Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronic Systems

Year 1

Semester 1

• Mathematics 1
• Electrical Fundamentals
• ECAD
• Electronic Devices
• Embedded Systems 1 (year-long)
• Engineering Practice 1 (year-long)
• Electives: Engineering Practice 1A // Embedded Systems 1A // Erasmus English 1

Semester 2

• Electronic Circuits
• Electrical Principles
• Engineering Principles 2
• Mathematics - Calculus
• Embedded Systems 1 (year-long)
• Engineering Practice 1 (year-long)
• Electives: Engineering Practice 1B // Embedded Systems 1B // Erasmus English 2

Special Regulation: Advanced Entry Candidates commencing Semester 2 will take Embedded Systems 1B and Engineering Practice 1B, instead of Embedded Systems 1 and Engineering Practice 1 respectively.

Year 2

Semester 1

• Linear Circuit Analysis
• Electronic Systems
• Embedded Systems 2 (year-long)
• Sensors
• Mathematical Analysis
• Engineering Practice 2
• Electives: Embedded Systems 2A // Erasmus English 1

Semester 2

• External Placement
• Computerised Instrumentation
• Mathematics - Signals & Systems
• Digital Systems Design
• Embedded Systems 2 (year-long)
• Electives: Embedded Systems 2B // Erasmus English 2

Special Regulation: E - Elective Module only Available to ERASMUS Students and Advanced Entry applicants. ERASMUS English is available ONLY to ERASMUS students.

Year 3

Semester 1

• Applied Control Engineering
• Automation 1
• Project Year 3
• Group Electives: Group Elective 1 (Electronics): DSP (Year-long) // Engineering Design 1 // Electronic Systems Design OR Group Elective 2 (Electrical): Electrical Engineering (Year-long) // Electrical Machines // Renewable Energy
• Electives: Project A // Electrical Engineering A // DSP Systems Design // Erasmus English 1

Semester 2:

• Power Electronics
• Computer Networks
• Automation 2
• Project Year 3 (Year-long)
• Group Electives: Group Elective 1 (Electronics): DSP (Year-long) // Engineering Design 2 OR Group Elective 2 (Electrical): Electrical Services Engineering // Electrical Engineering (Year-long)
• Electives: Project B // Electrical Engineering B // DSP Implementation // Erasmus English 2 

ERASMUS English is available ONLY to ERASMUS exchange students.
Electives are only available to ERASMUS or Advanced Entry students where applicable.

* All module titles are subject to change and are for indicative purposes only. The provision of electives each year is subject to numbers enrolling on each elective and available resources.

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

External work placement takes place in Year 2. In Year 3 there are two streams of study that the student can choose from at the end of Year 2. These are Electronic or Electrical Engineering. In the final year, students undertake a year-long project. 

There are over 60,000 people involved in the Electronic/Electrical area in Ireland, designing, testing, manufacturing, selling, installing and maintaining equipment. Practically every major Electronic and IT Company in the world has a presence in Ireland including Apple, Hewlett Packard, Ericsson, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, Analog Devices and Xilinx. 

You may work for one of these major companies. Alternatively, you may find employment with Eir, the ESB, Facebook, Amazon or BT. You may 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.

The world is becoming more technology-oriented by the day but fewer people understand its underlining principles. All employers in the Electrical / Electronic / IT area are greatly concerned that we are not producing enough engineers at the present time.

• Advanced entry to Year 4 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Engineering Entrepreneurship
• Master of Science in Renewable Energy Systems upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a second-class Honours Degree (2.2)
• This programme also provides the foundation for transfer routes to honours degree courses in other Institutes of Technology and Universities in Ireland and abroad
• Students who have successfully completed the first two years of this programme and who wish to leave after two years, may be awarded a Level 6 Higher Certificate in Engineering (Exit Award)

Please find information on fees and funding here: 

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements:

Six Grades at O6 or H7 in Leaving Certificate

→ INCLUDING At least one H5 Grade, OR Minimum Points Score of 200
→ AND Mathematics Grade O6 or H7
→ AND English Grade O6 or H7 OR Irish Grade O6 or H7

Northern Ireland/UK Entry Requirements:

Applicants must meet the matriculation requirement of 5 different subjects which must include:

→ Mathematics at GCSE (Grade A* - C or better)
→ English (or Irish) at GCSE (Grade A* - C or better)
→ One subject at:

• 'A Level’ (Grade A* - E or better)
• OR Applied A-Level (Grade A* - E)
• OR BTEC National Level 3 (National Award, Subsidiary Diploma, Extended Certificate, 90-Credit Diploma, Foundation Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma) (Pass, Merit or Distinction).
• 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).

→ The remaining subjects must be different from those listed 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).

Mature Entry Requirements:

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

Advanced Entry Requirements:

The following Qualified Tradespersons may apply for advanced entry to semester 1 of Year 2 of the Level 7 Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Systems degree:

• Holder of the Advanced Certificate (Level 6) in Craft (Electrical)
• Holder of the Advanced Certificate (Level 6) in Craft (Electrical/Instrumentation) or Craft (Refrigeration)
• Holder of the QQI Higher Certificate in Electrical Engineering (Level 6), or a cognate Level 6
• Electrical Certificate, with relevant industrial electrical experience
• Registered Electrician with qualifications (National Craft Certificate / Senior Trades) other than in (a) or (b) above, can apply for access through the DKIT recognition of prior learning process

Candidates with other technical /electrical qualifications equivalent to QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft – Electrical and relevant industrial electrical experience can apply for access through the Recognition of Prior Learning process. Holders of the National Craft Certificate in any trade may also be eligible for direct entry to year 1, subject to an interview. Holders of a National Certificate, or a Higher Certificate or an Advanced Certificate in a cognate discipline will be considered for admission to semester 2 of year 2 of the programme. 

Work placement takes place at the end of Year 2 on this programme and is a minimum of 8 weeks duration. 

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