Expand+Scoring System for Eligible Applicants who hold QQI FET Awards
All QQI FET awards are part of the Common Awards System, or CAS, from 2014. A full QQI FET Level 5 or 6 major award will have a minimum credit value of 120. Component awards, or achieve...

Hide-Scoring System for Eligible Applicants who hold QQI FET Awards
All QQI FET awards are part of the Common Awards System, or CAS, from 2014. A full QQI FET Level 5 or 6 major award will have a minimum credit value of 120. Component awards, or achievement of less than 120 credits, do not constitute a full award.

Scoring Process
Each QQI FET Level 5 and Level 6 component is scored as follows: Pass 1.111 Merit 2.222 Distinction 3.333. This component score is then multiplied by the individual component credit value to a maximum of 120 credits, a total maximum of 400 points. Components leading to the best 120 credits are scored. See table below.

Grade Score Credits Achieved Credits Counted Points
Distinction 3.333 15 15 50
Distinction 3.333 15 15 50
Distinction 3.333 15 15 50
Distinction 3.333 15 15 50
Distinction 3.333 15 15 50
Distinction 3.333 15 15 50
Merit 2.222 15 15 33.33
Merit 2.222 15 15 33.33
Distinction 3.333 5 n/a n/a
125 120 366.67

Some applicants will combine components achieved prior to the introduction of CAS with others which are part of CAS. Level 5 and 6 (NCVA) Certificates, i.e. major awards, achieved before the introduction of CAS are also scored according to the system outlined above.

All QQI FET Level 5 and Level 6 awards will be scored using the best 120 credits to deliver a maximum of 400 points regardless of whether they were achieved before or after the introduction of CAS.

Expand+Mature Students
IT Sligo welcomes applications from mature students – up to 20% of places on courses in the Institute are reserved for mature applicants.

The Access Officer, Catherine McNelis, is the coordinator of our Access Programme for Mature...

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IT Sligo welcomes applications from mature students – up to 20% of places on courses in the Institute are reserved for mature applicants.

The Access Officer, Catherine McNelis, is the coordinator of our Access Programme for Mature Students. Applications should be made through the CAO in the usual way. An information evening for interested applicants will be held on the 17th January 2017.

A Mature Student Summer School, which is held in the two weeks immediately preceding the commencement of first year classes, is offered to incoming students who have been away from education for some time.

For further information please check out the website at: itsligo.ie or check out the Mature Student video on our YouTube channel.

For Further Information:
Catherine Mcnelis
Access Officer
T: +353 (0)71 93 05381
E: access@itsligo.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 new programme focuses on developing writing skills over the course of three years. The students embark upon a range of writing covering fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, flash fiction, cultural journalism and other forms o...

Hide-This new programme focuses on developing writing skills over the course of three years. The students embark upon a range of writing covering fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, flash fiction, cultural journalism and other forms of writing.

This is anchored by a detailed study of English Literature, Drama and Film which provides a critical context for their ongoing practice. The programme is delivered through interactive workshops, seminars and field trips.

Visiting lecturers will be practitioners such as novelists, poets, screenwriters, playwrights, bloggers, journalists, editors, agents and publishers. Students will develop a portfolio of writing, will collaborate on creative projects including film and performance and will have a strong foundation in English literature preparing them for creative and professional practice.

Expand+Semester 1 Title Credits

Introduction to Culture Performance and Representation 05
Performance Analysis 05
Introduction to Writing 05
Digital Storytelling 05
Writing and Practice 1 10

Semester 2 Title Credits

Greek Th...

Hide-Semester 1 Title Credits

Introduction to Culture Performance and Representation 05
Performance Analysis 05
Introduction to Writing 05
Digital Storytelling 05
Writing and Practice 1 10

Semester 2 Title Credits

Greek Theatre 05
Digital Media for Performing Arts 1 05
Literature: The Short Story 05
Writing and Practice 2 15

Semester 3 Title Credits

Digital Media for Performing Arts 2 (Design) 05
Film Studies 05
Modernism 20th Century 1 05
Writing & Practice 3: Playwriting and Screenwriting 15

Semester 4 Title Credits

Facilitation & Drama 05
Modernism 20th Century 2 05
Yeats and Contemporary Irish Poetry 05
Writing and Practice 4 15

Semester 5 Title Credits

Contemporary Irish Writing 05
Literature: The Novel 05
Postmodern Performance 05
Writing and Practice 5 15

Semester 6 Title Credits

Introduction to Publishing 05
Contemporary Irish Theatre 05
Writing and Practice 6: Portfolio 20

Expand+Graduates will be able to work in publishing, public relations, arts management, in film and television, the theatre, marketing, cultural tourism and event promotion, journalism, speech writing, teaching and facilitation. They can work as writers and...

Hide-Graduates will be able to work in publishing, public relations, arts management, in film and television, the theatre, marketing, cultural tourism and event promotion, journalism, speech writing, teaching and facilitation. They can work as writers and will possess transferable skills enabling a wide range of opportunities in communications roles.

Graduates will be eligible to progress to a number of postgraduate degrees in Ireland and abroad including M.A.’s in Creative Writing, Journalism, English Literature, Drama and Theatre Studies, and Publishing. Other potential progression routes might include postgraduate work in Community Arts, Literary Tourism and the Professional Masters in Education.