Program Overview

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Mechanical Engineering

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Course Title

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Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

TU Code

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TU718

NFQ Level

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Level 7

Award Type

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Award

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Bachelor of Engineering

Duration

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3 years

Number of Places

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40

Location

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Tallaght

Fees

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EU Fees

Non-EU Fees

Course Description

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Engineers are in extremely high demand right now in Ireland and globally with exponential growth in job opportunities, especially in the Mechanical and Biomedical sector.

With such rapid advances in technologies in the healthcare and medical devices sector, robotics, pharmaceutical, automotive, food and beverage industries, graduates of this course will be at the forefront of new technologies to help improve our quality of life through new innovative designs.

Following completion of the Year 1 General Entry course, the course takes a further 2 years to complete. Student will graduate with an industry-ready qualification after 3 years.

Engineering graduates are trained to be creative and inventive, and to solve difficult problems such as the development of new technologies from jet engines to robots to artificial hip implants to hybrid cars and train components.

Students experience innovative teaching in modern laboratories and lectures. They can visit engineering companies, travel abroad for a semester or year to our partner Universities in France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, China or seek work placements through our close links with engineering companies and past graduates in industry.

Engineering graduates are trained to be creative and inventive, and to solve difficult problems such as the development of new technologies from jet engines to robots to artificial hip implants to hybrid cars and train components.

Mechanical Engineers work at the leading edge of projects such as augmented reality, driverless cars, renewable energy sources and biocompatible materials for medical devices. In this three-year programme, you’ll study subjects such as engineering graphics, mechanical science, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, materials science, machine dynamics and robotic systems. You’ll learn about engineering analysis, design and manufacture, and be trained in the use of complex equipment (computers, medical devices, robots, various consumer products). In our laboratories, you’ll face real-world issues and you’ll learn the language of engineers and begin to think like an engineer.

In your final year of all engineering programmes, you will carry out a project, often a design, build and test style project which will develop your problem-solving, design, and communication skills, a key skill that employers require. The project will give you a good opportunity to develop your design, selection of materials and machining skills.

Work Placement Information

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Students experience innovative teaching in modern laboratories and lectures. They can visit engineering companies, travel abroad for a semester or year to our partner Universities in France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, China or seek work placements through our close links with engineering companies and past graduates in industry.

Professional Accreditation

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Engineers Ireland have accredited our courses for over 25 years now which means that graduates can travel worldwide and have their qualifications recognised abroad.

Minimum Entry Requirements

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Entry is only available to Year 2 or Year 3.

• Applicants to Year 2 are required to have successfully completed Year 1 of TU725 or equivalent.
• Applicants to Year 3 should successfully completed a Level 6 qualification, or equivalent.

English Language Requirements

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If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website.

Career Opportunities

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Our past graduate of the Level 7 courses often work in technical roles in companies such Intel, Aer Lingus, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Kerry Foods, Coca Cola, Siemens, Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, Kenkel and Google. Many graduates also work in medical device companies, hospital laboratories and the energy sector. Our graduates often progress to Level 8 either full time or part time in order to progress to engineer roles.

Module Listing

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Year One

• Critical Skills Development [Mandatory]
• Electrical Circuits [Mandatory]
• Engineering Graphics [Mandatory]
• Materials & Processes1 [Mandatory]
• Mathematics 1 [Mandatory]
• Physical Science [Mandatory]

Year Two

• Automation [Mandatory]
• Mechanics [Mandatory]
• Materials and Processes 2 [Mandatory]
• Mathematics 2 [Mandatory]
• Measurement Systems [Mandatory]
• Solid Modelling 1 [Mandatory]

Year Three

• Electrical Engineering 1 [Mandatory]
• Fluid Mechanics 1 [Mandatory]
• Mechanics 2 [Mandatory]
• Quality & Manufacturing Systems [Mandatory]
• Solid Modelling 2 [Mandatory]
• Mathematics 3 [Mandatory]

Progression

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Graduates of Mechanical, Automation, Biomedical Design Level 7 courses may progress to Year 4 of their Level 8 program upon successful achievement of a GPA of 2.5 and an average 60% in Mathematics at Level 7.

Students who do not have the above may take qualifier exams in August before Year 4 as an attempt to achieve this standard.