CareerFit CourseFinderComputer Aided Design CAD - Parametric Modelling - Galway
- Course code
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- Level
- Level 6
- Award
- Minor Certificate (Level 6 NFQ)
- Classification
- Minor
- Awarding body
- Atlantic Technological University
- Duration
- 1 year part-time, blended. Recommended Study Hours per week Students can expect 4 hours per week of academic tuition, with and envisaged self directed workload of 3 hours per week. On-Campus Attendance Requirement The two modules which constitute the programme will be delivered sequentially over the academic year equating to 4 hours of weekly tuition.
Programme summary
Parametric modelling is a software tool used in all stages of the design process, from concept to the completion of manufacturing drawing and/or photorealistic images.
Entry requirements
The minimum Leaving Certificate requirements necessary for entry onto the programme are: A grade O6/H7 or better in five Leaving Certificate subjects, including Mathematics and English or Irish, with a minimum of 160 points. In addition to these requirements, the learner should be keenly interested in Technical Graphics and/or be familiar with a two-dimensional CAD package, and have good ICT skills – as the programme is delivered blended. All applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. For entrants who hold an L6 or higher qualification in an engineering discipline. In accordance with ATU policy, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can be used, where applicable, to gain exemption(s) from a specific module of the programme. ATU is committed to the principles of transparency, equity, and fairness in RPL and to the principle of valuing all learning regardless of the mode or place of its acquisition.
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