Higher Certificate in Science Construction Technology Institute of Technology Carlow - Carlow Campus

Price: TBA

Location: Institute of Technology Carlow Kilkenny Road, Carlow
Duration: 2 Years

Course details

Construction plays an important role in developed economies as we all need buildings and associated infrastructure in which to live, work, learn and play. After a devastating recession, the Irish construction industry is now recovering strongly and there is an increasing shortage of people with the required skills and training, leading to excellent opportunities for graduates from this programme. This programme provides students with scientific knowledge and understanding of buildings; their construction, services, maintenance and economics. Skills learned will include surveying and setting out, interpretation and preparation of drawings and other documentation, Building Information Modelling (BIM), along with estimating the extent and cost of building work.

What will I be able to do when I finish the course?

Graduates can expect employment at a technician/supervisory level within contracting, manufacturing, consulting, commercial and public sector organisations both in Ireland and internationally. Graduates will be able to assist with the managerial and technical aspects of the construction and design processes.

What follow-on study opportunities are available?

Graduates of this programme may progress to Year 3 of the Bachelor of Science in Construction in Building and Services Management (CW417) in IT Carlow.

What subjects will I study?

Year 1

Mandatory Subjects

Applied Mathematics
Materials & Structural Appreciation
Construction Technology 1
Building Services 1
Construction Drawing , CAD & Information
Technology
Management & Measurement
Surveying

Year 2

Mandatory Subjects

Construction Detailing, CAD & IT
Management and Law
Mathematics 2
Building Services 2
Surveying
Quantity Surveying and Estimating
Construction Technology 2

What are the minimum entry requirements?

Leaving Certificate:5 subjects at Ordinary Level Grade D3 or better.

Subjects required:English or Irish at Ordinary Level Grade D3 or better and Mathematics at Ordinary Level Grade D3 or better.

Mature applicantswill be interviewed and assessed on an individual basis.

Special features of the course

An important part of the course is the project work which is both a practical and challenging way of learning. Projects are based upon solving practical problems which the graduate is likely to encounter in the workplace. Site visits to buildings in the course of construction and visits to material processing and component manufacturing plants will complement the study programme.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

Course Location

Show map Location Institute of Technology Carlow Kilkenny Road, Carlow

About Institute of Technology Carlow - Carlow Campus

Institute of Technology Carlow has signed a partnership agreement with the Shandong Academy of Sciences, one of China’s top state research institutions, in a collaboration that will facilitate PhD and postdoctoral training, researcher exchange and the commercialisation of IT Carlow technologies in China. The partnership, according to IT Carlow, has the potential to generate up to €5 million in future research and commercial projects for the Institute and Shandong Academy of Science.

Shandong Academy of Sciences is the largest science and technology research institution in Shandong province which has a population of over 100million. The academy incorporates ttheylve separate research institutions and more than 2,500 research staff. It is located in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, in eastern China.

The collaboration with IT Carlow will result in the promotion of PhD and postdoctoral training, researcher exchange and visiting scholar opportunities, according to the Institute. It will also facilitate international projects out of IT Carlow funded by the Chinese State, Shandong Province and Horizon 2020 programmes and allow for the transfer of relevant technologies from Institute of Technology Carlow to Shandong Academy of Sciences for commercialisation in China.

A Chinese delegation visited IT Carlow this theyek, led by Professor Chengjian Yu, Vice President, Shandong Academy of Science. The visit was initiated by Dr. Xuemei Germaine, a Bioscience graduate of IT Carlow whose campus company, MicroGen Biotech has achieved success in both Ireland and China. MicroGen Biotech offers a unique treatment process to clean up toxic environmental pollutants from soils and waste streams and has been supported by Enterprise Ireland as a high potential start-up. According to Dr. Germaine, the partnership bettheyen IT Carlow and Shandong Academy of Sciences will “help establish MicroGen Biotech as a major player in soil bioremediation in China and support the company’s research base out of IT Carlow’.

Speaking at the signing of the agreement, Professor Chengjian Yu said, “I look forward to building on the relationship bettheyen IT Carlow and Shandong Academy of Sciences and hope to theylcome researchers from IT Carlow to Shandong in the very near future.”

theylcoming the agreement, Dr. David Dowling, Head of School of Science at IT Carlow said, “This significant collaboration with Shandong Academy of Sciences will open many doors for IT Carlow. It offers important opportunities for the Institute’s enviroCORE research group, both in Europe and in China. Shandong Academy of Sciences is the largest science and technology research institution in a province with a population of over 100million with ttheylve separate research institutions and more than 2,500 research staff.”

Since its founding in 1970, IT Carlow has generated more than 40,000 graduates. It currently ranks as the 4th largest of Ireland’s 14 Institutes with almost 7,000 enrolments. IT Carlow was the 2014 Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year.

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