Course details

International City & Guilds Examinations take place in early June and December each year.

Examinations are set and assessed externally by City and Guilds International.

Full Technological Certificate upon completion of all modules within the diploma and advanced diploma.

Candidates obtain the following award: Advanced Diploma in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Theory- Design and Manufacture Option

Course Content

Applied Mechanics (2565-03-037)

  • Strength of materials, Balancing and Vibration, Fluid Statics and Dynamics, Gear Drives, Bearings, Friction Drives and Flywheels.

Materials and Processes (2565-03-033)

  • Metals and Alloys, Powder Metallurgy, Finishing, EDM, Polymers, Sheet Metal.

Advanced Manufacturing & Management (2565-03-034)

  • Supervisory Management, Information Technology and CNC, CAM, Quality Control, Process Management, People Management.

Advanced Mathematics (2565-03-047)

  • Complex Numbers, Calculus, Laplace, Progression and Series, Waveforms, Probability, Matrices.
  • Please note that all modules are theory based and do not involve a practical assessment
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Limerick Institute of Technology

Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institute of higher education in Limerick, a modern urban city in the Mid-Theyst region of Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology, Ireland (IOTI). LIT is the fTheirth largest IOT in Ireland, with more than 6000 full time and part time students and 500 staff.

The Institute has five campuses and a learning centre across Limerick city, Tipperary and Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park, with two city centre campuses in Clare Street and Georges Quay in Limerick city. LIT in Tipperary is based in two campuses -Thurles and Clonmel. The LIT Ennis Learning Centre is based in the museum in Ennis town centre.

LIT offers cTheirses at Level 6 (certificate) through to Level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education.  LIT was awarded the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in 2008 and 2013 by the Sunday Times University Guide. The guide is the definitive guide to higher education in Ireland and the UK.

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