, organisations and wider society. Graduates can progress to the Level 8 honours degree in Creative Media & Design at LIT.
WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MODULES MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Job opportunities for graduates include: The aim of the programme is to meet the Year 1: Multimedia Technology, Audio Digital Media Designer, Web Developer, Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 5 O6/ demand for graduates with both visual and Storytelling, Visual Language, Interpersonal Multimedia Developer, Interaction Designer, H7 grades in Leaving Certificate subjects, interactive design skills that can produce Development, Design Studio I - Critical & User Experience Designer, Augmented and including Mathematics and English or Irish. immersive digital media experiences. Creative Thinking, Digital Media Management Immersive Experience Designer, Motion QQI FET/FETAC Applicants: A full Graduates will be able to work in a range of and Networks, Interactive Programming I, Graphic Designer and many more. Graduates QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 award. roles and contexts across the Digital Media, Design Studio II - Interaction Design, Motion work for IBM Dublin, Cartrawler Dublin, Design and Technology sectors. Graduates Graphics I, 3D Modelling I - Introduction to Feedhenry Waterford, Emagine Media Mature Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry will be equipped with knowledge and Modelling for Animation, Visual Design. Waterford, ICON PLC Limerick, TSSG Waterford, Requirements’ for further information. skills related to Interface & User Experience Setanta College Thurles, Hibernia College Design, Interaction Design, Visualisation Year 2: Interactive Programming II, Design Dublin, Storytoys Dublin, Business IT Solutions FURTHER INFORMATION (in both an interactive and non-interactive Studio III - User Interface Design, Media Kilkenny, IT Legal Cork, among others. Contact: Mr. Eamon Dalton, context), Augmented and Mixed Reality, Writing, Web Design Techniques, Media Programme Leader Web Technologies and Motion Graphics. Capture and Editing, Front-End Web Tel: 0504 28468 Technologies, Information Visualisation, Email: [email protected] The programme blends technology with visual Effective Teamwork, Motion Graphics II, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC504 and interactive design practices to produce Web Content Management Systems. CreativeMediaAndDesign unique graduates. The programme is heavily focused on the needs and requirements Year 3: Database Technology, Server of the digital media sector. To this end, Side Programming I, Interactive students are provided with comprehensive Visualisation, Professional Development, lectures, tutorials and workshops in Audio Environments, Digital Literacies, creative, design and technological fields. Augmented & Mixed Reality Environments, Careers Day Clonmel Students also gain valuable work experience Management of Digital Media Projects, 21st & 22nd October 2020 and opportunities to collaborate with Interaction Design: Research Methods, Games, Animation, Creative Media external organisations and agencies by Web Development Frameworks*, Video undertaking client-led external briefs. Environments*, Employment Placement. & VFX Industry *Students choose one of these Delivery focuses on foundational visual and electives in year 3. interactive design principles, complemented
110 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 111 LC518 Limerick School of Art & Design
MODULES CAO CODE: LC518
Year 1: Multimedia Technology, Drawing PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Digital Animation Principles I, Visual Communications I, Audio Storytelling for Digital Media I, DURATION: 4 years Animation I, Interpersonal Development, Production. CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week Interactive Programming I, Drawing Principles II, Visual Communications II, Bachelor of Science LOCATION: Clonmel Campus, Co. Tipperary 3D Modelling I, Visual Storytelling for (Honours) Animation and Games, Animation II. CAO POINTS 2020: 808* *Points are a combination of Leaving Certificate Year 2: Interactive Programming II, Drawing results and Portfolio Assessment. Principles III, Illustration for Animation I, 3D Modelling II, Animation III, Media Writing, Short Film I, Rigging for Animation, Animation IV, Film Studies I, Effective Teamwork. Positions for graduates may include: Animator (2D & 3D), 3D Modeller, Rigger Year 3: Portfolio, Sound Design, 3D Animation, (2D & 3D), Texture & Lighting Artist, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Film Studies II, Professional Development, Compositor, Technical Artist, Storyboard On this programme, students learn to Materials & Lighting for Animation, Short Artist, Art Direction, Animation Director. Leaving Certificate: design, create and animate for both 2D Film II, Compositing, Project Management for A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades and 3D platforms such as TV, Film and Animation, Narrative, Employment Placement. in six Leaving Certificate subjects, Games. There is a focus on developing including Mathematics and English students’ core skills in the traditional Year 4: Scripting for Technical Artists, or Irish. The presentation of a Portfolio disciplines of drawing, illustration and Studio Project I, Matte Painting, Animation of selected work or an interview and animation asset design with a strong V, Animation VI: Animal and Creature assessment is also required. emphasis on the principles of animation. Locomotion, Dissertation I, Emerging QQI FET/FETAC Applicants: Technologies and Trends, Studio Project II, A full QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 award, Building on this foundation, students continue Media Psychology, Venture Management, including a distinction grade in at least to develop their creative voice while training Advanced Digital Literacy, Dissertation II. three modules. The presentation of a in industry standard software, processes Portfolio of selected work or an interview and technologies with the aim of bringing WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? and assessment is also required. their ideas and concepts to life on screen. This programme produces graduates with Mature Applicants: an excellent knowledge and understanding Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? of computer animation, suitable for for further information. The programme is suited to individuals employment in the digital animation, with an artistic ability who wish to produce gaming and multimedia sectors. FURTHER INFORMATION Portfolio Preparation high quality digital animation by combining & Information Days Contact: Mr. Michael Kiely, their artistic creativity with technical know- Graduates will have a strong foundation in Programme Leader how. Emphasis is placed on the needs the planning, production and management @ LIT Clonmel Tel: 0504 28452 of animation studio production, with of animation projects. The combination 7th November 2020 Email: [email protected] the programme aiding and developing of creative and technical skills on the 16th January 2021 Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC518 individuals to fulfil both generalist and programme will ensure you are a versatile www.lit.ie/Portfolio animation.lit specialist roles in such organisations. graduate who can fulfil more than one role in any organisation, thus making you highly employable in the industry.
112 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 113 LC502 Limerick School of Art & Design
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC502
The programme is suited to individuals with PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Game Art an artistic ability who wish to work in the games industry as game artists, content DURATION: 4 years creators and designers by combining their & Design. CLASS HOURS: 21-24 hours per week artistic creativity with technical know-how. Bachelor of Science LOCATION: Clonmel Campus, Co. Tipperary (Honours) MODULES CAO POINTS 2020: 852* Year 1: Multimedia Technology, Audio *Points are a combination of Leaving Certificate Storytelling, Interpersonal Development, results and Portfolio Assessment. Visual Communication I, Interactive Fiction for Games, Drawing Principles I, Gaming Fundamentals, Interactive Programming I, 3D Modelling I – Props for Games, Animation WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? I for Games, Drawing Principles II. This programme produces graduates with WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Year 2: Concept Art, Interaction Design an excellent knowledge and understanding The B.Sc. (Honours) in Game Art & Design for Games, 2D Asset Creation, Interactive of game design, level design, game Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 H5 targets the creative needs of the games Programming II, Game Design I: content creation, game engines and & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving Certificate industry by producing graduates who Fundamentals of Game Design, Game Engines scripting. This makes our graduates subjects, including Mathematics and can develop high quality game content, I, Game Level Design I: Fundamentals of suitable for employment in the gaming, English or Irish. The presentation of a design game levels and work with Level Design, Effective Teamwork, Materials animation and visual effects sectors. Portfolio of selected work or an interview industry leading content creation tools, and Lighting for Games, 3D Modelling and assessment is also required. scripting languages and game engines. II – Characters and Creatures for Games, The combination of creative and technical QQI FET/FETAC Applicants: A full QQI Animation II for Games, Rigging for Games. skills on the programme will ensure you are FET/FETAC Level 5 award, including In addition to developing students’ artistic a versatile graduate who can fulfil more than a distinction grade in at least three skills, students of the programme acquire Year 3: Virtual Reality, Professional one role in any organisation, thus making modules. The presentation of a Portfolio the skills to produce compelling game Development, Game Engines II, Management you highly employable in the industry. of selected work or an interview and content for various gaming applications and of Digital Media Projects, Game Design assessment is also required. platforms. The graduates of this programme and Production, Employment Placement, possess a well-developed understanding of Modelling, Texturing and Lighting Game Mature Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry both the creative and technical processes Environments, Designing Game Projects, Requirements’ for further information. involved in producing game content. Scripting & Digital Tool Creation for Technical Directors, Animation III for Games. FURTHER INFORMATION The programme is designed to provide Contact: Mr. Adrian Fielding & Mr. Richard students with the knowledge and skills Year 4: Instructional Design, The Portfolio Preparation McEnteggart, Programme Leaders required to work in the games industry Game Industry, Compositing, Venture & Information Days Tel: 0504 28413/28410 as games artists, content creators and Management, FX for Games, Major Games Email: [email protected] designers. The programme embodies Project, Law Copyright and Ethics. @ LIT Clonmel [email protected] the multidisciplinary nature of the 7th November 2020 Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC502 games sector and seeks to address the 16th January 2021 demand for game art and design skills both nationally and internationally. www.lit.ie/Portfolio
114 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 115 LC506 Limerick School of Art & Design
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? NEW CAO CODE: LC506 PROGRAMME
The programme is suited to individuals with PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Visual Effects an artistic ability who have an interest in film making, animation and digital content DURATION: 4 years creation, who wish to work in the film, TV or for Film, TV CLASS HOURS: 19-24 hours per week animation industry as VFX artists, 3D content creators and designers by combining their and Animation. LOCATION: Clonmel Campus, Co. Tipperary artistic creativity with technical know-how. Bachelor of Science CAO POINTS 2020: New Programme* (Honours) MODULES *Points are a combination of Leaving Certificate results and Portfolio Assessment. Year 1: Drawing Principles I, Animation I Fundamentals, 3D Modelling I - Introduction to Modelling for Animation, 3D Modelling II - Characters and Creatures, Materials WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? & Lighting for Animation, Interactive Programming I, Compositing I: Fundamentals, Ireland’s Film and Animation sectors are WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 3D Animation: Introduction to 3D Animation, booming and the national and international Are you interested in learning how to create Digital Photography, Concept Art I, Visual growth and success of the film and Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 H5 the latest Visual Effects you see in Film, Communications I, Interpersonal television sectors has created a real need for & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving Certificate TV, and adverts? On LIT’s four-year B.Sc. Development. creative graduates who possess a unique subjects, including Mathematics and (Honours) in Visual Effects for Film, TV and blend of artistic and technological skills. English or Irish. The presentation of a Animation, you will learn how to create and Year 2: Pre-Visualization and Layout, Portfolio of selected work or an interview develop high quality digital content for the Effective Teamwork, Rigging I Creatures Graduates will have a range of industry ready and assessment is also required. visual effects and 3D animation industry. This and Characters, Matchmove, Media Capture skills that make them highly employable QQI FET/FETAC Applicants: A full QQI is an industry-focused course developed by and Editing, Modelling Texturing and across the television feature film media and FET/FETAC Level 5 award, including ex-industry professionals who have worked Lighting Scenes, Short Film/CG Project I, creative technology industries, including a a distinction grade in at least three for internationally renowned studios like 3D Animation II, Compositing II, Mattes variety of roles such as: Creature/Character modules. The presentation of a Portfolio Double Negative (Inception, The Dark Knight, & Motion Graphics, Film Studies I. Animators, Matchmove, Lighting, Rigging, of selected work or an interview and Blade Runner 2049) Brown Bag Films and Effects, Look Development, Texture assessment is also required. Screen Scene. If you want to learn industry Year 3: Short Film/CG Project II, Artist, Layout, Compositing, Production leading content creations tools, techniques Compositing III - Advanced Comp, Professional Management, Creature Modeller, VFX Mature Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry and workflows this is the course for you. Development, Effects I Fundamentals, Concept Editing, Character Designer, Matte Painting, Requirements’ for further information. Art II, Digital Sculpting, Project Management Concept Art, Technical Director, FX artists. The B.Sc. (Honours) in Visual Effects for Film, for Animation, Matte Painting & Environments, FURTHER INFORMATION TV and Animation is designed to develop Employment Placement, Portfolio. Contact: Mr. Richard Gavin, your artistic and technical ability to produce Programme Leader world-class 3D content. You will gain the Year 4: Short Film/CG Project II, Tel: 0504 28490 knowledge and skills required to work in the Compositing III - Advanced Comp, Professional Email: [email protected] Visual Effects and 3D animation industry as Development, Effects I Fundamentals, Concept Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC506 artists, content creators and designers for Art II, Digital Sculpting, Project Management the film, television and animation sectors for Animation, Matte Painting & Environments, both nationally and internationally. Employment Placement, Portfolio.
116 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 117 LC371 Limerick School of Art & Design
• Work on Wired FM - our CAO CODE: LC371 student Radio Station; • Industry tours and award PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Creative Broadcast winning visiting lecturers; • Industry work experience – Year 3; DURATION: 4 years • Modules driven by dedicated staff with & Film Production. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick strong industry and academic careers; • Outstanding graduate employment Bachelor of Science CAO POINTS 2020: 309 opportunities in the Film and (Honours) Broadcast industries.
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME?
If you are interested in filmmaking and Completion of this programme will allow storytelling on screen, this programme aims you to have an advanced career in the areas to develop the practical creative and technical of: Camera Operations, Sound Recording, skills and knowledge you will need to succeed Lighting Operator, Radio, Research & in the dynamic world of film and broadcast Production Assistant, Sound Engineering WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS production across a range of screen platforms. & Mixing, Data Wrangling, VFX & Motion This skills based programme offers students Graphics, Games Development, Foley & Leaving Certificate: A minimum of an exciting opportunity to explore the Sound Effects, Photography, Production 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving MODULES world of the broadcast media industry, Assistant Live Events, Post Production Video Certificate subjects, including covering a range of disciplines across film Year 1: Broadcast Production, Media Editor, CGI Digital Art Direction, Multimedia Mathematics and English or Irish. and TV production, visual effects, editing, Management & Post Production, Radio Promotions and Event Management. Foundation Level Mathematics at radio, audio mixing, photography, as well Production, Digital Storytelling, Photography grade F2 or higher is acceptable as broadcast technologies across a range & Photo Journalism, Social Media. Alternatively, you can continue to as meeting the Mathematics of new and traditional media platforms. Masters and PhD studies, either in LIT requirement for this programme. We offer our students a range of prospects Year 2: Short Screen Production, Broadcast or other institutes and universities. for both academic and career progression Editing, Audio Workstation, Electronic QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: in the broadcast, film, and creative media Systems, Film Motion Graphics, Digital Set Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ industries, as well as extensive hands on Design, Event Staging & Management, for further information. production work experience. If you have Internet Media Technology. a story to tell, we will show you how. FURTHER INFORMATION Year 3: Multicam Production & Direction, Film Email: [email protected] Features of the programme: Post Production, Soundscape Post Production, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC371 • Industry led Production & Post VFX Compositing & Portfolio, Screen Lighting Production Practices; & Cinematography, Industry Work Experience. • Digital Photography & Cinematography Techniques; Year 4: (Core) Broadcast Production • Creative Design for CGI, VFX Management, Audio for Picture 4, & Digital Art Direction; Music/Audio Project and Dissertation, • Participate in the Limerick International Advanced Film Post Production. Film Festival (Hosted by the Film Students are offered a choice of two Production programme); electives (subject to placement). • Work in our state of the art Millennium Electives: Audio Video Digital Signal Theatre on a range of live events; Processing, Broadcast and Copyright Law, Event Staging and Management 3.
118 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 119 LC276 Limerick School of Art & Design
• Work in our state of the art Millennium CAO CODE: LC276 Theatre on a range of live events; • Work on Wired FM - our PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Creative Broadcast student Radio Station; • Industry tours and award DURATION: 3 years winning visiting lecturers; & Film Production. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick • Industry work experience – Year 3; • Modules driven by dedicated staff with Bachelor of Science CAO POINTS 2020: 297 strong industry and academic careers; • Outstanding graduate employment opportunities in the Film and Broadcast industries. Assistant, Sound Engineering & Mixing, Data Wrangling, VFX & Motion Graphics, Games Development, Foley & Sound WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Effects, Photography, Production Assistant If you are interested in filmmaking and Live Events, Post Production Video Editor, storytelling on screen, this programme aims CGI Digital Art Direction, Multimedia to develop the practical, creative and technical Promotions and Event Management. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS skills and knowledge you will need to succeed This skills based programme offers students in the dynamic world of film and broadcast Alternatively, you can continue to complete Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 5 06/ an exciting opportunity to explore the production across a range of screen platforms. a Level 8 Honours degree in Creative H7 grades in Leaving Certificate subjects, world of the broadcast media industry, Broadcast & Film Production at LIT and including Mathematics and English or Irish. covering a range of disciplines across film continue to Masters and PhD studies, either MODULES Foundation Level Mathematics at and TV production, visual effects, editing, in LIT or other institutes and universities. grade F2 or higher is acceptable radio, audio mixing, photography, as well Year 1: Broadcast Production, Media as meeting the Mathematics as broadcast technologies across a range Management & Post Production, Radio requirement for this programme. of new and traditional media platforms. Production, Digital Storytelling, Photography & Photo Journalism, Social Media. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Upon successful completion of this Level 7 Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ programme, students can progress to a Level Year 2: Short Screen Production, Broadcast for further information. 8 B.Sc (Honours) degree. We offer our students Editing, Audio Workstation, Electronic a range of prospects for both academic and Systems, Film Motion Graphics, Digital Set FURTHER INFORMATION career progression in the broadcast, film, and Design, Event Staging & Management, Email: [email protected] creative media industries, as well as extensive Internet Media Technology. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC276 hands on production work experience. If you have a story to tell, we will show you how. Year 3: Multicam Production & Direction, Film Post Production, Soundscape Post Production, Features of the programme: VFX Compositing & Portfolio, Screen Lighting • Industry led Production & Post & Cinematography, Industry Work Experience. Production Practices; • Digital Photography & WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Cinematography Techniques; • Creative Design for CGI, VFX Completion of this programme will allow & Digital Art Direction; you to have a career in the areas of: Camera • Participate in the Limerick International Operations, Sound Recording, Lighting Film Festival (Hosted by the Film Operator, Radio, Research & Production Production programme);
120 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 121 LC372 Limerick School of Art & Design
sequencing, composing, performing, editing, CAO CODE: LC372 evaluating, marketing and selling music. PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Music Technology WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? DURATION: 4 years This programme will appeal to students and Production. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick wishing to build a career in the music and audio production industry. Bachelor of Science CAO POINTS 2020: 325 (Honours) MODULES
Year 1: Music, Digital Audio, Music Technology, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Audio Aural Skills, Audio Electronics, Acoustics. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills Year 2: Music, Digital Audio, Music Technology, required to work in modern technical and Interactive Audio, Audio Electronics, creative environments, such as in recording Acoustics, Internet Media Technology, studios, video editing suites and in live theatre. Digital Communications, Event Staging. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS This programme is designed for students Year 3: Music, Digital Audio, Music Leaving Certificate: A minimum of wishing to build a career in the Music and Technology, Interactive Audio, Work 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving Audio production industry. Graduates will have Placement, Studio Design, Music Business Certificate subjects, including the knowledge and skills needed to perform at and Monetisation, Project, Event Staging. Mathematics and English or Irish. a high-level in a number of modern technical Foundation Level Mathematics at environments, including: recording studios, Year 4: Music Production, Advanced Mixing, grade F2 or higher is acceptable video editing suites, and in live theatre. Audio Video Digital Signal Processing, Video as meeting the Mathematics Post-Production, Broadcast and Copyright requirement for this programme. Graduates will know the principles and Law, Event Management, Project. operation of studio equipment in both QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: digital and analogue realms; will learn the Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ specifics of music, musical instruments and for further information. factors affecting the quality of recording, including: mixing, mastering and mass FURTHER INFORMATION production. Later in the programme, an Contact: Dr John Greenwood, emphasis is placed on the music business Programme Leader and business planning, particularly in relation Email: [email protected] to events and events management. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC372 Music Technology and Production students have access to state-of-the-art recording and production facilities at LIT and our experienced lecturers give students the thorough, hands-on and personal support they need to make the most of their studies. Features of the programme include producing music, i.e. recording, synthesizing,
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sequencing, composing, performing, editing, CAO CODE: LC270 evaluating, marketing and selling music. PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Music Technology WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? DURATION: 3 years This programme will appeal to any and Production. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick students wishing to build a career in the music and audio production industry. Bachelor of Science CAO POINTS 2020: 307
MODULES
Year 1: Music, Digital Audio, Music Technology, Audio Aural Skills, Audio Electronics, Acoustics.
Year 2: Music, Digital Audio, Music Technology, Interactive Audio, Audio Electronics, Acoustics, Internet Media Technology, Digital Communications, Event Staging. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS This programme is designed for students Year 3: Music, Digital Audio, Music Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 5 O6/ wishing to build a career in the Music and Technology, Interactive Audio, Work H7 grades in Leaving Certificate subjects, Audio production industry. Graduates will have Placement, Studio Design, Music Business including Mathematics and English or Irish. the knowledge and skills needed to perform at and Monetisation, Project, Event Staging. Foundation Level Mathematics at a high-level in a number of modern technical grade F2 or higher is acceptable environments, including: recording studios, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? as meeting the Mathematics video editing suites, and in live theatre. requirement for this programme. On successful completion of the programme, Graduates will know the principles and graduates can operate in a wide variety of roles QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: operation of studio equipment in both in the music industry and use these skills in Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ digital and analogue realms; will learn the related areas where content provision is crucial. for further information. specifics of music, musical instruments and factors affecting the quality of recording, Successful graduates of this programme FURTHER INFORMATION including: mixing, mastering and mass are eligible to progress to the Level 8 Contact: Dr John Greenwood, production. Later in the programme an Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Programme Leader emphasis is placed on the music business Music Technology and Production at LIT. Email: [email protected] and business planning, particularly in relation Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC270 to events and events management.
Music Technology and Production students have access to state-of-the-art recording and production facilities at LIT and our experienced lecturers give students the thorough, hands-on and personal support they need to make the most of their studies. Features of the programme include producing Music, i.e. recording, synthesizing,
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The Faculty of Applied Science, Research is very active within the Engineering and Technology comprises Faculty and we are very proud of our five academic departments: activities to date. Research active groups within the Faculty are successful in • Department of Applied Science leading and co-ordinating international • Department of Electrical and research and gaining research funding. Electronic Engineering • Department of Mechanical and Our ambition as a Faculty is to continue to Automobile Engineering be at the forefront of new technological • Department of the Built Environment developments, to design new and • Department of Information Technology innovative programmes and to support our local and national industry and The Faculty has over 2,500 full-time commercial sector. In particular, the students, a considerable evening Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering continuing education programme and Technology is committed to and also delivers block release developing and applying new and courses to apprentices in the trades innovative active learning strategies of electrician, carpentry and joinery, to enhance and improve the learning motor mechanic and mechanical fitter. experience of our student community and to provide students with the knowledge, The Faculty provides a very wide skills and competencies to contribute and diverse range of programmes actively to their chosen profession. to our community from Agricultural Mechanisation to Forensic and We welcome students who wish Pharmaceutical Science to Civil to graduate as professionals in the Engineering to Quantity Surveying Science, Engineering, Information and Computing. The academic level of Technology and Built Environment our programmes ranges from Higher industries and who wish to participate Certificates (Level 6), to Ordinary actively in the academic, sporting Degrees, Honours Degrees, Masters and social life of the Institute. Faculty of Degrees and on to PhD (Level 10). We are constantly monitoring the quality and relevance of all of our programmes of Dean, Faculty Applied Science, study and developing new programmes Engineering & Technology Applied Science, to meet the demand of students and Ms. Maria Kyne, industry. Programmes are recognised by B.E., M.Eng.Sc, H.Dip(Ed.), the relevant professional bodies including C.Eng, FIEI Engineers Ireland, Society of Chartered Engineering Surveyors Ireland, the Chartered Institute FURTHER INFORMATION of Building and others. Details of programmes are provided under each The Faculty Office Department section of this brochure. Tel: 061 293261 / 061 293858 and Technology Email: [email protected]
128 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 129 Department of Applied Science
Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology
Welcome to the Department of Applied Science at LIT Moylish (Limerick) and LIT Thurles.
We are delighted that you are considering in that discipline, meaning that you starting your career in Science with us. get recognised for your work already Not only are our graduates highly sought done. The path of your education is after by industry but also by international in your hands. You can also check out research centres as they are recognised our Masters and PhD programmes. for having the highest quality in Analytical Technical skills and problem solving We offer a range of programmes in which spans all scientific disciplines. the disciplines of Applied Biology, Biotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals When you become a science student (new), Applied Chemistry, Environmental with us, 50% of your training will involve Science, Environmental Management, practical hands-on experience which Forensic and Pharmaceutical Science, means you have what employers want Drug and Medicinal Product Analysis, from day one. We offer multiple pathways and Medical Technology. Whichever to completing your training to honours you choose, practical skills are at degree level and regardless of whether our core which give you a passport you start on a two year programme or a to the modern scientific world. three year programme; you can achieve an honours degree in four years. On the So, if you are interested in any of our other hand, should you decide that you programmes or want to walk through want to take a break after completing our state of the art laboratories just two years of a four year programme give us a call. You are most welcome. you can exit with a Higher Certificate
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Student Profile
“I chose this course because I have always In 3rd year, we went on a few site visits wanted to work in the healthcare sector. and had Work Placement and case Dean, Faculty Applied Science, When I came across the course in LIT, I projects. From seeing the fast-paced Engineering & Technology was really impressed and thought that it environment that is MedTech, it was easy Ms. Maria Kyne, was the perfect combination of science, to see why this course is so important. B.E., M.Eng.Sc, H.Dip(Ed.), and engineering and medical technology. C.Eng, FIEI Because of the nature of the Medical Doing this course in LIT, with the small Technology industry, the coursework can class sizes, and extremely dedicated Head of Department of Applied change from year to year to stay up to lecturers has made the whole college Science date with this constantly evolving area. experience extremely enjoyable. A big Mr. Daniel J. Walsh BSc, PhD part of the appeal of studying in LIT The balance of theory and practical work is are the small campuses and that you ideal as you can get hands-on experience are treated as a person and you are not FURTHER INFORMATION with the medical devices and programmes known just by your student number.” Department of Applied Science used within industry and hospitals, which Tel: 061 293261 (Limerick) makes it easier to understand the theory 0504 28253 (Thurles) and concepts of what’s learned in class.
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LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC362 Biotechnology with Biopharmaceutical Science Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 142
LC266 Drug & Medicinal Product Analysis Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 146
LC408 Environmental Science & Climate Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio – Thurles 148
LC265 Forensic & Pharmaceutical Science Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 152
LC263 Clinical Technology Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 156
LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC260 Applied Biology Bachelor of Science 138
LC425 Environmental Science Bachelor of Science – Thurles 150
LC267 Forensic & Pharmaceutical Science Bachelor of Science 154
LC268 Medical Technology Bachelor of Science 158
ADD-ON PROGRAMMES ADD-ON Bioanalysis & Biotechnology Bachelor of Science (Honours) 140
ADD-ON Chemical Instrumentation & Analysis Bachelor of Science (Honours) 144
ADD-ON Medical Technology Bachelor of Science (Honours) 160
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES • Postgraduate Studies & Research Opportunities in Applied Science (Level 9 & 10)
Details of Postgraduate Programmes are available in our Postgraduate Programmes Handbook or see: www.lit.ie/postgraduate
134 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Progression Opportunities We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to Applied Science college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you.
Just call 061 293262, email [email protected] or go to lit.ie/admissions
Postgraduate Programmes (Level 9 & Level 10)
4 Years Ab-initio 4 Years Ab-initio 1 Year Add-on 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 Years Ab-initio or 1 Year Add-on or 1 Year Add-on Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours or 1 Year Add-on Level 8 Honours 1 Year Add-on Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Degree Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Degree LC362 Biotechnology Bioanalysis & Degree LC266 Drug & Medicinal Degree Chemical LC263 Clinical with Biopharmaceutical Biotechnology LC265 Forensic & Product Analysis LC408 Environmental Instrumentation & YEAR 4 YEAR Technology Science Pharmaceutical Science & Climate Analysis Sciences (Thurles)
3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree LC268 Medical LC260 Applied LC267 Forensic & LC425 Technology Biology Pharmaceutical Environmental Sciences Science (Thurles) YEAR 3 YEAR YEAR 2 YEAR YEAR 1 YEAR
College Entry College Entry • Leaving Cert • Leaving Cert • QQI FET / FETAC • QQI FET / FETAC • Mature • Mature
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MODULES CAO CODE: LC260 Applied Biology. Year 1: Biology (Applied), Introductory PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Physics Concepts, Chemistry, Laboratory Practice, Mathematics for Biologists. DURATION: 3 years Bachelor of Science CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week Year 2: Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Analytical Techniques, Concepts LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick in Chemistry for Biologists, Mathematics and Statistics for Quality Control. CAO POINTS 2020: 326
Year 3: Advanced Biochemistry with Industrial Applications, Applied Microbiology, Food Science & Technology, Bio-Analytical Techniques, Quality Assurance & Regulations, Project (Planning and Practical).
WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Applied Biology is a discipline that is The programme offers you diverse Leaving Certificate: currently at the forefront of scientific employment opportunities in key growth A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in research and technological development and areas within the Life Sciences. As a graduate Leaving Certificate subjects, including underpins a number of premier industries in Applied Biology you will have excellent Mathematics and English or Irish. in Ireland and internationally. These include career prospects and employment QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: the Healthcare and Biopharmaceutical opportunities in a range of sectors such Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ sectors, Food industries, Biotechnology, as the Biotechnology, Food, Healthcare, for further information. Bioanalytical and Diagnostics, and more. Environmental, Bio-Pharmaceutical and more.
FURTHER INFORMATION This programme allows you an opportunity Graduates of the programme who meet Contact: Ms. Marie O’Callaghan, to study the key areas in Applied Biology the minimum criteria for progression Programme Leader including Microbiology, Biochemistry, Food may also progress to the one year Tel: 061 293239 Science, Biotechnology, Genetics, Bio-forensics, add-on Level 8 Honours Degree in Email: [email protected] and Healthcare. You will also gain hands- Bioanalysis & Biotechnology. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC260 on experience of state of the art laboratory techniques, merging both traditional and AppliedScienceLIT cutting-edge technologies in the life sciences.
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? This programme is designed for students who have a keen interest in Biology and who wish to pursue successful careers in the Life Sciences. You will have small class sizes, dedicated lecturers, and gain hands-on experience of state of the art technologies in Applied Biology.
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MODULES CODE: Add-on Bioanalysis & Semester 1: Biomolecular Techniques, PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Bioanalytical Method Validation, Biotechnology. Mammalian Cell Culture, Data Analytics, DURATION: 1 year add-on programme Project Management & Research. following on from LC260 Level 7 Degree
CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week Bachelor of Science Semester 2: Bioanalysis, (Honours) Biotechnology, Bioprocessing, Quality LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Management, Research Project.
WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? You will have excellent employment and career opportunities in key growth areas including the Biopharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Bioanalytical, and Healthcare sectors.
WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Typical jobs include Bioanalyst, This interdisciplinary one-year add-on Biotechnologist, Production Specialist, 1. A pass in a relevant Bachelor Degree programme provides you with specialist Process Scientist, Microbiologist and (Level 7) in a relevant field with an overall skills in the Bioanalytical and Biotechnology Molecular Biologist. Some graduates work in average performance of at least 50%. sectors. You will gain critical skills in key Vistakon, Regeneron, Pfizer, BMS, Biomarin, 2. An equivalent qualification to a areas including Bioanalysis, Biotechnology, MSD, Beckman Coulter and Janssen. Bachelor Degree (Level 7) with Bioprocessing, Mammalian Cell Culture, appropriate pre-requisite subjects. Biomolecular Techniques, Bioanalytical Graduates may also pursue Masters or 3. A pass in a relevant Bachelor Degree Method Validation, Quality Management Ph.D. programmes in Biology-related (Level 7) with one year suitable Systems and Data Analytics. disciplines in Ireland or abroad. and relevant work experience. Graduates of the programme may have Apply directly to LIT careers in Bioanalytical Science, Process Tel: 061 293262 Science, Biopharma and Food Manufacturing, Email: [email protected] Quality Control and Research & Development in a range of modern bio-industries including FURTHER INFORMATION the Biopharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Contact: Dr. Ann Murphy, Bioanalytical and Food Sectors. Programme Leader Tel: 061 293815 WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Email: [email protected] Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8260 This is a one year add-on honours programme and is ideal for Level 7 AppliedScienceLIT graduates in Applied Biology and related disciplines in the biological sciences.
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Sciences and in particular the Biotechnology CAO CODE: LC362 and Biopharmaceutical industries. Biotechnology with You will have small class sizes, dedicated PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 lecturers, and gain hands-on experience of state of the art technologies in Biotechnology. DURATION: 4 years Biopharmaceutical (with 6 month Work Placement)
Science. MODULES CLASS HOURS: 22-25 hours per week Year 1: Biology, Chemistry, Introductory LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Bachelor of Science Physics Concepts, Laboratory Practice (Honours) Ab Initio and Mathematics for Biologists. CAO POINTS 2020: 413
Year 2: Analytical Techniques, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Microbiology, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Concepts in Chemistry for Biologists, Maths & Statistics for Quality Control. Employment and career opportunities are available in key growth areas including Year 3: Advanced Biochemistry with the Biotechnology, Biopharmaceutical, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Industrial Applications, Applied Microbiology, Bioanalytical and Healthcare sectors. The aim of this 4-year level 8 ab initio Food Science & Technology, Bio-Analytical Typical jobs include Process Scientist, Leaving Certificate: programme is to provide graduates with an Techniques, Quality Assurance & Bioanalyst, Biotechnologist, Production A minimum of two H5 and four O6/H7 Honours degree in Biotechnology with an Regulations, Six month Work Placement Specialist, Microbiologist and Molecular grades in six Leaving Certificate subjects, emphasis on Biopharmaceutical Science. or Research Project (Semester 2). Biologist. Graduates may work in including Mathematics and English or Irish. Regeneron, Pfizer, BMS, Biomarin, MSD, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: It meets the growing demand of the Life Year 4: Semester 1: Biomolecular Vistakon, Beckman Coulter and Janssen. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ Sciences and Biopharmaceutical sectors Techniques, Bioanalytical Method Validation, for further information. for highly skilled graduates with specialist Mammalian Cell Culture, Data Analytics, Graduates may also pursue Masters or training in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Project Management & Research. Ph.D. programmes in Biology-related FURTHER INFORMATION Biomolecular Techniques, Mammalian Semester 2: Bioanalysis, disciplines in Ireland or abroad. Contact: Dr. Ann Murphy, Cell Culture, Bioanalysis, Bioprocessing, Biotechnology, Bioprocessing, Quality Programme Leader Quality Management and Data Analytics. Management, Research Project. Tel: 061 293815 Email: [email protected] Graduates of this programme may have Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC362 careers in Biopharma Manufacturing, Process Science, Quality Control, and Contact: Dr. Mary Morrin, Research and Development in a range Programme Leader of Bio-Industry sectors. You may also Tel: 061 293333 continue your studies and undertake a Email: [email protected] Masters or Ph.D programme in Biology- Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC362 related disciplines in Ireland or abroad. AppliedScienceLIT WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO?
This programme is designed for students who have a keen interest in Biology and who wish to pursue successful careers in the Life
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MODULES CODE: Add-on Chemical Semester 1: Chemical & Instrumental PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Analysis, GMP & Chromatographic Instrumentation Methods, Spectroscopic & Complementary DURATION: 1 year programme Methods I, Data Analytics. following on from Level 7 Degree
CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week & Analysis. Semester 2: Chromatographic Methods & Validation, Spectroscopic & Complementary LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Bachelor of Science Methods II, Special Topics, Quality (Honours) Management, Research Project.
WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Graduates are equipped with the skills and competence to gain employment in pharmaceutical, bio-pharmaceutical, chemical, food or biotechnology industries, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS local authorities, and other regulatory bodies. This programme produces highly qualified 1. A pass in a relevant Bachelor Degree Chemists, Analysts and Laboratory Graduates of the programme work as (Level 7) in a relevant field with an overall Technicians in the key area of Chemical Analytical Scientists, Production Specialists, average performance of at least 40%. Instrumentation and Analytical Methods. Quality Assurance Specialists, in Regulatory 2. An equivalent qualification to a Affairs and at managerial level in both Bachelor Degree (Level 7) with Graduates will be specialists in the use of international and domestic companies. appropriate pre-requisite subjects. modern instrumental techniques to carry Examples of such international multinational 3. A pass in a relevant Bachelor Degree out chemical, pharmaceutical, drug, food, companies include Vision care, Regeneron, (Level 7) with one year suitable and environmental analysis. It also builds Pfizer, Edwards, MSD, Baxter, Allergan, and relevant work experience. and improves on the students’ knowledge GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson. of Laboratory Quality Assurance, Regulatory Apply directly to LIT Affairs and Laboratory Management. This Level 8 programme is recognised Tel: 061 293262 both nationally and internationally and Email: [email protected] many past graduates have continued their WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? studies to Masters and PhD awards within FURTHER INFORMATION Candidates who obtain a pass grade B.Sc. LIT and beyond. Graduates are eligible to Contact: Dr. Michael Geary, (Level 7) in Chemical Instrumentation/ apply for the Masters in Education (formerly Programme Leader Analytical Methods or similar programme H.Dip.) and pursue a career in Science/ Tel: 061 293423 may progress to the BSc. (Honours) Chemistry teaching in second level schools. Email: [email protected] Chemical Instrumentation & Analysis. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8261
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC266 Drug & Medicinal Drug and Medicinal Product Analysis is for PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 people who like biology, chemistry, and Product Analysis. practical laboratory work and who want DURATION: 4 years to learn about the process of making safe, (with six month Work Placement in Year 3) high quality medicines and healthcare CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week Bachelor of Science products. Students spend approximately (Honours) Ab Initio half their time in the lab learning good, LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick hands-on skills that employers value. It is not necessary to have studied all Science CAO POINTS 2020: 262 subjects at Leaving Certificate. Fundamentals of all Science subjects are studied in Year 1.
WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? MODULES The employment record of graduates of this Year 1: Introduction to Drug and programme continues to be one of the best Medicinal Products, Biology, Chemistry, in Ireland. Graduates are equipped with the WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Introductory Physics Concepts, and skills and competence to gain employment This programme was developed with Mathematics for Scientists. in pharmaceutical, bio-pharmaceutical, Leaving Certificate: input from people working in the relevant chemical, food or biotechnology industries, A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in industries. We aim to produce graduates who Year 2: Drug and Medicinal Product local authorities, and other regulatory bodies. six Leaving Certificate subjects, including understand how medicines and healthcare Technology, Analytical Techniques, Statistical Mathematics and English or Irish. products, including pharmaceuticals and Process Control, Inorganic and Physical Graduates of the programme work as QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: biopharmaceuticals, are manufactured and Chemistry, Introduction to Molecules in Analytical Scientists, Quality Assurance Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ checked to make sure they are safe, effective, Medicine, and Pharmaceutical Biosciences. Specialists, Regulatory Affairs Specialists and for further information. and high quality. Students who graduate at managerial level in both international and from the programme are ready to work in Year 3: Semester 1: Drug & Medicinal domestic companies. Examples of companies FURTHER INFORMATION one of Ireland’s most valuable industries. Products and Good Manufacturing where our graduates are working include Contact: Ms. Marie Walsh, Practices, Biotoxicology, Molecular & Regeneron, Vision Care, Pfizer, Edwards Programme Leader This Honours Degree allows students to Immuno Biology, Instrumental Analysis, Lifesciences, Boston Scientific, Wyeth Tel: 061 293338 develop the analytical laboratory skills Molecules in Medicine, Quality Assurance. MSD, Baxter, Allergan, GlaxoSmithKline, Email: [email protected] necessary to work in the highly regulated Semester 2: Six-month Work Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, and Abbott. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC266 industries that manufacture medicines, Placement/Industrial Practice. medical devices, and healthcare products. It This Level 8 programme is recognised both AppliedScienceLIT also offers students the chance to study quality Year 4: Semester 1: Advanced Drug nationally and internationally and graduates control and management in those industries. and Medicinal Product Analysis, GMP & can continue their studies to Masters and Chromatographic Methods, Spectroscopic & PhD awards within LIT and beyond. The programme takes a detailed look at Complementary Methods I, Data Analytics. every aspect of manufacture in Ireland’s most Semester 2: Chromatographic Methods & successful sector and develops the students’ Validation, Spectroscopic & Complementary skills in the areas most required to obtain Methods II, Special Topics, Quality good, well-paid jobs in the industry. There Management, Research Project. is a six-month work placement in Year 3 of the programme to provide valuable work experience.
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Information Systems (GIS) mapping and CAO CODE: LC408 in research. A Professional Development Environmental module prepares students for a work PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 placement during the summer of third year. Science & Climate. DURATION: 4 years In Year 4, students examine the complex topics CLASS HOURS: 15-21 hours per week of atmosphere and climate, complementing Bachelor of Science the work done in previous years on ecology, LOCATION: Thurles Campus, Co. Tipperary (Honours) Ab Initio land and water. Skills in environmental monitoring, computer modelling and CAO POINTS 2020: 279 organisational management are developed. Positive responses for climate action such as renewable energy and sustainable building are Year 3: Semester 1: Water and Wastewater examined. New approaches to achieving long- Treatment Systems, Water Resources term sustainability are a key focus. Management 1, Planning and Environmental Assessment, Geographic Information Systems 1, Professional Development. WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS The programme will interest those who Semester 2: Water Quality and Analysis, This programme equips graduates with the wish to commit to obtaining an honours Water Resources Management 2, Planning Leaving Certificate: practical skills to apply environmental science degree-level qualification in environmental and Environmental Resources, Research A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in knowledge in a broad range of sectors across management. This level may be required Techniques, Geographic Information six Leaving Certificate subjects, including the environmental themes of biodiversity, to avail of certain employment or further Systems 2, Work Placement (12 Weeks). Mathematics and English or Irish. water and climate action. Graduates gain an study opportunities. Relevant school subjects QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: understanding of sustainable development include geography and the sciences, but they Year 4: Semester 1: Atmospheric Processes Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ as the context for environmental protection are not mandatory. Mature students from and Air Quality, Environmental Monitoring for further information. work. This programme at LIT Thurles prepares various work backgrounds have successfully and Modelling 1, Energy in Buildings, students to help businesses, communities completed the programme. Renewable Energy, Economy and Sustainable FURTHER INFORMATION and the public sector respond actively to the Development, Organisational Management Contact: Mr. Martin McCormack & challenges we face. Students learn about for Environmental Managers. Semester 2: MODULES Ms Elisha McGrane ecology and conservation of the natural Atmospheric Processes and Climate Change, Programme Leaders environment as well as how to manage Year 1: Introduction to Environmental Environmental Monitoring and Modelling 2, Tel: 0504 28253 resources like waste and energy in business. Science, Rural Land Use & the Environment, Final Year Project, Society and Sustainable Email: [email protected] Introduction to Environmental Development, Environment: Project [email protected] There is lots of practical lab work, field work, Management, Professional Skills in Management Skills. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC408 field trips and computer skills sessions. Third Level, Introduction to Sustainable Subjects on personal development are also Development, Applied Environmental EnvironmentalCourse included – valuable skills for the work place. Science, Environmental Maths & Computing. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? New approaches to balancing the needs of Graduates are qualified for a wide range society and the economy with protection Year 2: Earth Science & Ecology, Environment of roles including Environmental Officers / of the environment are investigated. & Sustainable Development, Conservation & Environmental Scientists with businesses, Biogeography, Environmental Management state agencies, the public sector and non- In Year 3, students deepen their scientific Systems, Teamwork and Training, Field Study governmental organisations (NGOs), or as understanding of how the earth’s natural Skills, Introduction to Geographic Information Environmental Researchers and Consultants. systems work by examining the topic of water Systems and Surveying. Most weeks in in detail. Students develop skills in Geographic Year 2 involve one day out in the field.
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The involvement of the Thurles and Clonmel CAO CODE: LC425 campuses of LIT on the An Taisce Green- Environmental Campus programme provides valuable active PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 learning opportunities for students. Science. DURATION: 3 years WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CLASS HOURS: 21 hours per week Bachelor of Science This programme will appeal to those who are LOCATION: Thurles Campus, Co. Tipperary passionate about the environment and wish to know more about how we interact with CAO POINTS 2020: 278 that environment. School subjects such as geography, biology, agricultural science or chemistry are particularly relevant, but are not mandatory. Mature students may already WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? have relevant work experience (e.g. in the built Graduates can progress into the fourth or natural environment). The programme year of the BSc (Hons) programme (LC408). will interest those who wish to commit to This ladder system allows students to obtaining a degree-level qualification in obtain an honours degree in four years. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS environmental management. The Bachelor of Science programme consists Graduates of the Bachelor programme Leaving Certificate: of the first three years of programme LC408, are qualified for a wide range of roles A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in which has been running in LIT Thurles MODULES including Environmental Technicians and Leaving Certificate subjects, including campus since 2008. In the first two years of Year 1: Introduction to Environmental Environmental Officers with businesses, Mathematics and English or Irish. this Bachelor’s programme, students learn Science, Rural Land Use & the Environment, state agencies, public sector bodies and QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: about ecology and conservation of the natural Introduction to Environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ environment as well as how to manage Management, Professional Skills in inclusion of a work placement is of particular for further information. resources like waste and energy in business. Third Level, Introduction to Sustainable value to graduates seeking employment. Development, Applied Environmental FURTHER INFORMATION There is lots of practical lab work, field work, Science, Environmental Maths & Computing. Contact: Mr. Martin McCormack & field trips and computer skills sessions. Ms Elisha McGrane Subjects on personal development are also Year 2: Earth Science & Ecology, Environment Programme Leaders included – valuable skills for the workplace. & Sustainable Development, Conservation & Tel: 0504 28253 New approaches to balancing the needs of Biogeography, Environmental Management Email: [email protected] society and the economy with protection Systems, Teamwork and Training, Field Study [email protected] of the environment are investigated. Skills, Introduction to Geographic Information Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC425 Systems and Surveying. Most weeks in In Year 3, students deepen their scientific Year 2 involve one day out in the field. EnvironmentalCourse understanding of how the earth’s natural systems work by examining the topic of water YEAR 3: Semester 1: Water and Wastewater in detail. Students develop skills in Geographic Treatment Systems, Water Resources Information Systems (GIS) mapping and in Management 1, Planning and Environmental research. A Professional Development module Assessment, Geographic Information prepares students for a work placement Systems 1, Professional Development. in the summer of third year. This provides Semester 2: Water Quality and Analysis, students with a valuable opportunity to gain Water Resources Management 2, Planning experience and, with some luck, might turn and Environmental Resources, Research into an environmental management job! Techniques, Geographic Information Systems 2, Work Placement (12 Weeks).
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at home or abroad gives graduates an edge CAO CODE: LC265 when seeking employment. Forensic & PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Pharmaceutical MODULES DURATION: 4 years Year 1: Forensic & Scientific Practice, (including six-month Work Placement) Biology, Chemistry, Introductory Physics CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week Science. Concepts, and Mathematics for Scientists.
LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Bachelor of Science Year 2: Forensics, Biosciences, Introduction (Honours) Ab initio to Pharmaceutical Science, Instrumental CAO POINTS 2020: 413 Analysis, Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, and Statistical Process Control.
Year 3: Bio-toxicology, Molecular & Immuno Biology, Forensic Toxicology & Drug Analysis, Quality Assurance, Instrumental Analysis, Pharmaceutical Technology, Six month Work WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Placement/Research Project (Semester2). This programme is the first and Leaving Certificate: most reputable of its kind in Ireland. Year 4: Semester 1: Biopharmaceuticals, A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in Students achieve a detailed knowledge Advanced Forensic Techniques I, Advanced six Leaving Certificate subjects, including and understanding of the sciences Pharmaceutical Technology I, Instrumental Mathematics and English or Irish. underpinning the forensic, pharmaceutical Analysis I, Drugs in Sport I, Project. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: and analytical fields. Students will gain Semester 2: Biomolecular Forensics, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ exposure to, and experience in, the Advanced Forensic Techniques II, Advanced for further information. methodology and techniques at the Pharmaceutical Technology II, Instrumental forefront of these major scientific areas. Analysis II, Drugs in Sport II, Project. FURTHER INFORMATION Contact: Dr. Liz Moore, In LIT, we place an emphasis on “hands-on WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Programme Leader work” (approximately 50% of scheduled course Tel: 061 293110 work), endowing our graduates with a highly For graduates that wish to proceed Email: [email protected] desirable and much sought-after set of skills immediately to employment, career prospects Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC265 and expertise: experience in pharmaceutical are diverse - with graduates holding public and forensic science combined with a range of and private sector jobs in state labs, healthcare, AppliedScienceLIT analytical techniques, which make graduates the pharmaceutical industry, analyst labs highly sought after by employers. Since and more. The employment record of our the beginning of this programme, selected graduates within Ireland has been excellent student(s) have been employed each year by and our graduates have also obtained the State Laboratory for their work placement. positions in the UK, USA and Australia.
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Upon graduation students may progress The programme is ideal for students with a to a Masters or PhD by research – previous questioning mind and interested in using graduates having completed research within Science to solve problems. It will suit any LIT, other Irish universities, Oxford University student interested in laboratory Science. This (Ph.D.), University of York (Ph.D.), etc. is the most established programme of its kind in Ireland. The six months work placement
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC267 Forensic & This programme is ideal for students PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 with a questioning mind and interested Pharmaceutical in using Science to solve problems. It will DURATION: 3 years suit any student interested in laboratory CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week Science. It is the most established Science. programme of its kind in Ireland. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick
Bachelor of Science CAO POINTS 2020: 329 MODULES Year 1: Forensic & Scientific Practice, Biology, Chemistry, Introductory Physics Concepts, and Mathematics for Scientists. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Graduates of the programme will have a Year 2: Forensics, Biosciences, Introduction great mix of skills and knowledge needed to Pharmaceutical Science, Instrumental for today’s employment market and Analysis, Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, are hugely sought after by employers. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS and Statistical Process Control. Graduates gain employment in a range This programme is one of the most reputable of sectors including forensic and state Leaving Certificate: of its kind in Ireland. LIT aims to produce Year 3: Bio-toxicology, Molecular & Immuno laboratories and in pharmaceutical, A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in high quality problem-solving graduates Biology, Forensic Toxicology & Drug Analysis, analytical or biotechnology type industries. Leaving Certificate subjects, including skilled in the measurement principles Quality Assurance, Instrumental Analysis, Mathematics and English or Irish. and techniques employed in Forensic and Pharmaceutical Technology, Industrial The programme also offers a progression QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Pharmaceutical Analysis and students achieve Practice. route to the Level 8 Honours Degree in Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ a detailed knowledge and understanding Forensic & Pharmaceutical Science within for further information. of the sciences underpinning the forensic, the Department of Applied Science at LIT. pharmaceutical and analytical fields. Students FURTHER INFORMATION will gain exposure to, and experience in, Contact: Dr. Liz Moore, the methodology and techniques at the Programme Leader heart of these key scientific areas. Tel: 061 293110 Email: [email protected] In LIT, we place an emphasis on “hands-on Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC267 work” (approximately 50% of scheduled course work), endowing our graduates with a highly AppliedScienceLIT desirable and much sought-after set of skills and expertise: experience in pharmaceutical and forensic science combined with a range of analytical techniques that make graduates highly sought after by employers.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC263 Clinical If you are interested in engineering, science PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 and technology and the medical applications Technology. of these disciplines, this honours degree DURATION: 4 years could be for you. Typical applicants will be CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week those who have an interest in engineering Bachelor of Science and science and want a career in helping LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick (Honours) Ab Initio others. You will benefit from small class sizes, dedicated lecturers, and gain hands- CAO POINTS 2020: 294 on experience of state-of-the-art medical technologies as they are used in hospital, healthcare and industry settings. Year 4: Semester 1: Standards & Accreditation, Project Design & Management, Decontamination in Healthcare, Rehabilitation MODULES & Renal Technology. Year 1: Semester 1: Mathematical Semester 2: Cybersecurity in Methods I, Introduction to Developing Healthcare, Diagnostic Imaging & WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS the Professional Practitioner, Physics Radiotherapy, Final Year Project. Clinical/Medical Technology is at the for Healthcare, Applied Chemistry, Leaving Certificate: crossroads of science, engineering and Introduction to Analogue Electronics. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? technology. The healthcare industry in Ireland Semester 2: Mathematical Methods II, six Leaving Certificate subjects, including and internationally is growing exponentially Cell Biology & Biomolecules, Introduction The programme content has been carefully Mathematics and English or Irish. and the use of sophisticated medical to Digital Electronics, Developing the developed in conjunction with medical and Given the technical nature of this technology and instrumentation has created a Professional Practitioner in the Healthcare industrial partners to develop a specific programme, it is desirable that the demand for specialized, well-trained graduates Environment, Fundamentals of Computing. skill set relevant to employment in Medical student have a minimum of grade in the emerging field of Medical Technology. Technology support roles. The programme O3 or H6 in Leaving Certificate Year 2: Semester 1: Anatomy & Physiology, offers you excellent employment opportunities Mathematics or equivalent. As a graduate of this programme, your skillset Maths for Clinical Technology, Applied and career prospects in key areas within QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: will include the ability to install, operate, Physics, Electrical Safety Principles the healthcare industry. Job categories Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ test, calibrate, troubleshoot, maintain and in Healthcare, ICT in Healthcare. include: Hospital Clinical Engineering & for further information. manage critical medical equipment as Semester 2: Medical Instrumentation & Medical Physics Departments, Healthcare part of a healthcare team. Opportunities Electrotechnology, Statistics for Clinical Providers, Medical Device Manufacturing & also exist in Hospital administration Technology, Infection Control & Sterilisation, Servicing, Manufacturer Sales & Marketing, FURTHER INFORMATION and management. Graduates are also Fundamentals of Clinical Technology, Medical Software Applications Specialist, Contact: Mr Patrick Leydon, well placed to find employment in the Biomechanics & Biomaterials. Customer Service, Regulatory Agencies Programme Leader Medical Device Manufacturing industry and Academia & Education. Our graduates Tel: 061 293166 in the areas of Manufacturing, Servicing, Year 3: All of Semester 1 with additional 5 have gone on to find employment in Email: [email protected] Sales and Marketing, Medical Software Weeks in Semester 2: Operating Department hospitals including UHL Clinical Engineering Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC263 Applications and Customer Service. Technology, Information Systems for Department, others to work in medical AppliedScienceLIT Healthcare, Clinical Technology, Programming device manufacturing for leading companies This programme will allow the student to for Biomedical Science, Clinical Asset & Risk such as Johnson & Johnson, and some combine a broad knowledge of science, Management, Quality Assurance & Validation. now work in technical support roles in the medical, electrical/electronic principles with From Week 6 of Semester 2: Students third level sector. The postgraduate route the specific knowledge required for the will undertake either Work Placement has also been taken up by our students. applications of Medical Technology in a variety or Clinical Technology Case Projects. Graduates may also have the opportunity of healthcare and industry related settings. to pursue Masters or Ph.D. programmes in Students will also be given the opportunity to related disciplines in LIT, Ireland or abroad. obtain a parallel award in Basic Life Support.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC268 Medical If you are interested in engineering, science PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 and technology and the medical applications Technology. of these disciplines, this degree could be DURATION: 3 years for you. Typical applicants will be those who CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week have an interest in engineering and science Bachelor of Science and want a career in helping others. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick
You will benefit from small class sizes, CAO POINTS 2020: 289 dedicated lecturers, and gain hands-on experience of state of the art medical technologies as they are used in hospital, healthcare and industry settings. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? The programme content has been carefully developed in conjunction with medical and MODULES industrial partners to develop a specific Year 1: Semester 1: Mathematical skill set relevant to employment in Medical WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Methods I, Introduction to Developing Technology support roles. The programme Medical Technology is at the crossroads the Professional Practitioner, Physics offers you excellent employment opportunities Leaving Certificate: of science, engineering and technology. for Healthcare, Applied Chemistry, and career prospects in key areas within A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in The healthcare industry in Ireland and Introduction to Analogue Electronics. the healthcare sector including Hospitals Leaving Certificate subjects, including internationally is growing exponentially and Semester 2: Mathematical Methods II, and other Healthcare providers, in addition Mathematics and English or Irish. the use of sophisticated medical technology Cell Biology & Biomolecules, Introduction to industry roles in medical equipment Given the technical nature of this and instrumentation has created a demand to Digital Electronics, Developing the manufacture, service, sales and distribution. programme, it is desirable that the for specialized, well-trained graduates in Professional Practitioner in the Healthcare student have a minimum of grade the emerging field of Medical Technology. Environment, Fundamentals of Computing. Students who have successfully completed O3 or H6 in Leaving Certificate As a graduate of this programme, your the BSc in Medical Technology to the Mathematics or equivalent. skill set will include the ability to operate, Year 2: Semester 1: Anatomy & Physiology, requisite standard may continue their QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: test, calibrate, troubleshoot and maintain Maths for Clinical Technology, Applied studies at Level 8 in the B.Sc. (Hons) in Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ critical medical equipment as part of a Physics, Electrical Safety Principles Medical Technology in LIT through a one year for further information. healthcare team. Graduates are also well in Healthcare, ICT in Healthcare. add-on honours degree. See BSc Medical placed to find employment in the Medical Semester 2: Medical Instrumentation & Technology Year 4 (LC263) for module details. Device Manufacturing Industry in the Electrotechnology, Statistics for Clinical FURTHER INFORMATION areas of Manufacturing, Servicing, Sales Technology, Infection Control & Sterilisation, Contact: Mr Patrick Leydon, and Marketing and Customer Service. Fundamentals of Clinical Technology, Programme Leader Biomechanics & Biomaterials. Tel: 061 293166 This programme will allow the student to Email: [email protected] combine a broad knowledge of science, Year 3: All of Semester 1 with an Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC268 medical, electrical/electronic principles with additional 5 Weeks in Semester 2: AppliedScienceLIT the specific knowledge required for the Operating Department Technology, applications of Medical Technology in a variety Information Systems for Healthcare, Clinical of healthcare and industry related settings. Technology, Programming for Biomedical Students will also be given the opportunity to Science, Clinical Asset & Risk Management, obtain a parallel award in Basic Life Support. Quality Assurance & Validation. From Week 6 of Semester 2: Students will undertake either Work Placement or Clinical Technology Case Projects.
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applications of Medical Technology in a variety CAO CODE: Add-on of healthcare and industry related settings. Medical Students will also be given the opportunity to PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 obtain a parallel award in Basic Life Support. DURATION: 1 year programme following Technology. on from LC268 Level 7 degree WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week Bachelor of Science This is a one year add-on Level 8 (Honours) programme and is ideally suited to LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Level 7 graduates of Medical Technology (LC268) and other equivalent Engineering or Science Level 7 programmes. Our graduates have gone on to find employment in hospitals including UHL MODULES Clinical Engineering Department, others Semester 1: Standards & Accreditation, Project to work in medical device manufacturing Design & Management, Decontamination in for leading companies such as Johnson Healthcare, Rehabilitation & Renal Technology. & Johnson, and some now work in WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS technical support roles in the third level Medical Technology is at the crossroads Semester 2: Cybersecurity in sector. The postgraduate route has also 1. A pass in a relevant Engineering or of science, engineering and technology. Healthcare, Diagnostic Imaging & been taken up by our students. Science Bachelor Degree (Level 7) with The healthcare industry in Ireland and Radiotherapy, Final Year Project. an overall performance of at least 50%. internationally is growing exponentially and Graduates may also have the opportunity 2. An equivalent qualification to a the use of sophisticated medical technology to pursue Masters or Ph.D. programmes in Bachelor Degree (Level 7) with and instrumentation has created a demand WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? related disciplines in LIT, Ireland or abroad. appropriate pre-requisite subjects. for specialized, well-trained graduates in The programme content has been carefully 3. A pass in a relevant Engineering or the emerging field of Medical Technology. developed in conjunction with medical Science Degree (Level 7) with one and industrial partners to develop a year suitable work experience. As a graduate of this programme, your skill specific skill set relevant to employment set will include the ability to install, operate, in Medical Technology support roles. Apply directly to LIT test, calibrate, troubleshoot, maintain and Tel: 061 293262 manage critical medical equipment as The programme offers you excellent Email: [email protected] part of a healthcare team. Opportunities employment opportunities and career also exist in Hospital administration prospects in key areas within the FURTHER INFORMATION and management. Graduates are also healthcare industry. Job categories Contact: Mr Patrick Leydon, well placed to find employment in the include: Hospital Clinical Engineering & Programme Leader Medical Device Manufacturing Industry Medical Physics Departments, Healthcare Tel: 061 293166 in the areas of Manufacturing, Servicing, Providers, Medical Device Manufacturing & Email: [email protected] Sales and Marketing, Medical Software Servicing, Manufacturer Sales & Marketing, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8268 Applications and Customer Service. Medical Software Applications Specialist, Customer Service, Regulatory Agencies AppliedScienceLIT This programme will allow the student to and Academia and Education. combine a broad knowledge of science, medical, electrical/electronic principles with the specific knowledge required for the
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Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology
The Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at LIT offers a diverse range of programmes including electrical engineering, renewable energy, automation and electronic engineering with computer systems.
With up-to-date laboratories and electrical workshops, students work on today’s best industry standard equipment. A hands-on, practical approach to learning means students have the knowledge but also the skills to meet industry requirements. Students also participate in individual and group projects that are industry relevant.
Give us a call if you would like more information on any of our programmes.
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162 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 163 Jessica Winters, Industrial Automation & Robotics
Student Profile Dean, Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering & Technology “I was working for a few years before I I didn’t study anything to do with Ms. Maria Kyne, came to college. I had decided to get a engineering or even physics or chemistry B.E., M.Eng.Sc, H.Dip(Ed.), C.Eng, feel for the industry first. I worked in EI in school, but it turns out you don’t FIEI in Shannon where there were plenty of have to have an extensive background robotics and I could get my hands on in these subjects if you have an interest Head of Department of Electrical machines. It really gave me an idea of in the subject. My work experience & Electronic Engineering what I wanted to do - instead of working definitely helped with the interest also. Dr. Maura Clancy, BA, MA, PhD the machines I wanted to work on them. So I am now finished first year in LIT, I have returned to college as a mature and this is probably the best move I have FURTHER INFORMATION student. I did not have the points when I made in my life so far. The network of Department of Electrical left school, and while I could have done friends and the atmosphere is great, & Electronic Engineering a PLC course to help me get access to I am studying what I really enjoy.” the course, I opted to work and then Tel: 061 293261 go in as a mature student. It was the EngineeringLimerickIT right choice for me. I started the Level Engineering_LIT 7 degree in Industrial Automation and Robotics in September 2019 and I love it.
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LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC275 Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Ab Initio 170
LC376 Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Ab Initio 174
LC375 Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Ab Initio 178
LC374 Renewable & Electrical Energy Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Ab Initio 182
LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC271 Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering 172
LC279 Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems Bachelor of Engineering 176
LC277 Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems Bachelor of Engineering 180
LC278 Renewable & Electrical Energy Engineering Bachelor of Engineering 184
APPRENTICE PROGRAMMES Apprenticeship in Industrial Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering 186
Craft Apprentice Programmes Higher Certificate 188
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Details of Postgraduate Programmes are available in our Postgraduate Programmes Handbook. For further information, see www.lit.ie/postgraduate
166 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 167 Progression Opportunities We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to Electrical & Electronic Engineering college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you.
Just call 061 293262, email [email protected] or go to lit.ie/admissions
Postgraduate Programmes (Level 9 & Level 10)
4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio Progression to or 1 Year Add-on or 1 Year Add-on or 1 Year Add-on or 1 Year Add-on Electrical Engineering, Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Renewable & Electrical Energy LC376 Electronic Engineering LC275 Electrical Engineering LC375 Industrial Automation LC374 Renewable & Electrical Engineering OR Industrial with Computer Systems & Robotic Systems Energy Engineering Automation & Robotic Systems YEAR 4 YEAR
3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 2 years (24 months) Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree LC279 Electronic LC271 Electrical LC277 Industrial LC278 Renewable Apprenticeship in Engineering with Engineering Automation & & Electrical Energy Industrial Electrical Computer Systems Robotic Systems Engineering Engineering YEAR 3 YEAR YEAR 2 YEAR YEAR 1 YEAR
College Entry College Entry • Leaving Cert • Leaving Cert • QQI FET / FETAC • QQI FET / FETAC • Mature • Mature
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modern laboratories in a broad-based CAO CODE: LC275 curriculum with strong practical content. It allows students to work in industry with PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Electrical placement on Year 3 of the programme. The programme includes practical and project- DURATION: 4 years based learning in well-equipped modern Engineering. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick laboratories and builds the practical aptitude of the learners. It introduces them to key Bachelor of CAO POINTS 2020: 298 relevant technologies and the knowledge Engineering (Honours) necessary for employment in the electrical Ab Initio and automation sectors. The department maintains close links with local industries Year 4: This year is divided into two semesters and consequently many of our graduates are with electives offered in each semester. offered employment even before graduation. Semester 1: Electrical Power Systems 1, Energy Storage & Power Quality, Advanced Plant Automation, CISCO Networking, WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Statistical Process Control, Energy This programme is designed for persons Management Systems & Conservation (E), WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS requiring advanced knowledge in the areas of Batch, Historian & SQL (E), Final Year Project. Electrical engineering is a diverse and Advanced Control and Automation Systems, Semester 2: Electrical Power Systems 2, Leaving Certificate: challenging profession concerned with Energy Management, Electrical Power Systems Advanced SCADA & Industrial Networks, A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in the design, development and control of and Power Quality. It has a broad-based Applied Statistical Analysis, Power Conversion six Leaving Certificate subjects, including electrical energy and equipment upon curriculum with strong practical content. Systems & Modelling (E), Computer English or Irish and a minimum of a grade which our technological society so largely System Validation (E), Final Year Project. O4 in Ordinary Level Mathematics. depends. Electrical engineers utilize their MODULES Non-CAO applicants holding a suitable knowledge of devices and systems design WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Craft Certificate or Level 6 Higher Certificate in a multitude of areas. These include Year 1: Electrical Technology 1, Electrical may qualify for advanced entry to Year 2 or generation, transmission, distribution, Installation 1, Electrical Theory for Installation Career opportunities exist in the areas 3. Those with a suitable Level 7 qualification control and usage of electrical energy in Electronics 1, Engineering Mathematics of Advanced Control/Automation may qualify for advanced entry to Year 3 a safe, economic and sustainable way. 1, Introduction to Energy Systems, Systems, Energy Management, or 4. Applicants should apply directly to Engineering Science, Project 1. Electrical Power Systems, Power LIT for consideration for advanced entry. LIT’s Electrical Engineering degree is a Quality and other related fields. nationally accredited and internationally Year 2: Electrical Principles 2, Electrical QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: recognised programme that provides Installation 2, Electrical and Instrumentation Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ a comprehensive study of electrical Drawing (CAD), Equipment Control for further information. principles, practices and applications. This Systems, Cisco IP Networking & Scripting, programme will provide graduates with Engineering Mathematics 2, Project 2. FURTHER INFORMATION the key skills necessary to perform roles Email: [email protected] in several industry disciplines, including Year 3: This year is divided into two semesters: Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC275 power systems operation and protection, Semester 1 is a 20 week semester while EngineeringLimerickIT maintenance and commissioning of control Semester 2 is a 10 week work placement. Engineering_LIT and automation systems. It develops advanced Semester 1: Electrical Machines & Power knowledge in the areas of Electrical Power Distribution, Electrical Planning, Layout Systems and Power Quality and Advanced & Testing, Advanced PLCs, HMI & SCADA, Control and Automation Systems. Process Instrumentation & Calibration, Mathematics for Electrical Engineers, This programme includes practical and Industrial Maintenance & Energy Efficiency. project-based learning in well-equipped Semester 2: Work Placement.
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key relevant technologies and knowledge CAO CODE: LC271 necessary for employment in the electrical and automation sector. The department PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Electrical maintains close links with local industries and consequently many of our graduates are DURATION: 3 years offered employment even before graduation. Engineering. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick
Direct entry to Year 2 is possible for suitably Bachelor of CAO POINTS 2020: 261 qualified Electricians seeking to upgrade Engineering their skills and qualifications in order to transfer to jobs in the industrial sector. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME?
After completing the three years of this WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? programme, you can immediately enter Have you an interest in how things work? the workforce and start to build your career Do you like engineering, taking things apart, from there. Graduates will have acquired putting them back together again? If you have both the knowledge and the competence to an enquiring mind and a practical aptitude work in: generation, distribution and control WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS and would like to work with electrical systems of electrical energy, providing automation This programme is designed to produce in industry then this programme is for you. solutions, validation and commissioning Leaving Certificate: graduates with a detailed knowledge of at regulated sites. Alternatively, you can Applicants must satisfy a minimum Electrical, Control & Automation Engineering continue to complete a Level 8 Honours entry requirement of grade O6 in four MODULES and the skills necessary to identify, formulate, degree in Electrical Engineering and Leaving Certificate subjects including and solve industrial electrical & automation Year 1: Electrical Technology 1, Electrical continue to Masters and PhD studies, either English or Irish plus a minimum grade engineering problems. The Electrical Installation 1, Electrical Theory for in LIT or other institutes and universities. of O5 in Ordinary Level Mathematics. Engineer is required to lead fault-finding Installation, Electronics 1, Engineering Non-CAO applicants holding a suitable and trouble-shooting of complex electrical Mathematics 1, Introduction to Energy Craft Certificate or Level 6 Higher Certificate and control equipment and to work with Systems, Engineering Science, Project 1. may qualify for advanced entry to Year 2 or colleagues to achieve project success on- 3. Those with a suitable Level 7 qualification time and within the resources available. Year 2: Electrical Principles 2, Electrical may qualify for advanced entry to Year 3 Installation 2, Electrical and Instrumentation or 4. Applicants should apply directly to This programme provides a broad foundation Drawing (CAD), Equipment Control LIT for consideration for advanced entry. in electrical and automation engineering Systems, Cisco IP Networking & Scripting, through combined classroom and Engineering Mathematics 2, Project 2. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: laboratory work and prepares the student Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ for entering the profession of electrical Year 3: This year is divided into two for further information. and automation engineering as well as semesters. Semester 1 is a 20 week semester. for further study at graduate level. The Semester 2 is a 10 week work placement. FURTHER INFORMATION curriculum is built around a strong basic Semester 1: Electrical Machines & Power Email: [email protected] core of mathematics, engineering science, Distribution, Electrical Planning, Layout Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC271 controls and electrical engineering topics. & Testing, Advanced PLCs, HMI & SCADA, EngineeringLimerickIT Process Instrumentation & Calibration, Engineering_LIT The opportunities also exist for students to Mathematics for Electrical Engineers, work in industry with placement on Year 3 of Industrial Maintenance & Energy Efficiency. the programme. This programme includes Semester 2: Work Placement. practical learning in well-equipped modern laboratories building the practical aptitude of the learners and introducing them to
172 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 173 LC376 Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Direct entry onto year 4 is possible for learners CAO CODE: LC376 with appropriate existing level 7 qualifications. PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Electronic WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? DURATION: 4 years If you are interested in having advanced Engineering with LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick knowledge in the areas of electronic design, quality control and systems engineering Computer Systems. CAO POINTS 2020: 318 in electronics, telecommunications and embedded systems, this programme is for you. Bachelor of (E) = You must choose one Elective Engineering (Honours) module from Semester 1 & 2 in Year 4. Ab Initio MODULES Year 1: Engineering Mathematics 1, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Engineering Science, Electrical Technology 1, Analogue Electronics 1, Project 1, Digital Completion of this programme will allow Electronics, C-Programming 1. you to have a career in the areas of: Embedded Systems Design, Digital Systems WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Year 2: Engineering Mathematics 2, Design, Electronic System Validation, The modern day ‘smart economy’ is powered Telecommunications & Networking Principles, Digital Communications Systems. Typical Leaving Certificate: by equally smart electronic circuits and Electronic CAD Build & Simulation, Analogue employers include Analog Devices, ON A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in systems. The Bachelor of Engineering Electronics 2, Project 2, Digital Design & Semiconductor, Intel, Optel Vision and six Leaving Certificate subjects, including (Honours) in Electronic Engineering Microcontrollers, C-Programming 2. EMC. Alternatively, you can continue to English or Irish plus a minimum of a grade with Computer Systems is a four-year Masters and PhD studies, either in LIT O4 in Ordinary Level Mathematics. engineering programme that provides Year 3: This year is divided into two or other institutes and universities. Non-CAO applicants holding a suitable graduates with a range of practical skills semesters. Semester 1 is a 20 week semester. Craft Certificate or Level 6 Higher Certificate and competences in the areas of hardware Semester 2 is a 10 week work placement. may qualify for advanced entry to Year 2 or development and validation, product software Semester 1: Analogue Electronics 3. Those with a suitable Level 7 qualification development, embedded systems and digital 3, Engineering Mathematics 3, may qualify for advanced entry to Year 3 communications – all highly relevant skillsets Microcontroller and Peripheral Interfacing, or 4. Applicants should apply directly to for the innovative Electronic Engineer. Digital Communications, Advanced LIT for consideration for advanced entry. Networking and Internet Technology, The programme starts off with basic analogue Object Oriented Programming, Data QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: and digital circuits and programming and Acquisition and PC Interfacing. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ progresses towards the development of Semester 2: Work Placement. for further information. modern day intelligent circuits and systems. It includes practical and project-based Year 4: This year is divided into two semesters FURTHER INFORMATION learning and professional development in with electives offered in each semester. Email: [email protected] well-equipped modern laboratories. The Semester 1: Statistical Process Control, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC376 hands-on nature of this programme means Embedded Systems, HDL & Digital Design, EngineeringLimerickIT that you learn more than just the theory, Electronic Systems Design, Advanced Engineering_LIT you learn the skills that will put you a step Digital Communications (E), Application ahead of the competition upon graduation. Development 1 (E), Final Year Project. The wide scope of this programme gives you Semester 2: Applied Statistical Analysis, Real many possible career paths and allows you to Time Embedded Systems, Advanced HDL, develop your strengths for future employment. Electronic Systems Analysis, Advanced Digital Communications & Networking (E), Application Development 2 (E), Final Year Project.
