Course details
For those students who do not meet the normal Masters entry requirements, but have a level 8 H3 degree in Mechanical and/or Mechanical Engineering this course offers an alternative entry route to the MEng in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering. Successful completion of the Qualifier B programme allows the student to progress to the MEng programme, from which Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate exit awards are also possible.
The credits from the qualifier are carried forward to the MEng programme. This is a one year part time course.
Aims and Objectives:
- To give students the knowledge, experience and skills required to enter our Masters programme in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering.
- The Qualifier course itself does not carry an award, but it offers you the opportunity to advance your knowledge and career aspirations and the credits from the Qualifier can be transferred to the MEng programme.
Programme Structure:
The Qualifier Programme B is a part-time, one year programme. It includes four 7.5 credit modules at level 8 or 9 with a total credit of 30. The student must pass each level 8 module with a minimum mark of 50%, and each level 9 module with a minimum mark of 40%. After successful completion of the Qualifier Programme the student is eligible to register for the MEng in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering programme.
The module listing is the same as for the MEng programme, but only four modules are selected (two per semester).
Why DCU:
- You can study part-time and remotely for maximum flexibility.
- It offers an opportunity to change your career path.
- It is a unique programme not available anywhere else in Ireland.
- Located in a modern, state of the art building with excellent teaching, laboratory and computing facilities.
Career Prospects:
Candidates who successfully complete the Masters Qualifier may transfer to the MEng in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering programme.
Entry Requirements:
The normal entry requirement for the Qualifier B programme is:
- H3 level 8 (NFQ level 8 qualification) Honours degree in Mechanical and/or Manufacturing Engineering
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About Dublin City University
DCU is a young, dynamic and ambitious university with a distinctive mission to transform lives and societies through education, research and innovation. Since admitting its first students in 1980, DCU has grown in both student numbers and size and now occupies a 72 acre site in Glasnevin, just north of Dublin city.
To date over 43,000 students have graduated from DCU and are now playing significant roles in enterprise and business globally. Today, in 2012, DCU delivers more than 120 programmes to over 10,000 students across its ftheir faculties – Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Health, Engineering and Computing and DCU Business School.
DCU's excellence is recognised internationally and it is ranked among the top 50 Universities worldwide (QS 'Top 50 under 50' 2012). In the last eight years, DCU has twice been named Sunday Times 'University of the Year'.
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