Engineering (Common Entry)

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Engineering student in production facility
Engineering student in production facility
Type of Programme
Full-time
Number of Places
80
Duration
4 Years
Course Code
MT 830
Entry Requirements
467 Points in 2023 and meet minimum entry requirements as listed below.
Application Deadline
See CAO for details
Location(s)
MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork
Course NFQ Level
Level 8

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Overview

The common engineering honours entry scheme is a one-year programme for students interested in engineering as a career, but who may be unsure of which discipline to follow.

The scheme gives students the opportunity to see all five engineering disciplines first hand. Through the various modules on offer, interaction with the lecturers and site visits will assist the student to decide which discipline suits them best.

 

On successful completion of year 1, students can enter the second year programme of their choice from any of the following honours engineering degrees:

Please see relevant individual course descriptions in links above.

 

Accreditation

The BEng (Hons) programmes in Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering are each fully accredited by Engineers Ireland at the Bachelor (Honours) Level 8 educational standard. For further details refer to engineersireland.ie

The BEng (Hons) in Sustainable Energy Engineering is accredited by the Energy Institute. For further details refer to energyinst.org.

What will I study?

First year at a glance

  • Engineering Mechanics: understanding the performance of engineering materials when subject to external loads and forces
  • CAD with Design: computer-aided design similar to the Leaving Certificate subject Design and Communication Graphics
  • Engineering Physics: introduction to geometric optics, atomic and nuclear physics, electromagnetism, and thermal physics
  • Engineering Chemistry: fundamentals of atomic theory and chemical bonding; inorganic and physical chemistry
  • Material Science and Engineering: understanding the nature and properties of engineering materials
  • Engineering Mathematics: mathematical topics of direct relevance to professional engineering studies
  • Creativity, Innovation and Teamwork
  • Discipline Specific Elective Modules

Modules

What is a Module?

A module is a standalone unit of learning and assessment and is completed within one semester. A full-time student will normally study six modules in each semester; part-time and ACCS (Accumulation of Credits and Certification of Subjects) students will have flexibility as to the number of modules taken.

The button below provides a link to all of the University's approved modules for this programme.

View Modules

Entry Requirements

Entry 2024

For admission to a programme, standard applicants must

  • score the necessary CAO points and
  • meet the minimum entry requirements

Leaving Certificate in six subjects i.e. H5 in two subjects and O6/H7 in four other subjects. The six subjects must include Mathematics O1/H6, and either English or Irish grade O6/H7.

 

For Non-EU International Entry Requirements please visit https://www.mtu.ie/international/non-eu/.

Career options

Employment Opportunities

Graduate engineers from the honours engineering degree programmes can choose from a range of excellent career opportunities working in the private or public sector with opportunities available at both national and international Level. Many graduates ultimately progress to senior management positions in their organisations. These honours engineering degree programmes also provide a basis for suitably qualified graduates to pursue more advanced studies at masters or PhD level.

  • Chemical and process engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Civil, structural and environmental engineering
  • Biomedical engineering
  • Energy engineering

Progression

Further Studies

Suitably qualified graduates are eligible to apply for a postgraduate degree at MTU:

  • MEng (by Research)
  • PhD

Many relevant PhD opportunities exist for suitably qualified candidates in the MTU NIMBUS Research Centre, Bishopstown Campus, Cork.

Question Time

Yes. Successful completion of the common engineering entry year ensures guaranteed entry to year 2 of BEng (Honours) programme of choice from the list given.

The mathematics modules in Year 1 are specifically tailored to address the topics which underpin subsequent BEng (Honours) programme studies; this gives a very specific focus to student learning. While the common entry students undertake the same mathematics modules as the Year 1 BEng (Honours) students, an additional module of mathematics is undertaken in the inter-semester period in January each year.

This provides the common entry students with an additional learning opportunity in advance of the semester 2 mathematics module. Experience has shown that students who do not have the usual BEng (Honours) minimum H4 requirement do succeed in the common entry programme if they have also taken Leaving Certificate Physics and/or Chemistry and are committed to their year 1 studies.

Students who do not have the O1/H6 Maths requirement, or equivalent, and who do not have Leaving Certificate Physics or Leaving Certificate Chemistry may find the programme particularly challenging and additional work effort and application is required of these students if they are to succeed.

MTU’s Academic Learning Centre provides free tuition in a number of disciplines, including mathematics.

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