Reach your potential Summary of Programmes 2015/2016 GMIT Prospectus Available online: www.gmit.ie www.gmit.ie Galway Mayo Letterfrack Mountbellew
AGRICULTURE Agri-business Agri-science GA172 BB Rural Enterprise and Agri-Business L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 280 Galway and 67 GA777 BSc Agriculture & Environmental Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 300 Mountbellew 68 - BSc (Honours) in Rural Enterprise & Environmental Management L8 (+1year) - Galway 68 BUSINESS Accounting Business IT Management Marketing Finance & Economics HRM Events & PR GA181 BB (Honours) Accounting L8 (3 years) 265 Galway 73 GA878 BA Accounting & Financial Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 160 Mayo 74 - BB (Honours) Accounting L8 (+1 year) - Mayo 74 GA160 Accounting Technician L6 (2 years+) - Galway 75 GA183 BSc (Honours) Business Information Systems L8 (4 years) 250 Galway 76 GA171 BSc Business Information Systems L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 195 Galway 76 - BA (Honours) Information Systems Management L8 (+1 year) - Galway 77 GA170 Bachelor of Business L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 200 Galway 79 - Bachelor of Business (Honours) L8 (+1 year) - Galway 79/80 GA182 Bachelor of Business (Honours) L8 (4 years) 265 Galway 80 GA877 Bachelor of Business L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 145 Mayo 81 - Bachelor of Business (Honours) L8 (+1 year) - Mayo 81 GA370 BB Hotel and Catering Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Galway 82 GA374 BB Tourism Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Galway 83 GA375 BB Retail Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 150 Galway 84 GA376 BB Event Management with Public Relations L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 240 Galway 84 GA360 HC Business in Tourism L6 (2 years+) 165 Galway 85 GA869 HC Business Administration and ICT Skills L6 (2 years+) 140 Mayo 86 - BA Human Resource Management L7 (Flexible) - Galway & Mayo 87 - Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting L9 (1 year) - Galway 88 - ACCA Professional Level L9 (1 year) - Galway 89 COMPUTING Software Development Information Technology GA775 BSc Computing in Software Development L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 290 Galway 95 - BSc Computing in Software Development (Honours) L8 (+1year) - Galway 95 GA776 BSc Business Computing and Digital Media L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 170 Galway 95 - BSc Business Computing and Digital Media (Honours) L8 (+1year) - Galway 95 GA183 BSc (Honours) Business Information Systems L8 (4 years) 250 Galway 96 GA171 BSc Business Information Systems L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 195 Galway 96 - BA (Honours) Information Systems Management L8 (+1 year) - Galway 97 GA884 BSc (Honours) Digital Media & Society * L8 (4 years) 235 Mayo 98 - HC Science in Information Technology Support L6 (18 months) - Mayo 100 - BSc Information Technology Administration L7 (+1 year) - Mayo 100 - BSc (Honours) Information Technology Services Management L8 (+1 year) - Mayo 101 CREATIVE ARTS & MEDIA Art & Design - Ceramics, Painting, Sculpture or Textiles Film & Documentary GA270 BA Art and Design L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) #531 Galway 105 - BA (Honours) Design in Textiles L8 (+1 year) - Galway 106 - BA (Honours) Fine Art L8 (+1 year) - Galway 107/108 GA281 BA (Honours) Film and Documentary L8 (3 years) 320 Galway 109 ENGINEERING Built Environment Civil Engineering Electronic & Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Energy Engineering Apprentice Education BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING GA480 BSc (Honours) Construction Management L8 (4 years) 225 Galway 115 GA470 BSc Construction Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 160 Galway 115 GA460 HC Construction Management L6 (2 Years+) 140 Galway 116 GA875 BSc Construction Management in Refurbishment and Maintenance L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 255 Mayo 117 - BSc (Honours) in Sustainable Building Technology L8 (+1 year) - Mayo 117 GA482 BSc (Honours) Construction Economics and Quantity Surveying L8 (4 years) 215 Galway 118 GA471 BSc Construction Economics and Quantity Surveying L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 170 Galway 119 GA461 HC Construction Economics and Quantity Surveying L6 (2 Years+) 195 Galway 120 GA483 BSc (Honours) Architectural Technology L8 (4 years) 220 Galway 121 GA472 BSc Architectural Technology L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 140 Galway 122
