Expand+Honours Degree (NFQ Level 8)
Applicants must achieve a pass in the Leaving Certificate or equivalent examinations obtaining two H5 and four O6/ H7 grades. Candidates are required to obtain a minimum of O6/H7 in English or Gaeilge and mathematics.
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Hide-Honours Degree (NFQ Level 8)
Applicants must achieve a pass in the Leaving Certificate or equivalent examinations obtaining two H5 and four O6/ H7 grades. Candidates are required to obtain a minimum of O6/H7 in English or Gaeilge and mathematics.

Please Note: that a minimum grade of F2 in foundation level mathematics fulfils the minimum entry requirements in mathematics for the following programmes:

• TL831 Bachelor of Business (Honours);
• TL881 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care;
• TL880 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood Care and Education.

Common Bonus Points Scale For Higher Level Mathematics
A bonus of 25 points will continue to be awarded to applicants who achieve a grade H6 or above in higher level (HL) mathematics. This means that the maximum cumulative LC points total will increase from 600 to 625 (existing maximum points plus bonus points).

Formula:
• All students presenting H6 or above in HL mathematics will have 25 points added to their score for mathematics;

• The six highest subject points scores will then be counted to achieve a cumulative points score, as is normal practice. The bonus points will only be relevant in cases where the subject HL mathematics (including bonus points) is scored as one of the candidate’s six best subjects for points purposes. Consequently, if HL mathematics (cumulative points score) is not among these six subjects, the bonus points will not be included in the total points score. Bonus points will be awarded irrespective of the year in which the examinations were taken.

Expand+Revised CAO Points Scoring for QQI-FET Awards

From 2017 the points awarded for QQI-FET (formerly FETAC) awards will also be revised. This is required to maintain the existing equivalence with the current points scale, and reflects the overall marg...

Hide-Revised CAO Points Scoring for QQI-FET Awards

From 2017 the points awarded for QQI-FET (formerly FETAC) awards will also be revised. This is required to maintain the existing equivalence with the current points scale, and reflects the overall marginal reductions in student points scores under the new points scale. Until 2017 the maximum possible total score of 360 (120 credits x 3 for a distinction) is multiplied by 10 and divided by 9 to give a maximum overall points score of 400. From 2017, this maximum possible total score of 360 will be multiplied by 13 and divided by 12, to give a revised maximum overall points score of 390 for applicants from further education and training.

Expand+Pathfinders Second-level Access Programme
This programme is an access initiative for pupils of eligible secondary schools in Kerry. IT, Tralee reserves a minimum of 5% of places on all programmes for participants who complete the Pathfinders progra...

Hide-Pathfinders Second-level Access Programme
This programme is an access initiative for pupils of eligible secondary schools in Kerry. IT, Tralee reserves a minimum of 5% of places on all programmes for participants who complete the Pathfinders programme. Those who have completed the Pathfinders programme should:

1. Apply to CAO (as a Leaving Certificate and Category 5 ‘Other School Exams’ applicant) before 1st February 2017;

2. Complete an IT, Tralee application form and return, with a curriculum vitae, to the Admissions Office, IT, Tralee before 1st February 2017;

3. Attend and successfully complete an interview and/or assessment with IT, Tralee.

Applicants must meet the minimum specific entry requirements for all programmes as specified for Pathfinders. See www.ittralee.ie for details of minimum entry requirements.

Traveller Access Programme
The Star Pupil Traveller Access to Education and Work Experience Programme is an access initiative for pupils from the Traveller community attending eligible secondary schools in Kerry. IT, Tralee reserves a number of places on its programmes for participants who complete the Star Pupil programme.

Those who have completed the Star Pupil programme should:

1. Apply to CAO (as a Leaving Certificate and Category 5 ‘Other School Exams’ applicant) before 1st February 2017;

2. Complete an IT, Tralee application form and return, with a curriculum vitae, to the Admissions Office, IT, Tralee before 1st February 2017;

3. Attend and successfully complete an interview and/or assessment with IT, Tralee.

Applicants must meet the minimum specific entry requirements for all programmes as specified for Star Pupils. See www.ittralee.ie for details of minimum entry requirements.

