Building Information Modelling BIM & Graphic Illustration
The Certificate in Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Graphic Illustration introduces the learner to BIM and will provide professionals with an additional skill set centred on BIM.
| Award Name | Special Purpose Certificate (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Special Purpose |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Purpose Certificate (Level 8 NFQ) | Special Purpose | QQI | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
1 semester, Part-Time.
Blended Delivery—This part-time programme runs for one semester on Thursday evenings from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm and every second Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm
Entry Requirements
Applicants to the programme must meet normal QQI requirements, Level 7 or equivalent, awarded on the National Framework of Qualifications.
The applicants require a background in building design and construction-related programmes or a cognate discipline and require prior knowledge in the following areas:
Proficient in 2D CAD or other architectural technical tools.
Experience in 3D CAD or other architectural technical tools.
Applicants will be asked to provide a sample of their work/portfolio.
If English is not your native language, you must show that your English level is of a suitable standard.
Careers / Further progression
This course provides a pathway to BIM-related programmes.
Graduates of this programme can progress directly to the Diploma in Building Information Modelling (BIM) & Graphic Illustration on completion, or within five years of their graduation.
Further information
This course is scheduled to commence in September 2025 at Griffith College Dublin's Main Campus.
Dublin Main Campus
Students are introduced to the software Revit, and will develop an understanding of BIM’s technical issues through individual effort. Students will produce complex 3D models in the built environment to include interior and building services. They will extract 2D documentation plans, sections, elevations from the model and render 3D views to a high degree of expertise. Learners are also introduced to Bitmap & Vector Graphics applications such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
The graduates of this programme will be eligible to progress to careers in the construction industry and building design practices.
The programme is managed in the Design Faculty of Griffith College Dublin and is delivered by BIM experts from both the college and the industry. The course combines tutorial sessions in a PC lab/ classroom environment with face-to-face sessions and team coordination and guest lecturing leveraging cross-faculty links in Business (Project Management) and BIM experts from the industry.
The programme creates opportunities for learners to take individual professional design responsibility of their product and their process and develop an ability to lead teams within their disciplines. Through the course, students will:
-Explain key topics and principles surrounding BIM and the benefits to be gained from its adoption.
-Devise and plot design details in a holistic manner with competence, fluency and sensitivity demonstrating a good understanding of the principles of interdisciplinary communication required in presenting projects generated by BIM.
-Use BIM software to produce 2D documentation plans, sections, elevations and to construct complex 3D models to include and building services efficiently, to industry standard.
-Produce photorealistic images of BIM models and project proposals.
-Use BIM software to produce specifications of work, time schedules, and costings for the construction industry
-Light and render interiors to a high degree of expertise while achieving an accurate and aesthetically pleasing visualisation of a proposed design.
-Use Bitmap and Vector Graphics applications to produce graphic illustrations to a required degree of proficiency in order to visually communicate proposals, drawings and specifications to high standards.
-Identify, select and apply appropriate products, materials and fittings based on an understanding of technology and specifications to a professional standard.
-Independently manage BIM projects assigned by others in the built environment.
This programme is an embedded special purpose award in the Diploma in Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Graphic Illustration programme. Graduates of this programme can progress directly to the diploma on completion, or within five years of their graduation.
Course Modules
Introduction to BIM (using Revit) (20 ECTS)
Revit Rendering (5 ECTS)
Graphic Illustration I (5 ECTS)
Britt Berentzen
Design Programme Director
E: britt.berentzen@griffith.ie