CIT - Cork Institute of Technology

Full-time course duration:

4 Years (8 Semesters)

Admission Requirements:

Leaving Certificate in six subjects, including either English or Irish, and including at least two C3s at Higher Level, one of which must be Mathematics.

The requirement for HC3 Mathematics may also be satisfied by HC3 in Applied Mathematics plus HD2 in Mathematics OR by a C3 grade in the Special Engineering Entrance Examination in Mathematics which is run by Cork Institute of Technology. Please click here for more detailed information on the CIT Mathematics Examination.

Work Placement

Work placement (minimum of ten weeks) is mandatory in Year 3. Students have the option of placement in industry in Ireland or abroad or in a research laboratory in Ireland or with one of our partner institutions abroad (France, Germany, Italy, UK etc.).

Leaving Cert Subjects:

Helpful subjects are Mathematics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Chemistry.

Further studies

Suitably qualified graduates may pursue the Master of Engineering Degree by research and the Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering by research at the Institute.

Department(s)

Mechanical, Biomedical & Manufacturing Eng

Further Study Courses

Mechanical Engineering involves the design, manufacture and operation of products that have motion or have internal moving parts. This ranges from the design and manufacture of high performance engines, machines with atomic level precision to aircraft, wind turbines, major power plants and process equipment to the maintenance of industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical and food processing plants.

Design and project work is a major feature of the course. There is a mixture of continuous assessment and a series of semesterised exams. In the final year each student undertakes an individual project involving research, design, prototype development and experimental verification to meet a real need.

Typical engineering applications covered in the course include:

• Engine design & testing, fuel combustion, automobile design, vehicle dynamics, power transmission, material selection & component design, power plant design, jet propulsion, refrigeration, entropy & chaos, power hydraulics, electrical machines, electronics, automation.
• Plastics, ceramics, advanced composite materials, conceptual design, product design, design for environment, vibration analysis, robotics, gyroscopes, whirling of shafts, pressure vessel design, heat exchangers, radiation, modelling of thermal processes, turbomachinery, quality management, computer modelling of three dimensional solids, lift & drag on ships and aircraft, power electronics, sensors & actuators, telemetry, signal conditioning stability of control systems.
• Tribology, project management, machining of exotic materials, laser cutting, ultrasonic welding, non-destructive testing, non-linear control systems, chemical process, plant control, artificial intelligence, expert systems, business & financial management, acoustics, space dynamics, fracture mechanics, advanced topics in mechanics of materials, subsonic & supersonic flow, aerodynamics, flow visualisation & modelling, the built environment, sustainable and renewable energy systems, environmental impact assessment of energy sources.

Accreditation

This course is fully accredited by Engineers Ireland such that the student may proceed to Chartered Engineer status. Engineers Ireland represents all engineering disciplines in Ireland and is a member of Féderation Européene d’Associations Nationales d’Ingenieurs (FEANI) through which Irish engineers are recognised in Europe. Engineers Ireland is a signatory to the Washington Accord through which Irish engineers are recognised in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa and UK.

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