174 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 175 LC279 Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
MODULES CAO CODE: LC279
Year 1: Analogue Electronics 1, Digital PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Electronic Electronics 1, Electrical Technology 1, Engineering Science, Engineering DURATION: 3 years Mathematics 1, C Programming 1, and Engineering with LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Project 1 (This is a small group project). Computer Systems. CAO POINTS 2020: 214 Year 2: Analogue Electronics 2, Engineering Mathematics 2, Telecommunications & Bachelor of Networking Principles, Digital Design and Engineering Microcontrollers, C Programming 2, Project 2 and CAD (Computer Aided Design) Build and Simulation.
Year 3: This year is divided into two semesters. Semester 1 is a 20 week semester. Semester 2 is a 10 week work placement. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Semester 1: Analogue Electronics 3, This programme is ideal if you want to build Engineering Mathematics 3, Leaving Certificate: an Electronic Engineering career in Design, Microcontroller and Peripheral Interfacing, Applicants must satisfy a minimum Manufacturing, Servicing, Marketing or Digital Communications, Advanced entry requirement of grade O6 in four Consultancy. As a graduate, you will have both Networking and Internet Technology, Leaving Certificate subjects including practical and academic expertise in the area of Object Oriented Programming, Data English or Irish plus a minimum grade electronic engineering, telecommunications Acquisition and PC Interfacing. of O5 in Ordinary Level Mathematics. and in computer and networking systems. Semester 2: Work Placement. Non-CAO applicants holding a suitable Craft Certificate or Level 6 Higher Certificate The programme includes practical and WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? may qualify for advanced entry to Year 2 or project-based learning in well-equipped 3. Those with a suitable Level 7 qualification modern laboratories. The department Completion of this programme will allow may qualify for advanced entry to Year 3 maintains close links with local industries you to have a career in the areas of: or 4. Applicants should apply directly to and consequently many of our graduates are Electronic Design Engineer, Embedded LIT for consideration for advanced entry. offered employment even before graduation. Design Engineer, Test/Maintenance Engineer/Technician, Sales/Marketing. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: The hands-on nature of this programme means Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ that you learn more than just the theory, Alternatively, you can continue to complete for further information. you learn the skills that will put you a step a Level 8 Honours degree in Electronic ahead of the competition upon graduation. Engineering with Computer Systems and FURTHER INFORMATION The wide scope of this programme gives you continue to Masters and PhD studies, either Email: [email protected] many possible career paths and allows you to in LIT or other institutes and universities. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC279 develop your strengths for future employment. EngineeringLimerickIT Engineering_LIT WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO?
This programme is ideal if you want to build an Electronic Engineering career in Design, Manufacturing, Servicing, Marketing or Consultancy.
176 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 177 LC375 Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC375
Automation and robotics is a fascinating PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Industrial Automation area of study. If you are interested in how things work, have a logical mind, have an DURATION: 4 years appreciation of the power of automation, & Robotic Systems. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick and of how much it is going to impact our lives in the future, then you will Bachelor of CAO POINTS 2020: 317 enjoy and be successful in this area. Engineering (Honours) Ab Initio MODULES (E) = you must choose one Elective Year 1: Engineering Mathematics 1, module from Semester 1 & 2 in Year 4. Engineering Science, Electrical Technology 1, Industrial Electronics 1, Project 1, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Electrical Workshop 1, Programming 1, Mechanical Maintenance Principles. Completion of this programme will allow you to have a career in the areas of: WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Year 2: Engineering Mathematics 2, Electrical Automation Engineer, Automation Controls This is a multidisciplinary four-year engineering Technology 2, Electrical Workshop 2, Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Equipment Leaving Certificate: programme. It has an excellent graduate Industrial Electronics 2 and C Programming, Engineer, System Integrator, PLC and SCADA A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in employment rate and provides graduates with Instrumentation & Process Control, Programmer, Field Service Engineer. six Leaving Certificate subjects, including a range of practical skills and competences in Pneumatics and PLC’s, Project 2, English or Irish plus a minimum of an areas such as: Electro-Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical and O4 in Ordinary Level Mathematics. PLCs, SCADA, Control and Instrumentation, Instrumentation Drawing (CAD). Non-CAO applicants holding a suitable Industrial Networks, Data Modelling, Motion Craft Certificate or Level 6 Higher Certificate Control, Robotics and Software Engineering. Year 3: This year is divided into two may qualify for advanced entry to Year 2 or semesters. Semester 1 is a 20 week semester. 3. Those with a suitable Level 7 qualification Manufacturing in Ireland is highly automated Semester 2 is a 10 week work placement. may qualify for advanced entry to Year 3 and there is a move towards Industry 4.0, Semester 1: Engineering Mathematics 3, or 4. Applicants should apply directly to the smart factory, which is advancing Manufacturing Automation, IP Networks, LIT for consideration for advanced entry. manufacturing operations in Ireland. Modern Applied C Programming, Robotics and Motion automated production lines will involve data Control, Advanced PLCs, HMI and SCADA. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: exchange, cyber-physical systems, the Internet Semester 2: Work Placement. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ of Things and cloud computing. It is this for further information. advancement that requires a programme such Year 4: This year is divided into two semesters as Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems with electives offered in each semester. FURTHER INFORMATION to develop and ensure that technicians Semester 1: Statistical Process Control, Email: [email protected] and engineers leave the programme with Manufacturing Quality Systems (E), Data Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC375 skills and competences that allow them Acquisition (E), Final Year Project, Control EngineeringLimerickIT to design, commission, debug and repair Engineering 1, Advanced Automation Engineering_LIT intelligent machines, including industrial Design, Robotics & Vision Inspection. robots and flexible manufacturing systems. Semester 2: Applied Statistical Analysis, Data Modelling and SQL, Final Year Project, Direct entry onto Year 4 is possible for learners Computer System Validation (E), Cisco with appropriate existing Level 7 qualifications. Networking (E), Control Engineering 2, Advanced SCADA & Industrial Networks.
178 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 179 LC277 Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
as biomedical, automotive, food processing CAO CODE: LC277 and electronic manufacturing sectors. PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Industrial Automation As a graduate, you will have skills that will allow you to work with highly automated DURATION: 3 years and robotic manufacturing systems. You will & Robotic Systems. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick learn the skills allowing you to work safely and competently with electrical/electronic control Bachelor of CAO POINTS 2020: 232 systems and electro-mechanical systems. Engineering
Direct entry to Year 2 is possible for suitably qualified Phase 6 Electricians. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME?
Completion of this programme will allow WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? you to have a career in the areas of: Automation and robotics is a fascinating Automation Engineer, Process Control area of study. If you are interested in how Engineer, Equipment Maintenance Technician, things work, have a logical mind, have an PLC and SCADA Programmer, Field Service WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS appreciation of the power of automation, Technician, Manufacturing/Industrial The Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial and of how much it is going to impact Maintenance Technician. Alternatively, you can Leaving Certificate: Automation & Robotic Systems is a our lives in the future, then you will continue to complete a Level 8 Honours degree A minimum entry requirement of Grade multidisciplinary three-year engineering enjoy and be successful in this area. in Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems O6 in four Leaving Certificate subjects programme. The main areas of engineering and continue to Masters and PhD studies, including English or Irish plus a minimum covered on the programme include: either in LIT or other institutes and universities. grade of O5 in Ordinary Level Mathematics. MODULES Electrical, Electronics, Advanced PLCs and Non-CAO applicants holding a suitable SCADA, Programming, Process Control Year 1: Engineering Mathematics 1, Craft Certificate or Level 6 Higher Certificate and Instrumentation, CAD, Industrial Engineering Science, Electrical Technology 1, may qualify for advanced entry to Year 2 or Networks, Motion Control and Robotics Industrial Electronics 1, Project 1, 3. Those with a suitable Level 7 qualification Systems and Work Placement. Electrical Workshop 1, Programming 1, may qualify for advanced entry to Year 3 Mechanical Maintenance Principles. or 4. Applicants should apply directly to Manufacturing in Ireland is highly automated LIT for consideration for advanced entry. and there is a move towards Industry 4.0, Year 2: Engineering Mathematics 2, Electrical the smart factory, which is advancing Technology 2, Electrical Workshop 2, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: manufacturing operations in Ireland. Modern Industrial Electronics 2 and C Programming, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ automated production lines will involve data Instrumentation & Process Control, for further information. exchange, cyber-physical systems, the Internet Pneumatics and PLC’s, Project 2, of Things and cloud computing. It is this Electrical, Mechanical and FURTHER INFORMATION advancement that requires a programme such Instrumentation Drawing (CAD). Email: [email protected] as Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC277 to develop and ensure that technicians Year 3: This year is divided into two EngineeringLimerickIT and engineers leave the programme with semesters. Semester 1 is a 20 week semester. Engineering_LIT skills and competences that allow them Semester 2 is a 10 week work placement. to design, commission, debug and repair Semester 1: Engineering Mathematics 3, intelligent machines, including industrial Manufacturing Automation, IP Networks, robots and flexible manufacturing systems. Applied C Programming, Robotics and Motion With that, it is essential that the skills are Control, Advanced PLCs, HMI and SCADA. transferrable across a range of sectors such Semester 2: Work Placement.
180 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 181 LC374 Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC374
Anyone interested in a career in the expanding PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Renewable & Electrical renewable energy, energy efficiency, electrical or control systems sectors. The programme DURATION: 4 years covers a broad range of technologies which Energy Engineering. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick can be applied in many different sectors and past graduates now work in a wide variety of Bachelor of CAO POINTS 2020: 318 industries. It is not necessary to have studied Engineering (Honours) Engineering for the Leaving Cert, all the Ab Initio required engineering science and practical skills are covered within the programme. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME?
Completion of this programme will allow MODULES you to have a career in areas such as: Year 1: Energy Systems, Electronics, Design, implementation and optimization Electrical Technology, Electrical Workshop 1, of Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Engineering Science, Mathematics, Project 1. Management; Electrical Systems Engineering. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Typical employers: Eirgrid, ESB, Enercon, Energy and especially Electrical Energy Year 2: Renewable Energy Technology 1, Siemens, SL Controls, Rockwell Automation, Leaving Certificate: is needed for everything we do in today’s Electrical Technology 2, Electrical Workshop 2, ResourceKraft Energy Management. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in world. Climate change is real and caused by Mathematics, Equipment Control Systems, Alternatively, you can continue to six Leaving Certificate subjects, including burning fossil fuels. While energy prices are Thermal Energy Systems, Electrical & Masters and PhD studies, either in LIT English or Irish plus a minimum of a grade low at the moment they won’t stay low in the Instrumentation Drawing, Project 2. or other institutes and universities. O4 in Ordinary Level Mathematics. long term. So, we need new ways to produce Non-CAO applicants holding a suitable energy and we need to make smarter use Year 3: This year is divided into two Craft Certificate or Level 6 Higher Certificate of the energy we have. The EU and Ireland semesters. Semester 1 is a 20 week semester. may qualify for advanced entry to Year 2 or have set very ambitious targets for renewable Semester 2 is a 10 week work placement. 3. Those with a suitable Level 7 qualification energy and energy efficiency. The outcome Semester 1: Wind Energy and Renewable may qualify for advanced entry to Year 3 of the COP21 Climate Change Agreement in Integration, Electrical Machines & Power or 4. Applicants should apply directly to Paris may lead to more aggressive energy Distribution, Industrial Maintenance LIT for consideration for advanced entry. targets. Meeting these targets will need huge and Energy Efficiency, Process investment in energy production, distribution, Instrumentation & Calibration, Advanced QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: monitoring and control systems. This will PLCs, HMI & SCADA, Mathematics. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ create jobs for people with the right skills. Semester 2: Work Placement. for further information.
This programme covers all the technologies Year 4: This year is divided into two semesters. FURTHER INFORMATION needed to produce energy and in particular Semester 1: Energy Management Systems, Email: [email protected] electrical energy from renewable sources, Electrical Power Systems 1, Advanced Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC374 to monitor and control energy systems and Plant Automation, Energy Storage and EngineeringLimerickIT to connect them to the electricity grid. It is Electrical Power Quality, Statistical Engineering_LIT a mixture of theory and practical hands-on Process Control, Final Year Project. learning in all aspects of Renewable Energy Semester 2: Power Conversion Systems and Technology, electrical technology and Modelling, Electrical Power Systems 2, automated monitoring and control systems. Advanced SCADA & Industrial Networks, The skills learned on the programme can Cisco Networking, Applied Statistical be used in a wide range of industries and Analysis, Final Year Project. good graduates are in high demand.
182 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 183 LC278 Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC278
Anyone interested in a hands-on career in PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Renewable & the expanding renewable energy, energy efficiency, electrical or control systems DURATION: 3 years sectors. The programme covers a broad Electrical Energy LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick range of technologies which can be applied in many different sectors and past graduates Engineering. CAO POINTS 2020: 280 now work in a wide variety of industries. It is not necessary to have studied Engineering Bachelor of for the Leaving Certificate, all the required Engineering engineering science and practical skills WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? are covered within the programme. Completion of this programme will allow you to have a career in areas such as: MODULES Installation and Maintenance of Renewable Year 1: Energy Systems, Electronics, Energy Systems; Automation and Control Electrical Technology, Electrical Workshop 1, of energy and industrial systems; Industrial WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Engineering Science, Mathematics, Project 1. and Manufacturing Equipment Engineering. Energy and especially Electrical Energy Typical employers: Enercon, Kingspan Leaving Certificate: is needed for everything we do in today’s Year 2: Renewable Energy Technology 1, Renewables, Vestas, Vistakon, Intel, Endurance A minimum of grade O6 in four subjects world. Climate change is real and caused by Electrical Technology 2, Electrical Workshop 2, Wind Power, Wind Prospect Operations. including English or Irish plus a minimum burning fossil fuels. While energy prices are Mathematics, Equipment Control Systems, grade of O5 in Ordinary Level Mathematics. low at the moment they won’t stay low in the Thermal Energy Systems, Electrical & Alternatively, you can continue to complete Non-CAO applicants holding a suitable long term. So we need new ways to produce Instrumentation Drawing, Project 2. a Level 8 Honours degree in Renewable & Craft Certificate or Level 6 Higher Certificate energy and we need to make smarter use Electrical Energy Engineering or to other level may qualify for advanced entry to Year 2 or of the energy we have. The EU and Ireland Year 3: This year is divided into two 8 degrees within LIT or in other colleges as 3. Those with a suitable Level 7 qualification have set very ambitious targets for renewable semesters. Semester 1 is a 20 week semester. this Level 7 degree is accredited by Engineers may qualify for advanced entry to Year 3 energy and energy efficiency. The outcome Semester 2 is a 10 week placement. Ireland and recognised worldwide. or 4. Applicants should apply directly to of the COP21 Climate Change Agreement in Semester 1: Wind Energy and Renewable LIT for consideration for advanced entry. Paris may lead to more aggressive energy Integration, Electrical Machines & Power targets. Meeting these targets will need huge Distribution, Industrial Maintenance QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: investment in energy production, distribution, and Energy Efficiency, Process Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ monitoring and control systems. This will Instrumentation & Calibration, Advanced for further information. create jobs for people with the right skills. PLCs, HMI & SCADA, Mathematics. Semester 2: Work Placement. FURTHER INFORMATION This programme covers all the technologies Email: [email protected] needed to produce energy and in particular Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC278 electrical energy, from renewable sources, EngineeringLimerickIT to monitor and control energy systems and Engineering_LIT to connect them to the electricity grid. It is a mixture of theory and practical hands-on learning in all aspects of Renewable Energy Technology, electrical technology and automated monitoring and control systems. The skills learned on the programme can be used in a wide range of industries and good graduates are in high demand.
184 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 185 Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7
This is an employer driven programme, DURATION: 2 Years (24 months) Apprenticeship in developed in collaboration with the Electrical, Engineering, Automation and Manufacturing LOCATION: Work based Learning. Industrial Electrical sectors. The programme spans 24 months with Two 15 week blocks spent in LIT’s 70% of the time on the job and two 15-week Moylish Campus, Limerick. Engineering. blocks spent at LIT. Students will remain in paid employment for the 24-month period, allowing them to “earn while you learn”. • Energy Efficiency in Industry Bachelor of • Electives (select 2): Engineering • Process Instrumentation and Calibration WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? • HMI and SCADA Systems The Apprenticeship in Industrial Electrical • HV and Distributed Electrical Systems Engineering is specifically designed as a progression programme for qualified Stage 5: On the Job Electricians who wish to upskill and • Project Management move into Engineering roles in industry. • Industrial Project MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FURTHER INFORMATION The programme is suited to anyone • Work Based Learning Portfolio qualified as an electrician holding the Applications to the programme can Contact: Mr. John Cosgrove, Advanced Certificate Craft – Electrical. only be submitted by registered Programme Leader EMPLOYER REGISTRATION Employers. The programme is primarily Email: [email protected] Applications for entry to the apprenticeship designed for qualified electricians MODULES EngineeringLimerickIT can only be submitted by an employer who who meet the entry criteria below: Engineering_LIT Stage 1: On the Job is registered for the Industrial Electrical 1. Holder of the Advanced Certificate • Work Based Learning Portfolio Engineering Apprenticeship on the SOLAS (Level 6) in Craft (Electrical). • Industrial Communications and Apprenticeship Client Services System. Personal Development 2. Holder of the Advanced Certificate (Level 6) in Craft (Electrical/Instrumentation) APPRENTICE APPLICATION Stage 2: Institution Block (15 weeks) or Craft (Refrigeration). • Industrial Electrical Control Systems Where the candidate has been approved 3. Holder of the LIT Higher Certificate in • Electrical and Instrumentation Drawing by their employer they should complete Electrical Engineering (Level 6), or a • Advanced Electrical Workshop a LIT ‘Undergraduate Advanced Entry cognate Level 6 Electrical Certificate, with • Engineering Communications Application Form’ with details of their prior relevant industrial electrical experience. and Collaborative Working qualifications and industrial experience. 4. Registered Electrician with qualifications • Engineering Mathematics (National Craft Certificate/Senior • Electrical Planning and Layout Trades) other than in (a) or (b) above, • Electrical Machines can apply for access through the LIT recognition of prior learning process. Stage 3: On the Job • Work Based Project 5. Candidates with other technical/electrical qualifications equivalent to the LIT Level Stage 4: Institution Block (15 weeks) 6 Certificate in Electrical Technology and • Probability and Statistics relevant industrial electrical experience • Industrial Maintenance Systems can apply for access through the LIT • Electrical Testing and Fault Finding recognition of prior learning process. • Advanced PLC Systems
186 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 187 Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Craft Apprentice Programmes.
Electrical Trades Programmes
WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? AWARDING BODY The Department of Electrical and Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Electronic Engineering operates eleven- week block release programmes for FURTHER INFORMATION Registered Apprentices in the Electrical SOLAS Limerick trades. All apprentices attend the Institute Tel: 061 487915 for two blocks (called Phase 4 and Phase SOLAS Dublin 6) during their apprenticeship. Tel: 01 6070500 CORE MODULES The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering also offers a Level 7 Electrical Science, Electrical Craft Practice, Apprenticeship in Industrial Electrical Electrical Installation, Workshop Electronics, Engineering for people with an existing Power Distribution, Programmable Logic, Level 6 Electrical Trade. For further details Controllers, Control and Alarm Systems. contact [email protected] DURATION
The duration of Apprenticeship under the new Apprenticeship Scheme is approximately four years and is structured in seven distinct phases. Under this scheme, all apprentices attending Phases 4 and 6 will do so at a designated Institute and will be scheduled for that purpose by SOLAS.
Apprenticeship entry requirements can be obtained by contacting SOLAS with whom all Craft Apprentices must be registered.
188 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 189 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology
The Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering has played a key role in education in Limerick City since the 1960s.
The Department of Mechanical and achieve fulfilment. The Department of Automobile Engineering provides Mechanical and Automobile Engineering programmes for Mechanical also aims to play a major role in shaping Automation and Maintenance a democratic, civilized and inclusive Fitting (MAMF) and Motor Mechanics society through the education of the Apprenticeship (SOLÁS Apprenticeship), individual and increase knowledge and and Higher Certificate, Degree, understanding for their own sake and to Honours Degree and Postgraduate foster their application for the benefit Degrees in Mechanical Engineering, of the economy and society. An add-on Precision Engineering, Automobile Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Engineering, Facilities Engineering Process and Engineering Management and Agricultural Engineering. has been developed in response to the needs of industry in the areas of The Department’s mission is to provide Project Management, Applied Process the opportunity to inspire and enable Improvement, Regulatory Affairs and both staff and students to develop to Validation, Supply Chain Management, their highest potential throughout Operations Management and Quality life, so they grow intellectually, are Systems. Give us a call if you would like to well-equipped for work and can discuss our programmes in further detail.
190 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 191 Kieran Kelleher, Bachelor of Engineering in Precision Engineering Zimmer Orthopaedics Manufacturing Limited, Shannon
“Studying Precision Engineering in Dean, Faculty Applied Science, Graduate LIT was the perfect choice for me, Engineering & Technology providing me with the knowledge Ms. Maria Kyne, Profile and skills to integrate seamlessly B.E., M.Eng.Sc, H.Dip(Ed.), with local industry. The subjects and C.Eng, FIEI topics of this course have been tailor made to allow graduates prepare to Head of Department of join a range of industry sectors. Mechanical & Automobile Engineering With the development of both practical Dr. Philip Ryan, B.Sc, M.Eng, MA and theory elements, working both (Mgnt. in Ed), Ph.D individually and as part of a team, I can now leverage directly on what FURTHER INFORMATION I have learned through Precision Engineering in LIT in my role in Department of Department Medical Device Manufacturing.” of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering Tel: 061 293845
192 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 193 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC380 Automotive Engineering & Transport Management Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Ab Initio 204
LC288 Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Ab Initio 206
LC289 Precision Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Ab Initio 212
LEVEL 6 & LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC284 Agricultural Mechanisation Higher Certificate in Engineering 198
LC281 Automobile Technology Higher Certificate in Engineering 202
LC285 Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering 208
LC283 Precision Engineering Bachelor of Engineering 214
LC286 Road Transport Technology & Management Bachelor of Engineering 216
ADD-ON PROGRAMMES ADD-ON Agricultural Engineering Bachelor of Engineering 200
ADD-ON Mechanical Engineering (Facilities) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 210
ADD-ON Process & Engineering Management Bachelor of Science (Honours) 218
SOLAS CRAFT APPRENTICE PROGRAMMES Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting (MAMF) 220 Apprenticeship
Motor Mechanics Apprenticeship 220
194 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 195 Progression Opportunities We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to Mechanical & Automobile Engineering college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you.
Just call 061 293262, email [email protected] or go to lit.ie/admissions.
Postgraduate Programmes (Level 9 & Level 10)
4 years Ab-initio 1 Year Add-on 4 years Ab-initio 1 Year Add-on 4 years Ab-initio or Add-on Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree or 1 Year Add-on Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree LC288 Mechanical Mechanical Engineering Level 8 Honours Degree Process & Engineering LC380 Automotive Engineering Engineering (Facilities) LC289 Precision Engineering Management & Transport Management YEAR 4 YEAR
3 years 3 years 3 years or 1 Year Add-on 1 Year Add-on Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree LC285 Mechanical LC283 Precision LC286 Road Transport Agricultural Engineering
YEAR 3 YEAR Engineering Engineering Technology & Management
2 years 2 years Level 6 Higher Certificate Level 6 Higher Certificate LC281 Automobile LC284 Agricultural
YEAR 2 YEAR Technology Mechanisation YEAR 1 YEAR
College Entry College Entry • Leaving Cert • Leaving Cert • QQI FET / FETAC • QQI FET / FETAC • Mature • Mature
196 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 197 LC284 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
complete the work placement abroad with CAO CODE: LC284 large scale combine or forage crews. The Agricultural placement will give students the job skills PROGRAMME LEVEL: 6 necessary for today’s employment market. Mechanisation. DURATION: 2 years This programme is run in conjunction CLASS HOURS: 9 hours of class, with the Salesian Agricultural College, 18 hours of practical per week. Higher Certificate Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick. In Year 1, 4 days in Engineering are delivered in Pallaskenry with 1 day LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick attendance on LIT’s Moylish Park campus & Salesian Agricultural College, in Limerick. In Year 2, 3 days are delivered Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick in Pallaskenry and 2 days in LIT. CAO POINTS 2020: 200 NOTE: Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry, Co Limerick (SACP) charge a separate additional fee to students on programme LC284 to cover the WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? cost of Food, Materials (and if availed Graduates of the programme can progress WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS of Accommodation) at Pallaskenry. to a Level 7 Bachelor of Engineering in This programme provides students with For details please contact SACP at 061 Agricultural Engineering degree or to a Level Leaving Certificate: education and training to work within 393100 or see: www.pallaskenry.com 7 Bachelor of Engineering in Road Transport A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in the area of Agricultural Technology. The Technology and Management degree at LIT. Leaving Certificate subjects, including focus of this programme is firmly on the Mathematics and English or Irish. provision of skilled technicians for the WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Employment opportunities include Applicants are advised that those farm machinery industry in Ireland. The programme is suited to those with an Machinery Dealerships, Machinery Importers, with a grade less than O4 in Ordinary interest in understanding and learning about Machinery Manufacturers, Agricultural level Mathematics may have difficulty The subject matter includes tractor agricultural machinery. The programme has Contractors, Heavy Plant Operators, Trades. coping with the mathematics engineering and workshop process, a good balance of theory and practical and is content of this programme. machinery operation, electrical and electronic suited to those people who prefer “hands-on” QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: technology, administration and management, work and who want to be able to maintain and Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ engineering science and mathematics, operate farm machinery. for further information. engineering drawing and CAD and computer studies, project and industrial placement Note together with a high degree of personal MODULES This award meets the training and practical skills. Students will be taught Year 1: Introduction to Tractor Engineering requirements for stamp duty a mix of technology, practical, academic, & Workshop Processes, Introduction exemption and DAFM schemes. administrative and managerial modules to Electrical & Electronic Technology, which will prepare them to carry out complex Machinery Operations, Introduction to FURTHER INFORMATION diagnostics and repairs of modern machinery Agricultural Engineering Science, Computer Contact: Mr. Colm Egan, and to be receptive to future technological Applications including CAD, Project. Programme Leader developments to take advantage of vacancies Tel: 061 393100 that will arise within the industry. Year 2: Industrial Placement, Intermediate Email: [email protected] Tractor Engineering, Intermediate Web: www.pallaskenry.com, The programme has a high practical Electrical & Electronic Technology, Business www.lit.ie/Courses/LC284 content with the inclusion of a 30 week work Management, Workshop Administration, FTMTA companies: www.ftmta.ie placement in approved training locations such Computing Agricultural Engineering, as main garages, contractors and fabricators. Intermediate Agricultural Engineering. Students will also have the opportunity to
198 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 199 ADD-ON Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
NEW WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: Add-on PROGRAMME Agricultural This programme is largely directed at students PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 with an interest in Agricultural Engineering Engineering. who want to build on previous knowledge and DURATION: 1 year add-on advance their skills and knowledge in the farm programme following on from machinery industry. LC284 Level 6 Higher Certificate Bachelor of Engineering CLASS HOURS: 22 hours per week MODULES LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Semester 1: Material Selection, Applied & Salesian Agricultural College, Mechanical Engineering Mathematics 1, Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick Fluid Dynamics, Group Project, Control and Diagnostics on Agricultural Tractor and Machines 1, Agricultural Tractor Systems and Technology 1.
Semester 2: Mechanics & Failure WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Analysis, Applied Mechanical Engineering This programme provides students with Mathematics 2, Hydraulics, Individual Project, 1. A pass in the Higher Certificate in the understanding and knowledge that is Control and Diagnostics on Agricultural Engineering in Agricultural Mechanisation involved in design, manufacture, hydraulics, Tractor and Machines 2, Agricultural 2. An equivalent qualification to the tractor engineering and electrical technology Tractor Systems and Technology 2. Higher Certificate in Engineering widely used in the machinery industry. in Agricultural Mechanisation with appropriate pre-requisite subjects. The programme focuses on the practical WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Apply directly to LIT aspects of Agricultural Engineering such as Successful graduates may continue on to Tel: 061 293262 modern electrical diagnostics techniques, suitable Level 8 Bachelor of Engineering/ Email: [email protected] the workings and repair of modern engines Science honours degree programmes in and transmissions. This is backed by subjects LIT such as Mechanical Engineering. in machine design, material selection and FURTHER INFORMATION hydraulics giving graduates the skills and Potential employment opportunities for Contact: Mr. Tadhg Brosnan, technical ability to cope effectively with the graduates include: Technical/Engineering Programme Leader rapidly changing technologies that are a Drafting, Field Technician, Service and Tel: 061 393100 feature of the farm machinery industry. This Diagnostic Technicians, Agricultural Email: [email protected] programme is taught with a practical and Engineering Manufacturing, Agricultural Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A7284 hands-on approach, giving students the Engineering System Maintenance required education and training needed for and Management, Agricultural a career in the farm machinery industry. Engineering Sales, Service etc.
This programme is run in conjunction with the Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick. The delivery of the programme is split evenly between the two campuses..
200 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 201 LC281 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
MODULES CAO CODE: LC281 Automobile Year 1: Automobile Engineering & Vehicle PROGRAMME LEVEL: 6 Technology 1, Mechanical Engineering Science, Technology. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering DURATION: 2 years Maths, Automobile Electrics & Electronics 1, CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week Engineering Computing, Motor Vehicle Retail Higher Certificate Management 1, Computer Aided Drawing. in Engineering LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Year 2: Automobile Engineering & Vehicle CAO POINTS 2020: 208 Technology 2, Automobile Electrics & Electronics 2, Vehicle Science, Computing Automotive, Motor Vehicle Retail Management 2, Automotive Engineering Mathematics.
WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Graduates of this programme can progress This programme offers students a to a Level 7 Bachelor of Engineering in Leaving Certificate: combination of technological, business Road Transport Technology & Management A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in and management skills specifically related at LIT. Graduates can also progress to the Leaving Certificate subjects, including to the automotive/transport industry. Level 8 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Mathematics and English or Irish. degree in Automotive Engineering QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Graduates of this programme will have the and Transport Management at LIT. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ concepts and ideas that will allow them for further information. to develop the necessary competency With a mix of skills offered on this programme, Candidates who hold a Senior Trade to become technicians and managers in students have more versatility in the jobs Certificate and/or National Craft Certificate today’s automotive and transport industry. available after graduation. Job opportunities with appropriate endorsements or Transportation technology has been identified for graduates include: Automobile Service examination attainments in a cognate area by government as a key issue in maintaining Technician, Service Manager, Parts will also be considered for entry, subject to a and enhancing the competitiveness of Manager, Warranty Manager, Auto Electrics satisfactory interview. Holders of a National/ our economy in the decades ahead. Technician, Technical Salesman, Technical Higher Certificate (Level 6) in Engineering Sales Rep, and Motor Vehicle Technician. or Technology may be considered for WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? admission to Year 2 or 3 of these programmes. Graduates can apply for membership to Candidates applying as mature applicants will This programme is ideal for people the Institute of Road Transport Engineering be required to attend an interview and may who have an interest in cars and other and the Institute of the Motor Industry be requested to take an aptitude test to prove motorised vehicles. You will study how (UK) where they will be awarded ‘Certified their suitability for a place on this programme. they work, from the complexity of modern Automotive Engineer’ status (CAE). engines to the electrical, braking, steering and all the other ancillary systems of a FURTHER INFORMATION vehicle. This is a programme involving Contact: Mr. Niall O’Shaughnessy, a good amount of ‘hands-on’ work with Programme Leader plenty of garage workshop exercises, Tel: 061 293331 experiments and fault diagnosis. Email: [email protected] Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC281
202 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 203 LC380 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
Year 2: Automobile Engineering & Vehicle CAO CODE: LC380 Technology 2, Automobile Electrics & Automotive Electronics 2, Vehicle Science, Computing PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Automotive, Motor Retail Management 2, Engineering Automotive Engineering Mathematics. DURATION: 4 years CLASS HOURS: 17-26 hours per week Year 3: Heavy Vehicle Technology, & Transport Global Logistics Management, Road LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Transport & Fleet Operations, Transport Management. Engineering Management, Management CAO POINTS 2020: 303 Science, Work Based Project. Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Year 4: Automotive Materials, Process Ab Initio Statistics, Transport Engineering Graduates can become members of the Management, Advanced Heavy Vehicle Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Technology, Intermodal Transport Systems, (CILT) and can take the Certificate of Kaizen Problem Solving, Research Project. Professional Competence (CPC) exam at a reduced fee. This allows graduates to be WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS legally appointed to the position of Transport This programme is a mix of WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Manager. Graduates are also eligible for Leaving Certificate: engineering, technological and Transportation technology has been identified membership of the Institute of the Motor A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in management skills specifically related by government as a key issue in maintaining Industry (UK) where they will be awarded six Leaving Certificate subjects, including to the automotive engineering and and enhancing the competitiveness of ‘Certified Automotive Engineer’ status (CAE). Mathematics and English or Irish. transport management sectors. our economy in the decades ahead. This Candidates who hold a Senior Trade programme allows students to gain the Certificate and/or National Craft Certificate Students will be exposed to concepts and necessary skills to become managers in today’s in the Motor Trade area will be considered ideas that will allow them to develop the Freight Transport, Distribution and Logistics for admission to Year 3 of the programme. necessary competencies to launch a career (FTDL) and Passenger Transport sectors. Holders of a National/Higher Certificate in the automotive engineering and the (Level 6) in Engineering or Technology Freight Transport, Distribution and Logistics Graduates can obtain positions in areas may be considered for admission to (FTDL) and Passenger Transport sector. including: Automotive Certification Specialist, Year 2 or 3 of the programme. Automotive Product Analyst, Automotive QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Trainer/Instructor, Bus Technical Inspector, WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ Bus Fleet Engineer, Dealership Management for further information. This programme is suited to people in passenger car & heavy vehicle sector, interested in pursuing a career in Fleet Manager, Logistics Process Inspector, automotive engineering and the Freight RSA Transport Officer, Supply Chain FURTHER INFORMATION Transport, Distribution and Logistics Management, Technical Inspector, Technical Contact: Mr. Shane McAuliffe, (FTDL) and Passenger Transport sectors. Support Specialist (Automotive & HGV), Programme Leader Transport Manager in the logistics sector, Email: [email protected] Transport Operations Management (Goods Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC380 MODULES & Passenger), Transport Safety Management, Year 1: Automobile Engineering & Vehicle Vehicle Damage Inspector, Vehicle Safety, Technology 1, Mechanical Engineering Science, Compliance and Inspection Management. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Maths, Automobile Electrics & Electronics 1, Engineering Computing, Motor Vehicle Retail Management 1, Computer Aided Drawing.
204 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 205 LC288 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
We welcome applications from holders of CAO CODE: LC288 apprenticeships in the mechanical trades, Mechanical and from persons with manufacturing PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 backgrounds, that wish to upgrade Engineering. their skills and qualifications. DURATION: 4 years CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week (approx) Direct entry into Year 2 is possible for suitably Bachelor of qualified applicants with Craft qualifications LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Engineering (Honours) or manufacturing backgrounds. Ab Initio CAO POINTS 2020: 347
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? If you are curious by nature and believe that you would enjoy working with complex WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? machinery, then this honours degree On successful completion of the programme, programme is for you. You will learn how job opportunities for graduates include: to build, repair, modify, design and fault- Product Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, find modern mechanical systems and Facilities Engineer, Design Engineer, Building WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS technologies. The programme has a significant Operations Supervisor. LIT Engineering This honours degree programme has been amount of practical work involved and you graduates work for companies such as Leaving Certificate: designed to provide students with a broad will acquire excellent skills and knowledge. Vistakon, Boston Scientific, Irish Rail, ESB, etc. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in understanding of Mechanical Engineering. six Leaving Certificate subjects, including Mechanical Engineers are involved with almost Mathematics and English or Irish. every aspect of our daily lives, innovating MODULES QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: and designing machines from computers Year 1: Engineering Technology, Mechanical Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ to power generators to medical equipment. CAD & Design, Mechanical Engineering for further information. A Mechanical Engineering qualification Science, Introduction to Mechanical offers graduates a huge variety of career Engineering Mathematics, Electrical FURTHER INFORMATION paths across a wide range of industries. & Electronic Technology, Industrial Contact: Mr. Tony Mahon, Pneumatics, Engineering Computing. Programme Leader This programme focuses on the practical Tel: 061 293345 aspects of Mechanical Engineering, such Year 2: Engineering Technology & Email: [email protected] as Computer Aided Design, Engineering Maintenance, CADCAM & Design, Fluids Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC288 Processes and Maintenance, Refrigeration & Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electrical and Air Conditioning, Plant Engineering, & Electronic Technology 2, Mechanical Instruments and Control, etc. Mechanical Engineering Maths & Programming. Engineers apply sophisticated computer based tools and equipment such as Computer Year 3: Plant Engineering, Materials Aided Design (CAD), robotics and computer & Mechanics, Applied Mechanical controlled manufacturing systems to aid the Engineering Mathematics, Instruments quality and speed of machinery production. & Control, Hydraulics, Project. This programme is taught with a practical, hands-on approach, giving students the Year 4: Mechanical Services, Building skills needed for the employment market. Management Systems & Technology, Building Information Modelling, Building Energy Analysis, Facilities Management, Dissertation.
