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Engineering, Mathematics and Science
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Engineering (common
entry programme)
COURSE CODE:
PLACES 2011:
POINTS 2010:
DEGREE AWARDED:
TR032
155
405
B.A.I.
Special Entry Requirements:
Leaving Certificate
HC3
Mathematics
Advanced GCE (A-Level)
Grade C Mathematics
See also:
TR038: Engineering with management, page 136
What is Engineering?
Engineering is about being creative. Engineers make things
possible by using mathematical and scientific principles together
with analytical and design skills. They tackle existing problems
by developing new solutions through innovative technologies.
They also expand the frontiers of society by developing
advanced materials, sustainable energy systems, construction
technologies, transport systems and telecommunications
infrastructure.
Is this the right course for you?
Engineering is a constantly evolving profession. As an engineer,
you will need to be adaptable both to the rapid development of
new ideas and technology and to the shifting requirements of
industry and society. Ideally you will be a good communicator
and will also be capable of working as part of a team. Above all,
you must be a problem solver. You must be creative and able
to synthesise and analyse information from different sources to
arrive at efficient and practical solutions.
Course overview
The B.A.I. (Engineering) degree programme is based on two
years of general engineering, providing students with a firm
grounding in the principles common to all disciplines, followed
by two years of specialisation. Graduates are professionally
accredited engineers with both a broad-based understanding
of the whole discipline and a detailed knowledge of their
chosen specialist area. The aim is that graduates will be able to
continuously train themselves, to adapt and move into related or
newly emerging areas as their careers develop after graduation.
The Freshman years
All students follow a common programme for the first two
years. The Junior Freshman (first) year comprises introductory
courses in engineering science, mathematics, computer science,
physics, chemistry, mechanics, electricity and magnetism,
graphics and computer-aided engineering, and a group design
and build project.
In the Senior Freshman (second) year, students take further
engineering science modules and complete two more group
design and build projects. This allows you to explore all the
possibilities open to you in advance of making your final decision
about what specialism to concentrate on.
While every effort is made to allow students to study the course
they choose, the B.A.I. Management Committee reserves the
right to allocate the available places. In some departments the
number of places for students of any one year may be limited.
Timetable difficulties may also reduce the number of options
available.
What happens next?
At the end of the Senior Freshman (second) year you choose
one of the five specialist areas:
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Civil, structural and environmental engineering
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Computer engineering
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Electronic engineering
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Electronic and computer engineering (joint programme)
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Mechanical and manufacturing engineering
Courses in the Sophister (third and fourth) years aim to
broaden and deepen your knowledge and understanding
of the specialism you have chosen to follow to degree level.
Subjects are studied in much greater detail and students
undertake real-life, practical projects. If you choose civil,
structural and environmental engineering you could end up
testing the pre-cast concrete used to build the Paddington to
Heathrow railway; if you choose computer engineering, you
might find yourself building a microprocessor system.
A substantial design project will be part of your final-year
assessment in each discipline.
5th Year Options
Students graduating after 2012 will require a Masters degree to
be directly eligible for Chartered status. Therefore the School
offers several options for a 5th year leading to a Masters degree
(M.A.I.).
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Double qualification with INSA de Lyon
Suitably qualified students may, at the end of their
second year, apply for transfer to the double qualification
programme, run jointly with the INSA de Lyon, the largest
Engineering School in France. Instruction at INSA de Lyon is
through French and students will be required to have a high
standard of language competence before participating on
the programme. At the end of a five-year double qualification
programme TCD students may receive, in addition to the
B.A.I., the Diplôme de l’INSA, which confers full professional
accreditation in France.
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M.A.I. (Domestic)
This entails spending the 4th and 5th year in Trinity College,
undertaking additional modules in the specialisation as well
as a group project in 4th year and a significant individual
project in 5th year.