International Applicants
EU and non-EU applicants may apply for entry to 1st year courses at IT, Tralee through the CAO. Students must hold qualifications equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. Qualifications are evaluated by the CAO. In some cases non-EU students may apply direct to IT, Tralee for entry to year 1 of specified programmes. EU students are advised to contact the Institute of Technology, Tralee International Office at +353 (0)66 7191718 to obtain information on the course of study they wish to pursue. Applicants who are now, or who have been in the past, resident outside the EU must contact the Admissions Office of the Institute of Technology, Tralee at +353 (0)66 7145638 or email: admissions@ittralee.ie to enquire whether they should apply through the CAO or direct to the Institute. Such enquiries should be made well in advance of the CAO closing date of 1st February and preferably not later than the previous 15th December.

Craft Or Other Qualification Applicants
Other categories given special consideration include those with craft, introduction to technology programmes, VTOS schemes or other recognised qualifications. Consideration may also be given to applicants who have demonstrated exceptional sporting or community achievement. Suitable applicants in these categories may be interviewed/assessed by the Institute.

Other School Leaving Examinations
Applicants who have taken school leaving examinations outside Ireland, who took Irish or UK examinations pre 1985 or who took LCAP, GNVQs, VCEs, or Irish matric examinations should apply to the Central Applications Office. The CAO will evaluate these applications and award points which are equivalent to those awarded to Irish Leaving Certificate applicants. Please refer to www.cao.ie for further information.

Applicants To Years Other Than Year One
If you wish to pursue a course of study on an add-on bachelor degree or an add-on honours bachelor degree programme, you may apply directly to the: Admissions Office, IT, Tralee. Closing date is 1st April. If you are in doubt over the category you should apply under, please contact the Admissions Office at +353 (0)66 714 5638.

ACCS Scheme
ACCS is an acronym for accumulation of credits and certification of subjects. The ACCS scheme allows students to study a portion of a full-time programme in a part-time mode. Students can gain credits for each module successfully completed and accumulate those credits, over-time, towards a nationally recognised award such as a higher certificate or a degree.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
The Institute operates a policy that allows for the recognition of prior learning, both formal and informal learning. Informal and experiential learning includes nonaccredited education, work based training and relevant life/work experience. This learning is assessed and this assessment may lead to academic credits, exemption from subjects on intended course of study or places on particular courses of study. Applicants are required to compile a portfolio of evidence demonstrating how they have achieved the learning outcomes of a particular module within a programme or how they meet the entry requirements of a programme of study. The Institute is committed to providing support and assistance to guide the learner through the RPL application and/or in compiling the portfolio. Applications for RPL are dealt with on an individual basis once a student has registered on a particular course. Applicants should contact the relevant head of department well in advance of their intended entry date.

Special Circumstances
The Institute may also consider for admission, applicants who applied through the CAO, but whose performance at the Leaving Certificate examination was affected by extraordinary circumstances such as bereavement, serious accident or serious illness. Such applicants must provide documentary evidence in support of their application to demonstrate that they are of a standard equal to that of other students admitted to the course. A letter of support signed by the principal of the school you are currently attending must be appended to this documentary evidence.

All relevant documentation must be sent to the Admissions Office, IT, Tralee, no later than the first Friday in July for consideration.

Expand+Student Grants
Students attending full-time third level courses can apply for grant funding from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) at www.studentfinance.ie. Eligibility for grants is dealt with solely by the applicant (student) and SUSI. Gra...

Hide-Student Grants
Students attending full-time third level courses can apply for grant funding from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) at www.studentfinance.ie. Eligibility for grants is dealt with solely by the applicant (student) and SUSI. Grants to applicants are subject to a means test. Students in receipt of a grant will have their student contribution charge covered by the grant and may also qualify for some level of grant payment called ‘maintenance grant’ throughout the academic year. When your registration for an approved course at an approved college has been confirmed SUSI will arrange to pay your student maintenance grant on a monthly basis directly into your Irish bank account. You will not receive your first grant payment until the end of October or later, if SUSI has not been in a position to fully process your application. Visit www.studentfinance.ie or contact SUSI at support@susi.ie, Tel. 0761 08 7874 or at Facebook.com/susisupport for more details.

Back To Education Allowance (BTEA)
The BTEA is an educational opportunities scheme for unemployed people, lone parents and people with a disability who are getting certain payments from the Department of Social Protection and who meet certain age requirements. Participants receive a standard rate of payment which is not means-tested so you may also work without affecting your payment. You keep entitlements to any secondary benefits you already have under your existing social protection payment, e.g. fuel allowance. However, any increase in income may affect your rent/mortgage supplement. If you are in receipt of BTEA, you are also eligible to apply to SUSI for an ESF fees grant only to pay for your student contribution charge. This application is means-tested. In the current academic year this fee is €3,000. This charge is set down by the HEA and is subject to review each July. While you are in receipt of the BTEA, you will not be eligible for a student maintenance grant. Participants on one parent family payment, disability allowance, invalidity pension or illness benefit are not automatically required to transfer to BTEA when returning to full-time education. Visit www.ittralee.ie/grantsandfinance for information on your options.