206 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 207 LC285 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
and from persons with manufacturing CAO CODE: LC285 backgrounds, that wish to upgrade their Mechanical skills and qualifications. Direct entry into PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Year 2 is possible for suitably qualified Engineering. applicants with Craft qualifications DURATION: 3 years or manufacturing backgrounds. CLASS HOURS: 23 hours per week
Bachelor of Engineering WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick If you are curious by nature and believe that CAO POINTS 2020: 272 you would enjoy working with complex machinery, then this programme is for you. You will learn how to build, repair, modify, design and fault-find modern WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? mechanical systems and technologies. Graduates of this programme can progress The programme has a significant amount to the Level 8 Bachelor of Mechanical of practical work involved and you will Engineering (Facilities) (Honours) at LIT. acquire excellent skills and knowledge. Job opportunities for graduates include: WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Product Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, This programme provides students with CAD Technician. Some LIT graduates Leaving Certificate: a broad understanding of Mechanical MODULES work for Vistakon, Boston Scientific and A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in Engineering technology allowing students Year 1: Engineering Technology, Mechanical Irish Rail. Engineers Ireland (formerly the Leaving Certificate subjects, including to enter the job market as an Associate CAD & Design, Mechanical Engineering IEI) will recognise this qualification. Mathematics and English or Irish. Level Engineer or to pursue further Science, Introduction to Mechanical Candidates who hold a Senior Trade education such as the Level 8 Bachelor of Engineering Mathematics, Electrical Certificate and/or National Craft Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Honours) at LIT. & Electronic Technology, Industrial with appropriate endorsements or Pneumatics, Engineering Computing. examination attainments in a cognate area This programme focuses on the practical will also be considered for entry, subject to a aspects of Mechanical Engineering, such Year 2: Engineering Technology & satisfactory interview. Holders of a National/ as Computer Aided Design, Engineering Maintenance, CADCAM & Design, Fluids Do you have a Higher Certificate (Level 6) in Engineering Processes and Maintenance, Refrigeration & Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electrical Craft qualification or a or Technology may be considered for and Air Conditioning, Plant Engineering, & Electronic Technology 2, Mechanical admission to Year 2 or 3 of these programmes. Instruments and Control, etc. Mechanical Engineering Maths & Programming. manufacturing background? Candidates applying as mature applicants will Engineers apply sophisticated computer A 2 year Higher Certificate in be required to attend an interview and may based tools and equipment such as Computer Year 3: Plant Engineering, Materials Mechanical Engineering is available be requested to take an aptitude test to prove Aided Design (CAD), robotics and computer & Mechanics, Applied Mechanical at LIT and can be used as a pathway their suitability for a place on this programme. controlled manufacturing systems to aid the Engineering Mathematics, Instruments & to further study. See www.lit.ie/direct QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: quality and speed of machinery production. Control, Hydraulics, Final Year Project. for further information. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ The programme is taught with a practical, for further information. hands-on approach, giving students the skills needed for today’s employment market.
FURTHER INFORMATION We welcome applications from holders of Contact: Mr. Tony Mahon, apprenticeships in the mechanical trades, Programme Leader Tel: 061 293345 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC285
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CODE: Add-on Mechanical The programme is suited to Mechanical PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Engineering students who hold a Level 7 Engineering degree (or equivalent), with emphasis being DURATION: 1 year programme placed on aspects of mechanical engineering following Level 7 Degree LC285 such as heat transfer, thermodynamics, CLASS HOURS: 18 hours per week (Facilities). plant engineering and systems design.
Bachelor of LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Engineering MODULES (Honours) Mechanical Services, Building Management Systems & Technology, Building Information Modelling, Building Energy Analysis, Facilities Management, Dissertation.
WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS On successful completion of the programme, This is the first programme of its kind in the job opportunities for graduates include: 1. A pass in a relevant Bachelor Degree mid-west region. Modern businesses demand Facilities Engineer, Design Engineer, (Level 7) in a relevant field with an an increasingly high-quality environment in Building Operations Supervisor. overall average performance of 50%. which to work. Over the past number of years, 2. An equivalent qualification to a the development of industrial and commercial Bachelor Degree (Level 7) with facilities has undergone massive growth and appropriate pre-requisite subjects. change. The design of heating, ventilation 3. A pass in a relevant Bachelor Degree and air conditioning, visual and aural services, (Level 7) with one year suitable lighting, transportation and security systems and relevant work experience. are becoming more complex, efficient and sophisticated to meet this demand.
Apply directly to LIT Graduates will have the appropriate Tel: 061 293262 qualifications and have developed a greater Email: [email protected] knowledge and understanding of the systems, processes and structures used in FURTHER INFORMATION this industry to solve facilities engineering Contact: Mr. Tony Mahon, problems. Students will specialise in Building Programme Leader Information Modelling (BIM), Building Tel: 061 293345 Energy Analysis, Facilities Management, Email: [email protected] Building Management Systems (BMS), etc. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8285
210 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 211 LC289 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC289 Precision This programme is suited to those that are PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 interested in learning to design, manufacture Engineering. and evaluate precision parts and assemblies DURATION: 4 years used in high and low technology devices. CLASS HOURS: 21-26 hours per week The fusion of theory and practice is core to Bachelor of this programme and appeals to those that LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Engineering (Honours) want to use technology in engineering. Ab Initio CAO POINTS 2020: 291
MODULES Year 1: Engineering Technology, Introduction to CNC Programming & Operations, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Computer Aided Design, Engineering Programme graduates will work as Precision Maths, Engineering Science, Computing. Engineers in world class manufacturing and production environments and will be highly WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Year 2: Engineering Technology and skilled in areas of CNC machining, CAD/CAM, Precision engineering is involved with the Maintenance, CNC Programming (CAM), metrology and material selection methods. Leaving Certificate: design, manufacturing and measurement Setting and Operation, Computer Aided A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in of highly specified parts for the medical, Drawing and Design, Mechanical Engineering Graduates will typically be employed in one six Leaving Certificate subjects, including aerospace, automotive, oil and gas Maths & Programming, Industrial Machine of the following roles: Precision Engineer Mathematics and English or Irish. exploration and related industry. Mechanics, Sigma and Metrology. in a world class machining environment; QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Refer Applications Engineer; Design Engineer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ for further Students learn how to work effectively Year 3: Semester 1: Advanced CNC and development of complex components; information. with both manual and CNC machines to Machining 1, Advanced Six Sigma and Manufacturing Engineer; Production Engineer; Note: Candidates applying as mature produce parts from an initial design to a Metrology 1, Applied Mechanical Engineering CNC Machinist and Programmer; Materials applicants will be required to attend an final product. Parts are designed using Mathematics 2, Process Planning, Engineer; Process Control Engineer. interview and maybe requested to take CAD systems to develop solutions to Materials Selection, Group Project. an aptitude test to prove their suitability engineering problems and when completed Semester 2: Advanced CNC Machining 2, for a place on this programme. the accuracy will measure specialised Advanced Six Sigma and Metrology 2, Applied Advanced Entry: measurement equipment such as co- Mechanical Engineering Mathematics 2, Level 6 Craft Certificate (trade) or equivalent ordinate measuring machines (CMM). Advanced Engineering Technology, Mechanics such as Fitting or Toolmaking Candidates and Failure Analysis, Individual Project. who hold a Senior Trade Certificate Students will work as individuals and in groups and/or National Craft Certificate with on a variety of industrial standard engineering Year 4: Semester 1: (September to appropriate endorsements or examination projects. Students will use some of the December): Computer Integrated attainments in a cognate area will also be newest CNC technology such as advanced Machining, Implementation of Lean considered for advanced entry into Year 2 CNC machining, robotics in manufacturing, and Six Sigma Systems, Mechanics & or 3, subject to a satisfactory interview. Additive manufacturing, materials engineering Materials Testing, Additive Manufacturing and Lean engineering technology. Technology, Project Management. Semester 2: (January to May): FURTHER INFORMATION Automated Manufacturing Systems, Contact: Mr. Ciarán O’Loughlin, Quality Management Systems, Modern Programme Leader Material Selection, Design for Manufacture Tel: 061 293339 and Assembly, Project Management 2. Email: [email protected] Applied Research Project (Year long). Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC289
212 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 213 LC283 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC283 Precision This programme is suited to those that are PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 interested in learning to design, manufacture Engineering. and evaluate precision parts and assemblies DURATION: 3 years used in high and low technology devices. CLASS HOURS: 21-26 hours per week (approx) Bachelor of Engineering MODULES LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Year 1: Engineering Technology, Introduction CAO POINTS 2020: 227 to CNC Programming & Operations, Computer Aided Design, Engineering Maths, Engineering Science, Computing. to maximise utilisation of machines tools, Design Engineer and development of complex Year 2: Engineering Technology and components, Manufacturing Engineer, Maintenance, CNC Programming (CAM), Production Engineer; CNC Machinist and Setting and Operation, Computer Programmer, Materials Engineer, Process WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Aided Drawing and Design, Mechanical Control Engineer, Equipment Test Engineer/ Leaving Certificate: Precision engineering is involved with the Engineering Maths & Programming, Technician, Engineer in the Medical Device, A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in design, manufacturing and measurement Industrial Machine Mechanics - Statics and Human Implant, and Life Sciences industries. Leaving Certificate subjects, including of highly specified parts for the medical, Dynamics, Six Sigma and Metrology. Mathematics and English or Irish. aerospace, automotive, oil and gas exploration Graduates can also progress to the Level 8 and related industry. This degree has Year 3: Semester 1: (September to December): honours degree in Precision Engineering at LIT. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: been designed with industry to respond Advanced CNC Machining 1, Advanced Six Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ for efficiently and effectively to the needs of Sigma and Metrology 1, Applied Mechanical further information. the Precision Engineering industry. Engineering Mathematics 2, Process Note: Candidates applying as mature Planning, Materials Selection, Group Project. applicants will be required to attend an Students learn how to work effectively Semester 2: (January to May): Advanced interview and may be requested to take with both manual and CNC machines to CNC Machining 2, Advanced Six Sigma an aptitude test to prove their suitability produce parts from an initial design to a and Metrology 2, Applied Mechanical for a place on this programme. final product. Parts are designed using CAD Engineering Mathematics 2, Advanced Advanced Entry: systems to develop solutions to engineering Engineering Technology, Mechanics and Level 6 Craft Certificate (trade) or equivalent problems and when completed the accuracy Failure Analysis, Individual Project. such as Fitting or Toolmaking Candidates will measure specialised measurement who hold a Senior Trade Certificate equipment such as co-ordinate measuring WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? and/or National Craft Certificate with machines (CMM). Students will work as appropriate endorsements or examination individuals and in groups on a variety of Programme graduates will work as Precision attainments in a cognate area will also be industrial standard engineering projects. Engineers in world class manufacturing and considered for advanced entry into Year 2 production environments and will be highly or 3, subject to a satisfactory interview. This degree is an active learning programme skilled in areas of CNC machining, CAD/CAM, with the application of theory in workshop/ metrology and material selection methods. FURTHER INFORMATION labs with hands-on experience on state-of- the-art CNC machines, CAM software and Graduates will typically be employed in one Contact: Mr. Ciarán O’Loughlin, metrology equipment. Students will use of the following roles: Precision Engineer Programme Leader some of the newest CNC technology such in a world class machining environment, Tel: 061 293339 as Fanuc Robodrill (3 axis milling machine) Applications Engineer utilising CAD/CAM Email: [email protected] Spinner 5-axis milling machine, Mazak twin Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC283 spindle lathe with milling capability.
214 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 215 LC286 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
MODULES CAO CODE: LC286 Road Transport Year 1: Automobile Engineering & Vehicle PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Technology 1, Mechanical Engineering Science, Technology & Introduction to Mechanical Engineering DURATION: 3 years Maths, Automobile Electrics & Electronics 1, CLASS HOURS: 19 hours per week Engineering Computing, Motor Vehicle Retail Management. Management 1, Computer Aided Drawing. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick
Bachelor of Year 2: Automobile Engineering & Vehicle CAO POINTS 2020: 264 Engineering Technology 2, Automobile Electrics & Electronics 2, Vehicle Science, Computing Automotive, Motor Vehicle Retail Management 2, Automotive Engineering Mathematics.
Year 3: Heavy Vehicle Technology & Mechanics, Global Logistics Management, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Road Transport & Fleet Operations, This programme is a mix of technological, Marketing in the Automotive & Road Leaving Certificate: business and management skills specifically Transport Sector, Mathematics for Transport A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in related to the automotive/transport industry. Management, Final Year Project. Leaving Certificate subjects, including Students will be exposed to concepts Mathematics and English or Irish. and ideas that will allow them to develop Candidates who hold a Senior Trade the necessary competencies to launch WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Certificate and/or National Craft Certificate a career in the transport industry. Graduates of this programme can progress in the Motor Trade area will be considered to a Level 8 Bachelor of Engineering for admission to Year 3 of the programme. Transportation technology has been identified (Honours) degree in Automotive Engineering Holders of a National/Higher Certificate by government as a key issue in maintaining and Transport Management at LIT. (Level 6) in Engineering or Technology and enhancing the competitiveness of may be considered for admission to our economy in the decades ahead. This On successful completion of the programme, Year 2 or 3 of the programme. programme allows students to gain the job opportunities for graduates include: necessary skills to become managers Transport Manager, Automotive Insurance Candidates applying as mature applicants in today’s automotive industry. Assessor, Transport Operation Management, will be required to attend an interview Logistics Management, Branch Manager Motor and may be requested to take an Dealer, and Branch Manager Motor Factors, aptitude test to prove their suitability WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Bus Fleet Manager, Bus Technical Manager. for a place on this programme. The programme will be of interest to students QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: with an interest in the road haulage/transport Graduates can become members of the Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ and logistical sectors, as well as vehicle Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport for further information. mechanics who would like to progress their (CILT) and can take the Certificate of careers into management within the road Professional Competence (CPC) exam at a haulage/transport and logistical sectors. greatly reduced fee. This allows graduates FURTHER INFORMATION to be legally appointed to the position of Contact: Mr. Shane McAuliffe, This programme is suited to people Transport Manager. Graduates are also eligible Programme Leader interested in pursuing a career in all for membership of the Institute of the Motor Email: [email protected] aspects of the Road Transport Technology, Industry (UK) where they will be awarded Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC286 Management and Logistics industry. ‘Certified Automotive Engineer’ status (CAE).
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To allow for this, the programme is structured CODE: Add-on as follows: Process & PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 1. Two major modules in the form Engineering of Applied Process Improvement DURATION: 1 year add-on honours degree and Project Management. CLASS HOURS: 18 hours per week. Management. 2. Two minor modules in the form of Currently running over 3 days (Tuesday to Thursday) Engineering Operations Management LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Bachelor of Science and Statistical Process Control. (Honours) 3. A dissertation module. • LC251 Civil Engineering On completion of the Applied Process • LC277 Industrial Automation Improvement module, students can also & Robotic Systems complete the America green belt six sigma • Any relevant Level 7 Science degree exam resulting in green belt certification.
An overview of feedback from industry MODULES WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS shows that there are not enough third level Applied Process Improvement, Project This Level 8 one year add-on honours combination engineering and management Management, Statistical Process Control, Level 7 degree in Engineering or degree programme has been designed to programmes; this programme meets this Engineering Operations Management Science related subject. Students provide students with an Engineering or gap. Industry also requires a more rounded and Dissertation module. with suitable experience and prior Science based Level 7 degree, with a set individual for the manufacturing and learning will be considered. of both technical and transferrable skills service provision. A graduate with an insight The programme can also be carried that are widely applicable to industry. into project and people management is WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? out part-time via ACCS mode. seen as an asset in modern industry. On successful completion of the programme, The development of this programme is a opportunities for graduates include jobs Apply directly to LIT: direct response to feedback and requirements such as: Process Engineer, Manufacturing Tel: 061 293262 from industry. The companies surveyed WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Engineer, Validation Engineer, Quality Email: [email protected] stated that Engineering graduates were This Level 8 Honours Degree in Process Engineer, Operations Engineer, Operations lacking the necessary skill set and process & Engineering Management is a follow- Management, Project Manager, New FURTHER INFORMATION knowledge to work effectively in an industrial on programme for any graduate Product Introduction Engineer, Validation Contact: Dr. Patrick Walsh, environment. The programme utilises who has successfully completed an Engineer, Process Improvement Programme Leader industrial case studies, requires significant Engineering or Science Level 7 degree. Engineer, Continuous Improvement Tel: 061 293816 independent learning and engagement Engineer, Logistics Management. Email: [email protected] with local industry. Students actively work For example, graduates from the Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8286 with various companies to carry out research following LIT Level 7 Degree programmes for their dissertation, apply applied process can apply to progress onto this improvement techniques and create project honours degree programme: plans that are beneficial to the companies. • LC285 Mechanical Engineering • LC286 Road Transport Technology & Management • LC279 Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems • LC278 Renewable & Electrical Energy Engineering
218 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 219 Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
MECHANICAL AUTOMATION AND MAINTENANCE FITTING (MAMF) APPRENTICESHIP SOLAS The modules that are delivered during the phases of this apprenticeship are: Craft Apprentice • Workshop Technology • Mathematics and Craft Calculation Programmes. • Engineering Science • Technical Drawing and Complementary Studies.
Apprentices within the MAMF Apprenticeship programme are encouraged to complete the City & Guilds 2565 Applied Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Technician evening programme at LIT.
In addition, MAMF Apprentices AWARDING BODY The Mechanical & Automobile Engineering attending Block Release programmes Department at LIT currently provide can take Machine Shop Practice Quality and Qualifications Ireland block release programmes for two SOLAS (Practical) and Welding (Practical). (QQI). All apprentices are scheduled for Craft Apprenticeships. These include: attendance by SOLAS by whom they are registered. All enquiries, therefore, MOTOR MECHANICS APPRENTICESHIP • Mechanical Automation and should be made directly to SOLAS. Maintenance Fitting (MAMF) The modules that are delivered during Apprenticeship the phases of this apprenticeship are: FURTHER INFORMATION • Garage Practice (Practical) SOLAS Limerick • Motor Mechanics Apprenticeship • Petrol Engine Management Tel: 061 487915 • Steering and Suspension systems SOLAS Dublin Block Release Programmes are provided for • Brake Systems Tel: 01 6070500 Registered Apprentices in the MAMF and • Transmission Motor Mechanic craft Apprenticeships. Block • Body Electronics Release Programmes are normally ten or • Compression Ignition eleven weeks. All Apprentices come to the Institute for two blocks (called Phase 4 and Apprentices within the Motor Mechanics Phase 6) during their approximate four years of Apprenticeship programme are encouraged training. Both Phases are scheduled by SOLAS. to complete supplementary Automotive Technology evening programmes that take place at LIT Moylish Campus, Limerick.
220 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 221 Department of the Built Environment
Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology
The Department of the Built Environment at LIT is a specialised centre for Property, Quantity Surveying, Construction and Civil Engineering education and training.
Most of our Honours Degree • Students who are awarded a Merit/ programmes include a full year of work Distinction in the B.Sc. and B.A. placement. We also offer advanced (Level 7) programmes may, subject to entry to our programmes with cognate places being available, be considered Degrees and/or relevant industry for transfer with exemptions to the experience in the form of full-time second/third year of cognate B.Sc. learning, or work based learning. (Honours) programmes (Level 8).
A wide range of progression • Students who are awarded the and transfer opportunities Bachelor of Engineering in Civil are available such as: Engineering (Level 7) are, subject to places being available, eligible • Students who are awarded a to apply for entry to the final year distinction in Higher Certificate of the B.Sc. (Honours) (Level 8) in programmes (Level 6) are, subject Civil Engineering Management. to places being available, eligible to apply for a one year exemption on cognate four year B.Sc. (Honours) programmes (Level 8).
222 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 223 Kieran Murphy, Quantity Surveying
“I graduated from LIT as a Chartered Graduate Quantity Surveyor. One of the things Dean, Faculty Applied Science, that attracted me to the course was Engineering & Technology Profile its reputation as one of the most Ms. Maria Kyne, respected courses of its kind, with an B.E., M.Eng.Sc, H.Dip(Ed.), international standing. After graduating, C.Eng, FIEI I went on to be part of the management teams on major projects, including the Head of Department of the development of Opera Lane in Cork city Built Environment centre. My time in LIT was very enjoyable. Dr. Pat Gill, BE, MEngSc, CEng, My lecturers were always available to me, MIEI, MCIOB and being in LIT felt like being part of a community. The college supported me FURTHER INFORMATION in my inter-county hurling career, and I was part of two Fitzgibbon Cup winning Department of the Built teams. I now work with PWC, the largest Environment professional services firm in Ireland.” Tel: 061 293858 Email: [email protected]
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LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC341 Architectural Technology Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 230
LC248 Built Environment (Common Entry) Bachelor of Science (Honours) 232
LC252 Civil Engineering Management Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 234
LC241 Construction Management Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 238
LC340 Interior Design Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio 240
LC242 Property Valuation & Management Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 242
LC243 Quantity Surveying Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 244
LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC251 Civil Engineering Bachelor of Engineering 236
CRAFT APPRENTICE PROGRAMMES SOLAS Apprenticeships at LIT – Carpentry and Joinery 246 & Brick and Stonelaying
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES • MSc in Quantity Surveying in Sustainable Public Building (Level 9) • MSc in Quantity Surveying in Sustainable Civil Engineering (Level 9) • MSc in Quantity Surveying in Sustainable M&E Engineering (Level 9)
Details of Postgraduate Programmes are available in our Postgraduate Programmes Handbook or see: www.lit.ie/postgraduate
226 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 227 Progression Opportunities We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to Built Environment college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you.
Just call 061 293262, email [email protected] or go to lit.ie/admissions.
Postgraduate Programmes (Level 9 & Level 10)
4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 3 years add-on 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Degree Degree Degree from LC248. Choose from: LC242 Property Valuation or 1 year add-on LC340 Interior Design LC341 Architctural LC243 Quantity LC241 Construction • Quantity Surveying & Management from LC251 Technology Surveying Management • Construction Management LC252 Civil Engineering YEAR 4 YEAR • Property Valuation & Management Management • Civil Engineering Management
3 years Level 7 Degree LC251 Civil Engineering YEAR 3 YEAR YEAR 2 YEAR
LC248 Built Environment (Common Entry) Entry Stage – 1 year YEAR 1 YEAR
College Entry College Entry • Leaving Cert • Leaving Cert • QQI FET / FETAC • QQI FET / FETAC • Mature • Mature
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NEW MODULES CAO CODE: L341 PROGRAMME Architectural Year 1: Architectural Context 1, Services PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 (Domestic), Land Use Planning & Regulation, Technology. Construction Technology, Materials and DURATION: 4 years Specification 1, Technical Studio 1 (Drawing) CLASS HOURS: 18 - 23 hours Studio Graphics (Manual & Digital), Bachelor of Science Dimensional Surveys and Reports. (Honours) Ab Initio LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Year 2: Architectural Context 2, Technical CAO POINTS 2020: New Programme Studio 2 (CAD), Construction Technology, Materials and Specification 2, Regulations (Commercial), Studio Graphics (CAD), Building Structures, Services (Commercial).
Year 3: Professional Placement, Construction Technology Materials and Specification 3, Dissertation Research for Architectural WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Technologists, Technical Studio 3 (BIM), Architectural technologists are Studio Graphics (BIM), Professional Leaving Certificate: specialists in the technological decisions Practice for Architectural Technologists A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in necessary to solve design problems. Management Practice for Architectural six Leaving Certificate subjects, including Technologists, Active Learning Diary for Mathematics and English or Irish. They need a sound understanding of Architectural Technologists, Building QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: the processes of design, construction Energy Modelling and Simulation. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ technology and the management tools for for further information. the communication of design information. Year 4: Services (Sustainability), Studio The skills they require are wide ranging, and Sustainable Construction 1, FURTHER INFORMATION from design appreciation, technical analysis Dissertation, Studio and Sustainable Contact: Dr. Pat Gill, and presentation, to management skills. Construction 2, Health and Safety and Head of Department Regulations, Studio Graphics (Visualisation), Tel: 061 293000 This studio-based programme consists Contract Administration and Law. Email: [email protected] of modules that are primarily assessed Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC341 through technical project work, coursework and assignments. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? LITBuiltEnvironment Graduate Architectural Technologists Real world projects and the integration have a wide range of career of Industry Placement will also form a opportunities. Employment can range significant part of the assessment process. from architectural practice, working for contractors, engineering practices and construction management practices. WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? The programme is suited to students from second level and mature students who wish to pursue a career in an exciting problem-solving technical discipline.
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the student to develop the knowledge, CAO CODE: LC248 skills and competencies to serve both Built Environment the construction industry and society, in PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 whichever specialisation within the industry (Common Entry)*. they progress to study in years 2, 3 and 4 DURATION: 1 year with progression of the Honours Degree programmes in the to Year 2 of the current Level 8 Department of the Built Environment honours degree programmes in the Bachelor of Science Department of the Built Environment (Honours) WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CLASS HOURS: 22 hours per week * This is a one year This Common Entry Year is suited to LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick common entry individuals who are looking for a career in the programme Construction industry but are not sure of the CAO POINTS 2020: 288 specialism they wish to pursue.
MODULES Introduction to Built Environment Studies, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Construction Technology, Engineering This is a one year common entry programme Surveying, Building Systems 1, Leaving Certificate: to the four honours degree programmes in Economics for Construction & Property A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in the Built Environment. Successful completion Specialists, Construction Law, Engineering six Leaving Certificate subjects, including of this Common Entry Year will entitle the Mathematics, IT & Communication Skills for Mathematics and English or Irish. student to progress into Year 2 of the following Construction and Property Professionals. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: programmes, subject to availability of places: Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ for further information. 1. BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Successful completion of this common Year 2. BSc (Hons) in Property FURTHER INFORMATION 1 entitles students to progress into Year 2 Valuation & Management Contact: Mr. Liam Daly, of any of the four Level 8 programmes in Programme Leader 3. BSc (Hons) in Construction Management Built Environment at LIT – Civil Engineering Management, Construction Management, Tel: 061 293311 4. BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering Property Valuation & Management, or Quantity Email: [email protected] Management Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC248 Surveying, subject to availability of places. This programme is offered on the CAO in LITBuiltEnvironment addition to the four existing Level 8 honours degrees in the Department of the Built Environment. The Common Entry Year has been developed in order to advance the Transitions Agenda being pursued in Irish Higher Education, of better transition from second level to third level education.
This programme aims to give the student the first stage of an academically challenging educational experience, that will enable
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MODULES CAO CODE: LC252 Civil Year 1: Construction Technology, Land PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Surveying, Building Systems 1 & 2, Engineering Economics for Construction & Property DURATION: 4 years Specialists, Engineering Mathematics, IT (including Work Placement in Year 3) & Communication Skills for Construction CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week Management. and Property Professionals, Built Environment Law, Construction Practice. Bachelor of Science LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick (Honours) Ab Initio Year 2: Construction Technology 2, CAO POINTS 2020: 270 Construction Management & Building Information Modelling, Surveying, Civil Engineering Design, Civil Engineering Practice, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering Administration & Law, Integrated Project.
Year 3: Work Placement Year: Active WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Learning Diary & Professional Competencies, The programme is designed in partnership Capstone Project, Management Practice, Leaving Certificate: with industry and uniquely merges civil Research Proposal, Literature Review. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in engineering with management skills. It six Leaving Certificate subjects, including provides graduates with the knowledge, skills Year 4: Civil Engineering Management Mathematics and English or Irish. and techniques used in civil engineering & I.T., Project Management & Building QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: management. The programme is a four Information Modelling, Civil Engineering Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ year sandwich: two years full-time study, Design, Civil Engineering Practice, for further information. one year of practical work experience (or Environmental Engineering, Sustainable equivalent) and a final year of full-time study. Construction, Advanced Civil Engineering Accredited by Chartered Institute Surveying, Financial Management of Building (CIOB) & Engineers Graduates will be able to manage & Taxation, Dissertation, Urban Ireland (Associate Level) the construction and maintenance of Economics & Public Policy, Electives. infrastructural developments. Such work FURTHER INFORMATION would include bridges, marine works, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Contact: Mr. Peter Armstrong, tunnels, motorways, railways, airfields Programme Leader and environmental projects including On successful completion of the programme, Tel: 061 293350 water and waste water systems, pipelines, employment opportunities include: Site Email: [email protected] waste management and residential, Engineering, Civil Project Management, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC252 commercial and industrial buildings. Civil Engineering Contracting.
LITBuiltEnvironment LIT graduates are employed by Local WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Authorities, Civil Engineering Contractors and The programme is suited to students from Consulting Engineers. Graduates can also second level and mature students who progress to postgraduate programmes at LIT wish to work in the construction and civil and other 3rd level universities and colleges. engineering industry in Ireland or abroad mainly in a management capacity.
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MODULES CAO CODE: LC251 Civil Year 1: Construction Technology & PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Environmental Services, Land Surveying, Engineering. Mathematics & IT, Engineering DURATION: 3 years Mechanics & Graphics, Communications, CLASS HOURS: 17-23 hours per week Research & Legal Studies, Materials. Bachelor of LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Engineering Year 2: Civil Engineering Construction & Public Health, Civil Engineering Surveying, Structural CAO POINTS 2020: 206 Engineering Design & Detailing, Soils & Concrete, Mathematics & Construction I.T., Administration & Construction Management. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME?
Year 3: Civil Engineering Construction On successful completion of the & Geotechnical Engineering, Highway programme, graduates can seek Engineering & Management Practice, employment with both private sector and Public Health & Environmental public sector organisations such as Local WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Engineering, Structural Engineering, Authorities, Building and Civil Engineering This programme is designed to provide Contract Administration & Law, Major Contractors and Consulting Engineers. Leaving Certificate: Civil Engineering graduates to the Project, Engineering Mathematics A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in construction and civil engineering industry & Civil Engineering I.T. Graduates may also progress to a Level 8 Leaving Certificate subjects, including and provides many transferable skills. The Honours Degree to further their studies. Mathematics and English or Irish. areas of speciality include Civil Engineering, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Construction, Geotechnical Engineering, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements for Highway Engineering, Public Health LIT Programmes’ for further information. Engineering and Structural Engineering.
Accredited by Engineers Ireland, Graduates are equipped to undertake Chartered Institute of Civil challenging and responsible activities on site, Engineering Surveyors in the laboratory or the design office. During the programme, there are opportunities FURTHER INFORMATION for students to participate in site visits, Contact: Mr. Michael O’Shea, organised by the programme team. Programme Leader Tel: 061 293310 WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Email: [email protected] Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC251 The programme is suited to students from second level and mature students who LITBuiltEnvironment wish to work in the construction and civil engineering industry in Ireland and abroad.
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Construction Management graduates are also CAO CODE: LC241 involved in organising the resources required Construction – labour, materials, equipment, time and PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 money and translating the work of designers Management. such as architects and engineers into reality. DURATION: 4 years (including Work Placement in Year 3)
Bachelor of Science WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week (Honours) Ab Initio Students from second level and mature LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick students who wish to work in the construction industry in Ireland or abroad, mainly in a CAO POINTS 2020: 255 management and technical capacity.
MODULES WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Year 1: Construction Technology, Land Surveying, Economics for Construction & On successful completion of this programme, Property Specialists, Engineering Mathematics, careers for graduates include: Site IT & Communication Skills for Construction & Engineering, Site Management, Construction WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Property Professionals, Built Environment Law, and Project Management, Contract Construction Management is all about Construction Practice, Building Systems 1 & 2. Management, Quality Management. Leaving Certificate: managing the construction process and A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in meeting the needs of clients within legal, Year 2: Construction Technology 2, LIT Construction Management work six Leaving Certificate subjects, including financial and environmental constraints. Construction Management & Building placement students and graduates have Mathematics and English or Irish. Construction Managers require a combination Information Modelling, Surveying, Estimating found work with Sisk, Coffey Construction, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: of engineering knowledge, good business & Tender Documentation, Project Cost John Paul Construction, PJ Hegarty, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ and organisation skills and a capacity for Management, Project Administration & BAM, Aecom and Jacob International. for further information. leadership in managing the building process. Law, Sustainable Building Services for Construction Managers, Integrated Project. Check out our student testimonials at: The programme is accredited by the You will develop an in-depth knowledge and www.youtube.com/LimerickIT to Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) understanding of the construction process Year 3: Active Learning Diary & Professional learn more about this programme. & Engineers Ireland (Associate Level) and the necessary theoretical knowledge to Competencies, Capstone Project, Management match solutions to construction problems; Practice, Research Proposal, Literature Review. FURTHER INFORMATION the management skills to plan, organise Contact: Mr. Redmond Condon, and manage construction projects and the Year 4: Dissertation, Construction Programme Leader ability to contribute to the construction Management & IT, Project Management & Tel: 061 293166 process in a manner that sustains and Building Information Modelling, Construction Email: [email protected] enhances the natural and the built Technology 4, Sustainable Construction, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC241 environments. This includes the responsibility Services Application & Management, Electives for coordinating a wide variety of skilled (Advanced Civil Engineering Surveying LITBuiltEnvironment workers and specialists and leading them in or Urban Economics & Public Policy). the implementation of the plan, monitoring progress against the required objectives, and making adjustments to ensure that the goals originally set forth are achieved.
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locally, nationally and internationally run CAO CODE: LC340 in conjunction with visiting lectures from Interior designers in practice and industry, ensuring PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 engagement and understanding of best Design. practice and current trends in interior design. DURATION: 4 years
CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week Bachelor of Arts WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick (Honours) Ab Initio The programme is suited to students from second level and mature students CAO POINTS 2020: 350 who wish to pursue a career in an exciting problem-solving design discipline.
There is an embedded exit award included WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? at Level 7 within the programme (after On successful completion of the programme, successful completion of 3rd year). graduate job opportunities include: Interior Design Consultancy (Domestic/Commercial), Interior Design Technician, 3D Modelling/ WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MODULES MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Visualisation, Exhibition Design, Kitchen This studio-based programme consists of Year 1: Design Fundamentals, Draughting, Design, Retail Design, Yacht Design, Set Design. Leaving Certificate: modules that are primarily assessed through Design Illustration & Communication, Interior & A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in design projects, coursework and assignments. Architectural History, Introduction to Materials six Leaving Certificate subjects, including & Finishes, Creative Practice, Furniture Design. Mathematics and English or Irish. Programme content is concerned with the QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: study of interiors through analysis, research Year 2: Domestic Interior Design, Interior Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ and intervention. Through understanding the Technology & Regulation, Digital Media & for further information. needs of the client, respecting the existing Communication, Contemporary Design situation, and researching the specialised Studies, Detailing & CAD, Material Application, FURTHER INFORMATION area, it allows the student to respond with Interior Surveying & Quantification. Contact: Ms. Sue Corcoran, relevant, innovative and creative solutions. Programme Leader Year 3: Commercial Interior Design, Tel: 061 293284 The programme uses the design project as Services & Regulation, Advanced Email: [email protected] the central vehicle for learning and aims to Graphics & Communication, Contextual Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC340 stimulate and provoke imaginative responses Design Studies, Professional Placement, to the reuse of interior spaces. Projects address Reflective Journal. Electives: Design Studio LITBuiltEnvironment domestic, commercial, hospitality, community, – Hospitality, Sustainability for Interior social and user-specific interior briefs. Design, Conservation for Interior Design.
