Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) - Common Entry Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland

This course has a common first-year entry that allows students to experience different disciplines before choosing their Civil, Mechanical or Electrical and Electronic Engineering specialisation at the end of Year 1. This course trains graduates to design engineer level, exercising problem-solving, analysis and computation skills.

Year 1 of this degree introduces the three specialities available from years 2 to 4. The modules are shared and students choose at the end of Year 1.

Honours Degree in Civil Engineering:

• Civil engineering is about protecting, creating, and improving our everyday environment. It involves the planning, designing, and constructing facilities that we require for living, industry and transport; roads, bridges, buildings, railways, airports, water supply, drainage, flood management and sustainable energy schemes such as wind farms, ocean energy or hydroelectric stations.

Honours Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering:

• Electrical and Electronic Engineers have a high level of analytical and design skills as is needed when working on controlling and understanding sensitive and powerful systems. Industries such as renewable energy, telecommunications, smart devices, manufacturing, Agri-Food, Pharma and Biopharma all need the skills in Electronics. The main themes are automation & control, embedded systems, energy and electrical and sensors and electronic design. Every control system is electronics-based, and so understanding electronics is understanding controls.

Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering:

• Mechanical Engineers are essential to every industry sector, and are in huge demand by local and national industry for their problem-solving skills and versatility. Industries include product design and research, aerospace, energy, transport and materials handling, renewable systems, pharmaceuticals and the Agri-Food sector. Mechanical engineering includes manufacturing, energy transfers and decarbonising future industries.