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2018/2019

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AGRICULTURE Agri-Business | Agri-Science | Agri-Engineering

CAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus Page

GA187 BB (Honours) Rural Enterprise and Agri-Business L8 (4 Years) 280 Galway & Mountbellew 66GA172 BB Rural Enterprise and Agri-Business L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1year) 270 Galway & Mountbellew 66GA789 BSc (Honours) Agriculture and Environmental Management L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway & Mountbellew 67GA777 BSc Agriculture and Environmental Management L8 (+1year) 290 Galway & Mountbellew 67GA683 NEW BEng (Honours) in Agricultural Engineering L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway & Mountbellew 68GA675 NEW BEng in Agricultural Engineering L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1year) 280 Galway & Mountbellew 68

BUSINESS Accounting | Business IT | Management | Marketing and Sales | Finance and Economics | HRM | EntrepreneurshipCAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus PageGA181 BB (Honours) Accounting L8 (3 Years) 300 Galway 74GA182 BB (Honours) Business L8 (4 years) 290 Galway 75GA170 Bachelor of Business L7 (3 Years) 245 Galway 75GA183 BSc (Honours) Business Information Systems L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway 76GA171 BSc Business Information Systems L7 (3 Years) 245 Galway 76GA184 BB (Honours) Marketing and Sales L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway 77GA174 BB Marketing and Sales L7 (3 Years) 280 Galway 77GA185 BB (Honours) Finance and Economics L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway 78GA175 BB Finance L7 (3 Years) 290 Galway 78GA186 BB (Honours) Entrepreneurship L8 (4 Years) 290 Galway 79GA176 BB Entrepreneurship L7 (3 Years) 270 Galway 79

Business Programmes - MayoCAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus PageGA886 Bachelor of Business (Honours) L8 (4 Years) 250 Mayo 80- BB (Honours) Accounting (Progression Option - Year 2) L8 Mayo 80GA877 Bachelor of Business L7 (3 Years) 160 Mayo 80GA878 BA Accounting and Financial Management L7 (3 Years) 160 Mayo 81GA869 HC in Business with Administration and ICT Skills L6 (2 Years) N/A Mayo 82

COMPUTING Software Development | Information Technology | Digital MediaCAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus Page

GA787 BSc (Honours) Software Development L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway 87GA775 BSc Computing Software Develoment L7 (3 Years) 275 Galway 87GA788 BSc (Honours) Computing and Digital Media L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway 88GA776 BSc Computing and Digital Media L7 (3 Years) 250 Galway 88GA183 BSc (Honours) Business Information Systems L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway 89GA171 BSc Business Information Systems L7 (3 Years) 245 Galway 89GA884 BSc (Honours) Digital Media and Society L8 (4 Years) N/A Mayo 90Direct Application BSc (Honours) Information Technology Services Management L8 (1 Year add-on) Mayo 91Direct Application BSc Information Technology Administration L7 (1 Year add-on) Mayo 91Direct Application HC in information Technology Support L6 (18 Months) Mayo 91

CREATIVE ARTS & MEDIA Contemporary Art | Film and Documentary | DesignCAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus Page

GA283 BA (Honours) Contemporary Art L8 (4 Years) 250 Galway 94GA273 BA Contemporary Art L7 (3 Years) 200 Galway 94GA284 BA (Honours) Design L8 (4 Years) 320 Galway 95GA274 BA Design L7 (3 Years) 240 Galway 95GA281 BA (Honours) Film and Documentary L8 (3 Years) 320 Galway 96Direct Application BA (Honours) Design in Textiles L8 (+1 year) Galway 97Direct Application BA (Honours) Fine Art L8 (+1 year) Galway 97Direct Application BA Contemporary Art Practice (P/T) L7 (4 years) Mayo 98Direct Application BA Fine Art (P/T) L8 Mayo 98Direct Application MA Creative Practice L9 Galway 99Direct Application PG Diploma in Arts in Creative Practice L9 Galway 99

ENGINEERINGBuilt Environment | Civil Engineering | Software and Electrical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering| Agri Engineering | Manufacturing Engineering Design | Mechanical Engineering | IndustrialEngineering | Energy Engineering | Apprentice Education

CAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus PageBUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERINGGA480 BSc (Honours) Construction Management L8 (4 Years) 270 Galway 106GA470 BSc Construction Management L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 250 Galway 106GA482 BSc (Honours) Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics L8 (4 Years) 240 Galway 107GA471 BSc Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 200 Galway 107GA483 BSc (Honours) Architectural Technology L8 (4 Years) 270 Galway 108GA472 BSc Architectural Technology L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 200 Galway 108GA484 BEng (Honours) Civil Engineering L8 (4 Years) 270 Galway 109GA473 BEng Civil Engineering L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 260 Galway 109GA888 BSc (Honours) Sustainable Building Technology L8 (4 Years) N/A Mayo 110GA875 BSc Sustainable Building Technology L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) N/A Mayo 110Direct Application Higher Diploma Building Information Modelling (BIM) L8 Galway 112Direct Application MSc Environmental Resource Management L9 (1 Year) Galway 11

ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGGA580 NEW BEng (Honours) Software and Electronic Engineering L8 (4 Years) New Programme Galway 113GA570 NEW BEng Software and Electronic Engineering L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) New Programme Galway 113MECHANICAL & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGGA680 BEng (Honours) Mechanical Engineering L8 (4 Years) 330 Galway 115GA670 BEng Mechanical Engineering L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 260 Galway 115GA681 BEng (Honours) Energy Engineering L8 (4 Years) 290 Galway 116GA673 BEng Energy Engineering L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 250 Galway 116GA682 NEW BEng (Honours) in Biomedical Engineering L8 (4 Years) 350 Galway 117GA674 NEW BEng in Biomedical Engineering L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 300 Galway 117GA683 NEW BEng (Honours) in Agricultural Engineering L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway/Mountbellew 68GA675 NEW BEng in Agricultural Engineering L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 280 Galway/Mountbellew 68GA677 NEW BEng in Manufacturing Engineering Design L7 (3 Years) New Programme Galway 118GA684 NEW BEng (Honours) in Engineering (Common Entry to Agricultural/ L8 (1+ 3 Years) New Programme Galway 119

Biomedical/Energy/Mechanical Engineering)GA676 NEW BEng in Engineering (Common Entry to Manufacturing/ L7 (1+ 2 Years) L8 (+1 Year) New Programme Galway 119

Agricultural/Biomedical/Energy /Mechanical Engineering)

FURNITURE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGYCAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus Page

GA981 BSc (Honours) in Furniture Design and Manufacture L8 (4 Years) 270 Letterfrack 125GA970 BSc in Furniture Design and Manufacture L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 year) 200 Letterfrack 125GA982 BSc (Honours) in Furniture and Wood Technology L8 (4 Years) 240 Letterfrack 126GA971 BSc in Furniture and Wood Technology L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 year) 195 Letterfrack 126

CAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus PageGA780 BSc (Honours) Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway 154GA770 BSc Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 280 Galway 154GA781 BSc (Honours) Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science L8 (4 Years) 315 Galway 155GA771 BSc Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 280 Galway 155GA782 BSc (Honours) Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway 156GA772 BSc Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 280 Galway 156GA783 BSc (Honours) Physics and Instrumentation* L8 (4 Years) 300 Galway 157GA773 BSc Physics and Instrumentation* L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 290 Galway 157GA785 BSc (Honours) Medical Science* L8 (4 Years) 435 Galway 158GA784 BSc (Honours) Science (Undenominated) L8 (4 Years) 325 Galway 159GA774 BSc Science (Undenominated) L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 280 Galway 159GA786 BSc (Honours) Forensic Science and Analysis L8 (4 Years) 310 Galway 160GA790 BSC (Honours) Sport and Exercise Science* L8 (4 Years) 380 Galway 161GA 791 NEW BSc (Honours) in Public Health Nutrition* L8 (4 Years) 380 Galway 162

SCIENCE Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science | Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science | Forensic Science | Freshwater and Marine Biology | Medical Science | Physics andInstrumentation | Undenominated Science | Sport and Exercise Science | Public Health Nutrition

TEACHER EDUCATION Design Graphics | Construction | TechnologyCAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus Page

GA980 BSc (Honours) in Education (Design Graphics and Construction)* L8 (4 Years) 370 Letterfrack & Galway 135

NURSING AND SOCIAL CARE Nursing | Social Care | Early Childcare EducationCAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus Page

GA880 BSc (Honours) General Nursing* L8 (4 Years) 410 Mayo 141GA882 BSc (Honours) Psychiatric Nursing * L8 (4 Years) 365 Mayo 142GA889 BA (Honours) Applied Social Care* L8 (4 Years) 310 Mayo 143GA879 BA Applied Social Care* L7 (3 Years) L8 (+1 Year) 270 Mayo 144GA871 Early Childhood Education and Care* Level 7 (3 Years) 250 Mayo 144

OUTDOOR EDUCATIONCAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus Page

GA885 BA (Honours) Outdoor Education* L8 (4 Years) 235 Mayo 149GA870 BA Outdoor Education & Leisure* L7 (3 Years) 160 Mayo 149

