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Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (Add-on to Cert)

About the Course

This is an add-on programme designed for those that have completed a Higher Certificate in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, Level 6. Mechanical engineering is the broadest of all engineering disciplines. It is central to industries as varied as designing, manufacturing, power generation and transport.

As a mechanical engineering graduate, you will be involved in designing, building and managing all sorts of things, from small products to the factories that make them. The fundamental aim of the programme is to give students the ability to apply analytical skills to solve complex engineering problems.

Apart from maths, engineering science and mechanics, the programme will look at:

how metals and plastics behave, and how you can make things out of them
how fluids, electricity and heat energy behave
how to use and program computers
how to read and create engineering drawings and design parts
how to write reports and use different management tools
how to automate and control production machines, and ensure good quality

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Named Award: Bachelor of Engineering - NFQ Level 7
Programme code: TA_EMECH_D
Duration: 1 calendar year (after completion of NFQ Level 6 or equivalent)
Timetable: Day release 8am-10pm Wednesday
Commences: September 2010

Entry Level

NFQ Level 6 in Engineering or equivalent. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English. Eligible candidates may be interviewed.

Course Content / Timetable

**Course Content**
Subject	Delivery Period
Maths 5	September 2010
Mechanics 4	September 2010
Automation 2	September 2010
Design 2	September 2010
Labs/Tutorials	September 2010
Fluid Mechanics	February 2011
Mechanics 5	February 2011
Instrumentation & Control Systems	February 2011
Thermodynamics	February 2011
Labs/Tutorials	February 2011
Management & Product Development	May 2011
Information Technology 2	May 2011

Career Opportunities

A Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering is a passport to an almost limitless range of industries and, since it is accredited by Engineers Ireland, the qualification will be recognised around the world. Whether a company is making computers or combine harvesters, pills or pizzas – it will still need mechanical engineers. We’ve gone out to these industries and asked them what skills they are looking for, and built that in to all our courses.

You might end up

Designing products or parts of a machine
Working in the quality department of a factory
Managing a production area
Trying to improve or fix a machine
Dealing with customers or suppliers
Or selling engineering products or services

Graduate Profiles

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Fees & Funding

€3000 (inclusive of ITT Dublin registration and examination fee). If completing individual modules/groups of modules the individual module fee is €390 plus the ITT Dublin registration fee of €30 and an examination fee of €15 per module examination (up to a maximum of €70 per academic year).

How To Apply

Pay full fees before August 31st and get a 5% reduction on your tuition fees.

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Forms are also available on request directly from the Institute by contacting the information desk, Department of Lifelong Learning. Tel: +353 1 404-2101 or by emailing lifelonglearning@ittdublin.ie

Please ensure to inlcude all relevant documentation and payment with your application form as incomplete applications will not be processed and will be returned to you.

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