Expand+Award title: Bachelor of Science
Credits for Full Award: 60 @ NFQ Level 7
Awarding Body: ITB

What
Modern computing covers a wide area of related and interconnecting technologies, skills and disciplines from understanding the architecture of...

Hide-Award title: Bachelor of Science
Credits for Full Award: 60 @ NFQ Level 7
Awarding Body: ITB

What
Modern computing covers a wide area of related and interconnecting technologies, skills and disciplines from understanding the architecture of modern computer systems and building them, to systems analysis, computational intelligence, artificial intelligence and natural language processing.

Why
Computing is a hugely vibrant, fast changing, exciting and interesting area in which to study, work and play.

Who
Sociable, progressive, naturally curious types who enjoy the company of like-minded people, like technical topics and love problem-solving, games and fun.

How
Because we’re located in the heart of “Ireland’s Silicon Valley”, there’s no better place to prepare yourself for a future in computing. We have state of the art computer, network and digital forensic labs. The courses mix both theory based and practical hands-on subjects designed to equip you with practical computer build and maintenance skills; advanced technical, design and programming skills; and the communication and entrepreneurial skills you’ll need to build a rewarding career in this dynamic, exciting and crucial industry.

Computing students can receive dual accreditation for industry certified programmes such as VMware, CompTIA, Cisco, SAS and Citrix as part of their computing programmes.

Is This For You?
Perfect for sociable, progressive, naturally curious types who enjoy the company of like-minded people, enjoy technical topics and love problem-solving, games and fun. The aim of this course is to produce computing graduates with the skills, knowledge and competencies in telecommunications and networks, software engineering, multimedia and cloud computing.

Good To Know
The development of the Technological sector in Ireland has
been a major success story. Ireland has been successful in attracting a cluster of major companies involved in this industry and is home to:
• 10 of the top 10 Global ICT companies
• 9 of the top 10 global software companies
• The top 10 ‘born on the internet’ companies
• 4 of the top 5 IT Services Companies
• 3 of the top 3 global security software companies
• 3 of the top 3 global enterprise software companies
• The department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation recently stated that there will be more than 44,500 potential job openings for ICT professionals over the period 2013 to 2018
arising from expansion and replacement demand.