Expand+Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements:
Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 Level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, Mathematics, a laboratory science subject (i.e. Chemistry, Physics, Biol...

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Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 Level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, Mathematics, a laboratory science subject (i.e. Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint) or Agricultural Science) or Technology, and any two other subjects recognised for entry purposes. In addition, students must obtain a minimum Grade O2 or H6 in Mathematics or alternatively obtain a pass in the Special Engineering Entrance Examination in Mathematics (held in the University).

Matriculation

For holders of the Leaving Certificate, six subjects are required, with a minimum Grade H5 in two subjects, and at least Grade O6/H7 in four other subjects.

An applicant may combine the results of the Leaving Certificate examinations obtained in different years for matriculation registration purposes for all programmes with the exception of Medicine (refer to section 1(h)). This concession applies to matriculation only; it does not apply to the calculation of points for admission.

Acceptable Subjects
All subjects of the current Leaving Certificate examination are accepted for matriculation purposes, with the following exceptions:

Gaeilge – Bonnleibhéal (Irish, Foundation Level) will not be accepted for matriculation or points purposes.

Mathematics (Ordinary Alternative/Foundation Level) will be accepted for matriculation purposes, but not as a substitute for the subject Mathematics in programmes for which the subject Mathematics is currently an entry requirement. Neither will a score be awarded for a grade in this subject.

Home Economics (General), which has been discontinued from 2004, is not an acceptable matriculation subject for admission to NUI Galway. However, Leaving Certificate Home Economics – Scientific and Social is an acceptable matriculation subject for admission. The combining of the following subjects is not permitted:

• Physics with Chemistry (joint) may not be presented with either Physics or Chemistry

• Only two of History, Economic History and Economics may be presented

• Music and Musicianship may not be presented with Music

• Agricultural Economics may not be presented with Economics

• Classical Studies may not be presented with Latin or Greek

Laboratory science subjects:
The following subjects in the Irish Leaving Certificate are recognised laboratory science subjects:

• Agricultural Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics and Chemistry (joint)
• Physics

Bonus Points for Maths
A bonus of 25 points will be allocated to students who achieve grade H6 or above in Higher Level (HL) Mathematics. This means that the maximum cumulative Leaving Certificate points total will increase from 600 to 625 (existing maximum points plus bonus points).

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.

The maximum possible adjusted points score for applicants to Medicine will increase from 560 to 565. (For all scores over 550, each 5-point band equals one extra point.) The baseline score of 480 points will still apply but can include the bonus points if HL Mathematics (cumulative points) is among the best six subjects.

Special Maths Examination
The Special Maths Examination is for students who achieve sufficient CAO entry points and satisfy all other entry requirements but who do not achieve the requisite grade in Mathematics in the Leaving Certificate for admission to certain undergraduate engineering courses. For information on the examination and details on how to apply, please consult our website.
Find out more
www.nuigalway.ie/engineering-informatics/prospectivestudents/ specialentrancemathsexamination

Selection Scheme for Medicine (allocation of places)
In order for school leavers to be eligible to compete for entry to undergraduate Medicine, they must:

a) achieve a minimum of 480 points, and

b) meet the minimum entry requirements for the programme in the same sitting of the Irish Leaving Certificate examination or equivalent examination, and

c) complete the required admissions test (HPAT-Ireland) in 2017. Results are now only valid in the year of entry.

Further information on the selection scheme and allocation of places is available online. Applications for admission to the MB (Bachelor of Medicine) programme in NUI Galway from students who are attending, or have previously attended, all or part of a medical degree programme in another institution are considered only from those who successfully complete the examination requirements of the year of the programme last taken by them or being taken in the year in which application for transfer is being made in the institution from which they are seeking to transfer.

If those examination requirements are not successfully completed, an application may be considered if a reasonable interval (normally not less than three years) has elapsed and if the applicant, through her/his intervening experience and/or otherwise, indicates better preparedness to successfully undertake university studies again.

All such applicants must satisfy the normal entry requirements and standards of the programme to which they are seeking admission.

Find out more www.nuigalway.ie/admissions/procedures/medindex.html

Expand+Mature – Applying on the Grounds of Mature Years

If you are at least 23 years of age on or before 1 January 2017 and if your school leaving examination results do not meet normal matriculation and entry requirements, you may apply on the grounds ...

Hide-Mature – Applying on the Grounds of Mature Years

If you are at least 23 years of age on or before 1 January 2017 and if your school leaving examination results do not meet normal matriculation and entry requirements, you may apply on the grounds of mature years. In general, applicants are selected on the basis of academic aptitude, which may include certain Leaving Certificate subjects, relevant work and life experience, and evidence of motivation and interest in the programme area. These areas should be addressed in the written application.

It is strongly advised that intending applicants consult the Mature Students’ Guide prior to making an application for information on the application process and assessment criteria. Full details are available from October 2016 in the Mature Students’ Guide, which can be found online or by emailing NUI Galway.

All applicants intending to apply for Arts (including denominated programmes) in 2017 on the grounds of mature years will be required to take the Mature Students’ Admissions Pathway (MSAP) test as part of the selection process. There will be one sitting only of this test in 2017 and it will take place on Saturday 4 March 2017.