The first year starts with core foundation Year 4: Design Studio – User Centred, skills facilitating exploration and allowing Advanced Technology, Research Project, students to develop a body of knowledge Design Seminar, Final Design Project, BIM on approaches to interior spaces. As the for Interior Design, Professional Practice, programme progresses, students engage Financial & Project Management. in live projects with community and charity organisations where they work with a real- life client and situation. Collaborative and group work is used extensively alongside individual studio practice. Field trips,
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC242 Property Valuation The broad based nature of the career PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 opportunities available to property & Management. graduates makes it difficult to answer this DURATION: 4 years question. For example, individuals who (including Work Placement in Year 3) enjoy getting out and about and meeting CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week Bachelor of Science people may be suited to the agency side (Honours) Ab Initio of the industry, while those who enjoy LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick working with numbers may be attracted to the professional services or valuations. CAO POINTS 2020: 282
MODULES WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Year 1: Building Systems 1, Construction Technology, IT & Communication Skills Career opportunities for graduates include: for Construction & Property Professionals, Estate Agent, Auctioneer, Chartered Surveyor, Economics for Construction & Property Property Valuer, Property Manager, Property WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Specialists, Built Environment Law, Land Use Consultant, Residential or Commercial Agent. This is a four year sandwich honours Planning Principles & Law, Property Valuations. Leaving Certificate: degree programme incorporating three Graduates have also gained employment in A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in academic years and one full year of Year 2: Property Investment Valuations, Local Authorities, Regeneration Agencies six Leaving Certificate subjects, including industrial work placement in third year. Statutory Valuations & Residential Property and Voluntary Housing Organisations. Mathematics and English or Irish. The aim of the programme is to develop Management, Building Technology PVM2, Some graduates work for CBRE, Jones Lang QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: a property professional who possesses Estate Agency Practice & Marketing, Property LaSalle, Lisney, Savills, Sherry Fitzgerald, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ the knowledge, skills and competencies Economics, Conservation & Architectural Bord Gais Eireann, Local Authorities for further information. required to work in the diverse sectors of the Heritage, Property Development Valuations, (Planning and Housing departments). property industry such as valuation, estate PVM Integrated Project, Planning Law Accredited by the Society of agency, marketing, property management, & Development, Property Law. Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) investment, development, corporate real estate, research and land-use planning. Year 3: Work Placement (Active Learning) FURTHER INFORMATION Year - Active Learning Diary & Professional Contact: Ms. Máire Daly, The programme offers a business based Competencies, Management Practice, Programme Leader qualification and covers residential, Research Proposal, Literature Review, PVM Tel: 061 293309 commercial, agricultural and specialist Capstone Project. Work placement can be Email: [email protected] property. It is fully accredited by the Society undertaken in Ireland or abroad. Students Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC242 of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) and who are unable to secure a work placement has international recognition through the complete an academic third year in LIT. LITBuiltEnvironment Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The programme meets the minimum Year 4: Advanced Property Appraisal & educational requirements required to work Specialist Valuations, Advanced Statutory as a property services provider under the Valuations, Property Management Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. Practice, Urban Economics & Public Policy, Planning & Social Policy, Dissertation, Financial Management & Taxation.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC243 Quantity Quantity Surveying is suitable for people who PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 wish to pursue a professional career in the Surveying. development and management of building DURATION: 4 years and infrastructure projects, particularly from (including Work Placement in Year 3) the perspective of the technology, economics, CLASS HOURS: 17-23 hours per week Bachelor of Science legal and project management disciplines. (Honours) Ab Initio LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick MODULES CAO POINTS 2020: 294 Year 1: Built Environment Primary Knowledge Base Built Environment Law, Sustainable Building Year 4: Excellence in the Award Services 1, Economics for Construction Year in Quantity Surveying & Property Specialists, Measurement & Project Cost Management, Measurement Mathematics, Construction Technology, IT (Mechanical & Electrical), Civil Engineering & Communication Skills for Construction Technology and Measurement, Construction WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & Property Professionals, QS Practice Law & Dispute Management, Economics of The profession of quantity surveying is at (Digital Graphical Resources). Renewable & Energy Efficient Technologies, Leaving Certificate: the forefront of construction economics Project Management for Quantity Surveying. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in and management. This honours degree Year 2: Specialist Quantity Surveying Skills Research Module: Dissertation – in six Leaving Certificate subjects, including programme has been developed in Measurement and Information Modelling, Quantity Surveying/Built Environment Mathematics and English or Irish. partnership with industry and is unique Cost Planning, Estimating and Tendering, Economics & Management. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: in providing a 12 month work placement Project Administration, Construction Law, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ for students in year 3 of the programme. Industrial & Commercial Building Construction for further information. The placement programme called Technology for Quantity Surveyors, Sustainable WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? the ‘Active Learning Year’ is organised Building Services for Quantity Surveyors, Job opportunities for graduates include: Accredited by the Society of by LIT and its industry partners. Quantity Surveying Commercial Practice. Quantity Surveyor, Development Manager, Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) Project Monitor, Environmental Cost Manager, There is a constant demand for quantity Year 3: Active Learning in Quantity Project Manager, Employers Agent, Safety FURTHER INFORMATION surveying services in both Ireland and Surveying Work Placement Co-Ordinator/Project Supervisor Design Stage. Contact: Mr. Michael Mooring, globally as clients seek to achieve a more Active Learning Diary & Professional Graduates from the programme can also Programme Leader sustainable and economically efficient built Competencies, Quantity Surveying access a range of specialist Master of Science Tel: 061 293332 environment. Increasingly quantity surveyors Capstone Project, Research Proposal, programmes in Quantity Surveying in LIT. Email: [email protected] are being used in a number of wide and Literature Review, Management Practice. Web: www.lit.ie/courses/LC243 diverse client support roles where they offer Note: The work placement year is recognised strategic advice in areas such as economics; by the Society of Chartered Surveyors LITBuiltEnvironment law; technology; capital allowances and Ireland (SCSI) and the Royal Institution of taxation. This diversity of roles combines Chartered Surveyors (RICS) as professional to create a sustainable demand for the experience and can be used to reduce specialist expertise of the quantity surveyor. the period of post-graduate experience required by them for Quantity Surveyors wishing to become Chartered Professionals. See www.scsi.ie and www.rics.org.
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SOLAS Apprenticeships.
at LIT Department of the Built Environment
WHICH BUILT ENVIRONMENT FURTHER INFORMATION APPRENTICESHIPS CAN I DO AT LIT? All apprentices are scheduled for • Carpentry and Joinery attendance by SOLAS by whom they • Brick and Stonelaying are registered. All enquiries, therefore, should be made directly to SOLAS. The purpose of these programmes is to SOLAS Limerick supplement the training given onsite, Tel: 061 487915 through related Theory and Practice.
SOLAS Dublin Tel: 01 6070500 DURATION
Approximately four years under the new apprenticeship scheme and is structured in seven distinct phases. Under this scheme, all apprentices attending Phases 4 and 6 will do so at a designated Institute scheduled by SOLAS.
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Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology
The Department of Information Technology at LIT (located in Limerick and Thurles) offers exciting, internationally recognised programmes.
These programmes are in the or medium enterprises. Graduates field of Games Development, also have the opportunity to pursue Data Analytics & Cyber Security, postgraduate research through a Software Development, Computer range of Research Centres within LIT. Networks and Systems Management, Internet Systems Development The Department of IT is actively involved and Interactive Digital Media. in the design, development and delivery of flexible learning programmes, in The suite of programmes in the conjunction with industry partners. Department of IT are designed to provide graduates with a broad knowledge of core We also offer fully-funded 12 month aspects of computing including: hardware conversion HDip programmes for non- and software, data communication, IT graduates in Software Development, information management, business, and Creative Multimedia Programming mathematics and interpersonal skills. (both these programmes include a work The programmes at LIT are focused placement). Other flexible learning on practical skills development so courses offered by the Department that graduates can expect to take up include: Mobile Application Development; employment in industries ranging from Microsoft Office Specialist Certification; large multinational companies to small Cisco Certification; and Web Design.
248 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 249 Laura Moore, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Internet Systems Development ACI Worldwide, Limerick
Graduate Profile
“I work as a Software Engineer at ACI The Internet Systems Development Dean, Faculty Applied Science, Worldwide in Limerick. I graduated degree course covers a wide range Engineering & Technology from LIT in 2017 with an honours degree of areas from Java to scripting Ms. Maria Kyne, in Internet Systems Development. languages to web design. My role in B.E., M.Eng.Sc, H.Dip(Ed.), ACI is very much based around what C.Eng, FIEI At ACI, we deliver electronic I learned while studying in LIT. banking and payment solutions for Head of Department of financial institutions worldwide. My favourite aspect of LIT life was Information Technology As a Software Engineer I work on the friendships that I made. I got Dr. Janice O’Connell designing, implementation, coding, testing to meet some wonderful people and setting up environments for software. throughout my four years who I am FURTHER INFORMATION My favourite thing about working at ACI still friends with to this day. LIT gave is probably the work culture. There’s a me the opportunity to pursue a career Department of Information great collaborative atmosphere because that I was really interested in.” Technology different project teams are always in Tel: 061 293864 (Limerick) constant communication with each other. 0504 28253 (Thurles)
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LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC239 Computer Networks & Systems Management Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 256
LC414 Data Analytics & Cyber Security Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computing Ab Initio – Thurles 258
LC418 Games Design & Development Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computing Ab Initio – Thurles 260
LC234 Interactive Digital Media Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 262
LC236 Internet Systems Development Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 264
LC233 Software Development Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio 270
LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC235 Internet Systems Development Bachelor of Science 266
LC336 Computing Bachelor of Science 268
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES • Software Development – Higher Diploma in Computing (Level 8) • Applied Computer Networks – Special Purpose Award (Level 9) • Computer Science for Teachers – MSc in Computing (Level 9) • Computer Science for Teachers – Postgraduate Diploma in Computing (Level 9) • Computer Science for Teachers – Postgraduate Certificate in Computing (Level 9) • Coding & Computational Thinking – Special Purpose Award (Level 9) • Coding for Embedded Systems – Special Purpose Award (Level 9) • Research Opportunities in Information Technology (Level 9 & 10)
Details of Postgraduate Programmes are available in our Postgraduate Programmes Handbook. For further information, see: www.lit.ie/postgraduate
252 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 253 Progression Opportunities We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to Information Technology college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you.
Just call 061 293262, email [email protected] or go to lit.ie/admissions
Postgraduate Programmes (Level 9 & Level 10)
4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio or 1 Year Add-on or 1 Year Add-on Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree LC414 Data Analytics & LC418 Games Design & LC234 Interactive Digital LC239 Computer Networks LC236 Internet Systems LC233 Software Cyber Security (Thurles) Development (Thurles) Media & Systems Management Development Development YEAR 4 YEAR
3 years 3 years Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree LC235 Internet Systems LC336 Development Computing YEAR 3 YEAR YEAR 2 YEAR YEAR 1 YEAR
College Entry College Entry • Leaving Cert • Leaving Cert • QQI FET / FETAC • QQI FET / FETAC • Mature • Mature
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC239 Computer Networks This programme assumes no prior PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 background in networks or systems so is & Systems suited to everyone with a general interest or DURATION: 4 years aptitude in this area. Sometimes students (with Work Placement in Year 3) who choose this programme will have CLASS HOURS: 16-25 hours per week Management. built networks or configured servers at home, or at work, and want to learn more LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Bachelor of Science and gain a qualification in the subject. (Honours) Ab Initio CAO POINTS 2020: 307
MODULES Year 1: Semester 1: Introduction to Electives: Information Systems Programming, Data Essentials, ICT & Management, Digital Multimedia Design, Applications, Introduction to Computer Digital Forensics, Entrepreneurship. Networks, Computer Organisation and Semester 2: Final Year Project, Data Centre Architecture, Computer Mathematics. Design, WAN Technologies, IT Services WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Semester 2: Mathematical Methods, Management, Security & Cryptography. The amazing growth of the Internet, the Structured Programming, Digital Electives: Information Systems Strategy, Leaving Certificate: emergence of ‘the cloud’ and the surge in Systems Concepts, Communications Digital Multimedia - Usability and User A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in the use of smart phones has changed the & Applications, Understanding LANs, Experience, Advanced Data Analytics, Software six Leaving Certificate subjects, including way we communicate all around the world. Operating Systems Fundamentals. Defined Networks, Enterprise Development. Mathematics and English or Irish. This new style of exchanging information is QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: made possible by the countless computer Year 2: Semester 1: Statistical Data Analysis, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ networks that circle the globe in a web of Web Development Fundamentals, Growing WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? for further information. information. This programme starts your the LAN, Operating Systems Structures, Graduates with networking and systems skills networks career. You will build, secure and Digital Systems Design, IT Customer Service. are required by all IT departments in business FURTHER INFORMATION manage computer networks and systems Semester 2: SQL Essentials, Client Server including engineering, pharmaceutical, Contact: Mr. Michael Winterburn, to keep out hackers. Learn through hands Technologies, IP Systems, Operating finance, telecommunications, business, Programme Leader on experience with Cisco CCNA, Windows, Systems Scripting, Data Formats & entertainment and education. Job categories Tel: 061 293844 Linux, scripting, databases, virtual machines, Storage, Connecting the Internet. include: Network Administrator/Technician, Email: [email protected] VMware, Amazon AWS and the Cloud. IT Customer Support, IT Technical Support, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC239 Year 3: September to February: IT Project Systems Administrator, Computer Network The programme also aims to provide Management, Database Administration, Engineer, Network Programmer/Analyst. students with a range of knowledge which Server and Storage Virtualisation, Server will enhance their ability to fit rapidly into Administration, Group Project. different workplace cultures, adapt to March to September: Work Placement. change and pursue additional postgraduate studies. Students will gain a foundation Year 4: Semester 1: Final Year Project, of technical knowledge, problem solving Secure Cloud Services Deployment, and logical thinking that gives them a Data Communications, IT Governance & competitive advantage in their career. Management, Cryptographic Techniques.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC414 Data Analytics & This programme is aimed at students who PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 are interested in understanding data from Cyber Security. the world around us and explore how they DURATION: 4 years can make better decisions for industry, (including Work Placement in Year 3) people, sports teams and communities. CLASS HOURS: 16-25 hours per week Bachelor of Science Students will also be interested in how (Honours) in we can store data securely on the cloud LOCATION: Thurles Campus, Co. Tipperary Computing and prevent the information being Ab Initio accessed by unauthorised individuals. CAO POINTS 2020: 236
This programme has been developed with local companies to target opportunities in Year 4: Data Project, Network Services & the Software Services, Sports Performance Socket Programming, Software Project Analysis, Financial services, Agri-food, Management, Advanced Data Analytics, Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing sectors. Computing & Modern Culture, Secure Cloud Deployment Services, Machine WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Learning, Distributed Data Systems, Deep The programme aims to produce industry- MODULES learning & Neural Networks, Information Leaving Certificate: ready graduates who are knowledgeable in Year 1: Interpersonal Skills, Web Development Security Design & Management. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in the processes, practice and implementation Fundamentals, Computer Organisation & six Leaving Certificate subjects, including of secure and scalable software that leverage Architecture, Computer Mathematics, Data Mathematics and English or Irish. data analytics. Graduates will be equipped Essentials, Introduction to Programming, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: with an in-depth knowledge of the critical Mathematical Methods, Operating Systems The skills learned on the programme can Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ aspects of data analytics and information Fundamentals, Structured Programming, be used in a wide range of disciplines for further information. security, including but not limited to software Structured Query Language Essentials, and graduates are in very high demand. design and development, data mining, Responsive Design & Web Development, Job categories include: Data Analyst, FURTHER INFORMATION data visualization, distributed data systems, Introduction to Object Oriented Programming. IT Security Architect/Analyst, Data Contact: Dr. Liam Noonan, secure cloud services, and cyber security. Management Specialist, Machine Learning Programme Leader Year 2: Object Oriented Theory & Data Scientist, Data Security Compliance Tel: 0504 28254 Students will explore a variety of computer Programming, Software Development, Officer. Graduates may also pursue Email: [email protected] languages, data mining and analysis Discrete Mathematics, Fundamentals of research studies within LIT working with Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC414 techniques, security principles and models Data Structures & Algorithms, Networking researchers with expertise in the area. and will acquire the necessary knowledge Fundamentals, Data Design & Programming, to adapt to the changing nature of the Game Design, Application Development, industry throughout their careers. Internetworking, Problem Solving with Data Structures & Algorithms, Software Students will specify, design, develop and Testing, Real Time Embedded Systems. implement solutions in the Data Analytics, Information and Cyber Security domains. Year 3: Project and Group Dynamics, Software In addition to module specific projects, Security, Data Analytics & Visualisation, students will be required to complete Algorithms & Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise two capstone projects under academic Web Frameworks. Students undertake guidance; a team based project in year 3 of a six-month Work Placement. the programme and a substantial individual based project in year 4 of the programme.
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Our campus enterprise centre facilitates CAO CODE: LC418 and is host to game studios start-ups who Games Design are actively supported by Thurles Chamber PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Enterprise Centre business mentors. DURATION: 4 years & Development. (including Work Placement in Year 3) WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CLASS HOURS: 16-25 hours per week Bachelor of Science This programme is suited to those who (Honours) in are creative, analytical and logical and LOCATION: Thurles Campus, Co. Tipperary Computing Ab Initio who are interested in computers and are passionate about game development. CAO POINTS 2020: 270 Creative and innovative minded people will be challenged in this programme to express their ideas and develop ground- breaking new game technologies. Year 4: Semester 1: Final Year Project, Programming Game Engines, Software Project Management, Games Physics, MODULES Network Services & Socket Programming, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Year 1: Semester 1: Interpersonal Skills, Data Analytics & Visualisation. The programme aims to produce industry- Web Development Fundamentals, Semester 2: Computing & Modern Leaving Certificate: ready graduates with all the skills, knowledge Computer Organisation & Architecture, Culture, Concurrent & Distributed A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in and experience required to successfully Computer Mathematics, Data Essentials, Systems, Platform Game Development, six Leaving Certificate subjects, including enter a career in the software industry with a Introduction to Programming. Networked Games, Game AI. Mathematics and English or Irish. focus on creating video games. Students will Semester 2: Mathematical Methods, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: learn the techniques for analysis, design and Operating Systems Fundamentals, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ development of games for diverse platforms Structured Programming, Structured WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? for further information. including mobile, handheld consoles, personal Query Language Essentials, Responsive The skills learned on the programme can and tablet computers, games consoles, Design & Web Development, Introduction be used in a wide range of disciplines FURTHER INFORMATION interactive TV and online games in a variety to Object Oriented Programming. and graduates are in very high demand. Contact: Mr. Eugene Kenny, of computer programming languages. Job categories include: Game/Software Programme Leader Year 2: Semester 1: Object Oriented Theory Programmer, Game/Software Tester, Tel: 0504 28259 Students will produce game designs and & Programming, Software Development, Game/Software Designer. Graduates may Email: [email protected] implement these through a variety of game Discrete Mathematics, Fundamentals of also pursue research studies within LIT Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC418 engines and frameworks using state of the Data Structures & Algorithms, Networking working with researchers with expertise in art technology and specialised hardware. Our Fundamentals, Data Design & Programming. Gaming, Animation, Media, Entertainment hardware facilities include Ireland’s largest Semester 2: Game Design, Application and Software. You can also work with Games Xbox 360 Game laboratory and access to Development, Internetworking, companies in the Thurles Chamber Enterprise Playstation development kits. LIT is licenced Problem Solving with Data Structures Centre, located on the LIT Thurles campus. for leading multi-platform game engines & Algorithms, Software Testing, Real to enhance your learning experience. Time Embedded Systems.
LIT Thurles, a Digital Games Hub, is the Year 3: September - March: Game home of Games Fleadh, one of Ireland’s Programming, Computer Graphics, Software most important games programming Security, Statistics, Algorithms & Artificial festivals. Our Games Design alumni have Intelligence, Project and Group Dynamics. worked on AAA titles such as StarCraft, March - September: Students undertake Wolfenstien, Guitar Hero and Call of Duty. a six-month Work Placement.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC234 Interactive This programme is suited to those that have PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 an interest in design, creative technologies, Digital Media. social media and gaming. It is suited to DURATION: 4 years people who are creative, analytical and (including Work Placement in Year 3) logical and who are interested in computers, CLASS HOURS: 17-25 hours per week Bachelor of Science information technology, design and like (Honours) Ab Initio solving real life problems. Creative and LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick innovative-minded people will be challenged in this programme to express their ideas and CAO POINTS 2020: 225 develop ground-breaking new interactive digital technologies and experiences.
Semester 2: Major Digital Media Project, MODULES Human Factors in HCI, Advanced Year 1: Semester 1: Digital Storytelling, Programming Concepts, Advanced Visual Design Practice, Web Development Computer Graphics and Elective. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Fundamentals, Programming Fundamentals, This programme gives students the ICT & Applications, Computer Mathematics. Leaving Certificate: WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? knowledge and skills to create interactive Semester 2: Ludology & Game Play, User A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in digital content, using text, sound, video, Interface Design Fundamentals, Operating LIT digital media graduates work for six Leaving Certificate subjects, including animation and graphics. Students develop Systems Fundamentals, Problem Solving companies such as Jaguar-Landrover, Johnson Mathematics and English or Irish. creative and technical skillsets, through & Programming, Communications & & Johnson, Icon, Salesforce, and Yahoo. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: project work and work placement Applications, Mathematical Methods. Job categories for graduates include: Web Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ in industry. The programme builds Designer, Web Developer, Games Developer, for further information. strong marketable programming skills Year 2: Semester 1: User-Centred Design User experience/User interface designer, needed to implement digital media. & Prototyping, Responsive Web Design, Graphic Design. Successful graduates FURTHER INFORMATION Data Essentials, Software Development, may also continue onto Level 9 Master’s Contact: Ms. Elizabeth Bourke, Students will learn to: Introduction to OO Development, programmes, either taught or by research. Programme Leader • Design creative interactive content to Networking Fundamentals. Tel: 061 293330 communicate with people in an engaging Semester 2: Digital Video, Front End Email: [email protected] and exciting manner using text, sound, Development, Server Side Scripting, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC234 video, animation, graphics, and movement. Software Testing, Advanced OO Development, Computer Mathematics. Multimedia.LIT • Build Games, Apps, Websites, Animations, Video, Virtual Reality Year 3: September to March: Digital experiences, wearable technology and Media Group Project, Project Management many other interactive applications. & Entrepreneurship, Interactive Design • Work with various technology devices Practice, Enterprise Programming, such as: OculusRift and Gear VR headsets, Virtual & Augmented Reality. camcorders, 3D scanners, tablets, March to August: Work Placement. smartphones, wearable technology, augmented reality, games consoles, etc. Year 4: Semester 1: Major Digital Media Project, Design Thinking, • Become a creative interface/interaction Enterprise Application Development, designer and a computer programmer. 3D Graphics & Imaging, Elective.
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designing and building websites, and want CAO CODE: LC236 to build their knowledge and technical Internet Systems capacity in this continually changing area. The PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 programme will be suited to students seeking Development. to establish a career in the technology sectors. DURATION: 4 years This is particularly appealing given the job (including Work Placement in Year 3) vacancies which exist in the ICT area currently. Bachelor of Science CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week (Honours) Ab Initio MODULES LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick
Year 1: Semester 1: Web Development CAO POINTS 2020: 262 Fundamentals, Programming Fundamentals, Data Essentials, eBusiness & Security, ICT & Applications, Computer Mathematics. Semester 2: Responsive Design & Semester 2: Final Year Project, Technology Web Development, Problem Solving Futures & Connected Living, Enterprise & Programming Fundamentals, Application Performance, Software Quality SQL Essentials, Operating Systems Engineering, Information Systems Strategy, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Fundamentals, Communications & Elective. (Electives: Data Visualisation, Human This degree programme provides students Applications, Mathematical Models. Factors in HCI, Machine Learning for Predictive Leaving Certificate: with the theoretical and practical skills Analytics, Advanced Mobile Application A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in necessary to design, build and maintain secure Year 2: Semester 1: Web Project (runs Development, Enterprise Development, Digital six Leaving Certificate subjects, including internet based systems. There is a strong across both semesters in year 2), Web Multimedia Usability and User Experience). Mathematics and English or Irish. practical emphasis on the languages, tools, Techniques, Introduction to OO Programming, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: techniques and methodologies required to Databases for Projects, Software Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ build cloud based applications that people Development, Networking Fundamentals. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? for further information. use to solve every day real world problems. Semester 2: Web Project, Extended Web The programme equips students with the The considerable practical emphasis on Techniques, Advanced OO Programming, skills needed to gain employment as a FURTHER INFORMATION the programme allows for the smooth User Interaction Design, Software Testing, Web Developer, Software Engineer, Cloud Contact: Dr. Janice O’Connell, integration of graduates into the workplace. Real Time Embedded Systems. Architect, Mobile App/Games Developer, Programme Leader App/Games/Computer Programmer. Tel: 061 293288 The programme prepares students for a Year 3: September to March: Advanced Email: [email protected] broad range of careers in the fast moving Web Techniques, Concurrent Programming, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC236 computing industry. Students will also develop Web Applications Architecture & Data the skills needed for semantic web services, Security, Data Structures & Algorithms, to handle situations requiring representation Software Engineering & Web Project. and retrieval of knowledge. The underlying March to August: Work Placement. technologies and application architectures used by web enterprises are also addressed. Year 4: Semester 1: Final Year Project A six-month work placement in Year 3 gives (runs across both semesters in Final Year), students the opportunity for further personal Mobile Application Development, Secure development in real world job situations. Cloud Services Deployment, Web Analytics, Information Systems Management, Elective (Electives: Big Data Mining & Analysis, WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Reactive Systems, Evolving Web Technologies, This programme is suited to those interested Entrepreneurship, Digital Multimedia Design). in how Internet based systems work, in
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC235 Internet Systems This programme is suited to those interested PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 in how Internet based systems work, in Development. designing and building websites, and want to DURATION: 3 years build their knowledge and technical capacity CLASS HOURS: 21-24 hours per week in this continually changing technology Bachelor of Science area. It will be suited to students seeking to LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick establish a career in the technology sectors. This is particularly appealing given the job CAO POINTS 2020: 205 vacancies that exist in the ICT area currently.
MODULES WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Year 1: Semester 1: Web Development Successful graduates may progress Fundamentals, Programming Fundamentals, to the 8 Level B.Sc. (Honours) in Data Essentials, eBusiness & Security, ICT Internet Systems Development. & Applications, Computer Mathematics. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Semester 2: Responsive Design & Technology is ingrained in our work and This three year degree programme provides Web Development, Problem Solving personal lives with the Internet at the heart Leaving Certificate: students with the theoretical and practical & Programming Fundamentals, of everything we do. Careers in this field A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in skills necessary to design, build and SQL Essentials, Operating Systems are full of young, motivated people with Leaving Certificate subjects, including maintain secure internet based systems. Fundamentals, Communications & exciting, fresh, new ideas. The Internet Mathematics and English or Irish. There is a strong practical emphasis on Applications, Mathematical Models. is still an ever-changing technology area QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: the languages, tools, techniques and and it has expanded possibilities to live, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ methodologies required to build real world Year 2: Semester 1: Web Project (runs work and build a career anywhere in the for further information. solutions in today’s interconnected world. across both semesters in year 2), Web boundary-less new world we live in. Techniques, Introduction to OO Programming, FURTHER INFORMATION Students will develop an understanding Databases for Projects, Software Job categories for graduates include: Contact: Ms. Ita Kavanagh, of current and emerging technologies Development, Networking Fundamentals. Web Developer, Software Engineer, Cloud Programme Leader and best business/industrial standards Semester 2: Web Project, Extended Web Administrator, Database Administrator, App/ Tel: 061 293347 to equip them to meet the demands of Techniques, Advanced OO Programming, Games Developer, Software Test & Quality Email: [email protected] an increasingly technological world. The User Interaction Design, Software Testing, Engineer, Digital Media Programmer. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC235 programme will provide students with the Real Time Embedded Systems. professional, technical and project related capabilities applicable to the development Year 3: September to March: Advanced of secure client‐side and server‐side Internet Web Techniques, Concurrent Programming, based systems and prepares students Web Applications Architecture & Data for a broad range of careers in the fast Security, Data Structures & Algorithms, moving computing industry. On successful Software Engineering & Web Project. completion of this degree programme, March to August: Work Placement. there is a progression pathway available to enable students to enter the Level 8 B.Sc. (Hons.) in Internet Systems Development.
The work placement in Year 3 gives students the opportunity for further personal development in real world job situations.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC336 Computing. This programme suits people who are PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 analytical and logical and who are interested in computers and like solving real problems. DURATION: 3 years Bachelor of Science It also suits people who are creative as (with Work Placement in Year 3) the programme gives students the skills CLASS HOURS: 19-23 hours per week to express their ideas and concepts in a whole range of software technologies. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick
CAO POINTS 2020: 207 MODULES Year 1: Semester 1: Interpersonal Skills, Web Development Fundamentals, Computer Organisation & Architecture, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Computer Mathematics, Data Essentials, Graduates can pursue further third level Introduction to Programming. education including level 8 courses in Semester 2: Mathematical Methods, computing and technology, including the WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Operating Systems Fundamentals, Level 8 degrees in Software Development This three year programme prepares Structured Programming, Structured Query or Internet Systems Development at LIT. Leaving Certificate: students for a broad range of exciting Language Essentials, Responsive Design A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in careers in the computing sector. It provides and Web Development, Introduction Leaving Certificate subjects, including students with an opportunity to work with to Object Oriented Programming. Mathematics and English or Irish. evolving technologies in a fast moving QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: industry. Students will develop essential Year 2: Semester 1: Object Oriented Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ skills in computing which will open many Theory and Programming, Software for further information. career paths and options for further study. Development, Discrete Mathematics, During the programme, students will Fundamentals of Data Structures and FURTHER INFORMATION learn how to design and build desktop Algorithms, Networking Fundamentals, Contact: Dr. Janice O’Connell, and mobile apps, troubleshoot and fix Data Design and Programming. Programme Leader computer hardware, use computers to Semester 2: Application Development, Tel: 061 293288 work with and manage data, connect Internetworking, Data Driven Systems, Email: [email protected] devices and make them work together. Problem solving with Data Structures Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC336 and Algorithms, Software Testing, Technology is used in all aspects of industry, Real Time Embedded Systems. retail and financial sectors. Whether you want to work in a large multinational company, Year 3: September-March: Mobile a small indigenous Irish company or an Application Design & Development, Statistics, innovative start-up, computing graduates are Algorithms & Artificial Intelligence, Software much sought after. The technology sector Security, Project & Group Dynamics in Ireland is a vibrant one providing many March-September: Work Placement. opportunities for graduates. Companies such as Twitter, Facebook, eBay, PayPal and Google have chosen to locate in Ireland providing jobs across a wide variety of computing areas.
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In addition, the six month paid work CAO CODE: LC233 placement in Year 3 gives students an Software opportunity to apply the skills learned at PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 LIT in a real working environment. This will Development. provide students with valuable experience DURATION: 4 years prior to full time employment on graduation. (with Work Placement in Year 3) The programme leads to a comprehensive CLASS HOURS: 18-23 hours per week Bachelor of Science software development degree with a (Honours) Ab Initio proven track record. Software is changing LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick the world, be a part of this change! CAO POINTS 2020: 272
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? This programme suits people who are analytical and logical and who are interested Year 4: Modules include: Final Year Project, in computers and like solving real problems. Secure Cloud Services Deployment, Enterprise It also suits people who are creative as Application Development, Management the programme gives students the skills Techniques for Software Engineering, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS to express their ideas and concepts in a Reactive Systems, Entrepreneurship, This programme will equip students with the whole range of software technologies. Security & Cryptography, Big Data Mining Leaving Certificate: knowledge and skills to become professional & Analysis, Machine Learning for Predictive A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in software developers and have exciting, Analysis, Software Quality Engineering, six Leaving Certificate subjects, including rewarding careers building software for MODULES Digital Multimedia – Usability and User Mathematics and English or Irish. web servers, smartphones, tablets, PCs and Year 1: Modules include: Web Development Experience, Data Visualisation. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: cloud. It provides students with the skills Fundamentals, Computer Organisation & Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ and knowledge to meet the needs of today’s Architecture, Computer Mathematics, Data for further information. IT industry. Software is everywhere - on the Essentials, Introduction to Programming, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Internet, on your mobile phone, on your games Operating System Fundamentals, Introduction Software Development is a key enabler FURTHER INFORMATION console, managing your bank account, and to Object Oriented Programming. and driver of innovation across a multitude Contact: Mr. Brendan Watson, more. This programme focuses on Software of industries and there really is a need Programme Leader Engineering and Software Development Year 2: Modules include: Object Oriented for graduates who are technically aware Tel: 061 293330 techniques (Object Orientation, Java, Web Theory & Programming, Fundamentals but who can also see the opportunities Email: [email protected] Development, C#, Mobile Apps, Cloud etc.) of Data Structures & Algorithms, that the technology allows. Graduates Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC233 Networking Fundamentals, Data Design & work as Software Developers for: Ericsson, With the mix of skills this programme provides, Programming, Internetworking, Software Microsoft, Cisco, Avvio, Jaguar Land Rover, LitSoftDev students will be ideally positioned to secure Testing, Real Time Embedded Systems. Kerry Foods, OpenJaw Technologies, employment in either Open Source or .NET IBM Global Services, Deloitte, SAP. technology jobs as a: Software Engineer, Year 3: September to March: Modules Software Developer (Java, C#, .Net), Software include: Computer Science, Secure Web Engineering/Modelling (UML, Junit, mockito, Application Development, Object Modeling & cucumber, GIT, Docker, Jenkins), Web Design, Team Software Development Project. Designer/Developer (DreamWeaver, CS5, March to September: Work Placement. PHP), Database Developer/Administrator (SQL Server, MySQL), Test Engineer, Games and Mobile App Developer (XNA, Android).
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Welcome to the Faculty of active learning approaches. This is Business & Humanities. achieved through the combination of formal lectures, tutorials, group projects, The Faculty of Business & Humanities is presentations, case studies, educational an innovative, dynamic and quality driven visits, problem-based learning, work Faculty within the Limerick Institute placements, stimulation activities and of Technology. The Faculty thrives the use of highly regarded speakers on offering its students the relevant from the professions and industry. supports, skills and competencies to equip them to deal with the challenges The Faculty is extremely proud of its they will encounter in the workplace students and their achievements, both of their chosen discipline area. academic and extracurricular. Our students regularly participate in a host The Faculty has over 2400 of competitions, including Management students and is organised into Games, Ireland Skills, Knorr Student Chef four academic departments: of the Year, Irish Hospitality Institute Business Management Game and • Department of Applied Social Sciences National Social Enterprise Awards. Some • Department of Business current students include male and female and Financial Services inter-county and provincial footballers, • Department of Marketing, Enterprise hurlers and camogie players, All-Ireland and Digital Communications league and All-Ireland colleges’ rugby • Department of Sport, players. Many students have spent time Leisure and Tourism working on a voluntary basis in local primary schools or with local charities. The Faculty offers programmes leading to qualifications at Level 6 (Higher Certificate), at Level 7 (Degree) add-on, at Level 8 (Honours Degree) (add-on and ab-initio) and at Level 9 (Taught and by Research). A number of programmes delivered by the Faculty have recognition from Dean, Faculty of Business professional bodies. Such recognition & Humanities offers accreditation to graduates Mr. Donnacha McNamara, on completion of the respective Dip IHM, B Comm, MBS, MMI Faculty of programmes or enable graduates to claim significant exemptions from the FURTHER INFORMATION examinations of the professional bodies. The Faculty Office Business & All programmes in the Faculty of Tel: 061 293857 (Limerick) Business & Humanities provide a blend 0504 28180 (Thurles) of theoretical knowledge and practical Email: [email protected] Humanities skills development facilitated through
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Faculty of Business & Humanities
The Department of Applied Social Sciences provides programmes for the social care sector, the early childhood education and care sector and community work.
The social science programmes are Work programmes furnish graduates delivered in three of LIT’s campuses: with the relevant knowledge, skills Ennis, Moylish and Thurles. All and personal development to support undergraduate programmes offered those who experience marginalisation, by the Department of Applied Social disadvantage or special needs, through Sciences require students to undertake professional care and enabling vulnerable placement during their course of study. individuals or groups to optimise their personal and social development. The Social Care Work programmes enable our graduates to be competent The Early Childhood Education and Care in the profession, including the programmes are designed to enable provision of social care, protection, graduates to be professionally competent support, welfare, and advocacy for early years educators in a range of early vulnerable or dependent individuals years settings. This includes the holistic or groups. The programmes ensure development of a child’s social, emotional, holistically developed professionals cognitive and physical needs in order who are prepared to work in a to build a solid and broad foundation range of social care settings. for lifelong learning and wellbeing, as These settings include those with defined by UNESCO. The programme learning disabilities, those engaging reflects the recent regulatory and policy with probation services, the homeless, developments in this sector, which have children in residential care, or those brought important new expectations, who are vulnerable, at risk and are understandings and incentives to early in need of support. The Social Care childhood care and education providers.
