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Computing – (Grad.Dip.)
University of Limerick
Faculty of Science and Engineering
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 2,750 ≈ € 13,165 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Limerick / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Limerick
The Graduate Diploma in Computing was designed to meet the deficit in computing specialists. This one year full-time course equips graduates from other disciplines with the skills necessary for careers in the growing software industry.
This course has a strong applied bias with an emphasis on practical work and hands-on experience.
Computing resources available to students include a dedicated networked PC laboratory, as well as a university-wide network of PCs. These resources are constantly augmented to reflect the latest technological advances.
Objectives
The objective of the Graduate Diploma programme is to provide participants with the skills necessary for the analysis, design, testing, implementation and maintenance of computer based information systems in a commercial or industrial environment. Since its inception in 1979 it has been highly successful in achieving this aim.
Careers
Graduates typically begin their careers as programmers or programmer/analysts; they progress to become analyst/designers, software engineers or software consultants. By combining your initial degree qualifications with the skills obtained in the Graduate Diploma in Computing an even wider range of career opportunities can become available to you.
Contents
Semester 1
Programming Language 1; Development of Information Systems 1, Business Oriented Programming Languages, Computer Organisation, Information Modelling and Specification.
Planed Contact Hours Per Week: 25
Semester 2
Programming Language 2 (6 credits), Database Systems (6 credits), Leveraging Legacy Applications (6 credits), Software Development Project (6 credits), Software Testing and Inspection (6 credits).
Planned Contact hours per Week:
24 (weeks 1 to 5)
20 (weeks 6 to 12)
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Requirements
A primary degree (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) in a discipline other than computing is the key requirement. Preference will be given to the candidates with a first or second-class honours degree, or with relevant work experience.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
As all international students are required to possess sufficient language skills to attend lectures and sit examinations at the University of Limerick, students should be competent to communicate through the medium of English prior to their arrival.
Students must have a minimum score of 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) 80 (internet based) in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score in the range of 6.5-7 and not less than 6.0 in any one component.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
Accreditation
Programmes at the University are accredited by the various National and international bodies. Contact individual programme directors for details.
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