ENGINEERING continued Built Environment Civil Engineering Electronic & Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Energy Engineering Apprentice Education CAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options CAO Points 2013 Campus Page GA462 HC Architectural Technology L6 (2 Years+) 185 Galway 122 GA484 BEng (Honours) Civil Engineering L8 (4 years) 205 Galway 123 GA473 BEng Civil Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 200 Galway 124 GA463 HC Civil Engineering L6 (2 Years+) 190 Galway 124 ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GA570 BEng Computer and Electronic Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+2years) 140 Galway 125 - BEng (Honours) Computer and Electronic Engineering L8 (+2years) - Galway 126 GA573 BEng Electrical Services and Automation Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 140 Galway 128 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GA680 BEng (Honours) Mechanical Engineering L8 (4 years) 330 Galway 129 GA670 BEng Mechanical Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 300 Galway 129 GA681 BEng (Honours) Energy Engineering L8 (4 years) 230 Galway 130 GA673 BEng Energy Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 170 Galway 131 Introduction to Apprentice Education at GMIT Advanced Craft Certificate (FETAC/CAS L6) - Galway 132 MSc Environmental Resource Management L9 - Galway 133 FURNITURE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY GA970 BSc Furniture Design and Manufacture L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 305 Letterfrack 141 GA981 BSc (Honours) in Furniture Design and Manufacture L8 (4 years) 330 Letterfrack 142 GA971 BSc Furniture and Wood Technology L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 305 Letterfrack 143 GA982 BSc (Honours) in Furniture and Wood Technology L8 (4 years) 310 Letterfrack 144 NURSING AND SOCIAL CARE Nursing Social Care GA880 BSc (Honours) General Nursing* L8 (4 years) 420 Mayo 153 GA881 BSc (Honours) General Nursing* Mature Applicants L8 (4 years) #181 Mayo 153 GA882 BSc (Honours) Psychiatric Nursing* L8 (4 years) 375 Mayo 154 GA883 BSc (Honours) Psychiatric Nursing* Mature Applicants L8 (4 years) #172 Mayo 154 GA879 BA Applied Social Care* L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 270 Mayo 155 - BA (Honours) Applied Social Care* L8 (+1 year) - Mayo 155 OUTDOOR EDUCATION GA870 BA Outdoor Education and Leisure* L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 155 Mayo 161 - BA (Honours) Outdoor Education* L8 (+1 year) - Mayo 161 GA885 BA (Honours) in Outdoor Education* L8 (4 years) 235 Mayo 162 SCIENCE Biology & Biopharmaceutical Science Chemical & Pharmaceutical Science Forensic Science Freshwater & Marine Biology Medical Science Physics & Instrumentation Undenominated Science GA780 BSc (Honours) Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology L8 (4 years) 320 Galway 167 GA770 BSc Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 300 Galway 168 GA781 BSc (Honours) Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science L8 (4 years) 320 Galway 169 GA771 BSc Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 300 Galway 170 GA782 BSc (Honours) Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science L8 (4 years) 325 Galway 170 GA772 BSc Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 310 Galway 171 GA783 BSc (Honours) Physics and Instrumentation L8 (4 years) 310 Galway 171 GA773 BSc Physics and Instrumentation L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 300 Galway 172 GA785 BSc (Honours) Medical Science* L8 (4 years) 435 Galway 173 GA786 BSc (Honours) Forensic Science and Analysis L8 (4 years) 325 Galway 174 GA784 BSc (Honours) Science (Undenominated) L8 (4 years) 325 Galway 174 GA774 BSc Science (Undenominated) L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 300 Galway 174 TEACHER EDUCATION Design Graphics Construction Technology GA980 BSc (Honours) Education (Design Graphics and Construction) * L8 (4 years) 390 Letterfrack/ 179 Galway