276 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 277 Graduates of these programmes will of learning outcomes and appreciate the richness and breadth not experiential learning. Aishling Reale, of learning models, the key concepts Social Care Work of learning environments and the D. To ensure the protection of the importance of practical perspectives public and justify public trust and to young children’s learning. confidence, LIT uses the Garda Vetting Unit (GCVU) service to assess The Community and Addiction Studies the suitability of applicants to these programme in Moylish campus is programmes. Depending upon the designed to enable students to develop outcome of the vetting process, the the skills and competencies to work in Institute reserves the following rights: the voluntary sector, as well as in State • To not register a student; providers of community development or • To remove an existing social inclusion services. The graduates registered student; of this programme are furnished with • To delay the student’s placement the skills and competencies to work in modules on programmes community projects or initiatives which are addressing addiction, homelessness, In all circumstances, it is the student’s cultural development and unemployment. responsibility to proactively disclose The programme is grounded in the any convictions or pending cases. principles of empowerment, human The Institute reserves the right to rights, inclusion and social justice. inform any placement provider of Graduates of this programme will be any convictions or pending cases. Student furnished with the requisite knowledge LIT also offers a voluntary option to and skills to work in and meaningfully students to undertake a programme Profile engage communities affected by of Hep B vaccination if they so wish. addiction, to support voluntary activity and to progress community projects. “I chose to study Social Care Work at at LIT is definitely the support we LIT because I had been volunteering receive from lecturers and from Student Entry Requirements Dean, Faculty of Business with the Limerick Youth Service for Support Services. If you’re struggling in A. There are a number of places on the & Humanities seven years and realised I wanted any way or need help with some difficult BA Social Care Work course available to make a career out of this kind subjects you can always ask for help. Mr. Donnacha McNamara, to mature and non-CAO applicants. of work. The course has loads of Dip IHM, B Comm, MBS, MMI Selection for these places is by way of different subjects and they are all very My advice to students would be a competitive interview process, which Head of Department of interesting in their own individual way. to take everything in your stride is informed by equality legislation and Applied Social Sciences and not to panic. There are plenty equal opportunities. Dr. Carole Glynn My first visit to LIT was during one of of ways to get to college if you do the Open Days and my initial impression not get the points you want.” B. English Language Requirements: If of the college was very positive. I really an applicant’s first language is not FURTHER INFORMATION enjoyed speaking to the people there English, they will be required to provide and knew straight away that I would love Department of Applied Social certification of competence in English. LIT. My favourite thing about studying Sciences
C. Recognition of Prior Learning: It Tel: 061 293857 (Limerick) should be noted that exemptions can 0504 28180 (Thurles) be awarded only for achievement
278 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 279 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Progression Opportunities Applied Social Sciences LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC297 Community and Addiction Studies Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 282
LC393 Early Childhood Education and Care Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 284
LC401 Early Childhood Education and Care Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Thurles 284 Postgraduate Programmes (Level 9 & Level 10) LC613 Early Childhood Education and Care Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Ennis 284
LC292 Social Care Work Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 288 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio LC402 Social Care Work Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Thurles 288 or 1 year add-on Level 8 Honours Degree or 1 year add-on Level 8 Honours Degree LC297 Community & Level 8 Honours Degree LC612 Social Care Work Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Ennis 288 LC393 Early Childhood Addiction Studies (Limerick) LC292 Social Care Work (Limerick) Education & Care (Limerick) LC402 Social Care Work (Thurles) YEAR 4 YEAR LC401 Early Childhood LC612 Social Care Work (Ennis) Education & Care (Thurles) LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC613 Early Childhood LC432 Early Childhood Education and Care Bachelor of Arts – Thurles 286 Education & Care (Ennis)
LC603 Early Childhood Education and Care Bachelor of Arts – Ennis 286 3 years 3 years LC602 Social Care Work Bachelor of Arts – Ennis 292 Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree LC432 Early Childhood LC602 Social Care Education & Care (Thurles) Work (Ennis) LC603 Early Childhood POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES 3 YEAR Education & Care (Ennis) • MA in Social Care Management • MA by Research (within Social Sciences ConneXions research centre) • MA in Leadership and Management in the Community YEAR 2 YEAR and Voluntary sector
Details of Postgraduate Programmes are available in our Postgraduate Programmes 1 YEAR Handbook or see: www.lit.ie/postgraduate
College Entry • Leaving Cert e• Matur • QQI FET / FETAC • Accreditation of prior learning
We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you.
Just call 061 293262, email [email protected] or go to lit.ie/admissions
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Potential Applicants please note: NEW CAO CODE: LC297 All applicants accepting a place on PROGRAMME Community this programme will be required to PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 obtain Garda Clearance prior to full & Addiction registration on the programme. DURATION: 4 years (including Work Placement in Years 2 and 3)
Studies. WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CLASS HOURS: 21 hours per week This programme will be of interest to LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Bachelor of Arts students interested in working in the areas of (Honours) Ab Initio community development, State agencies, the CAO POINTS 2020: New Programme voluntary sector or in social inclusion.
MODULES Year 4: Semester 1: Management in the Year 1: Semester 1: Introduction to community sector; Professional practice community development; Foundations in and policy development; Contemporary addiction theory; Safeguarding vulnerable social policy; Case and information WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS adults and child welfare; Introduction to management; Interpersonal and group This programme has been designed in youth work; Fundamentals of sociology; dynamics; Research and evaluation. Leaving Certificate: consultation with sectoral experts and Digital literacy, research and writing skills. Semester 2: Current Issues in A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in employers, to ensure that content is relevant to Semester 2: Models of community work; community work; Strategic planning; six Leaving Certificate subjects, including community and addiction services in Ireland. Substance use and wellbeing; Introduction Evidenced based models of intervention; English or Irish. Mathematics is not a Students on this programme will develop to groupwork and facilitation skills; Contemporary sociological theory; Group subject requirement for this programme. competencies and skills that will enable Introduction to Social Policy; Reflective facilitation; Research and evaluation. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: them to enter careers in community practice; Preparation for placement. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ development and work with communities WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? for further information. affected by addiction. This will include the Year 2: Semester 1: Professional social, economic and political issues affecting Placement (15 weeks/400 hours). There are significant opportunities for FURTHER INFORMATION addiction, society and social groups; the role of Semester 2: Applied models of community professional and career progression within Department of Applied Social Sciences development in addressing poverty, inequality work; Social and cultural issues of addiction; the community, State and voluntary sectors. Tel: 061 293000 and social exclusion; the impact of global Advanced groupwork and facilitation skills; Graduates will be eligible to work in a wide Email: [email protected] processes on society and an understanding Sociology of deviance and difference; Personal variety of roles including: Community Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC297 of the dynamic factors affecting addiction. development; Project management. Development Worker/Coordinator, Community Youth Worker, Policy Worker, Social TWITTER AppSocScs_LIT There is a very substantial practical and Year 3: Semester 1: Designing community Researcher/Research Assistant, Group Worker/ applied component to this programme, facilitation and practice; Principles of Facilitator. Typically graduates may work for so students will develop the real skills and pharmacology, anatomy, and physiology in Family Resource Centres, LEADER companies, competencies required for the workplace. substance use; Core concepts in social policy; An Garda Síochána, the HSE, TUSLA, section 38 A practical placement in years two and Professional resilience; Advanced research public agencies, as well as section 39 voluntary three are a key element of the programme, methods; Preparation for placement. agencies (as per the Health Act 2004). which will allow students apply their Semester 2: Professional Placement learning in a real-life environment. (15 weeks/400 hours).
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combine theory and practice and to develop CAO CODE: LC393 (Moylish, Limerick) / as reflective practitioners. An active learning LC401 (Thurles) / LC613 (Ennis) Early Childhood environment is achieved through lectures, seminars, workshops and enquiry-based PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 learning with children’s learning materials. Education & Care. DURATION: 4 years (including Work Placement Modules: The programme Placement in Years 2 and 3) Bachelor of Arts includes two work placements that will bring CLASS HOURS: Up to 21 hours per week (Honours) Ab Initio students into direct contact with children. To ensure the protection of the public and LOCATION: Moylish Campus Limerick, justify public trust and confidence, LIT uses Thurles Campus, Co. Tipperary the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) service & Ennis Campus, Co. Clare to assess the suitability of applicants. CAO POINTS 2020: 236 (Limerick) / 297 (Thurles) / 242 (Ennis) MODULES Year 1: Semester 1: Introduction to play- based pedagogy; Child development; Child WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS health, care and well-being; Child, family Year 4: Semester 1: Advancing play through The programme is designed to enable and community; Personal and professional pedagogy; Professional development; Leaving Certificate: graduates to be professionally competent early development; Exploring curricula and theory. Evaluating pedagogy & learning; STEAM A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in years educators to children in their formative Semester 2: Developing creative play; Holistic in early years; Leadership in early years six Leaving Certificate subjects, including years. This includes the holistic development development in early years; Introduction settings; Advanced research methods. Mathematics and English or Irish. of a child’s social, emotional, cognitive and to inclusive practice; Safeguarding & Semester 2: Child agency and Foundation Level Mathematics at physical needs in order to build a solid child welfare; Curriculum and quality participation in play; Leading professional grade F2 or higher is acceptable and broad foundation for lifelong learning frameworks; Preparation for practice. practice; Families and community; as meeting the Mathematics and wellbeing, as defined by UNESCO. Management and legal frameworks; requirement for this programme. Year 2: Semester 1: Professional The early years professional; Thesis. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: The programme is practical and applied, placement (15 weeks/400 hours). Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ supporting graduates to become professional, Semester 2: Developing play-based for further information. reflective practitioners with an integrated pedagogy; Creating inclusive WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? approach in early childhood education environments; Child, family and society; Graduates employment opportunities are FURTHER INFORMATION and care. Students will acquire skills in Professional development; Integrating as early childhood educators and managers Department of Applied Social Sciences relevant areas, such as learning through curriculum and pedagogy; Language of early years settings in both the private Tel: 061 293000 / 0504 28180 play and creativity, children’s development and numeracy for early years. and community sectors. Graduates have Email: [email protected] through art, literature and music, as well as also academically progressed through Web: www.lit.ie/courses/LC393 psychology, sociology and social policy. A Year 3: Semester 1: Advanced creative play; postgraduate studies in childcare and www.lit.ie/courses/LC401 supervised work placement in years 2 and Advanced child health, care and well-being; education, STEM in early years, equality studies, www.lit.ie/courses/LC613 3 in a variety of early years settings is a key Transitions in early years; Introduction to child and family legal studies, child and element of the programme enabling students research methods; Global perspectives on family community studies, applied behaviour TWITTER AppSocScs_LIT to learn from practice as well as theory. childhood; Professional development; analysis, and adult and community education. Semester 2: Professional Placement The design and content of the programme (15 weeks/400 hours). has been guided by the policy and regulatory frameworks for this sector, such as Aistear, First Fives and the Professional Award Criteria and Guidelines. It is an innovative practice- led programme where students learn how to
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combine theory and practice and to develop CAO CODE: LC432 (Thurles) / LC603 (Ennis) as reflective practitioners. An active learning Early Childhood environment is achieved through lectures, PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 seminars, workshops and enquiry-based learning with children’s learning materials. DURATION: 3 years (including Work Education & Care. Placement in Years 2 and 3) Placement Modules: The programme CLASS HOURS: Up to 21 hours per week Bachelor of Arts includes two work placements that will bring students into direct contact with children. LOCATION: Thurles Campus, Co. Tipperary & To ensure the protection of the public and Ennis Campus, Co. Clare justify public trust and confidence, LIT uses the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) service CAO POINTS 2020: 144 (Thurles) / 147 (Ennis) to assess the suitability of applicants.
MODULES WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Year 1: Semester 1: : Introduction to play- Graduates employment opportunities based pedagogy; Child development; Child are as early childhood educators WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS health, care and well-being; Child, family in early years settings, in both the The programme is designed to enable and community; Personal and professional private and community sectors. Leaving Certificate: graduates to be professionally competent early development; Exploring curricula and theory. A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in Leaving years educators to children in their formative Semester 2: Developing creative play; Holistic Graduates can also progress to a one year, Certificate subjects, including Mathematics years. This includes the holistic development development in early years; Introduction add-on Level 8 Honours degree in Early and English or Irish. of a child’s social, emotional, cognitive and to inclusive practice; Safeguarding & Childhood Education & Care at LIT. Foundation Level Mathematics at physical needs in order to build a solid child welfare; Curriculum and quality grade F2 or higher is acceptable and broad foundation for lifelong learning frameworks; Preparation for practice. as meeting the Mathematics and wellbeing, as defined by UNESCO. requirement for this programme. Year 2: Semester 1: Professional QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: The programme is practical and applied, placement (15 weeks/400 hours). Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ supporting graduates to become professional, Semester 2: Developing play- for further information. reflective practitioners with an integrated based pedagogy; Creating inclusive approach in early childhood education environments; Child, family and society; FURTHER INFORMATION and care. Students will acquire skills in Professional development; Integrating Department of Applied Social Sciences relevant areas, such as learning through curriculum and pedagogy; Language Tel: 061 293000 / 0504 28180 play and creativity, children’s development and numeracy for early years. Email: [email protected] through art, literature and music, as well as Web: www.lit.ie/courses/LC432 psychology, sociology and social policy. A Year 3: Semester 1: Advanced creative play; www.lit.ie/courses/LC603 supervised work placement in years 2 and Advanced child health, care and well-being; 3 in a variety of early years settings is a key Transitions in early years; Introduction to TWITTER AppSocScs_LIT element of the programme enabling students research methods; Global perspectives on to learn from practice as well as theory. childhood; Professional development; Semester 2: Professional Placement The design and content of the programme (15 weeks/400 hours). has been guided by the policy and regulatory frameworks for this sector, such as Aistear, First Fives and the Professional Award Criteria and Guidelines. It is an innovative practice- led programme where students learn how to
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CAO CODE: LC292 (Limerick) / WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? LC402 (Thurles) / LC612 (Ennis) Social This programme emphasises the professional and personal development required to PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Care Work. work in this challenging field. Social Care Work is the professional provision of care, DURATION: 4 years (including Work protection, support, welfare and advocacy for Placement in Years 2 and 3) Bachelor of Arts vulnerable or dependent people individually CLASS HOURS: Up to 21 hours per week (Honours) Ab Initio or in groups. As an applied profession, this programme requires students to undertake LOCATION: Moylish Campus Limerick, two episodes of professional placement. Thurles Campus, Co. Tipperary & Typically, a social care worker is employed Ennis Campus, Co. Clare working with those who have physical or learning difficulties, disabilities, young people CAO POINTS 2020: 367 (Limerick) / at risk, children who have been neglected or 225 (Thurles) / 320 (Ennis) abused, family support services, addiction services, homeless services, elderly people, and in settings as diverse as residential care, MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FURTHER INFORMATION day care, and community based services. Programme requirements: Graduates find employment opportunities (Please see entry requirements section Leaving Certificate: Department of Applied Social Sciences with the HSE, TUSLA, statutory and voluntary on the LIT website for further details) A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in Tel: 061 293000 / 0504 28180 organisations and community-based agencies. • English Language Requirements: If six Leaving Certificate subjects, including Email: [email protected] an applicant’s first language is not Mathematics and English or Irish. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC292 English, they will be required to provide Foundation Level Mathematics at www.lit.ie/courses/LC402 WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? certification of competence in English. grade F2 or higher is acceptable www.lit.ie/courses/LC612 This programme aims to prepare skilled and • All social care work applicants as meeting the Mathematics professionally competent graduates to work are subject to Garda Vetting requirement for this programme. in a variety of social care settings and to • There are mandatory attendance QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: facilitate students in acquiring the relevant requirements for modules Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ knowledge and skills to engage in professional in this programme for further information. reflective practice. The qualities needed to • All students are required to sign the For applications to Social Care Work become a good social care worker include LIT Fitness to Practice and Fitness to programmes from: empathy, patience, resilience, optimism and a Study policies during programme • QQI applicants motivation to work with and support the most induction, and adhere to these policies • Mature applicants deprived and marginalised groups in society. during their course of study at LIT. • International applicants • Transfer applicants It should be noted that selection is by way of a competitive interview process, which is informed by equality legislation and equal opportunities.
Note: Transfer applications by successful applicants from other compatible programmes will be considered strictly on a case by case basis. (Please see our Advanced entry section on our Website)
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MODULES Year 1: Semester 1: Digital Literacy, Research Year 4: Year-long modules: Advancing & Writing Skills; Teamwork & Communication Social Care Practice: Disability Studies; in Practice Settings; Introduction to Social Working with Older People; Housing & Care Policy, Provision & Practice; Personal Homelessness; Social Care in Practice: Development for Social Care Practice: Advanced Working with Vulnerable Young Beginning Experiential Group Work; Health, People; Research & Evaluation; Advancing Advocacy, Equality & Safety in Social Care Social Care Practice: Residential Child Care. Practice 1, Introduction to Sociology. Semester 1: Advancing Theories of Semester 2: Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Psychology in Practice: Examining & Child Protection; Personal Development for Therapeutic Interventions; Management Social Care Work – Exploring Personal Identity; for Quality Social Care Practice; Sociology Health, Safety & Risk in Social Care Practice 2; in Practice; Personal Development for Psychology, Identity & Development; Sociology Social Care Practice – Assertiveness. & Diversity in a Policy Context; Introduction Semester 2: Advancing Theories of to Creative Studies & Recreational Skills. Psychology in Practice: Approaches to Mental Health; Approaches to Challenging Behaviour; Year 2: Semester 1: Assessment, Social Policy: Critical Debates in Social Care; Intervention & Challenging Behaviour; Personal Development: Advanced Group Social Psychology: Interactions & Groups; Work Skills for Social Care Practice; Advanced Key Issues in Contemporary Sociology; Legal Studies; Approaches to Addiction. Personal Development for Social Care Practice: Understanding Families, Groups & Teams; Introduction to Child & Family Law. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Semester 2: Practice Education Placement 1. On successful completion of the programme, job opportunities for graduates include: Social Year 3: Semester 1: Practice Care Worker, Community Project Worker, Education Placement 2. Family Support Worker. Graduate employment Semester 2: Law & Social Care Regulation; opportunities are with the HSE, TUSLA, youth Research Methods; Professional Development: and community services, section 38 public The Reflective Practitioner; Ethics & Leadership agencies, as well as section 39 voluntary for Social Care Practice; Social Policy: Theory agencies (as per the Health Act 2004). & Practice; Personal Development for Social Care Practice: Managing Health & Well Being.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC602 Social This programme aims to prepare skilled PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 and professionally competent graduates to Care Work. work in a variety of social care settings and to DURATION: 3 years (including Work facilitate students in acquiring the relevant Placements in Years 2 and 3) knowledge and skills to engage in professional CLASS HOURS: Up to 21 hours per week Bachelor of Arts reflective practice. The qualities needed to become a good social care worker include LOCATION: Ennis Campus, Co. Clare empathy, patience, resilience, optimism and a motivation to work with and support the most CAO POINTS 2020: 260 deprived and marginalised groups in society.
Programme requirements: (Please see entry requirements section Year 2: Semester 1: Assessment, on the LIT website for further details) Intervention & Challenging Behaviour; • English Language Requirements: If Social Psychology: Interactions & Groups; MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FURTHER INFORMATION an applicant’s first language is not Key Issues in Contemporary Sociology; English, they will be required to provide Personal Development for Social Care Leaving Certificate: Department of Applied Social Sciences certification of competence in English. Practice: Understanding Families, Groups & A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in Leaving Tel: 061 293000 • All social care work applicants Teams; Introduction to Child & Family Law. Certificate subjects, including Mathematics Email: [email protected] are subject to Garda Vetting Semester 2: Practice Education Placement 1. and English or Irish. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC602 • There are mandatory attendance Foundation Level Mathematics at requirements for modules Year 3: Semester 1: Practice grade F2 or higher is acceptable in this programme Education Placement 2. as meeting the Mathematics • All students are required to sign the LIT Semester 2: Law & Social Care Regulation; requirement for this programme. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? Fitness to Practice and Fitness to Study Research Methods; Professional Development: QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: This programme emphasises the professional policies during programme induction, and The Reflective Practitioner; Ethics & Leadership Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ and personal development required to adhere to these policies during their course for Social Care Practice; Social Policy: Theory for further information. work in this challenging field. Social Care of study at LIT. & Practice; Personal Development for Social Work is the professional provision of care, Care Practice: Managing Health & Well Being. For applications to Social Care Work protection, support, welfare and advocacy for programmes from: vulnerable or dependent people individually MODULES • QQI applicants WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? or in groups. As an applied profession, this Year 1: Semester 1: Digital Literacy, Research • Mature applicants programme requires students to undertake & Writing Skills; Teamwork & Communication Job opportunities for graduates include • International applicants two episodes of professional placement. in Practice Settings; Introduction to Social positions as: Social Care Worker, Community • Transfer applicants Care Policy, Provision & Practice; Personal Project Worker, Family Support Worker. It should be noted that selection is Typically, a social care worker is employed Development for Social Care Practice: by way of a competitive interview working with those who have physical or Beginning Experiential Group Work; Health, Graduates can also progress to the Level 8 process, which is informed by equality learning difficulties, disabilities, young people Advocacy, Equality & Safety in Social Care honours degree in Social Care Work at LIT. legislation and equal opportunities. at risk, children who have been neglected or Practice 1, Introduction to Sociology. Note: Transfer applications by successful abused, family support services, addiction Semester 2: Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults applicants from other comparable services, homeless services, elderly people, & Child Protection; Personal Development for programmes will be considered strictly and in settings as diverse as residential care, Social Care Work – Exploring Personal Identity; on a case by case basis (see advanced day care, and community based services. Health, Safety & Risk in Social Care Practice 2; entry requirements on our Website). Graduates find employment opportunities Psychology, Identity & Development; Sociology with the HSE, TUSLA, statutory and voluntary & Diversity in a Policy Context; Introduction organisations and community-based agencies. to Creative Studies & Recreational Skills.
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Faculty of Business & Humanities
The Department of Business and Financial Services is dedicated to providing you with the relevant knowledge, skills and competencies to deal with the real-world challenges you will face in the world of business.
We offer programmes leading to qualifications in Accounting & Finance, Business, Law & Taxation, and Business with Computing. All of these programmes also provide a solid foundation if you wish to pursue further study at a professional level, including examination exemptions with a number of professional bodies. We are extremely proud of our students and their long track record of achievements, both academic, extracurricular and in the world of business upon graduation.
294 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 295 Grace Reddan, Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Law & Taxation
Graduate Profile
Grace Reddan, a recent graduate of Law and Taxation at LIT successfully completed a placement on the Chief Justice’s Summer Placement the programme, I had chosen to do a Programme for Law students. This Masters in Law but I didn’t have any plan programme consisted of lectures, Q&As on what to do next. Following on from and workshops featuring members of the programme, I have now decided I the judiciary and leading members of want to work within the courts and I the legal profession. A key feature of finally have a career plan in place. There the programme was that participants is a buzz around the courts, albeit on received an assignment with a member a scaled back basis due to Covid-19, of the judiciary. Grace was assigned to a and I am keen to get back to sitting in judge in the Criminal Courts of Justice on court cases as soon as possible.” and noted that “It was an honour to Dean, Faculty of Business meet with a judge one on one and to get “The whole experience was extremely & Humanities the opportunity to sit in on hearings.” worthwhile. It cemented my desire to Mr. Donnacha McNamara, follow a career in law and it was great to Dip IHM, B Comm, MBS, MMI “Due to Covid-19, the programme see law from the practice side. Everyone Head of Department of ran remotely with the majority of the I met was very open and welcoming activities taking place through Zoom and willing to chat to me. I am very Business & Financial Services meetings. However, I was invited to grateful to LIT and the Court Services for Mr. James Collins, B.Comm, F.C.A. attend the Criminal Court of Justice providing the opportunity. I would really as measures were in place to allow for recommend this programme to all law FURTHER INFORMATION attendees and I had the opportunity students as it is invaluable. I thoroughly to sit in on all cases taking place in the enjoyed my experience and hope to Department of Business and Criminal Court of Justice throughout the be back in a professional capacity.” Financial Services two weeks, varying from bail hearings to Tel: 061 293857 sentencing. It was a great opportunity Grace is now pursuing a Masters Email: to see the inner workings of law and in Law whilst also prepping for the [email protected] engage with such high profile legal professional entrance exams with a professionals. Before taking part in view to practising law in the future.
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LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC224 Accounting & Finance Bachelor of Business (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 302
LC320 Business Bachelor of Business (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 310
LC416 Business Bachelor of Business (Honours) Ab Initio – Thurles 310
LC330 Business with Computing Bachelor of Business (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 314
LC223 Law & Taxation Bachelor of Business (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 318
LEVEL 6 & LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC221 Accounting & Finance Higher Certificate in Business – Limerick 304
LC415 Business Bachelor of Business – Thurles 312
LC605 Business Bachelor of Business – Ennis 312
LC230 Business with Computing Bachelor of Business – Limerick 316
ADD-ON PROGRAMMES ADD-ON Accounting & Finance Bachelor of Business – Limerick 306
ADD-ON Accounting & Finance Bachelor of Business (Honours) – Limerick 308
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES • Higher Diploma in Digital Marketing (Level 8) • Higher Diploma in Business with Sales Performance & Business Development (Level 8) • Higher Diploma in International Business (Level 8) • Higher Diploma in Business Management (Level 8) • Higher Diploma in People Management (Level 8) • MSc in Data Analytics (Level 9) • MSc in International Business (Level 9) • MSc in Digital Marketing (Level 9) • Master of Business in Marketing & Management Strategy (Level 9) • Master of Business by Research (Level 9) • Research Opportunities in Business (Level 9)
Details of Postgraduate Programmes are available in our Postgraduate Programmes Handbook or see: www.lit.ie/postgraduate
298 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 299 Progression Opportunities We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to Business and Financial Services college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you. Just call 061 293262, email [email protected] or go to lit.ie/admissions.
Postgraduate Programmes (Level 9 & Level 10)
4 years Ab-initio or 1 Year Add-on 4 years Ab-initio or 1 Year Add-on 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio or 1 Year Add-on Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree LC330 Business with Computing LC320 Business (Limerick) LC223 Law & Taxation LC224 Accounting & Finance LC416 Business (Thurles) YEAR 4 YEAR
3 years 3 years 1 year Add-on Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree LC230 Business with LC415 Business (Thurles) Accounting & Computing LC605 Business (Ennis) Finance YEAR 3 YEAR
2 years Level 6 Higher Certificate LC221 Accounting & Finance YEAR 2 YEAR YEAR 1 YEAR
College Entry • Leaving Cert • QQI FET / FETAC • Mature
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LIT (Moylish). As with any other degree, a CAO CODE: LC224 teaching qualification such as the Professional Accounting Master of Education (PME) is also required. PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8
DURATION: 4 years & Finance. WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week This programme will suit students who can Bachelor of Business commit to a full four-year programme of study. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick (Honours) Ab Initio It is suitable for those who have an interest in the financial aspects of business, enjoy CAO POINTS 2020: 300 working with numbers and people, have good communication skills and enjoy a challenge. It will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to launch your professional WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? accountancy career with confidence, and Graduates have an excellent record of to accumulate maximum exemptions from achieving training positions at leading firms professional accountancy examinations. such as PWC, Deloitte (DTTL), EY Ireland (Ernst & Young), Grant Thornton, BDO, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank, Revenue, BNY This programme is structured to address MODULES Mellon and Northern Trust among others. Leaving Certificate: many of the competence requirements of Year 1: Financial Accounting, Cost A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in professional Accountancy bodies and to give Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship Career opportunities include: Trainee six Leaving Certificate subjects, including students a range of learning experiences & Business Management, Business Accountant, Trainee Tax Advisor, Auditor, Mathematics and English or Irish. tailored to careers in Accounting and Finance. Computers and Communications, Funds Analyst and general management QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Its practical focus ensures that on completion Quantitative Methods for Business. opportunities across a range of organisations. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ you will be a work-ready graduate with for further information. employment opportunities in professional Year 2: Financial Accounting 2, Management accounting practice, commerce, industry, Accounting, Public Finance, Law and Business, FURTHER INFORMATION government, the not-for-profit sector and IS/IT & Computerised Accounting, Marketing. Contact: Mr. Michael Sheehan, secondary school teaching. Along with the Programme Leader development of your accountancy and Year 3: Financial Accounting, Tel: 061 293329 finance knowledge, there is a strong focus Management Accounting & Operations Email: [email protected] on developing your management skills Research, Taxation, Company Law, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC224 to ensure that when you graduate you Auditing & Forensic Accounting, People have the high-level transferable skills that Management Theory and Practice. employers are seeking. This programme assumes no previous knowledge of Year 4: Financial Reporting, Financial accounting, finance or economics. Management, Tax Planning, European Business & Commercial Law, Corporate The programme is recognised by leading Governance & Business Ethics, Strategic professional accountancy bodies including: Management. CAI, ACCA, CIMA and CPA. It has also been recognised by the Teaching Council as fulfilling its degree requirement for registration as a post-primary teacher, subject to the complete programme of study being undertaken at
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simply want to improve your knowledge CAO CODE: LC221 of accounting, finance and business – this Accounting programme will give you everything you need PROGRAMME LEVEL: 6 to succeed. It assumes no prior knowledge & Finance. of accounting, economics or finance. DURATION: 2 years CLASS HOURS: 22-25 hours per week Higher Certificate MODULES LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick in Business Year 1: Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship & CAO POINTS 2020: 241 Business Management, Business Computers and Communications, Quantitative Methods for Business. to secure include bookkeeper, payroll clerk, Year 2: Financial Accounting 2, Management credit controller, purchase ledger clerk Accounting, Public Finance, Law and Business, and assistant accountant. Graduates who IS/IT & Computerised Accounting, Marketing. continue their studies and gain suitable work experience can look forward to WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS advancement to management positions. The Higher Certificate in Business in WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Leaving Certificate: Accounting and Finance (Level 6) is both a When you graduate from this programme On successful completion of this programme, A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in qualification in its own right and a stepping- you will have acquired a solid foundation you will qualify for entry onto the one- Leaving Certificate subjects, including stone to the Level 7 Ordinary Degree in the basics of the finance function. As year add-on Level 7 Ordinary Degree Mathematics and English or Irish. programme in Accounting & Finance. this programme combines business and programme in Accounting & Finance. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: accounting subjects, career opportunities Ultimately, if you are successful in the Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ It is designed to equip students with a for graduates are most likely to be in the Level 7 programme you may progress to for further information. range of knowledge and practical skills, accounting departments of organisations the Level 8 Honours Degree programme which will form the basis for commencing or in other business positions, where in Accounting & Finance. You may also FURTHER INFORMATION a career in an accounting-related function knowledge of accounting is a requirement be eligible for exemptions from the Contact: Ms. Margaret O’Sullivan, in business. This programme has a very or an asset. Typical roles you could expect professional accountancy bodies. Programme Leader practical focus and is ideal for students who Tel: 061 293831 prefer to ‘learn by doing’. It is recognised by Email: [email protected] leading professional accountancy bodies Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC221 including: CAI, ACCA, CIMA and CPA.
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? This programme is suited to students who have an interest in the financial aspects of business but who would also like the benefits of a broad business education. It caters to a wide range of study needs. Whether you are considering a career in accountancy or finance, provide support services to professional service and financial services firms, or whether you
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CODE: Add-on Accounting This programme is primarily designed for PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 those students who have a previous & Finance. qualification in Accounting and DURATION: 1 Year add-on programme Finance, such as the Higher Certificate (following on from 2 Year in Business in Accounting and Finance Higher Certificate LC221) Bachelor of Business (Level 6) and/or other equivalent CLASS HOURS: 22 hours per week qualifications to a Higher Certificate (Level 6) with appropriate pre-requisite subjects. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Holders of qualifications in Accounting such as IATI and CAT (ACCA) may also be considered for entry to this programme. subject to change, due to ongoing revisions to their professional syllabi. We continually MODULES seek to secure existing or corresponding Financial Accounting, Management exemptions but this cannot be guaranteed. Accounting and Operations Research, You are therefore advised to refer regularly WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Taxation, Company Law, Auditing to the relevant professional accountancy This programme is a one-year add- and Forensic Accounting, People body’s website and to note that exemptions 1. A Higher Certificate (Level 6) on degree programme designed for Management Theory and Practice. are awarded at their discretion. in a relevant field. students who wish to build on previous 2. An equivalent qualification to a learning. It is both a qualification in its Higher Certificate (Level 6) with own right and a stepping-stone to the WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? appropriate pre-requisite subjects. Level 8 (Honours) Degree in Accounting Our graduates often choose to join an Apply directly to LIT & Finance. It is designed for students who accountancy firm or large company to Tel: 061 293262 wish to pursue careers in professional complete their accountancy training, while Email: [email protected] accountancy, finance, management, banking others use their expertise within financial and the financial services industry. services or branch out into more general management roles. If you wish to widen your FURTHER INFORMATION The programme offers students a focus to industry and commerce in areas such Contact: Mr. Michael Sheehan, contemporary approach to accounting and as banking, insurance and funds management Programme Leader finance, focusing on the exploration of key this relevant and practical degree will put Tel: 061 293329 practical and theoretical issues in accounting, you to the forefront of employability. Email: [email protected] auditing, management accounting, taxation, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A7221 company law and people management. It also Graduates will also have the opportunity to allows students to develop highly desirable immediately progress to the Level 8 Honours transferable skills including analytical thinking Degree programme in Accounting & Finance and problem-solving skills as well as enabling offered at LIT (Moylish). Graduates, may, them to think logically and quantitatively. alternatively choose to pursue Professional Accountancy examinations. The list of This degree programme is both professionally exemptions is reviewed annually by the and managerially oriented and is recognised professional accountancy bodies and is by leading professional accountancy bodies including: CAI, ACCA, CIMA and CPA.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CODE: Add-on Accounting This programme is primarily designed PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 for students who have a previous & Finance. qualification in Accounting and Finance, DURATION: 1 Year add-on programme such as the Bachelor of Business in (following on from Degree A7221) Accounting & Finance (Level 7) and/or other CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week Bachelor of Business equivalent qualifications to the Bachelor of (Honours) Business in Accounting & Finance (Level 7) LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick with appropriate pre-requisite subjects.
MODULES Financial Reporting, Financial Management, Tax Planning, European Business & Commercial Law, Corporate Governance & Business Ethics, Strategic Management.
WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS This one-year add-on honours degree WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? 1. A pass in a relevant Bachelor Degree programme is designed for students who wish Graduates have an excellent record of (Level 7) in a relevant field with an overall to build on previous studies in accounting and achieving positions at leading firms such average performance of at least 40%. finance. It will enable students to strengthen as PWC, Deloitte (DTTL), EY Ireland (Ernst 2. An equivalent qualification to a their understanding of how the finance sector & Young), Grant Thornton, BDO, Bank of Bachelor Degree (Level 7) with really works, including, an awareness of the Ireland, Ulster Bank, Revenue, BNY Mellon appropriate pre-requisite subjects. contexts in which it operates. It will further and Northern Trust among others. Career Apply directly to LIT provide you with the skills and knowledge you opportunities include: Trainee Accountant, Tel: 061 293262 need to launch your professional accountancy Trainee Tax Advisor, Auditor, Funds Analyst Email: [email protected] career with confidence and to accumulate and general management opportunities maximum exemptions from professional across a range of organisations. examinations. Designed with employability FURTHER INFORMATION in mind, the structure of this programme This programme offers graduates a firm Contact: Ms. Helen Chadda, is both contemporary and applied and base either for taking the examinations of Programme Leader reflects the links we have established with the main professional accountancy bodies or Tel: 061 293317 professional bodies and with employers. further academic study. The list of exemptions Email: [email protected] is reviewed annually by the professional Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8221 This programme is recognised by leading accountancy bodies and is subject to change, professional accountancy bodies including: due to ongoing revisions to their professional CAI, ACCA, CIMA and CPA. The programme syllabi. We continually seek to secure existing has also been recognised by the Teaching or corresponding exemptions but this cannot Council as fulfilling its degree requirement be guaranteed. You are therefore advised to for registration as a post-primary teacher, refer regularly to the relevant professional subject to the complete programme of accountancy body’s website and to note that study being undertaken at LIT (Moylish). exemptions are awarded at their discretion. As with any other degree, a teaching qualification such as the Professional Master of Education (PME) is also required.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC320 (Limerick), LC416 (Thurles) Business. This programme is suited to students PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 who wish to develop business skills and competencies to work effectively in DURATION: 4 years Bachelor of Business management, marketing or finance across CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week (Honours) Ab Initio a wide range of sectors (e.g. public, private, retail, banking, manufacturing). Students LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick who wish to develop strong analytical, & Thurles Campus, Co. Tipperary problem solving and entrepreneurial skills or to become self-employed will find this CAO POINTS 2020: 346 (Limerick) / programme is well suited to them. 274 (Thurles)
MODULES* Year 4: Supply Chain Strategy, Research Year 1: Management Principles, Organisational Project, Strategic Management Concepts, Studies, Marketing Principles, Marketing Strategic Management Practice, Strategic Practice, Business Maths, Business Statistics, Marketing Concepts, Digital & Contemporary WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Fundamental Accounting, Accounting Marketing Practice, Marketing Research Put simply, business really matters in the Principles, Communication Methods, Business Practice (E), Marketing Analytics (E), Leaving Certificate: current challenging global economy. The Applications, Interpersonal Communication Principles of Financial Management, A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in role of business is to enable commerce and (E), Work & Society (E), Language & Culture (E). Corporate Financial Management, Strategic six Leaving Certificate subjects, including to make the world a better place for all – by Information Systems Planning, Commercial Mathematics and English or Irish. creating wealth, jobs, prosperity and choices. Year 2: Integrated Marketing & Company Law, Language & Culture (E). QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Our Honours Degree in Business provides Communications, Microeconomics, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ students with the depth and breadth of Macroeconomics, Project Management, (E) Denotes elective module. for further information. knowledge and skills to work effectively at Human Resources Management, Buyer * The offering of electives is subject to operational and management level within a Behaviour (E), Business Law, Accounting available resources and minimum numbers. FURTHER INFORMATION business environment in the public or private for Costs, Accounting for Management Department of Business & Financial Services sector or as a self-employed individual. Control (E), Management Information WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Tel: 061 293857 / 0504 28015 Systems, Professional & Personal Email: [email protected] Our Business programmes educate students Development & Career Planning, Language Employment opportunities for graduates Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC320 in a broad range of business principles and & Culture (E), Work Placement. include: Human Resources, Sales, www.lit.ie/Courses/LC416 functions, providing a solid understanding Marketing, Management, Teaching (subject of the modern business world. Coupled Year 3: Entrepreneurship, Venture to postgraduate study), Accountancy, with an opportunity to undertake a work Management, Selling & Relationship Banking and Financial Services. placement at the end of second year means Management, International Business, Business that, on graduation, our students are Applications II, Operations Management, equipped with the necessary core knowledge Organisational Behaviour, Services Marketing, and skills to contribute immediately Brand Management (E), Principles of and effectively to any organisation. Taxation, Company Financial Reporting (E), e-Commerce, Language & Culture (E).
