Mechatronic Engineering (DC193)
“The Mechatronic programme in DCU is a perfect balance between mechanical and electronic engineering. It helps students to develope important skills required in the modern industry such as report writing, problem solving and teamwork. Also, the programme involves many computer based modules which are aimed to train students to use common software like SolidWorks, Matlab and C language. Practical classes and laboratories which are scheduled every week allow student to consolidate knowledge obtained during lectures. I was absolutely happy with the programme and staff attitude during all my four years in DCU”
Sustainable Systems and Energy Engineering (DC194)
Mechanical and Sustainability Engineering: Areas of learning
Energy systems: power systems, buildings, transport
Thermofluid sciences
Water and waste management
Environmental standards and risk
Process design and modelling
Energy management
Mathematics and computing
Mechanics and mechanics of materials
Sustainable design and manufacture
Project management and professional development
Skill set for world-saving
Innovation and creativity
Leadership and management
Project and quality management
Professional development
Teamwork and collaboration
Fostering diversity and inclusivity
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (DC195)
Mechanical and Manufacturing engineering go hand in hand, but each is quite distinct. Mechanical engineering focuses on the efficient use of material, strength, structure, movement in the manufacture and operation of products and systems. Manufacturing engineering, meanwhile, concentrates on converting materials from one form to another, the processes and systems, ranging from basic assembly (e.g. inhalers) to high-tech manufacture (e.g. electric vehicles). With the two disciplines combined, this degree offers an impressive background in engineering.
The four-year BEng (Honours) degree has four academic themes, with each theme addressing a particular aspect of mechanical and manufacturing engineering. Students have the option to do a fifth year and graduate with a Masters.
Biomedical Engineering (DC197)
This degree has been designed in consultation with the healthcare industry and medical community, ensuring you’ll receive an education that’s up to speed with current developments. Traditionally, medical device companies have recruited from fields like mechanical and electronic engineering, and then provided additional training in bioengineering, but DCU’s Biomedical Engineering integrates the necessary aspects of biology and medicine with the technical engineering aspects required to engineer medical devices.
The range and sophistication of medical devices needed to apply treatment and fight disease is growing in response to rapidly evolving disease treatments. From cameras that explore blood vessels to scanners that analyse the entire human body, biomedical engineering expertise is in greater demand than ever before.
Completing the course in four years earns you a Bachelor’s, or an optional Year Five could fast-track you to a Master’s in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (Biomedical Major).
Bachelor of Civil Law (DC232) Study Abroad
The BCL (Law and Society) degree consists of a mixture of compulsory and optional modules.
In Year One, all modules are compulsory.
In Years Two and Three, there are some compulsory modules but you’ll also choose from a range of optional modules.
The BCL is normally a three-year course. However, you can opt to spend an extra year abroad in one of our partner universities in Spain, Scotland, China or Poland, experiencing life in another country and studying another legal system.
After you complete the year abroad, you’ll return to DCU for your final year.
Internship Year You can also opt to apply for a year-long INTRA work placement in Year Three. This will give you a unique opportunity to enhance your CV, increase your employability and experience the relevance of your study in the real world. This option is competitive and subject to the availability of placements. For more information on the INTRA programme at DCU, please visit www.dcu.ie/intra
Understand the critical socio-legal perspectives embedded within the delivery of all law subjects
Enjoy small group teaching, delivered by highly qualified, committed law lecturers with strong research expertise
Cover all foundational law subjects and some additional subjects not usually found on undergraduate law degrees
Observe law in practice with internship opportunity
Build transferable skills, including research techniques, and oral and written communication proficiencies
Experience life in and observe another country’s legal system with an optional study abroad year
Computer Science (DC121)
Your first year of the Computer Science course will be devoted to gaining a strong competence in computer programming and to acquiring essential mathematical skills. In subsequent years, specialisms in software engineering will equip you with the necessary skills to create software and innovative ways of using it. Examples include web applications, computer games, mobile applications and the software that is contained in the devices we use on a daily basis (e.g. mobile phones, entertainment systems and cars).
In Year Three, you’ll have the opportunity to spend six months on paid work placement. The INTRA programme integrates academic study with closely related jobs and will help you to stand out in the graduate employment market.
