Full-time course duration:

4 Years (8 Semesters)

Admission Requirements:

A minimum of Leaving Certificate Grade C3 in two Higher level subjects together with a Grade D3 in four other subjects at Ordinary or Higher level including Mathematics and either Irish or English.

Work Placement

Work placement in industry for six months during the third year of the course. The placement runs from April to September inclusive. Placements for students are organised on a country-wide basis with a particular focus on Cork and Dublin. Students have been placed in France, Germany, Sweden and the USA also.

Leaving Cert Subjects:

Helpful subjects with ‘problem solving skills’, e.g. Mathematics, Science, Engineering, and Business.

Course summary

The BSc (Hons) in IT Management programme will give the learner the ability to apply IT to business situations, evaluate technical challenges and confidently take on project and team management in IT-related situations.

Further studies

Honours Computing graduates are eligible to apply for a Masters degree (MSc Research). Research may be in one of many areas.

Department(s)

Computing

Further Study Courses

The present areas of Department research include distributed applications, component software, software engineering, artificial intelligence and computer networks. The Department has strong links with institutions in Germany, Sweden, France and Portugal. Currently, there are eleven registered MSc and six PhD research students in the Department. The MSc normally takes two years. A doctorate (PhD) requires at least three years of full-time post-graduate research work.

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What is IT Management?

IT Management is concerned with managing the IT services
required by organisations. It is primarily focused on managing
and implementing the IT infrastructure that provides these IT
Services.

About the Course

This course is designed to provide the graduate with both the management and technical skills to work in a wide range of organisations. At a time when the strategic reliance on IT systems and infrastructures grows ever more critical within organisations, the demand for graduates with the skills required to manage and implement IT services and projects of a complex technical nature remains constant. This programme is specifically designed to address this need.

Work Placement

Work placement in industry for six months during Year 3 of the course. The placement runs from February to July inclusive. Placements for students are organised on a country-wide basis with a particular focus on Cork and Dublin.

CIT has a long and successful association with the Erasmus programme. Every year, students travel to study at CIT from across Europe and many CIT students travel to study beyond our shores. The Department of Computing has strong links with institutions in Germany, Sweden, France, and Portugal.

Postgraduate Programmes

Suitably qualified graduates may apply for a

•  MSc in Networking and Security (Taught)
• MSc in Cloud Computing (Taught)

Honours Computing graduates are eligible to apply for a Masters degree (MSc Research). Research may be in one of many areas. The present areas of Department research include distributed applications, component software, software engineering, artificial intelligence and computer networks. The MSc normally takes two years. A Doctorate (PhD) requires at least three years of full-time postgraduate research work.

Question Time

What makes CR 310 different from the other Computing Honours Degrees at CIT?
This course is primarily concerned with the implementation and management of IT Services rather than computer programming.

What level of Programming is contained in the course?
Programming is not the primary focus of this course. You will cover some basic programming modules in first year.

Can I design and develop websites from this course?
Some modules in this Degree focus on building and running basic websites. More advanced specialised modules in web development are also available as electives.

Can I go on to specialise in Cloud Computing?
Yes, having graduated with a BSc (Honours) in IT Management, it is possible to apply for entry to the taught MSc in Cloud Computing.

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