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC415 (Thurles), LC605 (Ennis) Business. This programme is suited to students PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 who wish to develop business skills and competencies to work effectively in DURATION: 3 years Bachelor of Business management, marketing or finance across CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week a wide range of sectors (e.g. public, private, retail, banking, manufacturing). Students LOCATION: Thurles Campus, Co. Tipperary who wish to develop strong analytical, & Ennis Campus, Co. Clare problem solving and entrepreneurial skills or to become self-employed will find this CAO POINTS 2020: 197 (Thurles) / 195 (Ennis) programme is well suited to them.
MODULES* WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Year 1: Management Principles, Organisational On successful completion of the programme, Studies, Marketing Principles, Marketing graduates can progress to the Level 8 Honours Practice, Business Maths, Business Statistics, Degree programme in Business at LIT. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Fundamental Accounting, Accounting Put simply, business really matters in the Principles, Communication Methods, Business Employment opportunities for graduates Leaving Certificate: current challenging global economy. The Applications, Interpersonal Communication include: Human Resources, Sales, A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in role of business is to enable commerce (E), Work & Society (E), Language & Culture (E). Marketing, Management, Teaching (subject Leaving Certificate subjects, including and to make the world a better place for to postgraduate study), Accountancy, Mathematics and English or Irish. all – by creating wealth, jobs, prosperity and Year 2: Integrated Marketing Banking and Financial Services. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: choices. Our Degree in Business provides Communications, Microeconomics, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ students with the depth and breadth of Macroeconomics, Project Management, for further information. knowledge and skills to work effectively at Human Resources Management, Buyer operational and management level within a Behaviour (E), Business Law, Accounting FURTHER INFORMATION business environment in the public or private for Costs, Accounting for Management Department of Business & Financial Services sector or as a self-employed individual. Control (E), Management Information Tel: 061 293857 / 0504 28015 Systems, Professional & Personal Email: [email protected] Our Business programmes educate students Development & Career Planning, Language Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC415 in a broad range of business principles and & Culture (E), Work Placement. www.lit.ie/Courses/LC605 functions, providing a solid understanding of the modern business world. Coupled Year 3: Entrepreneurship, Venture with an opportunity to undertake a work Management, Selling & Relationship placement at the end of second year means Management, International Business, Business that, on graduation, our students are Applications II, Operations Management, equipped with the necessary core knowledge Organisational Behaviour, Services Marketing, and skills to contribute immediately Brand Management (E), Principles of and effectively to any organisation. Taxation, Company Financial Reporting (E), e-Commerce, Language & Culture (E).
(E) Denotes elective module. * The offering of electives is subject to available resources and minimum numbers.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC330 Business with This programme will suit those who want to PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 prepare for a career in business but who also Computing. want to learn more about business analytics, DURATION: 4 years technology and management disciplines that CLASS HOURS: 20-24 hours per week are an essential part of today’s business world. Bachelor of Business (Honours) Ab Initio LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick MODULES CAO POINTS 2020: 297 Year 1: Financial Accounting, Business Law, Mathematics & Statistical Methods, Interpersonal Skills & Computer Applications, Business Programming, Business Databases. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? With a mix of skills offered on the Year 2: Management & Cost Accounting, programme, graduates have more Commercial Databases, Marketing, versatility in the jobs available after Economics, Extended Programming, graduation, including careers in Accounting, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Information Systems, Human Resources. Project Management, Entrepreneurship, This Level 8 programme aims to Recruitment, Programming, Data Analytics. Leaving Certificate: produce graduates who have developed Year 3: Group Project, Data Analytics, A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in comprehensive analytical and rounded Advanced Programming, Work Placement, Jobs include eCommerce Coordinator, six Leaving Certificate subjects, including business skills, which blend perfectly to plus two elective modules from the Fund Administrator, IT Software Analyst, Mathematics and English or Irish. solve business problems using appropriate following: Customer Care & CRM, Financial Data Analyst, IT Sales/Technician, Marketing QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Computer Software solutions. Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Manager, Programme Manager. Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ eCommerce and Digital Marketing. for further information. The fusion of Business with Computing allows students to achieve maximum learning and Year 4: Final Year Project, Strategic FURTHER INFORMATION self-development. Students will advance their Management, Software Architecture, Department of Business & Financial Services business information technology knowledge, Agile Development, Information Systems Tel: 061 293857 experience and skills through extensive Management, Enterprise Software, Email: [email protected] practical assignments and course work. Entrepreneurship, Software Testing, Law Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC330 & Ethics, Enterprise Development. Computing and Technology are part of just about everything that touches our lives. Gaining a proficiency in the different dimensions of computing and business will provide graduates with the necessary skills to create a stable career. The programme also offers students an opportunity to gain Professional Computing Certification (Microsoft) as part of their studies, as well as a six-month work placement opportunity in Year 3.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC230 Business with This programme will suit those who want to PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 prepare for a career in business but who also Computing. want to learn more about business analytics, DURATION: 3 years technology and management disciplines that CLASS HOURS: 22-24 hours per week are an essential part of today’s business world. Bachelor of Business LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick MODULES CAO POINTS 2020: 217 Year 1: Financial Accounting, Business Law, Mathematics and Statistical Methods, Interpersonal Skills & Computer Applications, Business Programming, Business Databases.
Year 2: Management & Cost Accounting, Commercial Databases, Marketing, Economics, Extended Programming, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Information Systems, Human Resources. On successful completion of this Leaving Certificate: programme, graduates have developed Year 3: Group Project, Data Analytics, A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in comprehensive analytical and rounded Advanced Programming, Work Placement, Leaving Certificate subjects, including business skills that blend perfectly to solve plus two elective modules from the Mathematics and English or Irish. business problems using appropriate following: Customer Care & CRM, Financial QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: Computer Software solutions. Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ eCommerce & Digital Marketing. for further information. The fusion of Business with Computing allows students to achieve maximum learning and FURTHER INFORMATION self-development. Students will advance their WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Department of Business & Financial Services business information technology knowledge, Graduates of the programme can Tel: 061 293857 experience and skills through extensive progress to the Level 8 Honours degree Email: [email protected] practical assignments and coursework. in Business with Computing at LIT. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC230 Computing and Technology are part of With a mix of skills offered on the just about everything that touches our programme, graduates have more versatility lives. Gaining a proficiency in the different in the jobs available after graduation. dimensions of computing and business will Graduates from this programme have provide graduates with the necessary skills chosen careers in Accounting, Project to create a stable career in the 21st century. Management, Entrepreneurship, Recruitment, Programming, Data Analytics.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC223 Law & The degree combines two important aspects PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 of the global economy, law and business, Taxation. providing students with great flexibility in DURATION: 4 years your future career. If you want to practice CLASS HOURS: 18-25 hours per week law, you can do so with a sound foundation Bachelor of Business in the principles of good business. (Honours) Ab-Initio LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Alternatively, if you want to go into CAO POINTS 2020: 307 business you can do so with the thinking and analytical skills that come with a law degree. As a graduate, you will uniquely be equipped with a comprehensive range WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? of relevant skills to assist you succeed in On successful completion of the programme, the legal, taxation and business fields. employment opportunities are available as Trainee Tax Advisor, Trainee Solicitor, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? Regulatory Body Staff, Insurance Claims MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS This programme will provide students with MODULES* Assessor, Law Clerk/Legal Researcher, HR Leaving Certificate: a full education in both law and taxation Year 1: Legal Studies, Legal Systems & Administrator, Teaching (on completion of A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in and present the many interrelationships Communications, Constitutional Law – the Professional Master of Education (PME). six Leaving Certificate subjects, including between the two disciplines. It will also Fundamental Human Rights, Constitutional Mathematics and English or Irish. provide knowledge and understanding Law – Institutions of Government, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: of essential business concepts. Taxation is Financial Accounting, Micro and Macro Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ taught from a practical applied viewpoint Economics, Business Mathematics, for further information. and as a branch of law with emphasis on Income Tax, Insurance & Credit Law. legal principles. This degree is designed to FURTHER INFORMATION reflect the increasing alignment of the law Year 2: Business Accounting Techniques, profession with the world of business. Employment Law with HRM, Capital Gains Tax, Contact: Ms. Emma Dillane, Corporation Tax, Contract Law, and Law of Tort. Programme Leader This is the only combination degree in Law Tel: 061 293326 and Taxation in the mid-west region, which Year 3: Company Law, European Union Email: [email protected] opens a world of opportunities to graduates. Law, CAT, VAT & Stamp Duty, Law of Equity Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC223 The programme has been awarded group 1 & Trusts, Advanced Taxation & Statutory status from the Irish Taxation Institute. This Interpretation, Administrative Law. entitles graduates to claim exemptions from all papers in Part 1 of the Institute’s suite of Year 4: Commercial Law, Taxation examinations. This programme covers all Management (elective), Real Property incl. subject areas to prepare graduates sitting Succession Law, International Taxation, entrance exams to the Law Society of Ireland. Criminal Law, Family Law (elective), Law of The programme has also been accepted by Evidence (elective), Jurisprudence (elective). the Teaching Council as fulfilling its degree requirement for registration as a post- * The offering of electives is subject to primary teacher, subject to the complete available resources and minimum numbers. programme of study being undertaken at LIT (Moylish). As with any other degree, a teaching qualification such as the Professional Master of Education (PME) is also required.
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Faculty of Business & Humanities
We are dedicated to providing students with the relevant, most up-to-date knowledge, skills and competencies to deal with the real world challenges they will face in the workplace.
We offer programmes leading to qualifications in Digital Marketing, Enterprise and Innovation, and Marketing and Management at Higher Certificate, Degree and Honours Degree levels. All of these programmes also provide a solid foundation if you wish to pursue further study at professional level, including examination exemptions with a number of professional bodies. We are extremely proud of our students and their long track-record of achievements, both academic, extracurricular and in the world of business upon graduation.
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“I began my journey in LIT back in 2009 studying an undergraduate degree in Marketing and Management. This course introduced me to a wide array of business I graduated from the Masters programme areas from marketing and branding, to in 2014 and was immediately employed mercantile law and accounting. The skills by Dell Technologies, where I still work and knowledge that I gathered throughout to this day in their Logistics department. this four-year course was astounding. The opportunity to work in Dell arose Outside of learning about marketing and during the Masters programme, when business management, LIT allowed me various companies made LIT aware develop communication, presentation of their graduate opportunities. The and people skills. This was made possible projects and people skills I developed through project work that required working in my five years at LIT, had prepared with others and presenting a clear and me for interview process at Dell. concise summary of the work we had The broad range of business areas completed. To this day, these skills and covered, and the companies that I learning experiences have stuck with me. had collaborated with throughout the Dean, Faculty of Business course meant that I had numerous & Humanities Upon graduating in 2013, I decided to examples and references to call upon. Mr. Donnacha McNamara, progress my academic journey by enrolling Dip IHM, B Comm, MBS, MMI to taught Masters degree that LIT offer During my time at Dell, I remained in Head of Department of in Marketing and Management Strategy. contact with LIT due to the opportunities Looking back, this was one of the best that they had offered me and knowledge Marketing, Enterprise & Digital decisions that I had made in my career. The I had gained there. Eager to learn more Communications job landscape in 2013, and even more so and advance my career further, I decided Dr. James Griffin today is fiercely competitive. The Masters to start a PhD with LIT. All of the skills course offered a profound opportunity to I have learned in college and continue FURTHER INFORMATION be prepared for the real world. This was to learn through my PhD, have allowed done by working on business problems me to further my professional career. Department of Marketing, for real companies and with real business For this I will always be grateful.” Enterprise & Digital issues, who were kind enough to allows Communications us to work with them. This is where the Tel: 061 293857 academia of the Masters programme mixed Email: with the practical aspect, and the end Kevin Koyce, Bachelor of Business [email protected] result as a student was being as prepared (Honours) in Marketing & Management as possible for entering the workforce. Logistics Senior Advisor
322 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 323 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Progression Opportunities Marketing, Enterprise & Digital LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC220 Digital Marketing Bachelor of Business (Honours) Ab Initio 326 Communications
LC226 Enterprise & Innovation Bachelor of Business (Honours) Ab Initio 328
LC225 Marketing & Management Bachelor of Business (Honours) Ab Initio 332
Postgraduate Programmes LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page (Level 9 & Level 10) LC322 Enterprise & Innovation Bachelor of Business 330
4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio LEVEL 6 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page or 1 year add-on Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree LC222 Marketing & Management Higher Certificate in Business 334 Level 8 Honours Degree LC226 Enterprise & Innovation LC220 Digital Marketing LC225 Marketing & Management YEAR 4 YEAR
ADD-ON PROGRAMMES
ADD-ON Marketing & Management Bachelor of Business 336 1 year add-on 3 years ADD-ON Marketing & Management Bachelor of Business (Honours) 338 Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Marketing & LC322 Enterprise Management & Innovation YEAR 3 YEAR
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES • Higher Diploma in Digital Marketing (Level 8) 2 years • Higher Diploma in Business with Sales Performance & Business Level 6 Higher Development (Level 8) Certificate LC222 Marketing &
• Higher Diploma in International Business (Level 8) Management 2 YEAR • Higher Diploma in Business Management (Level 8) • Higher Diploma in People Management (Level 8) • MSc in International Business (Level 9) • MSc in Digital Marketing (Level 9)
• Master of Business in Marketing & Management Strategy (Level 9) 1 YEAR • Master of Business by Research (Level 9) College Entry • Research Opportunities in Business (Level 9) • Leaving Cert • QQI FET / FETAC • Mature
Details of Postgraduate Programmes are available in our Postgraduate Programmes Handbook or see: www.lit.ie/postgraduate We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you.
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324 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 325 LC220 Department of Marketing, Enterprise & Digital Communications
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC220 Digital Are you interested in social media, digital PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 marketing, advertising, PR or branding? Do Marketing. you want to work in a business with a strong DURATION: 4 years social media presence…or no social media CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week presence but which could hugely benefit Bachelor of Business from one? Are you the person to open up LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick (Honours) Ab Initio such opportunities for businesses ranging in size from small, family enterprises to CAO POINTS 2020: 262 multi-national corporations? Are you open to exploring, developing and presenting new ideas, working with classmates on projects, and actively participating in a range of Year 4: Final Year Project, Strategic Marketing, practical assignments? Then, this programme, Cyberpsychology for Marketers, International built on a business foundation, with a strong Marketing, Strategic Management Concepts, focus on management, marketing and Commercial Law: Business Regulation, specifically, digital marketing, is for you. Consumer Behaviour, Global Business WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Management, Strategic Management Marketing, and increasingly, digital marketing, Practice, Commercial Law: Intellectual Leaving Certificate: permeates through every industry sector MODULES Property and Internet Regulation. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in and to progress in any organisation will Year 1: Digital Marketing, Content Writing for six Leaving Certificate subjects, including require graduates to have not only skills User Experience and Design, Macroeconomics, Students also have the opportunity, Mathematics and English or Irish. in their relevant fields but also the digital Web Technology & Interactive Applications, if they wish, to study for a semester QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: marketing skills to operate in the workplace. Principles of Marketing, Microeconomics, or year at one of our partner colleges, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ Information Technology & Office Applications, currently in France and Canada. for further information. This programme is built on a business Financial Accounting 1, Business Mathematics, foundation, with a focus on management, Financial Accounting 2, Management FURTHER INFORMATION marketing and specifically, digital marketing. Principles, Business Statistics. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Contact: Ms. Sara Kate Hurley, It covers the key principles of business, The BBS in Digital Marketing graduate will Programme Leader management, marketing and digital Year 2: Mobile & Local Marketing, be an individual with a thorough grounding Tel: 061 293329 marketing, including assessing the impact Management Accounting 2, Social in all areas of business, as well as specialised, Email: [email protected] of digital technology on the business and Media Marketing, Personal Selling, Legal practical skills in Digital Marketing. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC220 marketing, integrating social media tools Fundamentals for Business, eBusiness into a marketing communications strategy, & Marketing, HRM Concepts, Search effectively using different forms of digital Marketing, Management Accounting 1, Sales marketing in the development of an online Management, Corporate Law, HRM Practice. presence, along with developing a plan for marketing a product or business online. The Year 3: Branding, Marketing Research, programme includes a flexible and adaptable Marketing Communications Media & Tools, work placement in Year 3, with a capstone Online Public Relations (P.R.), Organisational final year 15-credit digital marketing focused Information Systems & Business Intelligence, business/marketing plan or dissertation. Marketing Communications, Analytics & Consumer Insight, Managerial Finance, Service Marketing, Marketing Research Project, Business Analytics for Decision Making, Work Placement (flexible).
326 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 327 LC226 Department of Marketing, Enterprise & Digital Communications
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC226 Enterprise & For those students who have an innovative PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 idea for a product, technology or service, Innovation. this programme aims to equip the student DURATION: 4 years with skills to translate the idea into a CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week viable business concept. Alternatively, Bachelor of Business graduates will have the competencies LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick (Honours) Ab Initio to support the entrepreneur with the ‘innovative idea’ in creating a competitive CAO POINTS 2020: 234 and sustainable commercial enterprise.
MODULES WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Year 1: Enterprise Development, Idea After successfully completing this Generation, Micro & Macroeconomics, programme, the opportunity may be Marketing, Management, Business available for graduates to gain access to the Technology & Office Applications, Web Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre or WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Technology & Interactive Apps, Financial the National Franchise Centre in Limerick The aim of this Business with Enterprise Accounting, Mathematics & Statistics. City for commercialisation of a product or Leaving Certificate: & Innovation programme is to develop in service. Graduates will also be suitable for A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in the graduate entrepreneurial, commercial Year 2: Innovating Products & Brands, employment in enterprise support agencies six Leaving Certificate subjects, including and practical business skills. Graduates will New Venture Creation, eBusiness for and established businesses, and are also Mathematics and English or Irish. acquire and develop the knowledge, skills Marketing, Social & Mobile Marketing, eligible for progression to the Level 9 Master QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: and competencies along with the innovative Legal Fundamentals for Business, of Business with Marketing & Management Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ and creative thinking mindset necessary to Corporate Law, Personal Selling, Sales Strategy at LIT, subject to quality of award. for further information. succeed in new business ventures, but also the Management, Income Tax, Taxes for management skills and knowledge required to Startups, Human Resource Management. FURTHER INFORMATION allow employment in established businesses Contact: Ms. Marion Carroll, and/or entrepreneurial support organisations. Year 3: Active Entrepreneurship Project, Programme Leader Family Business Management, Branding, Tel: 061 293145 An “Active Enterprise” project in conjunction Marketing Communications, Managing Email: [email protected] with start-up enterprises in Year 3 along Change for the Entrepreneur, Business Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC226 with the development of a full Business Analytics, Organisational Information Systems Plan in Year 4 are critical elements of the & Business Intelligence, Project Management, programme. Students, even when not taking Managerial Finance, Enterprise Finance. the language option, also have the option to spend a semester or year studying abroad. Year 4: Final Year Project / Business Plan, Strategic Management Concepts & Practice, International Marketing, Global Business Management, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Commercial Law – Business Regulation, Commercial Law - IP & Internet Regulation, Operations Management & Logistics.
328 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 329 LC322 Department of Marketing, Enterprise & Digital Communications
NEW WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC322 PROGRAMME Enterprise & For those students who have an innovative PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 idea for a product, technology or service, Innovation. this programme aims to equip the student DURATION: 3 years with skills to translate the idea into a CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week viable business concept. Alternatively, Bachelor of Business graduates will have the competencies LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick to support the entrepreneur with the ‘innovative idea’ in creating a competitive CAO POINTS 2020: New Programme and sustainable commercial enterprise.
MODULES WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Year 1: Enterprise Development, Idea After successfully completing this Generation, Micro & Macroeconomics, programme, students can progress Marketing, Management, Business to the 4th year of the Level 8 honours Technology & Office Applications, Web degree in Enterprise & Innovation or seek WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Technology & Interactive Apps, Financial transfer into our Level 8 honours degree The aim of this new Business with Enterprise Accounting, Mathematics & Statistics. in Marketing and Management. Leaving Certificate: & Innovation programme is to develop A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in entrepreneurial, commercial and practical Year 2: Innovating Products & Brands, The opportunity may be available for Leaving Certificate subjects, including business skills in the graduate. Graduates New Venture Creation, eBusiness for graduates to gain access to the Hartnett Mathematics and English or Irish. will acquire and develop the business Marketing, Social & Mobile Marketing, Enterprise Acceleration Centre or the QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: knowledge, skills and competencies along Legal Fundamentals for Business, National Franchise Centre in Limerick City Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ with the innovative and creative thinking Corporate Law, Personal Selling, Sales for commercialisation of a product or service. for further information. mindset necessary to succeed in new Management, Income Tax, Taxes for Graduates will also be suitable for employment business ventures, as well as the management Startups, Human Resource Management. in enterprise support agencies and FURTHER INFORMATION skills and knowledge required to allow established businesses and are also eligible Contact: Dr Tara Frawley, employment in established businesses and/ Year 3: Active Entrepreneurship Project, for progression to the LIT Level 9 Master of Programme Leader or entrepreneurial support organisations. Family Business Management, Branding, Business with Marketing & Management Tel: 061 293145 Marketing Communications, Managing Strategy, subject to quality of award. Email: [email protected] An “Active Entrepreneurship” project in Change for the Entrepreneur, Business Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC322 conjunction with start-up enterprises Analytics, Organisational Information Systems provides a unique “hands-on” learning & Business Intelligence, Project Management, environment. Students, even when not taking Managerial Finance, Enterprise Finance. the language option, also have the option to spend a semester or year studying abroad.
330 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 331 LC225 Department of Marketing, Enterprise & Digital Communications
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC225 Marketing & This programme is suitable for people who PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 have an interest in careers as a Marketing Management. Executive, Digital Marketing Assistant, DURATION: 4 years Brand Manager, Sales Promotion Manager, CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week Advertising/PR Executive, Business Bachelor of Business Studies Teacher, Marketing Researcher. (Honours) Ab Initio LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick CAO POINTS 2020: 298 MODULES* Year 1: Micro & Macroeconomics, Marketing, Management, Business Technology & Office Applications, Web Technology & Year 4: Final Year Project/Thesis/Business Interactive Apps, Financial Accounting, Plan, Strategic Management Concepts Mathematics & Statistics plus electives & Practice, International Marketing, from Language & Culture, Enterprise Global Business Management, Strategic Development, Learning Skills - Business Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Communication, Idea Generation. Commercial Law – Business Regulation, This is a cutting-edge programme designed Commercial Law - IP & Internet Regulation, Leaving Certificate: primarily to prepare students for employment Year 2: eBusiness for Marketing, Social & Operations Management & Logistics. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in at executive management or marketing level Mobile Marketing, Legal Fundamentals for six Leaving Certificate subjects, including in business, and at the same time provide Business, Corporate Law, Personal Selling, * The offering of electives is subject to Mathematics and English or Irish. students with a foundation for either further Sales Management, Management Accounting, available resources and minimum numbers. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: study or starting their own business venture. Human Resource Management, plus electives Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ from Language and Culture, Innovating for further information. It is a marriage of business management with Products and Brands, Personal Development, WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? marketing, fostering a spirit of independent New Venture Creation, Professional Graduates have pursued successful careers FURTHER INFORMATION and innovative thinking with a sound Development & Employability Skills. in areas as diverse as marketing, advertising, Contact: Ms. Tara Frawley, understanding of theoretical issues and the public relations, media, exporting, sales & Programme Leader ability to put these theories into practice. Year 3: Branding, Marketing Communications, business management, with employers Tel: 061 293121 Project work forms a large element of the Services Marketing, Marketing Research including Facebook, Google, Bank of Ireland, Email: [email protected] programme. Students, even when not taking Project, Business Analytics, Organisational Diageo, Dell, Full Tilt Poker, Heineken, Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC225 the language option, also have the option to Information Systems & Business Intelligence, ParkMagic, ABP and Musgrave. Graduates spend a semester or year studying abroad. Project Management, Managerial Finance, may progress to examinations of The plus electives from World Economy Marketing Institute of Ireland (MII), The This programme has been recognised by & Change Culture, Critical Thinking & Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and The the Teaching Council as fulfilling its degree Decision Making, Enterprise Finance, Institute of International Trade Ireland (IITI). requirement for registration as a post- Organisational Behaviour, Work Psychology, primary teacher, subject to the complete Family Business Management. programme of study being undertaken at LIT. As with any other degree, a teaching qualification such as the Professional Masters in Education is also required.
332 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 333 LC222 Department of Marketing, Enterprise & Digital Communications
MODULES* CAO CODE: LC222 Marketing & Year 1: Micro & Macroeconomics, Marketing, PROGRAMME LEVEL: 6 Management, Business Technology & Management. Office Applications, Web Technology & DURATION: 2 years Interactive Apps, Financial Accounting, CLASS HOURS: 24 hours per week Mathematics & Statistics plus electives Higher Certificate from Language & Culture, Enterprise LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick in Business Development, Learning Skills - Business Communication, Idea Generation. CAO POINTS 2020: 270
Year 2: eBusiness for Marketing, Social & Mobile Marketing, Legal Fundamentals for Business, Corporate Law, Personal Selling, Sales Management, Management Accounting, Human Resource Management, plus electives from Language and Culture, Innovating Products and Brands, Personal Development, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS New Venture Creation, Professional This programme of study is designed to equip Development & Employability Skills. Leaving Certificate: students with a solid grounding in business A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in and in particular, Marketing and Management. * The offering of electives is subject to Leaving Certificate subjects, including available resources and minimum numbers. Mathematics and English or Irish. The programme ensures that students will QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: be able to demonstrate the practical skills, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ knowledge and competence required at WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? for further information. junior executive level. There are approximately The ladder-style of this programme gives 24 hours of timetabled activities per week students the opportunity to study Marketing FURTHER INFORMATION which include lectures and tutorials as well and Management at their own pace – do Contact: Ms. Gillian Clogan, as a range of practical learning experiences, the first two years and receive a Higher Programme Leader such as business case studies, industry Certificate, add one more for a Degree, Tel: 061 293542 project work and computer practicals; and another for an Honours Degree. Email: [email protected] plus mid and end of year examinations. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC222 Some exemptions may be available from the examinations of The Marketing Institute WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? of Ireland (MII), The Chartered Institute This programme is suitable for people who of Marketing (CIM) and The Institute of have an interest in careers as a Marketing International Trade of Ireland (IITI). A recent Assistant, Digital Marketing Administration, PR survey of current students and graduates Assistant, Sales Executive, Account Manager. of the programme found that over 82% of graduates and 84% of current students would recommend the programme.
334 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 335 ADD-ON Department of Marketing, Enterprise & Digital Communications
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CODE: Add-on Marketing & This programme is suitable for people who PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 have an interest in careers as a Marketing Management. Executive, Digital Market Assistant, Brand DURATION: 1 Year add-on programme Manager, Sales Promotion Manager, (following 2 Year Higher Certificate LC222) Advertising/PR Executive, Business CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week Bachelor of Business Studies Teacher, Marketing Researcher.
LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick MODULES* Branding, Marketing Communications, Services Marketing, Marketing Research WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Project, Business Analytics, Organisational The ladder style of this programme give Information Systems & Business Intelligence, students the opportunity to study Marketing Project Management, Managerial Finance, and Management at their own pace – do plus electives from World Economy, the first two years and receive a Higher & Change Culture, Critical Thinking & Certificate, add one more for a Degree, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Decision Making, Enterprise Finance, and another for an Honours Degree. This one-year add-on programme has Organisational Behaviour, Work Psychology, 1. A Higher Certificate (Level 6) been designed to provide students Family Business Management. in a relevant field. with a strong knowledge of marketing, 2. An equivalent qualification to a coupled with a broad foundation in the * The offering of electives is subject to Higher Certificate (Level 6) with theory and practice of management. available resources and minimum numbers. appropriate pre-requisite subjects.
Apply directly to LIT The programme is a marriage of business Tel: 061 293262 management with marketing, fostering Email: [email protected] a spirit of independent and innovative thinking with a sound understanding of theoretical issues and the ability to put FURTHER INFORMATION these theories into practice. Project work Contact: Mr. Ronan O’Brien, forms a large element of the programme, Programme Leader with assessments ranging from practicals, Tel: 061 293329 presentations, written reports, individual work, Email: [email protected] group work, exams, case studies and joint- Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A7222 assignments between a number of modules.
Particular emphasis is placed on managerial, technological and communication skills. These skills give students the opportunity to immediately seek employment or progress to the one year add-on honours degree in Marketing & Management at LIT and/ or Professional Body examinations. This programme has links with the Marketing Institute of Ireland and the Sales Institute of Ireland.
336 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 337 ADD-ON Department of Marketing, Enterprise & Digital Communications
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CODE: Add-on Marketing & This programme is suitable for people PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 who have an interest in careers as a Management. Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing DURATION: 1 Year add-on programme Assistant, Brand Manager, Sales (following on from Add-on Level 7 Degree) Promotion Manager, Advertising/PR CLASS HOURS: 18 hours per week Bachelor of Business Executive, Business Studies Teacher. (Honours) LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick MODULES* Final Year Project / Thesis / Business Plan, Strategic Management Concepts & Practice, International Marketing, Global Business Management, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Commercial Law – Business Regulation, Commercial Law - IP & Internet Regulation, WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Operations Management & Logistics. This one-year add-on honours degree 1. An equivalent qualification to a programme aims to provide students * The offering of electives is subject to Bachelor Degree (Level 7) with with a broad theoretical and practical available resources and minimum numbers. appropriate pre-requisite subjects. preparation for a career at management 2. A pass in a Bachelor Degree (Level 7) level in a variety of real business situations. in a relevant field with an overall Leading-edge business thinking is addressed WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? average performance of at least 40%. throughout the programme in the context Graduates have pursued successful careers Apply directly to LIT of best contemporary practice. Students in areas as diverse as marketing, advertising, Tel: 061 293262 are encouraged to become independent public relations, media, exporting, sales & Email: [email protected] and innovative thinkers with a sound business management, with employers understanding of theoretical issues and the including Facebook, Google, Bank of ability to put these theories into practice. Ireland, Diageo, Dell, Full Tilt Poker, FURTHER INFORMATION Heineken, ParkMagic, ABP and Musgrave. Contact: Ms. Tara Frawley, This programme has been accepted by the Programme Leader Teaching Council as fulfilling its degree Graduates may progress to examinations Tel: 061 293121 requirements for registration as a post- of The Marketing Institute of Ireland (MII), Email: [email protected] primary teacher, subject to the complete The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/A8222 programme of study being undertaken at and The Institute of International Trade LIT. As with any other Degree, a teaching Ireland (IITI). Graduates are also eligible qualification, such as the Professional for progression to the Level 9 Master of Masters in Education is also required. Business with Marketing & Management Strategy at LIT, subject to quality of award.
338 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 339 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
Faculty of Business & Humanities
All our programmes provide a blend of theory and practice through active learning approaches.
The Department of Sport, Leisure have extensive links with leading and Tourism provides a high quality industry professionals which ensures and relevant education in Sport, that our graduates continue to shape Travel and Tourism Management, and contribute to the sustainable Event Management, Beauty & Spa development and future of the Irish Management, Hospitality Supervision Sport, Leisure and Tourism industry. and Culinary Arts. All our programmes provide a blend of theory and practice The Department of Sport, Leisure through active learning approaches and Tourism offers the following where we actively prepare our students programmes that require students for dynamic and exciting careers to undertake placement: in their chosen industry sector. • Applied Strength & Conditioning • Business Studies with Sports Manage- Our Department works closely with ment/Business Studies with Sport leading industry organisations and • Sports Development & Performance experts including Sport Ireland, NSCA, • Sports Development & Coaching Sports Partnerships, Community Groups, • Business Studies with Beauty & Spa Fáilte Ireland, Irish Hotel Federation, Management/Business Studies with The Taste Council, Bord Bia, Restaurant Beauty & Spa Services Association of Ireland, Association of • Business Studies with Event Ireland Festival and Events, Tourism Management Ireland, Ireland Skills, ITEC , CIBTAC • Business Studies with Travel and and Euro-Toques. In addition, as all Tourism Management our students are required to complete • Culinary Arts a professional work placement, we • Hospitality Supervision
340 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 341 Shauna Fogarty Business Studies with Event Management
To ensure the protection of the public and justify public trust and confidence, LIT uses the Garda Vetting Unit (GVCU) service to assess the suitability of Dean, Faculty of Business applicants to these programmes. & Humanities Depending upon the outcome of Student the vetting process, the Institute Mr. Donnacha McNamara, My first impression of LIT was reserves the following rights: Dip IHM, B Comm, MBS, MMI Profile “whoa”. It can be so overwhelming • To not register a student; Head of Department of to new students coming into college • To remove an existing registered as it is a big step into the world. Sport, Leisure & Tourism student; “I have just completed my first year My favourite thing about LIT is the Ms. Elaine Barry, BA, MEd, MBPsS • To delay the student’s placement studying Business Studies with Event friendships you build up with friends modules on programmes. Management. I chose this course and lecturers. My advice to anyone FURTHER INFORMATION because I felt it suited me down to starting college would be to get In all circumstances, it is the student’s the ground as it involves organising involved. There are so many sports, responsibility to proactively disclose Department of Sport, Leisure different kinds of events. I wouldn’t clubs and volunteering that you any convictions or pending cases. & Tourism really choose anywhere else to be other can join. Don’t forget everyone is in The Institute reserves the right to Tel: 061 293857 (Limerick) than LIT as it has a lovely atmosphere the same boat as you starting off so inform any placement provider of 0504 28180 (Thurles) and everyone is so welcoming. make an effort and enjoy yourself!” any convictions or pending cases.
342 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 343 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
LEVEL 8 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC422 Applied Strength & Conditioning – Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio – Thurles 348
LC295 Business Studies with Sports Management – Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 352
LC392 Business Studies with Beauty and Spa Management – Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 360
LC294 Business Studies with Event Management – Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 364
LC293 Business Studies with Travel and Tourism Management – Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio – Limerick 366
LEVEL 6 & LEVEL 7 PROGRAMMES ON CAO page LC423 Applied Strength & Conditioning – Bachelor of Science – Thurles 350
LC397 Business Studies with Sport – Bachelor of Arts – Limerick 354
LC290 Sports Development & Performance – Bachelor of Arts – Limerick 356
LC228 Sports Development & Coaching – Higher Certificate in Arts – Limerick 358
LC396 Business Studies with Beauty and Spa Services – Bachelor of Arts – Limerick 362
LC398 Culinary Arts – Bachelor of Arts – Limerick 368
LC399 Hospitality Supervision – Bachelor of Arts – Limerick 370
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Details of Postgraduate Programmes are available in our Postgraduate Programmes Handbook or see: www.lit.ie/postgraduate
344 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 345 Progression Opportunities We are committed to making education as open and accessible as possible for those who would benefit from it. LIT students come to Sport, Leisure & Tourism college through many different routes. If you want to get into college and don’t have conventional qualifications, we would like to talk to you.
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Postgraduate Programmes (Level 9 & Level 10)
4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 4 years Ab-initio 1 year add-on or 1 year add-on Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree or 1 year add-on or 1 year add-on Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree LC293 Business Studies with LC294 Business Studies with Level 8 Honours Degree Level 8 Honours Degree Sports Development & LC392 Business Studies with Travel & Tourism Management Event Management LC422 Applied Strength & LC295 Business Studies with Performance Beauty & Spa Management Conditioning (Thurles) Sports Management YEAR 4 YEAR
3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree Level 7 Degree LC396 Business LC398 Culinary LC399 Hospitality LC423 Applied LC397 Business LC290 Sports Development Studies with Beauty Arts Supervision Strength & Studies with & Performance & Spa Services Conditioning (Thurles) Sport YEAR 3 YEAR
2 years Level 6 Higher Certificate LC228 Sports Development YEAR 2 YEAR & Coaching YEAR 1 YEAR
College Entry College Entry • Leaving Cert • Leaving Cert • QQI FET / FETAC • QQI FET / FETAC • Mature • Mature
346 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 347 LC422 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
A modern Strength and Conditioning Coach CAO CODE: LC422 will also have additional skills that utilise Applied Strength advances in technology to impact on the PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 development of the athlete, player and & Conditioning. team; as well as requiring the core elements DURATION: 4 years of business to be flexible in applying his/ CLASS HOURS: 18-24 hours per week her strength and conditioning skills. The Bachelor of Science Thurles campus houses an elite, state-of- LOCATION: Thurles Campus (Honours) Ab Initio the-art sports strength and conditioning facility that greatly enhances students’ CAO POINTS 2020: 298 practical learning on the programme.
