Expand+Bonus Points for Maths
25 additional points will be awarded for higher level Mathematics at grades H6 and above.

* Some courses do not require Mathematics as an entry requirement, while others have certain exemptions or honours requirements – p...

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25 additional points will be awarded for higher level Mathematics at grades H6 and above.

* Some courses do not require Mathematics as an entry requirement, while others have certain exemptions or honours requirements – please see section below on Mathematics requirements.

Mathematic Requirements
In general, a minimum of B2 in Foundation Mathematics (Leaving Certificate) or a Mathematics module in QQI/FETAC or GCSE grade C in Mathematics.

Exceptions to the Mathematics Requirements
The courses listed below do not require Mathematics, regardless of what type of applicant you are or what qualification you hold. For Leaving Certificate Applicants; this subject can be replaced with another Leaving Certificate subject for points calculation.

Creative Design L8 SG245 L7 SG232
Early Childhood Care and Education L8 SG242
English and Psychology L8 SG247
Fine Art L8 SG244 L7 SG231
Performing Arts L8 SG241
Performing Arts (Acting) L7 SG236
Performing Arts (Theatre Design) L7 SG235
Social Care Practice L8 SG243
Sociology and Politics L8 SG248
Writing and Literature L8 SG249

Other exceptions to the Mathematics Requirements
Foundation Mathematics is not accepted for entry to any of the School of Engineering and Design courses, except:

Construction
Project Management And Applied Technology L8 SG346
Applied Construction Technology L6 SG308
Advanced Wood and Sustainable Building Technology L7 SG332
Computing L8 SG246
Computing: App Design and User Experience (UX) L8 SG250
Computing: Computer Networks and Cloud Infrastructure L8 SG253 L7 SG137
Computing: Games Development L7 SG131
Computing: Smart Technologies L8 SG251
Computing: Software Development SG252 L8 SG136 L7
Interior Architecture and Design L7 SG331

Mathematics requirements for Engineering L8 Honours Degree
Please note that a minimum of a grade H5 in Leaving Certificate Mathematics, or equivalent, is required for the following courses:

Course Level Code
BEng (Hons) in Quantity Surveying L8 SG343
BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering L8 TBC
BEng (Hons) in Mechatronic Engineering L8 TBC
BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering L8 SG342

For students who do not have a H5 grade in Higher Level Mathematics, IT Sligo has a special Mathematics Examination, which is equivalent to Higher Level Mathematics. For further information, please visit www.itsligo.ie

Alternative Maths Exam
IT Sligo will hold an Alternative Maths Exam to satisfy matriculation requirements in August 2020 to facilitate students who did not obtain a pass in Ordinary Maths in the Leaving Certificate. Dates will be confirmed on www.itsligo.ie. The examination is free of charge. Interested applicants can book a place by emailing rooney.rosaleen@itsligo.ie.

Expand+Scoring System for Eligible Applicants who hold QQI FET/FETAC Awards
A full QQI FET/FETAC 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.
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Hide-Scoring System for Eligible Applicants who hold QQI FET/FETAC Awards
A full QQI FET/FETAC 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.

All QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 and Level 6 awards will be scored using the best 120 credits to deliver a maximum of 390 points regardless of whether they were achieved before or after the introduction of CAS. The scoring process is outlined on the CAO website at CAO.ie

Expand+IT Sligo welcomes applications from mature students. Up to 20% of places on courses in the Institute are reserved for mature applicants. We recognise the valuable life and work experience that they bring to the courses they undertake.

From your pe...

Hide-IT Sligo welcomes applications from mature students. Up to 20% of places on courses in the Institute are reserved for mature applicants. We recognise the valuable life and work experience that they bring to the courses they undertake.

From your perspective, adding a qualification to your experience can provide a substantial boost to your career. Even a complete career change is an option; the days of people following one career path and staying with one employer throughout their working lives are long gone.

