Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee €60 Closing Date: 22nd July 2018 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 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the 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, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology 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 five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2018 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 2018 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 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Is this course for you?
Do you play computer games? Ever thought about creating your own? This course has been developed with the help of computer games companies. It covers key skills, methods and techniques used in the development of computer gam...

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Do you play computer games? Ever thought about creating your own? This course has been developed with the help of computer games companies. It covers key skills, methods and techniques used in the development of computer games. Our aim is to provide tomorrow’s game developers for this growing sector of the Irish economy. The global computer games industry is an area with enormous potential for development. Worldwide, the value of the computer games industry is in excess of €85 billion. Although the Computer Games industry in Ireland is still quite young, it is growing fast and this course has been developed with your future in mind.

Expand+What will I study@

Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to Object Oriented Programming I M 10
Personal & Professional Development M 5
Mathematics for Computing M 5
Operating Systems I M 5

Student Development M 5 4

Semester 2
Introduction to ...

Hide-What will I study@

Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to Object Oriented Programming I M 10
Personal & Professional Development M 5
Mathematics for Computing M 5
Operating Systems I M 5

Student Development M 5 4

Semester 2
Introduction to Object Oriented Programming II M 10
Introduction to Computer Games M 10
Problem Solving with Robots M 5
Computer Architecture M 5

Year 2
Semester 1
Object Oriented Programming M 10
Game Programming M 10
Mathematics for Computer Graphics M 5
Operating Systems II M 5

Semester 2
Database Technology M 10
Graphic Programming M 10
Object Oriented GUI Programming M 5
Network Technologies M 5

Year 3
Semester 1
Object Oriented Systems Analysis & Design M 10
Advanced Game Design & 3D Modelling 1 M 10
Software Implementation M 5
Technical Writing M 5

Semester 2

Team Project M 10
Advanced Game Design & 3D Modelling 2 M 10
Algorithms & Data Structures for Games Programming M 5
Mobile Games M 5

M = Mandatory

Note: Students may also do a summer work placement at an appropriate stage of the course to receive an additional award of a Certificate in Industry Studies.

Expand+Career opportunities
Successful graduates find themselves working in the following sectors:

• Game Companies
• Mobile Apps Development Companies
• Software Houses

Graduate careers typically include:
• Game Developer
• Mobile Apps Developer...

Hide-Career opportunities
Successful graduates find themselves working in the following sectors:

• Game Companies
• Mobile Apps Development Companies
• Software Houses

Graduate careers typically include:
• Game Developer
• Mobile Apps Developer
• Computer Programmer


Follow-on courses
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computing with Computer Games Development
MSc in Computing in Private Cloud Technologies
MSc in Computing in Big Data Analytics
MSc in Computing in Systems & Software Security