All applicants intending to apply for Medicine in 2017 on the grounds of mature years will be required to take the HPAT Test. Registration closes on Monday 20 January 2017 and the test date is Saturday 25 February 2017. Mature applicants must also have an Honours Science subject to Leaving Certificate standard prior to taking the HPAT test. Successful candidates will be invited to the MMI interview in May.

Application must be made by 1 February 2017 through the Central Applications Office. Please note that a late application cannot be made by those applying on grounds of mature years. The applicant must ensure that copies of all relevant information – for example, certificates, transcripts and a personal statement – are included with the CAO application.

Admission on the grounds of mature years is competitive. Applicants who are successful in gaining admission on the grounds of mature years are also assessed on the basis of their school leaving qualifications (if any) in competition with other applicants.

Find out more
Mature Students’ Guide
maturestudents@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/mature
MSAP test information
http://msap-ie.acer.edu.au/

CAO
www.cao.ie
HPAT test information
www.hpat-ireland.acer.edu.au/
Further advice and guidance
T +353 91 492 695
www.nuigalway.ie/mature

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+Every project creates a unique product, service or result. The Project and Construction Management degree is an interdisciplinary degree programme that sets out to develop the technical, business, managerial and interpersonal skills needed to succeed...

Hide-Every project creates a unique product, service or result. The Project and Construction Management degree is an interdisciplinary degree programme that sets out to develop the technical, business, managerial and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in industry. Project and construction managers are now a specific and necessary role within the construction industry.

Becoming a project and construction manager will mean you will learn about managerial and accounting principles, get an introduction to human resources management and gain an insight into the concepts of financial management. Other focuses over the four-year programme are health and safety law, quality management and planning. The course will provide you with the capacity to critically analyse and apply problem solving skills across a growing and diverse number of construction specialisms.

Work placement
When you study for the BSc degree in Project and Construction Management, you will complete a work placement as part of the Professional Experience Programme (PEP), which gives you a chance to work in a company for up to five months at the end of the third year of study. There are a range of placement opportunities for students, such as project management of construction projects, construction management on construction sites, quality management in manufacturing industries, engineering design and quantity surveying. Because of the interdisciplinary programme, students will have a distinct advantage in gaining employment, having a firm understanding of a broad range of topics. In the past students have obtained placements with companies and organisations in Ireland, as well as in countries around the world, ranging from the UK to developing countries such as Zambia.

International links
Students who have studied for the BSc degree in Project & Construction Management have undertaken work placements as part of the Professional Experience Programme. Our programme has strong links with American universities and companies, which could allow students to spend some time in the US also during their studies.

Expand+Course Outline

Year One
▶ Mathematical Studies
▶ Introduction to Physics
▶ Engineering Graphics
▶ Introduction to Engineering & Design
▶ Fundamentals of Project & Construction Management
▶ Engineering Comp...

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Year One
▶ Mathematical Studies
▶ Introduction to Physics
▶ Engineering Graphics
▶ Introduction to Engineering & Design
▶ Fundamentals of Project & Construction Management
▶ Engineering Computing
▶ Financial Accounting
▶ Management
▶ Management Accounting

Year Two
▶ Health & Safety Law
▶ Building Information Modelling (BIM)
▶ Strength of Materials
▶ Principles of Building
▶ Civil Engineering Materials & Design
▶ Business Law
▶ Management Accounting
▶ Fundamentals of Operations Engineering
▶ Project Planning & Organisation
▶ Introduction to Statistical Data & Probability

Year Three
▶ Economics
▶ Operations Research
▶ Human Resource Management
▶ Construction Operations
▶ Project Planning & Organisation
▶ Transportation Systems & Infrastructure
▶ Geomechanics & Geology
▶ Physics of the Environment
▶ Design of Structures
▶ Professional Practice
▶ Toward the end of third year, students undertake a five-month work placement

Year Four
▶ Project Management
▶ Estimates & Costing
▶ Management of Organisational Change
▶ Quality Systems
▶ Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship
▶ The Built Environment
▶ Safety & Construction
▶ Managerial Economics
▶ Business Law

Expand+Career prospects
Our graduates from the BSc in Project & Construction Management are working in a wide range of industries and positions, such as construction management on building and infrastructure projects, engineering design on large energy ut...

Hide-Career prospects
Our graduates from the BSc in Project & Construction Management are working in a wide range of industries and positions, such as construction management on building and infrastructure projects, engineering design on large energy utilities projects, project management in medical device/manufacturing industry. Examples of companies our graduates work for include Bord Gáis Networks (energy), Covidien (global healthcare products/ medical devices), RPS Group (engineering consultancy), AECOM (global provider of architecture, design, engineering, and construction services), Morrisroe (construction company), Mercury Engineering (mechanical & electrical engineering contractors), Farcon (building and civil engineering contractors), KLT (transport and logistics), and Padraig Arthur & Associates (chartered quantity surveyors/ project management). Through our internship programme and graduate network, NUI Galway has developed strong links with industry to help graduate secure employment after completing the BSc in Project and Construction Management. There is a strong demand for graduates from this programme due to the range of skills and knowledge students gain during their studies and the requirement for high-quality graduates in project management across a range of industries.

Further study
The PhD and MEngSc degrees are obtained through doing research work, with an optional minor taught element in the case of the MEngSc. Students specialise in one of the discipline’s various areas of research, working with a high degree of independence and becoming experts on their chosen topics. This work is usually presented at international conferences and published in journals.