You might now be at a stage when you have a clearer idea of what you want to do than when you first left school. Whatever your current situation and future aims, it’s never too late to benefit from a third level education. The sole criterion for qualification as a mature applicant is age. You are required to be over 23 on 1st January of the calendar year of application.

Applications should be made through the CAO in the usual way. An information evening for interested applicants is held in January each year and a mature student orientation day, which is held just before first year classes begin, for students who have been away from education for some time.

Expand+The Minimum Entry Requirements For Applicants From Northern Ireland (GCE AS, A2, AVCE, Double Award, BTEC) Are:
Applicants must have a recognised award at Level 3 on the UK framework of qualifications. GCE AS and A Level, NVQ Level 3, Advanced Diplo...

Hide-The Minimum Entry Requirements For Applicants From Northern Ireland (GCE AS, A2, AVCE, Double Award, BTEC) Are:
Applicants must have a recognised award at Level 3 on the UK framework of qualifications. GCE AS and A Level, NVQ Level 3, Advanced Diplomas and Vocational Qualifications Level 3 are recognised qualifications for entry to year 1 at IT Sligo.

Applied A Levels (AVCE) are treated in the same way as A Levels. Please provide full details of GCE A2 and AS, AVCE, Double Award, BTEC, etc in the Part B ‘Special Categories’ section of the application. The CAO will issue offers to applicants who have achieved sufficient points for their chosen courses towards the end of August.

Applicants Are Expected To Have At Least:
GCSE grade C in English language, and GCSE grade C in Mathematics.

For Higher Certificate Courses (level 6) And Bachelor Degree Courses (level 7)

As a guide, two A2 at grade C are required for entry to Level 7 or equivalent grades at BTEC National Diploma Level 3.

For Honours Bachelor Degree (Level 8)
As a guide, three A2 at grade C or equivalent grades at BTEC National Diploma Level 3 or OCR National Level 3.

Calculation of CAO points for GCE examinations CAO points (similar to UCAS Tariff points) are assigned to the exam grades presented by candidates who meet the minimum entry requirements. Points are used to rank applicants. The points required for entry to a particular course are determined by the level of demand on course places. A combination of A2 and AS Level grades from different subjects can be used for point scoring purposes.

Applied A Levels (AVCE) are treated in the same way as A2 Level for entry to IT Sligo.

A Level Scoring from 2019 I.T. Sligo

Grade Best 3 A-level AS Levels (& 4th A Level where presented)
A * 185 74
A 156 62
B 131 52
C 106 42
D 84 34
E 63 25

Expand+A Student Contribution (registration) fee of €3,000 (2020/21) is payable by all students who do not qualify for a grant or scholarship. SUSI, Student Universal Support Ireland, provides financial support to eligible students. There are two elements...

Hide-A Student Contribution (registration) fee of €3,000 (2020/21) is payable by all students who do not qualify for a grant or scholarship. SUSI, Student Universal Support Ireland, provides financial support to eligible students. There are two elements to the student grant – a maintenance grant and a fee grant. A maintenance grant is a contribution towards your living costs. A fee grant can cover:

--All or part of the Student Contribution fee.
--Costs of essential field trips.

Students who qualify for a maintenance grant will usually qualify for a fee grant. If you don’t qualify for a maintenance grant, you may qualify for a partial fee grant if your family’s reckonable income is below certain limits.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2020 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2020 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2020 CAO Handbook): F...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2020 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2020 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2020 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2020 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2020 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2020 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application (see page 21 of the 2020 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2020 at 5:15pm

Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. You should avoid making an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all application fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1 February 2020. The closing date for late applications is 5:15pm on 1 May 2020, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2020 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5 March 2020 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22 July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are registered as an undergraduate student on 1 May 2020 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, Marino Institute of Education, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology 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 five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 21 of the 2020 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 2020 at 5:15pm, and include course choices by that date or add them using the Change of Course Choices facility for a fee of €10 before 1 March 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 DARE and/or HEAR – to be considered for DARE and/or HEAR, applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1 February 2020 at 5:15pm. To apply to DARE, you must answer YES to Question 1 ('Do you wish to be considered for DARE?) on Section A of the fully completed Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by 5:15pm on 1 March 2020.

