CIT - Cork Institute of Technology

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.

Leaving Cert Subjects:

Any subject that requires reasoned logic such as English and Mathematics.

Further studies

Graduates with honours degrees of suitable grades are eligible to apply for postgraduate research degrees at Masters (MSc) or Doctoral (PhD) level where further specialisation in your preferred area of computing is possible. Graduates can also apply for a taught MSc course such as: MSc in Software Development or MSc in Networking and Security

Department(s)

Computing

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.

Leaving Certificate Helpful Subjects

Subjects with ‘problem solving skills’ or that require analytical thought, e.g. English, Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Business. A modern continental language such as German or French would be an advantage for the semester away.

Work Placement

Students will spend semester 6 studying at a foreign university or on work placement. The Department has links to many third level institutes in Europe and will advise students where study places may be found where the medium of instruction is English. Movement within the EU may be supported by the EU Erasmus programme.

About Web Development

The course can be considered as software development for the web. It provides graduates with the skills and knowledge required to design and create web sites and web applications (the software programmes that people use every day on the Internet). Some examples would be Facebook, Youtube, Amazon, or basically any website you visit. The course has a strong focus on the use of current and emerging web technologies and user experience.

Besides the Web based modules, the course has a mix of general software development modules to produce a rounded and competent software developer. In addition, CIT include modules on business, management and entrepreneurship to better prepare you for your career.

The trend in software is towards web based systems. Thus the demand for qualified developers in the space is strong and growing. There are a large number of companies in Ireland, both large and small, developing applications for the internet.