You’ll complete major projects in Years Three and Four. These projects provide an opportunity for you to put into practice the software development techniques studied in class. An annual display of the final-year students’ work will allow you to showcase your talents to the industrial and business communities. It also allows potential employers to experience the high standard and broad range of the development work carried out by you on the course. This is very popular with industry and draws many prospective employers keen to hire DCU graduates.
Data Science (DC123)
The DCU BSc in Data Science combines the three key skill sets of computing, mathematics and enterprise to provide the core knowledge needed to succeed in this growing area. The course will introduce students to the major concepts in data analytics, management, processing, modelling, visualisation and enterprise. Partnering with industry provides opportunities to engage with real-world problems and data sets. You will learn to program, to study mathematics and learn to apply these skills to data from the real world, communicating the results to different audiences.
DCU’s BSc in Data Science is the first degree of its kind in Ireland, collaboratively developed with Insight Centre for Data Analytics and ADAPT Centre for Digital Content Technology, and with major industry players such as Accenture, AIB, and Fidelity
No prior computing experience needed; we’ll take you from novice to programming expert
Unique combination of mathematical theory, programming practice and communication skills
Industry-relevant, socially responsible, entrepreneurially-driven: solve problems in a large corporations, for society, or for yourself
Global Challenges (DC189)
The programme includes modules such as climate change, politics, design thinking, international development, data analytics, public policy, artificial intelligence, security and peace studies, ethics, social science options to study China, Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, as well as the USA. There will be technology options, such as sustainable design, the Internet of Things, digital interaction and opportunities for rapid prototyping of technological solutions. The highlight of each year will be an extended team challenge, which requires the integration of social science and technology skills. The third-year will be a placement in the private or public sectors.
Course modules will cover fundamental technical knowledge of electronic engineering, computer science and data science, and also the fundamental theories of social science, policy and politics, with an international context of these topics.
Each year there will be an interdisciplinary project related to a global challenge. This project will involve creative problem solving by proposing technological solutions while taking into account the social implications of the proposed solution. Assessment will be mainly project based through simulations and hackathons for a more engaging learning experience.
Multimedia (DC133)
In the course of your Multimedia degree, you’ll acquire a command of the concepts and practices in digital text, image and sound manipulation, and multimedia authoring. In this way, you will be equipped to contribute to multimedia product development and to manage a diverse range of multimedia projects. You will participate in many group-based projects, reflecting the media design and production industries that this programme prepares graduates for and developing your skills in effective and creative teamwork.
You will:
develop an understanding of digital media theory, including issues of content and form.
acquire a command of the concepts and practices in digital text, image and sound manipulation, and multimedia authoring.
learn to design, develop, and manage a diverse range of creative multimedia projects.
Year One of the programme has a fixed set of core modules that develop crucial production skills in imaging, video, sound, responsive media and information design, as well as a foundation in social and media theory that will inform your studies and work.
Year Two continues your education in relevant theory and in interaction design, allowing a significant specialisation as you choose the degree focus that best suits you from a range of modules in areas such as advanced sound and video production, interactive apps, animation, media spaces, physical computing and more.
Year Three allows further options for specialism and provides support and development for a major project that encompasses the final semester of the programme. These projects are diverse in form and focus, but each becomes a substantial showcase of the students’ creative skill. A public exhibition of these projects takes place in central Dublin each May.
Join a respected programme, Ireland’s longest running degree course in this area, which has retained and built upon its record of excellence.
Create and critique compelling interactive media, through understanding and using theory and technology.
Gain insight into the changing field of media production, and acquire the skills to thrive in its many different disciplines.
Learn from staff with extensive industry expertise, who contribute to internationally recognised research in this field, and who have been awarded for their teaching excellence.
Shape your BSc in Multimedia by choosing from module options that allow you to specialise in relevant areas of media design and production.
Children’s and Young Adult Literature DC699
Year 1 Core Modules:
EL501 Histories & Contexts
EL502 Theories, Critics, Research Methods
EL503 Picture, Books and Film
EL504 Colonial, Adventure and School Stories
EL505 Fantasy and Poetry
EL506 Dissertation Module
LC518 International Children’s Literature