ESF Student Assistance Fund
The fund is intended to tackle educational disadvantage by providing financial support to eligible full-time students who are experiencing severe financial difficulties, to enable them to fully benefit from their third-level studies. Students may apply to the access officer or the chaplain for assistance from the start of term.

ESF Fund For Students With Disabilities
The fund provides grants towards the provision of services and the purchase of equipment for students with disabilities attending courses in third level institutions, e.g. personal assistant, sign language interpreter, dyslexia support, transport, additional tuition or assistive technology.

Tax Relief
You may be eligible to claim tax relief on tuition fees paid for approved full-time and part-time courses. Further information on tax relief for tuition fees is available from your nearest tax office or from Revenue's regional Lo-call telephone enquiry service or on www.revenue.ie

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2017 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2017 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2017 CAO Handbook: Fee €50 Closing Date: 22nd July 2017 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2017 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2017, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2017 CAO Handbook.

Late Applications (Exception to Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these three HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2017 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2017 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2017 at 5:15pm.

Expand+This course gives you up-to-the minute skills and industry relevant training in the animation and visual effects sector. It will introduce you to the core principles of creative film making, animation and visual storytelling. Ireland has one of the f...

Hide-This course gives you up-to-the minute skills and industry relevant training in the animation and visual effects sector. It will introduce you to the core principles of creative film making, animation and visual storytelling. Ireland has one of the fastest growing animation sectors in the world; some of the largest animation companies are based here. This degree gives you the necessary practical and technical skills for employment in this rapidly expanding sector. There are modules on drawing/character development, illustration, design, character modelling, animation principles, puppet/set design, stop motion, digital graphics, visual effects, motion graphics, compositing, 2D/3D modelling, rigging, texturing, lighting, photography and digital cinematography.

The course also provides training in video, audio recording, research and design skills. As you progress through the programme, you develop particular specialisations based on your interests and skills.

In third year, you get invaluable experience by taking a 3-6 month internship with an animation, visual effects or digital media company. Alternatively, you can start your own freelance animation project.

WHY STUDY ANIMATION, VISUAL EFFECTS AND MOTION DESIGN AT IT, TRALEE?
This course gives you the core skills to launch a career in Ireland’s vibrant animation, games and visual effects industry. The content has been designed with extensive input from industry animators, in order to make sure our graduates have the skills that employers need. The degree is designed to foster creative talent in a technology-driven environment, enabling our students to design and develop animation content while working with the latest industry-standard software. You get hands-on, practical, applied training, and an appreciation of relevant theories underpinning the evolution of animation, visual effects and motion design.

Expand+YEAR 1:
Semester 1
Social Media Tools and Enterprise Studies
Learning at Third Level
Sound and Digital Audio
New Media Concepts
Drawing and Modelling
Principles of Animation, Visual Effects and Motion Design

Semester 2
Concept Development
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Hide-YEAR 1:
Semester 1
Social Media Tools and Enterprise Studies
Learning at Third Level
Sound and Digital Audio
New Media Concepts
Drawing and Modelling
Principles of Animation, Visual Effects and Motion Design

Semester 2
Concept Development
Film and Narrative Studies
Directing and Movement for Animation
Photography and Cinematography
2D Animation
Project 1

YEAR 2:
Semester 3
Ideas, Representation and Society
Media Graphics
Pre-Visualisation
Sound Production for Animation
Stopmotion Animation
Graphic Design and Typography

Semester 4
3D Animation 1
Television Studies: Media, Modes and Manipulation
Illustration
Compositing 1
Motion Graphics 1
Concept Art and Scene Painting

YEAR 3:
Semester 5
3D Animation 2
Compositing 2
Principles and Practice of Entrepreneurship
Motion Graphics 2
Multimedia Audio/Video Production

Semester 6
Work Placement/Applied Practice

YEAR 4:
Semester 7
3D Animation 3
Final Year Production (Design)
Emerging Technologies in New Media
Colour Grading

Semester 8
Dynamic Motion Design
Media Law
Final Year Production (Implementation)
Enterprising Media and the Arts

NOTE: ALL MODULES ARE MANDATORY.