TOURISM, HOSPITALITY, HERITAGE & CULINARY ARTS Hotel Management Culinary Arts Hospitality Tourism Heritage Events Public Relations Retail GA380 BA (Honours) Hotel and Catering Management L8 (4 years) 230 Galway 186 GA370 BB Hotel and Catering Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 140 Galway 187 GA372 BB Culinary Arts Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 165 Galway 188 - BB (Honours) Culinary Arts Management L8 (+1 year) - Galway 188 GA374 BB Tourism Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 140 Galway 189 GA375 BB Retail Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 150 Galway 190 GA376 BB Event Management with Public Relations L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 240 Galway 191 GA272 BA Heritage Studies L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 145 Galway 192 GA282 BA (Honours) Heritage Studies L8 (4 years) 295 Galway 192 GA872 BA Culture and Environment (with Tourism) L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) 185 Mayo 193 - BA (Honours) Culture and Environment (with Tourism) L8 (+1 year) - Mayo 193 GA360 HC Business in Tourism L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) 165 Galway 194 GA361 HC Culinary Arts L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) 200 Galway 195 GA362 HC Hotel and Hospitality Operations L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) 140 Galway 195 GA363 HC Bar Supervision L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) 140 Galway 196 - Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts (flexible learning) L7 (3 years) L8 (+1year) - Galway 196 - Professional Cookery Traineeship L6 - Galway 197 - Total Immersion Chef Programme (TICP) L6 - Galway 197 Glossary of Terms: HC Higher Certificate, BA Bachelor of Arts, BB Bachelor of Business, BSc Bachelor of Science, BEng Bachelor of Engineering * Garda Vetting Required Points* Not all on this points score were offered places # Test / Interview / Portfolio / Audition Key Closing Dates for Application to the CAO for 2014/2015: Applicant Type Closing date All students taking the Leaving Certificate (Irish, European Union and Non-European Union), FETAC or Mature Applicants 01/02/2015 Late Applicants (including mature students) - See prospectus for exceptions 01/05/2015 Change of Mind 01/07/2015 Applicants already in third level 22/07/2015 Standard Entry Requirements A Higher Certificates (Level 6) and Bachelor Degrees (Level 7) The minimum Leaving Certificate entry requirement for all higher certificate (Level 6) and ab initio bachelor degree (Level 7) programmes is pass (Grade D3 or better) in five Leaving Certificate subjects including Mathematics and English or Irish with a minimum of 140 points. B Honours Bachelor Degrees (Level 8) The general minimum Leaving Certificate entry requirement is a pass (grade D3 or better) in six Leaving Certificate subjects including English or Irish and Mathematics, two of which must be passed in higher level papers at Grade C3 or higher. As a result of demand for places a selection scheme under which applicants are ranked in order of merit on their Leaving Certificate performance is applied to establish the cut off point for each programme. *Programmes with Additional Entry Requirements PROGRAMME Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Science (GA785) Bachelor of Science (Honours) in General Nursing (GA880) and Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychiatric Nursing (GA882) BSc (Honours) in Education (Design Graphics and Construction) (GA980) Bachelor of Arts in Art & Design (GA270) Accounting Technician (GA160) Admissions Procedures ALL CAO PROGRAMMES All applicants for two year Higher Certificates, three year Bachelor Degrees, four year Bachelor (Honours) Degrees and those applying on mature basis, must apply to CAO. Application Deadline 1st February 2015. Central Applications Office (CAO), Eglinton Street, Galway. Tel: 091-509800 Fax: 091-562344 www.cao.ie NON-EU STUDENTS - INTERNATIONAL Non-EU, Non-Resident applicants or applicants from institutions with a bilateral agreement with GMIT are required to apply direct to the GMIT International Office. International Office, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway. Tel: +353 (0)91-742211 Requirements A science subject and an Ordinary C3 in Mathematics. A laboratory science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics and Chemistry (joint) or Agricultural Science). Higher C3 in Design and Communication Graphics or Construction Studies. Pass in five Leaving Certificate subjects. Foundation Level Mathematics at B2 minimum is accepted as one of the five. Pass in Portfolio assessment. Pass in five Leaving Certificate subjects or four passes with two on Higher Level papers with a minimum of 140 points. The subjects passed must include English or Irish and Mathematics or Accounting. ADD-ON BACHELOR DEGREES/BACHELOR (HONOURS) DEGREES/TRANSFERS Candidates applying for add-on Bachelor Degree/Bachelor (Honours) Degree Programmes or for transfer to other than Year 1 of any course must apply directly to Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. Admissions Office, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway. Tel: 091-742262 / 742305 www.gmit.ie ACCESS PROGRAMMES Full details are available from the Access & Disability Office, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway. Tel: 091-742129 E-mail: accessoffice@gmit.ie APPRENTICESHIPS Further Information is available on www.solas.ie or local Education Training Board. Refer to the GMIT Prospectus and/or the CAO Handbook for details of application and selection procedures. The Prospectus is available online at www.gmit.ie