ENGINEERING continued

TOURISM, HOSPITALITY, HERITAGE & CULINARY ARTSHotel Management | Culinary Arts | Hospitality | Tourism | Heritage | Events and PR | Retail ManagementCAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus PageGA380 BA (Honours) International Hotel Management L8 (4 Years) 210 Galway 168Direct Application BA (Honours) International Hotel Management L8 (1 Year add-on) Galway 169GA370 BB Hotel and Catering Management L7 (3 Years) 160 Galway 170GA382 NEW BA (Honours) Culinary & Gastronomic Sciences L8 (4 Years) New Programme Galway 171GA378 NEW BA Culinary & Gastronomic Sciences L7 (3 Years) New Programme Galway 171Direct Application BB (Honours) Culinary Arts Management L8 (1 Year add-on) Galway 172GA383 NEW BB (Honours) Food Innovation and Enterprise L8 (4 Years) New Programme Galway 173GA372 NEW BB Food Innovation and Enterprise L7 ( 3 Years) New Programme Galway 173

TOURISM, HOSPITALITY, HERITAGE & CULINARY ARTS continued

Glossary of Terms: HC Higher Certificate, BA Bachelor of Arts, BB Bachelor of Business, BSc Bachelor of Science, BEng Bachelor of Engineering, Direct Application Contact the GMIT Admissions Office for further information Call: +353 91 74 2305 or E-mail: admissions@gmit.ie *Garda Vetting Required

ALL CAO PROGRAMMESApplications for year one of all full-time Higher Certificate (Level 6), Ordinary Bachelordegree (Level 7) and Honours Bachelor degree (Level 8) programmes are made to: Central Applications Office (CAO), Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway Tel: +353 91-509800 Fax: 091-562344 Web: www.cao.ie

NON-EU STUDENTS - INTERNATIONALNon-EU, Non-Resident applicants or applicants from institutions with a bilateralagreement with GMIT are required to apply direct to the GMIT International Office.International Office, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway.Tel +353 91 742211

ADD-ON BACHELOR DEGREES/BACHELOR (HONOURS)DEGREES/TRANSFERSCandidates applying for add-on Bachelor Degree/Bachelor (Honours) Degreeprogrammes or for transfer to other than Year 1 of any course must apply directly toGalway-Mayo Institute of Technology.Admissions Office, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway. Tel: +353 91-742262 / 742305 www.gmit.ie

ACCESS PROGRAMMESFull details are available from the Access & Disability Office, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway.Tel: +353 91 -742129 Email: accessoffice@gmit.ie

APPRENTICESHIPSFurther information is available on www.apprenticeship.ieor from your Local Education Training Board.

Admissions Procedures

Applicant Type Closing dateAll students taking the Leaving Certificate (Irish, European Union and Non-European Union)

or QQI Further Education and Training (QQI FET) awards 01/02/2018Mature Applicants 01/02/2018 Late Applicants (including mature students) 01/05/2018Change of mind 01/07/2018Applicants already in third level 22/07/2018

Entry RequirementsA Higher Certificates (Level 6) and Ordinary Bachelor Degrees (Level 7) The minimum Leaving Certificate entry requirement for all Higher Certificates (Level 6) and ab-initio bachelor degrees (Level 7) programmes is

Grade O6/H7 or better in five Leaving Certificate subjects including Mathematics and English or Irish with a minimum of 160 points.

B Honours Bachelor Degrees (Level 8) The general minimum Leaving Certificate entry requirement is grade O6/H7 or better in six Leaving Certificate subjects including English

or Irish and Mathematics. Two of the six Leaving Certificate subjects must be passed in higher level papers at Grade H5 or higher.

The programmes listed below carry additional or different entry requirements:Programme RequirementsBachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Science (GA785) A science subject and an O5/H7 in Mathematics Bachelor of Science (Honours) in General Nursing (GA880) A laboratory science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Physics and Chemistry (joint)Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychiatric Nursing (GA882) or Agricultural Science. BSc (Honours) in Education (Design Graphics and Construction) (GA980) H5 in Design and Communication Graphics or Construction Studies.Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering (GA473) O4/H7 in MathematicsBachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering (GA484) O4/H7 in MathematicsBachelor of Engineering in Energy Engineering (GA673) O4/H7 in MathematicsBachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Energy Engineering (GA681) O4/H7 in MathematicsBachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (GA670) O4/H7 in MathematicsBachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering (GA680) O4/H7 in MathematicsNEW Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Biomedical Engineering (GA682) O4/H7 in MathematicsNEW Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering (GA674) O4/H7 in MathematicsNEW Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Agricultural Engineering (GA683) O4/H7 in MathematicsNEW Bachelor of Engineering in Agricultural Engineering (GA675) O4/H7 in MathematicsNEW Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Software and Electronic Engineering (GA580) O4/H7 in MathematicsNEW Bachelor of Engineering in Software and Electronic Engineering (GA570) O4/H7 in Mathematics

Refer to the GMITProspectus and/or the CAOHandbook for details ofapplication and selectionprocedures. The Prospectusis available online atwww.gmit.ie

Key Closing dates for Application to the CAO for 2018/2019:

NOTE: Foundation Level Mathematics is not accepted for any Engineering, Nursing or Letterfrack Campus programmes.

