Download AIT Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 & 2018

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Be Yourself at AIT
Athlone Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Prospectus 2017/18
Connect & Discover
AIT: Connect & Discover 1
AIT Open Days 2017/18
November Open Days Spring Open Day
25 & 26 November 2016 Saturday 8 April 2017
Daniel Seery
Student Recruitment & Digital Marketing Officer
Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone]
Mobile: [phone]
www.linkedin.com/in/danielseery
All Senior Cycle students are welcome
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Programmes
Access & Foundation 50
Accounting 54
Built Environment 62
Business 78

Computing and ICT Engineering 100

Graphic Design & Digital Media 120
Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure 132

Life and Physical Sciences 150
Mechanical Engineering 170
Nursing & Healthcare 184

Social Care & Early Years Education 196
Sport & Health Science 208
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Contents
A-Z programme index 2
Welcome from the President 6
Why choose AIT 10
Student life 12
New student induction 16
Clubs and societies 16
Students’ union 17
Sport at AIT 18
International Gym 22
Healthy campus 24
Library 24
Student accommodation 24
Student finance 25
Student Resource Centre 26
Careers office 29
Tutor support 29
PASS 29
Disability support service 30
Counselling service 31
Chaplaincy 31
Health centre 31
Access office 31
International opportunities 32
About Our Programmes 38
CAO programmes 38
Leaving Certificate 39
Other qualifications 41
Mature students 41
DARE 41
Student Recruitment Office 41
Athlone – at the heart of it 42
Athlone Amenities 44
Getting Here 46
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AIT Course Options
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A-Z Programme Index
Access course 169
Access Courses 52 ICT Engineering (Common Entry: Electronic & Wireless
Accounting 58 Communications, Network Management, and
Accounting & Law 60 Computer Engineering) 110
Animation & Illustration 126 International Business Management 99
Applied Bioscience 169 Manufacturing Technology 183
Applied Social Studies in Social Care 203 Mechanical Engineering 177,180,182
Athletic & Rehabilitation Therapy 212 Mechanical and Polymer Engineering 174
Audiology 187 Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 178
Bar Supervision 147 Mechatronics 179
Bioscience/Chemistry 168 Microbiology 154
Biotechnology 158 Music and Instrument Technology 97
Bioveterinary Science 156 Network Management 112
Business 82,92,93,94 Network Management and Cloud Infrastructure 114
Business and Law 84 Nursing (General) 188
Business Computing 117,119 Nursing (Psychiatric) 190
Business Psychology 86 Nutrition, Health Science with 163
Civil Engineering 68,70 Office Management & Administration 91
Cloud Computing – Software Design 106 Pharmaceutical Sciences 160
Construction Management 74 Pharmacy Technician 194,195
Computer Engineering 113 Physical Activity & Health 216
Computing for Business 49 Project & Asset Management Utilities 75
Culinary Arts 144,145 Project & Asset Management - Water & Waste Water
Culinary Entrepreneurship 146 Treatment 77
Dental Nursing 192 Project Informatics & Management with German 76
Dental Practice Management with Oral Health 193 Quantity Surveying 66
Digital Marketing 88,90 Restaurant Management 148
Digital Media 130 Social Care 201,203
Early Years Care and Education 204,206 Social Care Practice 200
Electronics and Computer Engineering 116 Social Studies 58
Electronics and Wireless Communications 111 Software Design 104
Energy and Business Management 73 Software Development 108
Engineering (Common Entry: Mechanical, Renewable, Software Engineering 115
and Mechatronic Engineering) 176 Spa and Wellness Management 135
Entrepreneurship and Innovation 32 Sport and Recreation 141
Environmental, Health and Safety Management 150 Sport Management 142
Equine Studies 95,96 Sports Science with Exercise Physiology 214
Forensic Toxicology 165 Sustainable Construction 72
Foundation course for international students 170 Tourism and Hospitality Management 140
Front Office and Tourism Revenue Management 75 Tourism and Sport Management 143
Game Development – Software Design 105 Toxicology 166
Graphic Design 128 Veterinary Nursing 163
Health Science with Nutrition 218 Veterinary Practice Management 155
Hotel and Leisure Management 138 Wellness Tourism Management 137
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“Ait is great fun and everyone is
very welcoming”
Lindsey
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“I’m delighted that you are considering
coming to AIT”
Welcome to the Athlone Institute of Technology The theme of our prospectus at AIT this year
undergraduate prospectus for 2017 / 2018. is “Be Yourself at AIT” and we encourage all
of our students to do just that. Whether you
I would like to congratulate you on starting the are interested in sports, singing, chess, film or
exciting process of choosing the right course for art and design, we have a club or a society to
you and hope this prospectus can help you on suit your passion, to allow you to be yourself
your journey towards higher education. We are and to help you grow, both personally and
delighted that you have taken the decision to professionally, throughout your time here. While
explore all the opportunities and facilities AIT it is our campus, it will become your community
has to offer. AIT is a small, internationally diverse and it is this sense of community at AIT that our
community with a global reach that continues to students past and present feel most proud of.
expand as we cement our place at the forefront Indeed this ever growing community stays with
of innovation, teaching and student welfare. you after you graduate through a strong alumni
network that continues to support and provide
AIT is centred on three faculties across the opportunities to new and upcoming graduates.
areas of Business & Hospitality, Engineering & As an Institute we are at a pivotal point in
Informatics and Science & Health, driven by a our history on our journey towards achieving
cohort of leading academics. Our lecturers are Technological University status, further cementing
passionate about helping our students and our our reputation as the leading provider of higher
smaller class sizes assist in the development of education in the midlands. We hope that you will
great relationships between faculty and students. join us on that journey.
The benefits of this personalized approach to
teaching is clear, with 89% of our honours degree Our student recruitment team are here
students graduating with a 1st or a 2.1 in 2015. throughout the year to offer any assistance you
may need to help you in making your decision.
AIT is a campus that continues to adapt and If you want a question answered, to talk to a
thrive in the changing environment it finds member of faculty, experience a taster class or
itself in. €150 million has been invested in our want a personalised tour of our campus, they are
campus infrastructure and facilities since 2000, here for you - just email [email protected].
allowing us to combine excellence in teaching
with cutting edge technology and facilities. I wish you the best of luck in your future decisions
At AIT our students learn through innovative and I hope that AIT forms part of your future. It
teaching methods that operate on the cusp of is our campus, but will hopefully become your
where theory meets practicality, honing a skill community.
set grounded in the needs of the 21st century
economy. 91% of the graduate class of 2015 were
either employed, in training or in further study
6 months after graduation, a testament to AIT’s
innovative approach and close links with industry.
Beir bua – seize success.
Our campus and its community has over 53
different nationalities which are represented
on campus through our population of 500
international students. We are proud that over
the past few years we have worked hard to create
worldwide linkages with third level institutes Professor Ciarán Ó Catháin
internationally, providing you with the option to President
study in our partner institutions in locations such
as New York, Beijing, Prague and many more.
The theme of our prospectus at AIT this year
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Engineering Building
International Arena
Library
Main Campus
Old Dublin Rd
Entrance
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Campus Map
Garrycastle Rd
Entrance
Nursing Building
Student Parking
Hospitality, Tourism &
Leisure Building
Garrycastle Rd to Dublin/Galway
Old Dublin Rd to Athlone Town Centre
Outer entrance to main Campus entrance