GMIT Open Days 2014-2015 GMIT Galway Campuses - Main Galway Campus and the Centre for the Creative Arts & Media October, Friday 17th 9.30am - 3pm and Saturday 18th 9.30am - 1pm January, Saturday 24th 9.30am - 1pm April, Saturday 18th 9.30am - 1pm Book places by emailing slo@gmit.ie Programme available at www.gmit.ie/slo Programme available at: www.gmit.ie/openday GMIT Mayo Campus Friday, November 14th 10:00am - 1:00pm Thursday, January 8th 7:00pm - 9:00pm Book places by emailing anne.donnelly@gmit.ie GMIT Letterfrack Campus The National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology November, Friday 28th 11am or 2pm January, Friday 23rd 1pm Book places by calling 091 742653 or emailing samantha.heanue@gmit.ie GMIT Mountbellew October, Tuesday 7th 10am - 3pm March, Wednesday 4th 10am - 3pm (Walk + Talk with Agri-aware) Book places email tom.burke@gmit.ie GMIT Schools Liaison Office Students, parents, guidance counsellors and teachers from a range of disciplines are invited to contact us with any queries regarding the programmes and learning experiences in our five campuses in the West of Ireland. We provide a range of services including the following: Online presentations/talks on GMIT programmes and learning experiences GMIT student ambassador lunchtime talks and school exhibits School visits and talks on GMIT programmes and student life Outreach education secondary school projects and competitions Exhibitions at national and regional career development conferences Student learning experiences are available on www.gmit.ie/slo and the GMIT Channel www.youtube.com/gmitchannel Discipline taster programmes and technical workshops for second level students Meet the lecturers and students through an online talk and demonstration direct to your School Co-ordination of transition year school visits to GMIT Information sessions for Guidance Counsellors and discipline specific teachers Attendance and provision of information at a range of school events Guidance Counsellors contact GMIT Schools Liaison Office: Dr Carina Ginty and Ms Ivana Neary Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway. W: www.gmit.ie/slo and www.youtube.com/gmitchannel E: slo@gmit.ie M: 087-9840591 and 087-7469072 GMIT (Official) @GMITOfficial GMIT Channel Mayo Campus Castlebar Letterfrack Campus Centre for the Creative Arts and Media Mountbellew Campus Dublin Road Campus Galway
5 great reasons to choose GMIT 5 campuses dedicated to the highest standard of education Galway Cluain Mhuire Mayo Letterfrack Mountbellew 5 exciting learning experiences which will energise you on your journey through life Practical, creative and innovative approaches to learning Industry focused degrees Study exchange programmes and work placements National and international student awards First Year Experience learning support package 5 levels of programmes are offered at GMIT from Level 6 to Level 10 Level 10 Level 9 Level 8 Level 7 Level 6 Doctoral degree Masters degree / Postgraduate diploma Honours Bachelor degree / Higher Diploma Bachelor degree Higher Certificate Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Academic Progression Routes Postgraduate Qualification (Masters / PhD) 1 or 2 Year Add-On Honours Degree 1 Year Add-On Bachelor Degree Level 7 2 Year Higher Certificate Level 6 Bachelor Degree Level 7 (3 years) Honours Bachelor Degree Level 8 (4 Years) College Entry GMIT, with its multi-campus structure, provides a student friendly environment with excellent facilities, support services and student-centred staff. There is a low staff:student ratio providing the student with excellent opportunities for applied and active learning and facilitating work placements on many programmes. Programmes are designed with a strong practical orientation and this, along with a high academic standard, ensures excellent employment prospects for graduates. Refer to the 2015-2016 GMIT Prospectus for full details on programme content. The GMIT Prospectus is available online at www.gmit.ie Investing in Your Future GMIT (Official) @GMITOfficial GMIT Channel www.gmit.ie