CAO Code Title of Programme Degree Options Round 1 CAO Pts 2017 Campus PageGA381 BB (Honours) International Tourism Management L8 (4 Years) 255 Galway 174GA377 BB International Tourism Management L7 (3 Years) 160 Galway 174GA385 NEW BB (Honours) Retail Management L8 (4 Years) New Programme Galway 175GA375 BB Retail Management L7(3 Years) 160 Galway 175GA384 NEW BB (Honours) Event Management and Public Relations L8 (4 Years) New Programme Galway 176GA376 BB Event Management and Public Relations L7 (3 Years) 200 Galway 176GA272 BA Heritage Studies L7 (3 Years) 160 Galway 177Direct Application BA (Honours) in Heritage Studies L8 (1 Year add-on) Galway 177GA282 BA (Honours) Heritage Studies L8 (4 Years) 200 Galway 178GA887 BA (Honours) History & Geography L8 (4 Years) N/A Mayo 179GA872 BA Culture and Environment L7 (3 Years) N/A Mayo 179GA360 HC Business in Tourism L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) N/A Galway 180GA362 HC Hotel and Hospitality Operations L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) 160 Galway 181GA361 HC Culinary Arts - Professional Chef Programme L6 (2 years - can progress to L7) 190 Galway 182Direct Application BA (Honours) Culinary Arts (Part time) L8 (Part time - 1 day per week for 3 Years) Galway 183Direct Application Certificate in Culinary Arts & Professional Cookery L6 (15 weeks – part time) Galway 184Direct Application Certificate in Pastry & Baking L6 ( 9 months - part time) Galway 185

Programme available at:www.gmit.ie/openday

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Name When to applyAccess Scholarships May 2018

Academic Scholarships Once registered as a student in GMIT

Sporting Scholarships Once registered as a student in GMIT

Special Sports and Cultural Before 1st September, 2018

Achievement (SSCA) Scheme

Design Scholarship May 2018

Scholarships and SchemesYou can apply for six types of scholarships and admissions schemes:

See: www.gmit.ie/scholarships

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GMIT Open Days 2017-2018GMIT Galway, Dublin Road Main Campus October Two Day EventFriday, 13th October, 2017 | 9.30am-1.30pm andSaturday, 14th October, 2017 | 10am-12.30pmGMIT CAO Options, Careers Zone Open Days

January Saturday Morning Event,Saturday, 20th January, 2018 | 10am - 12.30pmCAO Options + Mature Access Talks

April Saturday Morning Event,Saturday, 28th April, 2018 | 10am - 12.30pmCAO Change of Mind Options

GMIT Galway, The Centre for Creative Arts & Media (CCAM)Thursday, 5th October, 2017 | 10am - 3pmCreative Pathways Open Day

Tuesday, 23rd January, 2018 | 10am-3pmCreative Pathways Open Day

Programme available at www.gmit.ie/openday

GMIT Mayo CampusThursday, 7th September, 2017 | 7pm - 9pmLifelong Learning and CAO Options

Friday, 10th November, 2017 | 10am - 1pm CAO OptionsTuesday, 9th January, 2018 | 7pm - 9pmLifelong Learning and CAO OptionsBook places by emailing: anne.donnelly@gmit.ie

GMIT Letterfrack CampusThe National Centre for Excellence in FurnitureDesign and TechnologyFriday, 24th November, 2017 | 11am - 2pmFriday, 26th January, 2018 | 11am - 2pmSaturday, 24th March, 2018 | 11am - 2pm

Please call +353 91 742653 or email:samantha.flaherty@gmit.ie to arrange group bookings.

GMIT MountbellewWednesday, 11th October, 2017 | 10am - 3pmWednesday, 7th March, 2018 | 10am - 3pm (Walk + Talk with Agri-aware)

Book Places by emailing: tom.burke@gmit.ie

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There is a low staff:student ratio providing thestudent with excellent opportunities for applied and active learning.

Courses are designed with a strong practicalorientation and this, along with a high academicstandard, ensures excellent employment prospectsfor graduates.

Refer to the 2018-2019 GMIT Prospectus for fulldetails on course content.

The GMIT Prospectus is available online atwww.gmit.ie

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Postgraduate Qualification (Masters / PhD)

BachelorDegreeLevel 7(3 years)

1 Year Add-On BachelorDegree Level 7

HonoursBachelorDegreeLevel 8(4 Years)

Progression Routes

1 or 2 Year Add-On Honours Degree

2 Year Higher Certificate Level 6

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