Year 4: Entrepreneurship, Monitoring WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? & Recovery Science in Coaching, The programme is suited to students who Periodisation & Programme Planning, wish to become members of sports training Applied Exercise Physiology & Anatomical professional bodies and pursue careers as top Assessment, Coaching Competencies & sports strength and conditioning coaches or Behaviours, Current Concepts in Strength WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS entrepreneurs in the growing fitness industry. & Conditioning, Advanced Resistance The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Training, Venture Management, Adapted Leaving Certificate: Strength and Conditioning offers an in- Physical Activity, Final Year Project. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in depth education on this growing area of MODULES six Leaving Certificate subjects, including interest, both in Ireland and internationally. Year 1: Fundamentals of Human Anatomy, Mathematics and English or Irish. The Strength and Conditioning Coach is Introduction to Psychology, Athlete WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: a central and key figure in preparing and Preparation & Coaching Skills, Resistance The programme aims to equip students Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ advancing the fitness and performance Training Principles, Nutrition, Macronutrients with a qualification that has an international for further information. status of the individual athlete and & Energy Balance, Physical Activity & Growth competitive standing in the marketplace team both in professional sport and Movement, Micronutrients & Hydration, and the skills that are pivotal to the FURTHER INFORMATION in amateur and recreational sport. Communication Skills, Fundamental Strength and Conditioning practitioner. Contact: Dr. Damien Young, Movement Skills, Sports Philosophy & Programme Leader Strength and conditioning coaches Ethics, Introduction to Exercise Physiology, Graduates are expected to gain employment Tel: 0504 28000 people towards optimal performance Resistance Training Practices. in sports organisations, sports’ national Email: [email protected] and injury prevention through the governing bodies, sporting clubs and Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC422 application of knowledge gained through Year 2: Weightlifting, Concepts in Functional colleges, the health and fitness industry, many discipline areas such as sports Biomechanics, Sports Nutrition, Performance community activity programmes and private LITSandC INSTAGRAM LIT_StrengthConditioning science and exercise physiology. Measurement & Testing, Speed & Agility enterprise. Graduates can also apply for entry Development, Statistics for Sport, Clinical to LIT’s Research Masters programme. Students are prepared for the UK Strength Biomechanics, Endurance Development, and Conditioning Association, ITEC Gym Performance Analytics, Training for Power Instruction and the United States National & Force Production, Sports Psychology, Strength and Conditioning Association Sport & Community Engagement. exams. This ensures successful graduates have the highest international standing. Year 3: Sports Marketing, Interventions for The programme also has strong links Special Populations, Statistical Methods for work placement and research with for Sport, Technology Analytics, Youth Ireland’s leading sporting organisations. Athletic Development, Injury Management & Rehabilitation, Work Placement.
348 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 349 LC423 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
coaches or become entrepreneurs CAO CODE: LC423 in the growing fitness industry. Applied Strength PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 & Conditioning. MODULES DURATION: 3 years Year 1: Fundamentals of Human Anatomy, CLASS HOURS: 20-24 hours per week Introduction to Psychology, Athlete Bachelor of Science Preparation & Coaching Skills, Resistance LOCATION: Thurles Campus Training Principles, Nutrition, Macronutrients & Energy Balance, Physical Activity & Growth CAO POINTS 2020: 157 Movement, Micronutrients & Hydration, Communication Skills, Fundamental Movement Skills, Sports Philosophy & Ethics, Introduction to Exercise Physiology, Resistance Training Practices. Programme Overview with Michael Fennelly Year 2: Weightlifting, Concepts in Functional “This programme really provides Biomechanics, Sports Nutrition, Performance WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? students with all the necessary skills MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Measurement & Testing, Speed & Agility The Bachelor of Science in Applied Strength Development, Statistics for Sport, Clinical to work with athletes and teams Leaving Certificate: and Conditioning offers an in-depth education Biomechanics, Endurance Development, from underage to Inter County to A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in on this growing area of interest, both in Performance Analytics, Training for Power Leaving Certificate subjects, including National level. It covers a broad range Ireland and internationally. The Strength & Force Production, Sports Psychology, Mathematics and English or Irish. of modules from olympic lifting, and Conditioning Coach is a central and key Sport & Community Engagement. player monitoring, sport psychology, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: figure in preparing and advancing the fitness sport nutrition, injuries, to placement Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ and performance status of the individual Year 3: Sports Marketing, Interventions for for further information. athlete and team both in professional sport Special Populations, Statistical Methods and fitness testing. Many successful and also in amateur and recreational sport. for Sport, Technology Analytics, Youth graduates have taken up roles with FURTHER INFORMATION Athletic Development, Injury Management IRFU 7s, GAA Inter County teams, Contact: Dr. Damien Young, The Thurles campus houses an elite, state- & Rehabilitation, Work Placement. National and International rugby teams, of-the-art sports strength and conditioning Programme Leader with some graduates setting up their Tel: 0504 28000 facility – the ‘SportsLab’. Among its facilities WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? own gyms. We also have links and Email: [email protected] are a 45m, six lane sprint track especially partnerships with a number of colleges Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC423 designed to improve speed; a Paralympic area; Graduates of the programme are eligible to cable machines; a range of sport technology progress to Year 4 of the Bachelor of Science abroad if you choose to specialise after LITSandC INSTAGRAM LIT_StrengthConditioning systems; including micro electro mechanical (Honours) degree in Applied Strength the 4 years in a certain area i.e. MSc systems and GPS systems; Olympic lifting and Conditioning. On completion of the Physiotherapy. Knowledge is key. This platforms; functional screening kits; weights programme, graduates are expected to programme provides that knowledge.” and a full range of exercise machines. gain employment in sports organisations, The facility greatly enhances students’ sports’ national governing bodies, Michael Fennelly, practical learning on the programme. sporting clubs and colleges, the health Applied Strength & Conditioning and fitness industry, community activity programmes and private enterprise. Lecturer @ LIT & former Kilkenny WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? Senior hurler. Holder of 8 All-Ireland This programme is suited to students who senior medals. wish to become members of sports training professional bodies and pursue careers as top sports strength and conditioning
350 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 351 LC295 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
need to be an elite athlete; you just need CAO CODE: LC295 a positive attitude, a willingness to work Business Studies hard and the determination to succeed. PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8
DURATION: 4 years with Sports MODULES CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week Year 1: Sports Law & Administration, Management. Communications & Information LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick Technology, Sport & Community Development, Bachelor of Arts Sports Leadership, Functional Anatomy, CAO POINTS 2020: 252 (Honours) Ab Initio Training for Sport and Physical Fitness, Principles of Accounting, Management & Marketing Fundamentals.
Year 2: Decision Making Techniques & Applications, Principles of Economics for Sports Management, Digital Media & E-Commerce, Sports Event Operations WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (Common), Marketing Principles, This programme has been designed for Coaching Practice & Application. Leaving Certificate: people with a passion for sport who would A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in like to work in an exciting, dynamic and global Year 3: Commercial Sports Management, six Leaving Certificate subjects, including industry. Learn about working with athletes Health Promotion – Nutrition & Mathematics and English or Irish. and training for performance and health. Exercise, Sport Public Relations and Foundation Level Mathematics at Develop your leadership skills and gain an Communication, Placement (600 hours). grade F2 or higher is acceptable understanding of governance and sports as meeting the Mathematics development, marketing, sponsorship, finance, Year 4: Financial Planning, Human Resource requirement for this programme. law, running events, economics, public Management for Sports, Sports Marketing QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: relations and human resource management. Management, Entrepreneurship and Business Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ Planning, Research Thesis, Sports Performance for further information. Develop your network of contacts through Management, Strategic Management. our professional links with various FURTHER INFORMATION Sports Partnerships, the GAA, Camogie WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Contact: Ms. Caroline Shanley, Association, FAI, Limerick FC, Munster Programme Leader Rugby, Thomond Park Stadium, the Irish Graduates can expect to find work in a Tel: 061 293816 Sports Council and Coaching Ireland. broad range of areas. Many continue in Email: [email protected] Take the opportunity to travel during your postgraduate education while others go on to Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC295 placement while working or studying in find employment with the National Governing Ireland or overseas. Play sport and make new Bodies, Local Sports Partnerships, community LIT.SportsCourses LITSportCourses friends. Whatever your ambitions in sport, and voluntary organisations, commercial Business Studies with Sports Management gyms and leisure centres, TV and media in LIT can help you achieve them. companies, event management companies, professional clubs, and sports agencies.
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? The skills and knowledge gained will The programme will suit anyone with a also be highly applicable to companies passionate interest in sport and a flair for outside of the sports sector. business and management. You don’t
352 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 353 LC397 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
NEW WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC397 PROGRAMME Business Studies The programme will suit anyone with a PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 passionate interest in sport and a flair for with Sport. business and management. You don’t DURATION: 3 years need to be an elite athlete; you just need CLASS HOURS: 20-24 hours per week a positive attitude, a willingness to work Bachelor of Arts hard and the determination to succeed. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick
CAO POINTS 2020: New Programme MODULES Year 1: Sports Law & Administration, Communications & Information Technology, Sport & Community Development, Sports Leadership, Functional Anatomy, Training for Sport and Physical Fitness, Principles of Accounting, Management & Marketing Fundamentals. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS This programme has been designed in Year 2: Decision Making Techniques & Leaving Certificate: conjunction with industry leaders. It will Applications, Principles of Economics A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in Leaving appeal to people with a passion for sport who for Sports Management, Digital Media & Certificate subjects, including Mathematics would like to work in an exciting, dynamic and E-Commerce, Sports Event Operations and English or Irish. global industry. Learn and develop the skills (Common), Marketing Principles, Foundation Level Mathematics at you need to succeed in a sports management Coaching Practice & Application. grade F2 or higher is acceptable role. Develop your leadership skills and gain as meeting the Mathematics an understanding of governance and sports Year 3: Commercial Sports Management, requirement for this programme. development, marketing, sponsorship, law, Health Promotion – Nutrition & QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: running events, economics, public relations Exercise, Sport Public Relations and Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ and human resource management. Communication, Placement (600 hours). for further information. Develop your network of contacts through FURTHER INFORMATION our professional links with various Sports WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Contact: Ms. Caroline Shanley, Partnerships, the GAA, Camogie Association, Graduates can expect to find work in a Programme Leader FAI, Limerick FC, Munster Rugby, Thomond broad range of areas. Many continue on to Tel: 061 293816 Park Stadium, the Irish Sports Council and complete a one year add on Level 8 (Honours Email: [email protected] Coaching Ireland. Take the opportunity to Degree) in Business Studies with Sports Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC397 travel during your placement while working Management, while others go on to find or studying in Ireland or overseas. Play employment with the National Governing LIT.SportsCourses LITSportCourses sport and make new friends. Whatever your Bodies, Local Sports Partnerships, community ambitions in sport, Business Studies with and voluntary organisations, commercial Sport in LIT can help you achieve them. gyms and leisure centres, TV and media companies, event management companies, professional clubs, and sports agencies.
The skills and knowledge gained will also be highly applicable to companies outside of the sports sector.
354 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 355 LC290 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
of Sport, local sports clubs and community CAO CODE: LC290 organisations, disability groups, local gyms Sports Development and leisure centres, the Great Limerick Run, PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Munster Rugby and Limerick F.C. External & Performance. training courses such as FAI Kick Start, DURATION: 3 years Leprechaun Rugby, GAA Foundation & Level 1 CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week and the Child Protection course enhance the Bachelor of Arts student’s career prospects and employability. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick
CAO POINTS 2020: 188 WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? This programme will suit individuals with a passion for people, sport and exercise. You will need to enjoy working WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? in a team environment with people of all The benefits of sport and physical activity both ages, from different backgrounds and to the individual and the community are well with different abilities. Community sports established. The increased professionalism of development is a large and diverse area sport and the growing scientific approach to WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS offering many opportunities within the fitness ensures continued demand for jobs Sports Development is the promotion of private, public and voluntary sectors. in sport and community related activities. Leaving Certificate: sports activities within communities and A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in Leaving sports organisations. Sports Development Graduates can seek work with local authority Certificate subjects, including Mathematics Officers typically work with specific sports MODULES sport development teams, national governing and English or Irish. such as hurling, football, soccer and rugby, or Year 1: Strength and Conditioning for bodies, community groups, schools and out of Foundation Level Mathematics at with target populations such as children and Sport, Introduction to Sports Development, schools programmes, creches, sports clubs or grade F2 or higher is acceptable younger people, older adults, women, ethnic Coaching Skills, Anatomy and Human youth organisations. They may also apply for as meeting the Mathematics groups, people with disabilities or people Movement, Leadership and Teamwork, Sports graduate jobs in both the public and private requirement for this programme. living in socially disadvantaged areas. The Coaching Law, Principles of Accounting, sectors. Graduates can also progress to a QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: role of the Sports Coach is complementary Communications and Information Technology. one year, add-on Level 8 honours degree in Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ to that of the Sports Development Officer. Sports Development and Performance at LIT. for further information. Their job description is incredibly diverse Year 2: Sport Event Operations (Common), and may include friend, mentor, instructor, Sport Psychology, Advanced Coaching Skills, FURTHER INFORMATION planner, analyst, counsellor, organiser, Exercise Programme Design. Elective choices Contact: Ms. Marion Geary, demonstrator, disciplinarian, physical in Year 2: Introduction to Sports and Exercise Programme Leader trainer, psychologist, nutritionist and leader. Nutrition OR Decision Making Techniques/ Tel: 061 293000 Successful coaches are innovative, constantly Microeconomics for Sport, and Elite Athlete Email: [email protected] learning and evolving, always challenging Development OR Marketing Principles. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC290 themselves and their athletes to improve. Year 3: Community Sports Development, LIT.SportsCourses LITSportCourses This programme aims to develop high Community Health Promotion, quality graduates with the skills necessary to Sport & Society, Physical Activity for succeed in this dynamic, exciting, challenging Special Populations, Placement. and potentially lucrative industry.
We have professional links with numerous sporting organisations including Sport Ireland and the network of Local Sports Partnerships, the National Governing Bodies
356 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 357 LC228 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
We have professional links with numerous CAO CODE: LC228 sporting organisations including Sport Ireland Sports Development and the network of Local Sports Partnerships, PROGRAMME LEVEL: 6 the National Governing Bodies such as the & Coaching. IRFU, GAA and FAI, local sports clubs and DURATION: 2 years community organisations, disability groups, CLASS HOURS: 19-22 hours per week gyms and leisure centres, the Great Limerick Higher Certificate Run, Munster Rugby and Limerick F.C. External LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick in Arts training courses such as FAI Kick Start, Leprechaun Rugby, GAA Foundation & Level 1 CAO POINTS 2020: 205 and the Child Protection course enhance the student’s career prospects and employability.
WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? The Federation of Irish Sport estimate that The programme will suit individuals with 40,000 people are employed in sport in a passion for people, sport and exercise. Ireland. This is an industry that accounts You will need to enjoy working in a team for €1.9 billion in household spending and WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS environment with people of all ages, from €1 billion in tourism revenue. Much of this Sports development is the promotion of different backgrounds and with different money is being ploughed back into the Leaving Certificate: sports activities within communities and abilities. Sports development and coaching development of sport in cities, towns and A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in Leaving sports organisations. Sports Development jobs are rarely 9-5, Monday to Friday roles villages all across the country. The investment Certificate subjects, including Mathematics Officers typically work with specific sports and no two days are ever the same! means that career prospects for good quality and English or Irish. such as hurling, football, soccer and rugby, or graduates will continue to be high and there Foundation Level Mathematics at with target populations such as children and will be a growing demand for graduates with grade F2 or higher is acceptable younger people, older adults, women, ethnic MODULES skills in sports development and coaching. as meeting the Mathematics groups, people with disabilities or people Year 1: Strength and Conditioning for requirement for this programme. living in socially disadvantaged areas. The Sport, Introduction to Sports Development, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: role of the Sports Coach is complementary Coaching Skills, Anatomy and Human Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ to that of the Sports Development Officer. Movement, Leadership and Teamwork, Sports for further information. Their job description is incredibly diverse Coaching Law, Principles of Accounting, and may include friend, mentor, instructor, Communications and Information Technology. FURTHER INFORMATION planner, analyst, counsellor, organiser, Contact: Mr. Seoirse Bulfin, demonstrator, disciplinarian, physical Year 2: Sport Event Operations (Common), Programme Leader trainer, psychologist, nutritionist and leader. Sport Psychology, Advanced Coaching Skills, Tel: 061 293000 Successful coaches are innovative, constantly Exercise Programme Design. Elective choices Email: [email protected] learning and evolving, always challenging in year 2: Introduction to Sports and Exercise Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC228 themselves and their athletes to improve. Nutrition OR Decision Making Techniques/ Microeconomics for Sport, and Elite Athlete LIT.SportsCourses LITSportCourses This programme aims to develop high Development OR Marketing Principles. quality graduates with the skills necessary to succeed in this dynamic, exciting, challenging Students who wish to progress to Year 3 of and potentially lucrative industry. the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Business Studies with Sports Management (Level 8) must choose the business electives in year 2.
358 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 359 LC392 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC392 Business Studies The BA (Hons) in Business Studies with PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Beauty and Spa Management is very with Beauty and Spa suited to students who have a keen DURATION: 4 years interest to advance skill development CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week. in the beauty and spa sector, which will Management. in turn promote job creation, economic LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick success and employment opportunities. Bachelor of Arts CAO POINTS 2020: 236 (Honours) Ab Initio The nature of this programme will allow graduates to work in a wide range of beauty and spa settings. As such, this programme aims to support the growing WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? beauty and spa industry by providing Graduates will have experienced all facets graduates with a combination of practical of Beauty and Spa Management to provide beauty and spa technical skills and them with the best education to suit today’s applied management competencies. economy and diverse Beauty and Spa industry. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS The BA (Honours) in Business Studies with A graduate will find a diverse range of career Leaving Certificate: Beauty and Spa Management will appeal to MODULES opportunities both in Ireland and abroad A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in students who wish to pursue a management Year 1: Aesthetics for Skin Care and and they can expect to find employment in six Leaving Certificate subjects, including career in the beauty and spa industry. Cosmetic Treatments, Introduction to the a variety of roles such as, beauty therapist, Mathematics and English or Irish. Beauty and Spa Industry, Applied Anatomy advanced skincare therapist, beauty and Foundation Level Mathematics at This Honours Degree programme aims and Physiology, Media Communications spa consultant, make up artistry, with grade F2 or higher is acceptable to equip graduates with professional and Personal Development, Research employment for talented individuals in as meeting the Mathematics practical skills and theoretical knowledge and Information Technology, Business fashion, stage and TV make-up and spa requirement for this programme. relevant to the beauty and spa services Management for the Service Industry. and beauty product salesperson. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: sector. It also emphasises the importance Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ of business acumen to manage within the Year 2: Aesthetics for Beauty and Spa for further information. sector, as well as excellence in technical Treatments, Cosmetic Sales and Retail skills across a range of spa and beauty Work Orientation, Law for the Beauty and Spa FURTHER INFORMATION treatments and therapies. To achieve this, Industry, Marketing Principles, Information Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism this programme fosters in the student Technology and E-Commerce, Business Tel: 061 293000 specific beauty and spa technical skills, in Decision Making and Applications. Email: [email protected] addition to applied business competencies Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC392 to prepare them to contribute effectively Year 3: Advanced Therapies for Beauty and in the wider world of beauty and spa. Spa, Beauty and Spa Work Placement, Entrepreneurship and Business Planning, Human Resources Management.
Year 4: Global Beauty and Spa Trends, Research Thesis, Marketing Management, Financial Management and Strategic Management.
360 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 361 LC396 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
NEW WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC396 PROGRAMME Business Studies The BA in Business Studies with PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 Beauty and Spa Services is very suited with Beauty and to students who have a keen interest DURATION: 3 years to advance skill development in the CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week. beauty and spa sector, which will in turn Spa Services. promote job creation, economic success LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick and employment opportunities. Bachelor of Arts CAO POINTS 2020: New Programme The nature of this programme will allow graduates to work in a wide range of beauty and spa settings. As such, this programme aims to support the growing WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? beauty and spa industry by providing On successful completion of the programme, graduates with a combination of practical students can progress to year 4 of the beauty and spa technical skills and BA (Honours) degree in Business Studies applied management competencies. with Beauty and Spa Management. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS This programme in Business Studies with Graduates will have experienced all facets of Leaving Certificate: Beauty and Spa Services will appeal to MODULES Beauty and Spa Services to provide them with A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in Leaving students who wish to pursue a career Year 1: Aesthetics for Skin Care and the best education to suit today’s economy Certificate subjects, including Mathematics in the beauty and spa industry. Cosmetic Treatments, Introduction to the and diverse Beauty and Spa industry. and English or Irish. Beauty and Spa Industry, Applied Anatomy Foundation Level Mathematics at The programme aims to equip graduates with and Physiology, Media Communications A graduate will find a diverse range of career grade F2 or higher is acceptable professional practical skills and theoretical and Personal Development, Research opportunities both in Ireland and abroad as meeting the Mathematics knowledge relevant to the beauty and and Information Technology, Business and they can expect to find employment in requirement for this programme. spa services sector. It also emphasises the Management for the Service Industry. a variety of roles such as, beauty therapist, QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: importance of business acumen to manage advanced skincare therapist, beauty and Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ within the sector, as well as excellence in Year 2: Aesthetics for Beauty and Spa spa consultant, make up artistry, with for further information. technical skills across a range of spa and Treatments, Cosmetic Sales and Retail employment for talented individuals in beauty treatments and therapies. To achieve Work Orientation, Law for the Beauty and Spa fashion, stage and TV make-up and spa FURTHER INFORMATION this, this programme fosters in the student Industry, Marketing Principles, Information and beauty product salesperson. Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism specific beauty and spa technical skills, in Technology and E-Commerce, Business Tel: 061 293000 addition to applied business competencies Decision Making and Applications. Email: [email protected] to prepare them to contribute effectively Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC396 in the wider world of beauty and spa. Year 3: Advanced Therapies for Beauty and Spa, Beauty and Spa Work Placement, Entrepreneurship and Business Planning, Human Resources Management.
362 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 363 LC294 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC294 Business Studies The BA (Hons) in Business Studies with PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 Event Management is very suited to with Event students who have a keen interest in DURATION: 4 years meeting people, organising events CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week Management. and working as a part of a team. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick This programme also offers students the Bachelor of Arts opportunity to travel and work in many CAO POINTS 2020: 279 (Honours) Ab Initio different parts of this growing industry namely in events within the sports, tourism entertainment and hospitality industries and in corporate business. Overall, it is ideal WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? for anyone who has the responsibility for Graduates will have experienced all facets planning and organising events or those who of Event Management to provide them with wish to become involved in this activity. the best education to suit today’s economy and diverse event management industry. WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS The BA (Honours) in Business Studies with MODULES A graduate will find a diverse range of career Leaving Certificate: Event Management will appeal to students Year 1: Business Management, Media opportunities both in Ireland and abroad. A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in who wish to pursue a management Communications & Personal Development, Graduates can expect to find employment six Leaving Certificate subjects, including career in Event Management. Research & Information Technology, in a variety of event, marketing, public Mathematics and English or Irish. Event Operations, Event Planning, and relations and entertainment enterprises Foundation Level Mathematics at Graduates of this programme will have Corporate and Entertainment Events. including arts and music festivals, charitable grade F2 or higher is acceptable practical business know-how grounded in non-profit organisations, community as meeting the Mathematics the event sector as this programme provides Year 2: Business Decision Making & development organisations, conference and requirement for this programme. a broad introduction to event management Applications, Tourism and Event Law, convention centres, event management QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: principles and practice. The programme Principles of Marketing, Information agencies, hotels, multinational companies, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ provides students with lots of opportunities Technology & E-Commerce, Applied national and regional tourism organisations, for further information. to experience a variety of roles and disciplines Event Management and Event public relations firms, public sector within the event sector. Students develop Production and Design. organisations, sports and leisure centres. FURTHER INFORMATION a live event in year 2, can avail of student Contact: Ms. June O’Byrne Prior, international trips and can spend time abroad Year 3: Human Resources Management, Programme Leader studying as part of the Erasmus programme. Entrepreneurship and Business Tel: 061 293000 Planning, Festival and Events Planning Email: [email protected] This programme contains a significant and Outcomes, and Event Work Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC294 work placement in Year 3, giving Placement (600 hours approx.) students the chance to take classroom knowledge to the workplace. Year 4: Financial Management, Strategic Event Management, Event Marketing Management & Event Project Management, and Research Thesis.
364 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 365 LC293 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC293 Business Studies The B.A.(Hons) in Business Studies with Travel PROGRAMME LEVEL: 8 and Tourism Management is ideally suited to with Travel & Tourism students who have a keen interest in meeting DURATION: 4 years people, enjoy working as a part of a team, like CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week Management. to travel and have good organisational skills. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick The travel and tourism industry both at Bachelor of Arts home and abroad continues to grow CAO POINTS 2020: 307 (Honours) Ab Initio and this programme offers students the opportunity to travel and work in many different sectors including culture & heritage, hospitality, events, sports and transport WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? as well as more general business areas. On successful completion of the programme, Overall, the programme is suited to anyone graduates will have studied and experienced who wishes to learn more about the travel several aspects of business and tourism. and tourism industry while developing WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS their business and management skills. A graduate will have a diverse range of career The BA (Honours) in Business Studies with opportunities both in Ireland and abroad Leaving Certificate: Travel and Tourism Management will appeal to and they can expect to find employment in A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in students who wish to pursue a management MODULES a variety of different areas such as tourism six Leaving Certificate subjects, including career in the travel and tourism industry. Year 1: Business Management, Media enterprises, community development Mathematics and English or Irish. This programme is continually updated Communications & Personal Development, organisations, national and regional tourism Foundation Level Mathematics at and developed to meet industry needs. Research & Information Technology, Tourism bodies and hospitality and travel organisations. grade F2 or higher is acceptable and Event Operations, Tourism Studies There are also opportunities for further as meeting the Mathematics Graduates of the programme will have and Travel Operations and Geography. studies, for example, taught postgraduate requirement for this programme. practical business know-how grounded in the or research masters programmes. QQI FET/FETAC Applicants & Mature travel and tourism sector as this programme Year 2: Business Decision Making & Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry provides a broad introduction to travel and Applications, Tourism and Event Law, Requirements’ for further information. tourism management principles and practice. Principles of Marketing, Information The programme contains a significant Technology & E-Commerce, Management FURTHER INFORMATION work placement in Year 3, giving students of the Visitor Experience and Innovative Contact: Ms. Orla Fox-Colleran, the chance to apply classroom knowledge Tourism Product Development. Programme Leader to the workplace. The programme also Tel: 061 293000 has professional links with the Irish Hotels Year 3: Human Resources Management, Email: [email protected] Federation, Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland Entrepreneurship and Business Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC293 and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. Planning, International Destination Management, Travel and Tourism Work Placement (600 hours approx.)
Year 4: Financial Management, Strategic Tourism Management, Tourism Marketing Management, Global Tourism Issues, plus Research Thesis.
366 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 367 LC398 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC398 Culinary The programme will appeal to students PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 interested in developing a career as a Arts. professional chef in the hospitality and tourism DURATION: 3 years industry. If you have a flair for cookery and CLASS HOURS: 25 hours per week a creative mind-set with a passion for food, 12 week Work Placement on completion of Year 1 Bachelor of Arts then this is the programme for you. The & 6 month Work Placement in Year 3, Semester 2. hotel industry seeks to train approximately 5,000 chefs per year and there are exciting LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick and plentiful career options for students both nationally and internationally. CAO POINTS 2020: 163
MODULES Year 1: Culinary Skills 1, Culinary Operations, Pastry 1, Food Safety & Nutrition, Information Technology, Larder & Product Knowledge and WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Communications & Personal Development. This Culinary Arts programme provides Leaving Certificate: graduates with the skills to cook at a high Year 2: Culinary Skills 2, Global & (Minimum requirement 140 points) level of competence and to establish a base Contemporary Cuisine, Pastry 2, Classical A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in Leaving for further professional career development. Cuisine and Gastronomy, Business Certificate subjects, including Mathematics This programme prepares students for work Management, Catering Systems and and English or Irish. as professional chefs in the hospitality and Resource Management and Work Based Foundation Level Mathematics at tourism sectors. A chef will learn to be creative Learning (12 week Placement). grade F2 or higher is acceptable in the kitchen but also requires good business as meeting the Mathematics management and communication skills Year 3: Advanced Pastry, Contemporary requirement for this programme. to organise and direct staff in the kitchen Industry Developments, Research QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: environment. A Culinary Arts qualification is Methods, Marketing and Media, Culinary Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ a passport to travel and the programme is Skills 3, Six month Work Placement. for further information. recognised worldwide. Currently, many of our graduates hold leading positions with some FURTHER INFORMATION of the top hospitality brands in the world. WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Contact: Mr. Joe Mulcahy On successful completion of the Culinary Section Head, Culinary & Hospitality The programme covers the theory and Arts programme, students will be prepared Tel: 061 293405 practice of professional cookery and includes for employment as professional chefs in Email: [email protected] work placements in Year 2 and Year 3. the tourism and hospitality industry. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC398 Students have the option to complete their work placement with world-renowned resorts Graduates can look forward to 100% Contact: Mr. Michael Conway, in many international locations including employment and significant career Programme Leader Cape Cod, Paris, London and Dubai. opportunities over time, such as Tel: 061 293340 progressing to Executive Chef of a hotel Email: [email protected] Note: Students will require €450 approx. for or running their own restaurant. Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC398 class materials, knives, books, uniforms and safety shoes in the first week of college.
368 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 369 LC399 Department of Sport, Leisure & Tourism
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME SUITED TO? CAO CODE: LC399 Hospitality This is a full-time, practically based, multi- PROGRAMME LEVEL: 7 skilled programme aimed at providing Supervision. students with the skills and knowledge DURATION: 3 years essential for finding employment in CLASS HOURS: 20 hours per week operational areas of businesses across the Bachelor of Arts broad tourism and hospitality sectors. LOCATION: Moylish Campus, Limerick
CAO POINTS 2020: 148 MODULES Year 1: Restaurant Service, Culinary Skills, Tourism, Communications and Personal Development, Information WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THE PROGRAMME? Technology, Tourism Studies and Graduates will typically find employment Wine and Beverage Studies. in the hospitality industry at various grades with the potential to progress Year 2: Advanced Food and Beverage with experience to supervisory or WHAT IS THE PROGRAMME ABOUT? MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Service, Accommodation Services, management grades in the industry. The aim of this programme is to prepare Front Office Operations, Business Leaving Certificate: students for a variety of supervisory Management, Professional Orientation (Minimum requirement 140 points) positions in the hospitality industry, – Work Based Learning. A minimum of 5 O6/H7 grades in Leaving which provide either food, beverage or Certificate subjects, including Mathematics accommodation services. The programme Year 3: Food and Beverage Supervision, and English or Irish. will provide the student with a unique Contemporary Industry Developments, Foundation Level Maths at grade blend of practical application and theory. Research Methods, Marketing and Media, F2 or higher is acceptable for Hospitality Revenue Management, Six entry to the programme. Students will acquire a range of skills such month Industry Work Placement. QQI FET/FETAC & Mature Applicants: as Food Preparation, Restaurant Service, Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ Accommodation Service, Bar Service and for further information. Front Office Service, Business Operations and Communications. The latter stage of the FURTHER INFORMATION programme will help develop attributes in the Contact: Mr. Joe Mulcahy areas of Supervisory Management, Revenue Section Head, Culinary & Hospitality Management and Marketing. The programme Tel: 061 293405 includes work placements in Year 2 and Year Email: [email protected] 3. Students have the option to complete their Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC399 work placement with world-renowned resorts in many international locations including Contact: Ms. Brid Crotty, Cape Cod, Paris, London and Dubai. Programme Leader Tel: 061 293340 Note: Students will require €350 approx. Email: [email protected] for knives, books, uniforms and safety Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC399 shoes in the first week of college.
370 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 371 A-Z Index of Programmes Code Programme Page LC297 Community and Addiction Studies - BA Honours 282 LC239 Computer Networks & Systems Management - BSc Honours 256 Code Programme Page LC336 Computing - BSc 268 LC224 Accounting & Finance - B.Business Honours 302 LC241 Construction Management - BSc Honours 238 ADD-ON Accounting & Finance - B.Business 306 Craft Apprentice Programmes - Electrical Trades 188 ADD-ON Accounting & Finance - B.Business Honours 308 LC371 Creative Broadcast & Film Production - BSc Honours 118 LC221 Accounting & Finance - HC in Business 304 LC276 Creative Broadcast & Film Production - BSc 120 LC284 Agricultural Mechanisation - HC in Engineering 198 LC504 Creative Media & Design - BSc (Clonmel) 110 ADD-ON Agricultural Engineering - B Eng 200 LC517 Creative Media & Design - BSc Honours (Clonmel) 108 ADD-ON Animation & Motion Design - BA Honours in Design 96 LC398 Culinary Arts - BA 368 LC260 Applied Biology - BSc 138 LC414 Data Analytics & Cyber Security - BSc Honours in Computing 258 LC422 Applied Strength & Conditioning - BSc Honours 348 LC518 Digital Animation Production - BSc Honours* 112 LC423 Applied Strength & Conditioning - BSc 350 LC220 Digital Marketing - B. Business Honours 326 Apprenticeship in Industrial Electrical Engineering 186 LC266 Drug & Medicinal Product Analysis - BSc Honours 146 LC341 Architectural Technology - BSc Honours 230 LC393 Early Childhood Education & Care - BA Honours LC110 Art & Design* - Common Entry First Year 86 LC401 284 (Limerick, Thurles, Ennis) LC115 Art & Design* Teacher Education 106 LC613 LC432 LC281 Automobile Technology - HC in Engineering 202 Early Childhood Education & Care - BA (Thurles, Ennis) 286 LC603 LC380 Automotive Engineering & Tranport Management - B Eng Honours 204 LC271 Electrical Engineering - B Eng 172 ADD-ON Bioanalysis & Biotechnology - BSc Honours 140 LC275 Electrical Engineering - B Eng Honours 170 LC362 Biotechnology with Biopharmaceutical Science 142 LC279 Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems - B Eng 176 LC248 Built Environment (Common Entry) - BSc Honours 232 LC376 Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems - B Eng Honours 174 LC320 Business - B. Business Honours (Limerick, Thurles) 310 LC416 LC322 Enterprise & Innovation - B.Business 330 LC415 LC226 Enterprise & Innovation - B.Business Honours 328 Business - B. Business (Thurles, Ennis) 312 LC605 LC425 Environmental Science - BSc 150 LC330 Business with Computing - B.Business Honours 314 LC408 Environmental Science & Climate - BSc Honours 148 LC230 Business with Computing - B.Business 316 ADD-ON Fashion - BA Honours in Design 100 LC392 Business Studies with Beauty & Spa Management - BA Honours 360 LC114 Fashion & Textiles for Product & Costume - BA Honours in Design* 104 LC396 Business Studies with Beauty & Spa Services - BA 362 LC267 Forensic & Pharmaceutical Science - BSc 154 LC294 Business Studies with Event Management - BA Honours 364 LC265 Forensic & Pharmaceutical Science - BSc Honours 152 LC397 Business Studies with Sport - BA 354 LC502 Game Art & Design - BSc Honours* 114 LC295 Business Studies with Sports Management - BA Honours 352 LC418 Games Design & Development - BSc Honours in Computing 260 LC293 Business Studies with Travel & Tourism Management - BA Honours 366 ADD-ON Graphic Design Communication - BA Honours in Design 102 ADD-ON Ceramics - BA Honours in Design 98 LC399 Hospitality Supervision - BA 370 ADD-ON Chemical Instrumentation & Analysis - BSc Honours 144 LC277 Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems - B Eng 180 LC251 Civil Engineering - B Eng 236 LC375 Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems - B Eng Honours 178 LC252 Civil Engineering Management - BSc Honours 234 LC234 Interactive Digital Media - BSc Honours 262 LC263 Clinical Technology - BSc Honours 156 LC340 Interior Design - BA Honours 240
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372 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 Undergraduate Prospectus 2021 373 Code Programme Page LC235 Internet Systems Development - BSc 266 LC236 Internet Systems Development - BSc Honours 264
LC223 Law & Taxation - B.Business Honours 318 LC225 Marketing & Management - B.Business Honours 332 ADD-ON Marketing & Management - B.Business 336 ADD-ON Marketing & Management - B.Business Honours 338 LC222 Marketing & Management - HC in Business 334 LC285 Mechanical Engineering - B Eng 208 LC288 Mechanical Engineering - B Eng Honours 206 ADD-ON Mechanical Engineering (Facilities) - B Eng Honours 210 LC268 Medical Technology - BSc 158 ADD-ON Medical Technology - BSc Honours 160 LC270 Music Technology & Production - BSc 124 LC372 Music Technology & Production - BSc Honours 122 ADD-ON Painting - BA Honours in Fine Art 88 ADD-ON Photography, Film, Video - BA Honours in Fine Art 90 LC283 Precision Engineering - B Eng 214 LC289 Precision Engineering - B Eng Honours 212 ADD-ON Print Contemporary Practice - BA Honours in Fine Art 92 ADD-ON Process & Engineering Management - BSc Honours 218 LC242 Property Valuation & Management - BSc Honours 242 LC243 Quantity Surveying - BSc Honours 244 LC278 Renewable & Electrical Energy Engineering - B Eng 184 LC374 Renewable & Electrical Energy Engineering - B Eng Honours 182 LC286 Road Transport Technology & Management - B Eng 216 ADD-ON Sculpture & Combined Media - BA Honours in Fine Art 94 LC602 Social Care Work - BA 292 LC292 LC402 Social Care Work - BA Honours (Limerick, Thurles, Ennis) 288 LC612 LC233 Software Development - BSc Honours 270 SOLAS Apprenticeships (Carpentry and Joinery & Brick and Stonelaying) 246 SOLAS Craft Apprentice Programmes (Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting (MAMF) Apprenticeship & Motor Mechanics 220 Apprenticeship) LC290 Sports Development & Performance - BA 356 LC228 Sports Development & Coaching - HC in Arts 358 LC506 Visual Effects for Film, TV & Animation - BSc Honours * 116
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