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Athlone Institute of Technology
Athlone Institute of Technology offers aspiring students a superb opportunity to study courses in a diverse environment and gain the knowledge from these courses that will enhance their career prospects.
Athlone IT is home to over 6,000 students enrolled on courses from both Ireland and abroad, acting as a multicultural hub in Athlone and within the Midlands of Ireland. Providing a wide range of excellent courses that has, in turn, produced successful graduates, Athlone IT proves to be fruitful choice for students looking to further their education in technology.
Athlone Institute of Technology hosts Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses and programmes within Business, Humanities, Engineering and Science. Since the year 2000, over €100 million has been invested into AIT’s campus infrastructure, which now boasts Olympic and FIFA standard sports facilities.
Athlone IT boasts 230 partnerships with international third level institutions, allowing Athlone IT students the option of spending a semester or year abroad in such vibrant cities as New York, Beijing and Emden.
Athlone IT exhibits a healthy student body, which is boosted by various clubs and societies available to join on campus for those enrolled in courses. Students can avail of the excellent sporting facilities by joining sports clubs such as Athletics Ireland Fit4Life, Rugby, Martial Arts, Archery, Gaelic Football, Hurling and much more. If they wish to take a more artistic or creative route they can partake in such societies as Art/Design, Drama, Film, Dancing, Lesbian and Gay and much more.
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours)Hospitality Management (with International Placement) This is an exciting course, which includes a compulsory overseas work placement. You will study the full suite of topics related to managing hospitality at the highest level, including bar, restaurant, front office and food and beverage management. Tourism is now the largest indigenous employer in Ireland, with 230,000 people employed in the industry (Irish… |
| Bachelor of Science (Honours)Software Design (Common Entry to Game Development and Cloud Computing) Software design is one of the enormous growth areas in ICT engineering. The common entry first year has been developed to give you sufficient time and experience to come to an informed choice as to which degree option you wish to pursue. This programme has a common first year on the following Level 8 qualifications:… |
| Bachelor of ScienceSoftware Development (Mobile Apps and Connected Devices) In 2003, there were approximately 6.3 billion people living on the planet and 500 million Internet connected devices. By 2020 there will be 50 billion connected devices. Known as the Internet of Things (IoT), everything that can benefit from a network connection will have one. In the IoT environment your phone will control your world.… |
| Bachelor of EngineeringICT Engineering: (Computer Engineering or Network Management or Electronic Communications) ICT is undergoing a resurgence with the release of low-cost microcontrollers and an exponential use of sensors as part of the Internet of Things. This will drive demand for engineers with the skill to design and integrate these sensor systems to appropriate software platforms. AITs faculty of Engineering and Informatics is housed in one of… |
| Computer Engineering Computer engineers play a vital role in the research, design, development and installation of the resulting hardware and software. Amongst the areas where computer engineers are employed are the mobile phone industry, gaming, medical devices, cloud technology, smart transport and energy management. This degree will provide you with the education and training necessary for a… |
| Bachelor of EngineeringBachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical & Polymer Engineering The honours degree in mechanical and polymer engineering is offered in response to the demand for highly skilled graduates with training in mechanical engineering fundamentals, with an emphasis on specific technologies and methodologies associated with polymer engineering. Polymer engineering is a core skillset that many employers in the medical device/healthcare sector look for in graduates.… |
| Bachelor of EngineeringMechanical Common Year ?This programme provides a common entry year 1 to the following Level 7 programmes: BEng in Mechanical Engineering BEng in Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy BEng in Mechatronics It has been developed to give students sufficient time and experience to come to an informed choice as to which specific mechanical engineering programme they wish to… |
