CareerFit CourseFinderEngineering - Automation & Robotics - Galway & Letterkenny
- Course code
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- Level
- Level 7
- Award
- Degree - Ordinary Bachelor (Level 7 NFQ)
- Classification
- Major
- Awarding body
- Atlantic Technological University
- Duration
- 3 years part-time, blended. Study Hours Students will undertake 60 credits per year, which is a full-time academic load. Their employer should commit to reduce their professional workload by a minimum of 12 hours per week during the academic year to accommodate study time and a minimum of 4 hours for the rest of the year to work on their project. On-Campus Attendance Semester 1 & 2, one day per week on-site for laboratory work (9am to 6pm) in ATU Galway City. Semester 3 custom industry training and Industry Project / Work Placement. Each year students attend either one or two weeks of certified training (Allen Bradley and FANUC).
Programme summary
This programme is an industry-led degree designed to upskill employees in the manufacturing sector. This is an innovative programme that has been designed in close consultation with manufacturing industries in the western region who have identified a requirement to up-skill their employees. The aim of the programme is to graduate engineers that can build and manage modern manufacturing cells.
Entry requirements
Applicants should be employed in the manufacturing industry and have an agreement with their employer to be released one day per week. The students from industry may start in Year 1, or they may avail of advanced entry depending on their background and qualifications. For full details on the Entry Requirements for this programme please see the course webpage
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