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Students
Tuition Fee
Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
3 years
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Electrical Engineering | Electronics Engineering | Electronics Technology
Area of study
Engineering
Course Language
English
About Program

Program Overview


Electronic Engineering and Engineering Software (General Entry)

Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering and Engineering Software is a three-year program that provides students with a comprehensive education in electronic engineering and software development. The program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a wide range of engineering interests and career choices.


Course Description

The first year of the program is a common year, where students study the same fundamental modules with elements of hardware, software, and electronic principles. In the following years, students choose to specialize in their chosen discipline of Electronic Engineering or Engineering Software in greater depth. Students do not need to finalize their choice of specialization until Year 2 of the course.


Electronic Engineering involves the understanding of both hardware and software and how they combine within high technology systems from the design of nanotech devices to the operation of a high-speed computer networks. Engineering Software involves the design and development of software systems and various forms of computer-based applications. Software Engineering is important due to the ever-increasing use of mobile technology, the increasing complexity of high technology solutions, and the emergence of new areas such as Internet of Things.


Minimum Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate Requirements

  • Minimum Number of Subjects: 5
  • Minimum Grade in Maths: O4/H7
  • Minimum Grade in English OR Irish: O6/H7

QQI/FET Requirements

  • QQI/FET Award Required: Any full Level 5 or 6 award
  • Additional Requirements: Merit in one of the following: C20174 or C20175 or 5N1833 or 5N18396 or 5N0554 or 5N0556 or 6N3395 or B20029 or 5N2066 or C20139 or 4N2138 or N33029 or 5N16654 or O4/H7 in LC Maths

Mature Applicants

Applications from mature students (23+) are welcome.


English Language Requirements

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency.


Sample Timetable

A sample timetable for this course is available.


Career Opportunities

A graduate in B.Eng in Electronic Engineering will be able to understand, assemble and test complex electronic systems and equipment; can assist a professional electronic engineer in refining product designs and ensure they work as efficiently as possible, and usually works with teams of other professionals to build and test products.


Popular career options include:


  • Electronic Technician Engineer
  • Communications Engineering Technician
  • Systems Test Engineer
  • Circuit Layout Engineer
  • Process Control Technician
  • Embedded System Engineer
  • Computer Network Engineer
  • Mobile Phone Engineer

Module Listing

Year One

  • Critical Skills Development
  • Electrical Circuits 1
  • Electronic Workshop
  • Interactive Computer Programming
  • Mathematics 1
  • Physics

Year Two

  • Analogue Electronics Fundamentals
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Digital Systems 1
  • Electrical Circuits 2
  • Interactive Embedded Systems
  • Mathematics 2

Year Three

  • Computer Network Fundamentals
  • Digital Systems 2
  • JAVA
  • Introduction to Smart Sensors (Elective)
  • Smart Wireless Communications (Elective)
  • Mathematics 3
  • Project 1

What Our Students Say

The B.Eng in Electronic Engineering gave me the opportunity to work in high-technology manufacturing. I am now involved in technical support for complex manufacturing systems and currently lead a team of technicians.


I successfully completed the B.Eng in Electronic Engineering and my results allowed me to progress for a further year to the B.Eng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering.


Staff and technicians in the Department of Electronic Engineering were always very helpful and supportive to me when I was a student.


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