To apply to HEAR, you must indicate on your CAO application that you wish to apply for HEAR and fully and correctly complete all elements of the online HEAR form by 5:15pm on 1 March 2020.

Supporting documents for DARE and/or HEAR applicants must be sent to CAO offices before 15 March 2020 at 5:15pm

Expand+The full-time undergraduate degree programme in Writing and Literature* is delivered fully online, facilitating wider access to this creative programme. All lectures will be delivered live online and students will be able to fully participate in grou...

Hide-The full-time undergraduate degree programme in Writing and Literature* is delivered fully online, facilitating wider access to this creative programme. All lectures will be delivered live online and students will be able to fully participate in group work and project work by means of innovative online supports. There is no requirement to attend campus.

This innovative 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 as well as digital media, providing the critical context and the skills required of a writer in the digital age. The programme is delivered through interactive workshops and seminars.

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.

YEAR ONE
Students are given a foundation in literature, drama and writing practice, including digital media. The writing and practice modules focus on writing basics and short-form writing.

YEAR TWO
Students study film, video production, playwriting and explore the major literary and cultural movements of the 20th century and their impact on the development of narrative forms.

YEAR THREE
Students focus on professional practice and building a portfolio of work. They also look at the contemporary Irish literary and publishing scene. Modules include contemporary Irish theatre, writing, the novel and publishing.

“What makes this programme unique is the support and one-to-one feedback students will receive from writing and creative practitioners,” - Tommy Weir teaches digital storytelling and video production on the new programme.

“Not only will they be effective writers, they will have a skill set that readily transfers to other professional disciplines where clear communication and coherent, critical thinking are valued.”

The BA in Writing & Literature will prepare graduates for professional careers in publishing, copyediting, journalism, entertainment, marketing, public relations, communications management, and teaching.

The new programme will also build on and link with the existing creative strands at IT Sligo in areas such as the Performing Arts.

“Our graduates will be collaborators, self-editors and critical thinkers who have had the opportunity to have their work realised on the page and performed on stage and film", - Dr Rhona Trench, Programme Chair of Performing Arts at IT Sligo.

”The Writing & Literature is applied and will be tailored to the writing interests and developing expertise of each student.”

*this course will run subject to sufficient numbers

Expand+Semester 1

Title Credits
Introduction to Writing 05
Writing and Practice 1 10
Introduction to Drama and Literature 05
Literature: The Critical Voice 05
Digital Storytelling 05

Semester 2

Title Credits
Greek Theatre 05
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Title Credits
Introduction to Writing 05
Writing and Practice 1 10
Introduction to Drama and Literature 05
Literature: The Critical Voice 05
Digital Storytelling 05

Semester 2

Title Credits
Greek Theatre 05
Literature: The Short Story 05
Digital Storytelling 2 05
Writing and Practice 2 10
Introduction to Writing 2 05

Semester 3

Title Credits
Film Studies 05
Writing and Practice (Screenwriting) 10
Writing and Practice: Playwriting 10
Experimental Literature, Drama and Writing 05

Semester 4

Title Credits
Yeats and Contemporary Irish Poetry 05
Writing and Practice 4 10
Modernism in Drama and Literature 05
Facilitation and Drama 05
Intro to Video Production 05

Semester 5

Title Credits
Contemporary Irish Writing 05
Postmodern Performance 05
Writing and Practice 5 10
Introduction to Portfolio 10

Semester 6

Title Credits
Literature: The Novel 05
Publishing & Professional Practice 05
Writing and Practice 6: Portfolio 20

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

Hide-Graduates will be able to work in publishing, public relations, arts management, film and television, the theatre, marketing, cultural tourism and event promotion, journalism, 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.