GMITsummary2015_Layout 1 08/09/2015 12:29 Page 6 Hello Future Summary of Programmes 2016/2017 GMIT Prospectus Available online: www.gmit.ie www.gmit.ie Galway l Mayo l Letterfrack l Mountbellew
GMITsummary2015_Layout 1 08/09/2015 12:29 Page 1 AGRICULTURE GA172 BB Rural Enterprise and Agri-Business L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 280 Galway and Mountbellew 67 GA187 BB (Honours) Rural Enterprise & Agribusiness L8 (4 years) - Galway and Mountbellew 67 GA777 BSc Agriculture & Environmental Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 300 Galway and Mountbellew 68 GA789 BSc (Honours) Agriculture & Environmental Management L8 (4 years) - Galway and Mountbellew 68 BUSINESS Accounting Business IT Management Marketing Finance & Economics HRM Events & PR GA181 BB (Honours) Accounting L8 (3 years) 300 Galway 73 GA878 BA Accounting & Financial Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 165 Mayo 74 - BB (Honours) Accounting L8 (+1 year add-on) - Mayo 74 GA160 Accounting Technician L6 (2 years+) - Galway 75 GA183 BSc (Honours) Business Information Systems L8 (4 years) 310 Galway 76 GA171 BSc Business Information Systems L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 240 Galway 76 - BA (Honours) Information Systems Management L8 (+1 year add-on) - Galway 77 GA869 HC Business Administration and ICT Skills L6 (2 years+) 190 Mayo 78 GA170 Bachelor of Business L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 270 Galway 79 GA182 Bachelor of Business (Honours) L8 (4 years) 290 Galway 79 GA186 BB (Honours) with Entrepreneurship L8 (4 years) 305 Galway 80 GA176 BB Entrepreneurship L7 (4 years) 275 Galway 80 GA185 BB (Honours) Finance & Economics L8 (4 years) 305 Galway 82 GA175 BB Finance L7 (4 years) 305 Galway 82 GA184 BB (Honours) Marketing & Sales L8 (4 years) 305 Galway 84 GA174 BB Marketing & Sales L7 (4 years) 270 Galway 84 GA877 Bachelor of Business L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 165 Mayo 86 GA886 Bachelor of Business (Honours) L8 (4 years) 240 Mayo 86 GA370 BB Hotel and Catering Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Galway 87 GA374 BB Tourism Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Galway 88 GA360 HC Business in Tourism L6 (2 years+) 140 Galway 89 GA375 BB Retail Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Galway 90 GA376 BB Event Management with Public Relations L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 240 Galway 91 - BA Human Resource Management L7 (Flexible) - Galway & Mayo 93 - Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting L9 (1 year) - Galway 94 - ACCA Professional Level L9 (1 year) - Galway 95 COMPUTING Software Development Information Technology GA787 BSc (Honours) in Software Development L8 (4 years) 320 Galway 103 GA775 BSc Computing in Software Development L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 300 Galway 104 GA776 BSc Computing and Digital Media L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 170 Galway 106 GA788 BSc (Honours) Computing and Digital Media L8 (4 years) New Galway 107 GA183 BSc (Honours) Business Information Systems L8 (4 years) 310 Galway 108 GA171 BSc Business Information Systems L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 240 Galway 108 - BA (Honours) Information Systems Management L8 (+1 year add-on) - Galway 109 GA884 BSc (Honours) Digital Media & Society * L8 (4 years) 240 Mayo 110 - HC Science in Information Technology Support L6 (18 months) - Mayo 111 - BSc Information Technology Administration L7 (+1 year) - Mayo 112 - BSc (Honours) Information Technology Services Management L8 (+1 year) - Mayo 112 CREATIVE ARTS & MEDIA Art & Design - Ceramics, Painting, Sculpture or Textiles Film & Documentary GA273 BA Contemporary Art (No portfolio required) L7 (3 years) 260 Galway 117 GA283 BA (Honours) Contemporary Art (No portfolio required) L8 (4 years) 315 Galway 118 - BA (Honours) Design in Textiles L8 (+1 year add-on) - Galway 119 - BA Contemporary Art Practice - Flexible Mode L7 (4 years) - Galway/Mayo 119 - BA (Honours) Fine Art L8 (+1 year add-on) - Galway 120 - BA (Honours) Fine Art - Flexible Mode L8 (+2 years) - Galway 120 GA281 BA (Honours) Film and Documentary L8 (3 years) 350 Galway 121 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) 250 Galway 127 GA470 BSc Construction Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 210 Galway 128 GA460 HC Construction Management L6 (2 Years+) 206 Galway 128 GA875 BSc Sustainable Building Technology L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) New Mayo 129
