Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Year 1

Semester 1

• Engineering Professional Practice (Year-long)
• Engineering Science
• Materials Science
• Computing for Engineering
• Statics
• Engineering Mathematics 1

Semester 2

• Engineering Professional Practice (Year-long)
• Engineering CAD
• Dynamics
• Electrical and Electronic Principles
• Engineering Mathematics 2

Year 2

Semester 1

• Digital Electronics
• Electronic Circuits and Systems (Year-long)
• Embedded Systems 2 (Year-long)
• Linear Circuit Analysis
• Mathematical Analysis
• Sensors

Semester 2

• Computerised Instrumentation
• Digital Systems Design
• Electronic Circuits and Systems (Year-long)
• Embedded Systems 2 (Year-long)
• Mathematics - Signals & Systems

Year 3

Semester 1

• Applied Control Engineering
• Digital Signal Processing (Year-long)
• Electrical Engineering (Year-long)
• Electrical Machines
• Electronic Systems Design
• Engineering Design 1

Semester 2 

• Computer Networks
• Digital Signal Processing (Year-long)
• Electrical Engineering (Year-long)
• Engineering Design 2
• Industry External Placement
• Power Electronics

Year 4

Semester 1

• Control Systems and Automation Engineering (Year-long)
• Data Communications
• Embedded Systems Design 1
• Final Year Project (Year-long)
• Power Electronics Design
• Power System Engineering

Semester 2

• Communications Systems
• Control Systems and Automation Engineering (Year-long)
• Embedded Systems Design 2
• Final Year Project (Year-long)
• Innovation Management
• Power Grid Systems

The course is delivered via lectures, tutorials and practical lab classes. There are on average of 24 contact hours per week of which 60% is practical based, with the remaining 40% consisting of classroom lectures.

External work placement takes place in Year 3 and in the final year students undertake a year-long project.

Our graduates work in areas such as Electronic Product Design, Electrical Services, Electrical Engineering, Control and Automation and Communications.

A sample of our graduate destinations include: ABB, Agilent Technologies, Amazon Web Services, Anord Mardix, Analog Devices, Blueacre Technology, CombiLift, ControlSoft Automation, ESB International, Electricity Supply Board, Facebook, Glen Dimplex Renewables, Hanley Energy, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Mercury Engineering, Nikon Precision Europe, NXP Semiconductors, Realtime Technologies, Sepco Arabia CO, Valeo Vision Systems and Vanderlande.

You may also become an installation/maintenance engineer in a Biotech, Chemical or other manufacturing facility or even in the Army, Garda Siochana, Local Authority or government departments.

Please find information on fees and funding here: 

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements:

Six Grades at O6 or H7 in Leaving Certificate

→ INCLUDING At least two H5 Grades
→ AND Mathematics Grade H5
→ AND English Grade O6 or H7 OR Irish Grade O6 or H7

Northern Ireland/UK Entry Requirements:

Applicants must meet the matriculation requirement of 6 different subjects which must include:

→ Mathematics at:

• A Level: Grade D

→ English (or Irish) at GCSE (Grade A* - C) or better
→ Two subjects at either:

• ‘A Level’ (Grade A* - C)
• AND/OR Applied A-Level (Grade A* - C)
• AND/OR BTEC National Level 3 (National Award, Subsidiary Diploma, Extended Certificate, 90-Credit Diploma, Foundation Diploma) (Grade Merit or Distinction).
• AND/OR OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 (Introductory Diploma, Extended Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma, Foundation Diploma, 90-Credit Diploma) (Grade Merit or Distinction)
• OR BTEC National Level 3 Diploma (Grade min: MM)
• OR OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Diploma (Grade min: MM)
• OR BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma (Grade min: MMP)

→ The remaining subjects must be different from that presented above and may be drawn from recognised subjects at:

• GCSE (Grade A* - C)
• AND/OR AS Level’ (Grades A - E)
• AND/OR A-level’ (Grades A* - E)
• AND/OR Applied ‘A-level’ (Grade A* - E)
• AND/OR BTEC National Level 3 (National Award, Subsidiary Diploma, Extended Certificate, 90-Credit Diploma, Foundation Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma*) (Pass, Merit or Distinction).
• AND/OR OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 (Introductory Diploma, Extended Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma, Foundation Diploma, 90-Credit Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma*) (Pass, Merit or Distinction).

Additional Maths Entry Exam at DkIT:

If you have met the basic maths entry requirement for a level 8 programme at DkIT but have failed to meet the additional Maths Entry Requirements for this course, you have a second chance at meeting these additional Maths Entry Requirements by sitting the DkIT additional Maths Entry Examination, held in August of each year. More details about the maths entry exam.

Mature Entry Requirements:

Applications should be made directly to the CAO by 1st February deadline. 

Advanced Entry Requirements:

Applications for advanced entry to any stage of the four-year programme are dealt with on a case by case basis with recognition given for prior learning guided by the institutes RPL policy.

Advanced Entry Applications should be made directly to the Admissions Office in DkIT.

Work placement is an important feature of the programme and takes place at the end of Year 3 on this programme and is a minimum of 8 weeks duration. The exact duration and nature of placement depend on the specialisation chosen. The placement is monitored by DkIT lecturers to support the student and to ensure the learning experience is relevant to the Programme Learning Outcomes. 

Maryellen Kelledy (Programme Director )
Email: maryellen.kelledy@dkit.ie