Engineering - Civil Engineering
This one-year honours degree add-on programme offers students the opportunity to enhance their level of technical knowledge, understanding and skill and will develop the graduate’s skill in core civil engineering areas as well as more specialist areas such as new software and information systems and renewable energy technologies.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Dundalk Institute of Technology |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | Dundalk Institute of Technology | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
1 year full-time (Add-On).
Entry Requirements
Applicants to this course should have successfully completed a Level 7, Bachelor of Engineering (ordinary) in Civil Engineering, Building, Structural Engineering, or equivalent with an overall pass and a minimum overall average of 50% achieved in one sitting.
Applicants holding a different award titles are invited to apply to the Institute in order to determine the suitability of their award for admission to the course.
Careers / Further progression
Career Opportunities
Graduates may work in structural, water, public health and geotechnical branches of the civil engineering industry. As well as developing knowledge in structural, geotechnical, and environmental engineering, it will improve management and employability skills.
Compared to the more mathematical BEng Civil Engineering, this course places more emphasis on civil engineering design and practice. The extensive final year project, supervised by design lecturers with industry experience, prepares students for work in a design office.
Education Progression
Postgraduate 5 Semesters Part-time
MSc in Renewable Energy Systems
Further information
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How to Apply: Apply Directly to DkIT
Apply directly to DkIT using our online applications system (see "Application Weblink" above). Please remember to upload the required documentation (copies of your existing qualification(s), your CV, any other support documents etc) with your online application to expedite your application. To avoid disappointment early registration is recommended.
Course Description
This one-year honours degree add-on course offers students the opportunity to enhance their level of technical knowledge, understanding and skill and will develop the graduate’s skill in core civil engineering areas as well as more specialist areas such as new software and information systems and renewable energy technologies.
What will I study?
Geotechnical Engineering | Renewable Energy for Civil Engineers | Individual Research Project | Advanced Mathematics | Group Design Project | Structural Design 2014 | Transportation Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Infrastructure Planning and Management | Structural Analysis
Subject to the regulatory approval process and a successful application by Dundalk Institute of Technology, students entering DkIT in September 2026 can expect to graduate from Dundalk University College which will be a designated awarding body in its own right.
Subject to legislative approval, and a successful application by Dundalk Institute of Technology, it is anticipated that new entrants to undergraduate honours and postgraduate taught programmes from September 2027 may register for Queen's awards from Dundalk University College, a College of Queen’s University Belfast. Subject to the same regulatory approval and as part of the strategic partnership, it is anticipated that first-year PhD students who enrol from January 2027 may register for Queen’s awards from Dundalk University College.
Donal Mc Morland
Programme Director
Email: Donal.McMorland@dkit.ie
Pat Mc Cormick
Head of Department of Engineering Trades and Civil Engineering
Email: Pat.McCormick@dkit.ie