GMITsummary2015_Layout 1 08/09/2015 12:29 Page 2 ENGINEERING continued Built Environment Civil Engineering Electronic & Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Energy Engineering Apprentice Education - BSc (Honours) in Sustainable Building Technology L8 (+1 year add-on) - Mayo 129 GA482 BSc (Honours) Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics L8 (4 years) 210 Galway 130 GA471 BSc Construction Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 200 Galway 131 GA461 HC Construction Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics L6 (2 Years+) 215 Galway 131 GA483 BSc (Honours) Architectural Technology L8 (4 years) 250 Galway 132 GA472 BSc Architectural Technology L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 200 Galway 133 GA462 HC Architectural Technology L6 (2 Years+) 250 Galway 133 GA484 BEng (Honours) Civil Engineering L8 (4 years) 245 Galway 134 GA473 BEng Civil Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 205 Galway 135 GA463 HC Civil Engineering L6 (2 Years+) 250 Galway 135 - MSc Environmental Resource Management L9 - Galway 145 ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GA570 BEng Computer and Electronic Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+2 years) 200 Galway 137 - BEng (Honours) Computer and Electronic Engineering L8 (+2 years add-on) - Galway 138 GA573 BEng Electrical Services and Automation Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 200 Galway 139 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GA680 BEng (Honours) Mechanical Engineering L8 (4 years) 300 Galway 141 GA670 BEng Mechanical Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 240 Galway 141 GA681 BEng (Honours) Energy Engineering L8 (4 years) 260 Galway 142 GA673 BEng Energy Engineering L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 200 Galway 142 - Advanced Craft Certificate - Apprentice Education at GMIT Advanced Craft Certificate (FETAC/CAS L6) - Galway 144 FURNITURE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY GA970 BSc Furniture Design and Manufacture L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 260 Letterfrack 153 GA981 BSc (Honours) in Furniture Design and Manufacture L8 (4 years) 275 Letterfrack 154 GA971 BSc Furniture and Wood Technology L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 230 Letterfrack 155 GA982 BSc (Honours) Furniture and Wood Technology L8 (4 years) 275 Letterfrack 156 NURSING AND SOCIAL CARE Nursing Social Care GA880 BSc (Honours) General Nursing* L8 (4 years) 410 Mayo 165 GA881 BSc (Honours) General Nursing* Mature Applicants L8 (4 years) 178# Mayo 165 GA882 BSc (Honours) Psychiatric Nursing* L8 (4 years) 375 Mayo 166 GA883 BSc (Honours) Psychiatric Nursing* Mature Applicants L8 (4 years) 167# Mayo 166 GA879 BA Applied Social Care* L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 240 Mayo 167 - BA (Honours) Applied Social Care* L8 (+1 year add-on) - Mayo 167 OUTDOOR EDUCATION GA870 BA Outdoor Education and Leisure* L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Mayo 173 - BA (Honours) Outdoor Education* L8 (+1 year add-on) - Mayo 173 GA885 BA (Honours) in Outdoor Education* L8 (4 years) 235 Mayo 174 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 179 GA770 BSc Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 300 Galway 180 GA781 BSc (Honours) Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science L8 (4 years) 320 Galway 181 GA771 BSc Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 300 Galway 182 GA782 BSc (Honours) Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science L8 (4 years) 335 Galway 182 GA772 BSc Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 317 Galway 183 GA783 BSc (Honours) Physics and Instrumentation L8 (4 years) 315 Galway 183 GA773 BSc Physics and Instrumentation L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 315 Galway 184 GA785 BSc (Honours) Medical Science* L8 (4 years) 435 Galway 185 GA786 BSc (Honours) Forensic Science and Analysis L8 (4 years) 325 Galway 186 GA784 BSc (Honours) Science (Undenominated) L8 (4 years) 325 Galway 186 GA774 BSc Science (Undenominated) L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 300 Galway 186
GMITsummary2015_Layout 1 08/09/2015 12:29 Page 3 TEACHER EDUCATION Design Graphics Construction Technology GA980 BSc (Honours) Education (Design Graphics and Construction) * L8 (4 years) 385 Letterfrack/ 191 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 198 GA370 BB Hotel and Catering Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Galway 199 GA372 BB Culinary Arts Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Galway 200 - BB (Honours) Culinary Arts Management L8 (+1 year add-on) - Galway 200 - Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts (flexible learning) L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) - Galway 201 GA374 BB Tourism Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Galway 202 GA375 BB Retail Management L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Galway 203 GA376 BB Event Management with Public Relations L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 240 Galway 204 GA272 BA Heritage Studies L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 145 Galway 205 GA282 BA (Honours) Heritage Studies L8 (4 years) 245 Galway 206 GA872 BA Culture and Environment (with Tourism) L7 (3 years) L8 (+1 year) 140 Mayo 207 - BA (Honours) Culture and Environment (with Tourism) L8 (+1 year add-on) - Mayo 207 GA360 HC Business in Tourism L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) 140 Galway 208 GA361 HC Culinary Arts L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) 200 Galway 209 GA362 HC Hotel and Hospitality Operations L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) 140 Galway 210 - Professional Cookery Traineeship L6 FETAC Advanced Cert - Galway 211 - Total Immersion Chef Programme (TICP) L6 FETAC Advanced Cert - Galway 211 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 / Audition Key Closing Dates for Application to the CAO for 2015/2016: Applicant Type Closing date All students taking the Leaving Certificate (Irish, European Union and Non-European Union), FETAC or Mature Applicants 01/02/2016 Late Applicants (including mature students) - See prospectus for exceptions 01/05/2016 Change of Mind 01/07/2016 Applicants already in third level 22/07/2016 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 Contemporary Art (GA273) Accounting Technician (GA160) 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. 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 Pass in five Leaving Certificate subjects with a minimum of 140 points. Foundation Level Mathematics at B2 minimum is accepted as one of the five.* No portfolio required. 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. 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 2016. 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 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.
GMITsummary2015_Layout 1 08/09/2015 12:29 Page 4 Programme available at: www.gmit.ie/openday GMIT Open Days 2015-2016 GMIT Galway Campuses - Main Galway Campus and the Centre for the Creative Arts & Media October, Friday 23rd 9.30am - 1.30pm and Saturday 24th 10am - 12.30pm January, Saturday 23rd 10am - 12.30pm April, Saturday 23rd 10am - 12.30pm Book places by emailing slo@gmit.ie Programme available at www.gmit.ie/openday GMIT Mayo Campus Friday, November 13th 10:00am - 1:00pm Thursday, January 7th 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 27th 11am January, Friday 22nd 11am Book places by calling 091 742653 or emailing samantha.flaherty@gmit.ie GMIT Mountbellew October, Tuesday 6th 10am - 3pm March, Wednesday 2nd 10am - 3pm (Walk + Talk with Agri-aware) Book places email tom.burke@gmit.ie Make the Right Choice Choose GMIT Scholarships and Schemes You can apply for six types of scholarships and admissions schemes: Name Access Scholarships May 2016 Academic Scholarships When to apply Once registered as a student in GMIT Sporting Scholarships Once registered as a student in GMIT Special Sports and Cultural Before 1st September, 2016 Achievement (SSCA) Scheme Design Scholarship May 2016 NEW See: www.gmit.ie/apply/scholarships 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: 087-7469072 and 087-9840591 GMIT (Official) @GMITOfficial GMIT Channel
GMITsummary2015_Layout 1 08/09/2015 12:29 Page 5 5 great reasons to choose GMIT 5 campuses dedicated to the highest standard of education Galway, Dublin Road Galway, Centre for Creative Arts & Media Mayo, Castlebar 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 2016-2017 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