Limerick, Ireland
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Study mode
Contact the university / college
Duration
4 years
Intakes
September
Total tuition fee (local)
USD 32,568
Total tuition fee (foreign)
USD 17,219
About this course
Through UL's internationally accredited Engineering Degree, students will be versed in many varieties of industrial areas like Energy, Chemical Processing, Research, Manufacturing, Design Consultancy, Materials Processing and Aviation. Students have an option to carry on into Masters of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, where specialisations chosen will be delved into further.
Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) with minimum 6 subjects:
- Two H5 (Higher Level) grades*; &
- Four O6 (Ordinary Level) grades*; OR
- Four H7 (Higher Level) grades*
- H4 grade in Mathematics
- O6/H7 in either Physics; OR Chemistry; OR Physics with Chemistry; OR Engineering; OR Construction Studies; OR Design & Communication Graphics/Technical Drawing; OR Technology; OR Biology; OR Agricultural Science; OR Applied Maths.
*Subjects must include Mathematics, Irish or another language, and English.
Curriculum
Year 1 (Common Entry to Biomedical, Civil, Design and Manufacture, & Mechanical Engineering)
Semester 1
- Engineering Maths 1
- Engineering Computing
- Electrical Eng. 1
- Engineering Science
- Introduction to Engineering
- Chemistry
Semester 2
- Engineering Maths 2
- Engineering Mechanics 1
- Fluid Mechanics 1
- Materials 1
- Introduction to Design for Manufacture
Year 2
Semester 1
- Engineering Maths 3
- Engineering Mechanics 2
- Mechanics of Solids 1
- Thermodynamics 1
- Instrumentation and Control
Semester 2
- Engineering Maths 4
- Applied Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics 2
- Industrial Organisation
- Engineering Design & Communication
Summer
- Cooperative Education
Year 3
Semester 1
- Cooperative Education
Semester 2
- Engineering Maths 5
- Heat Transfer
- Mechanics of Solids 2
- Vibration Analysis
- Thermodynamics 2
Summer
- Project Reading
Year 4
Semester 1
- Finite Element Analysis
- Energy Management
- Mechanical Design
- Project 1
- Electives (choose 1)
- Advanced Mechanics of Solids OR
- Computational Fluid Dynamics OR
- Enterprise Management & Growth
Semester 2
- Project Planning and Control
- Process Control
- Project 2
- Project 3
- Electives (choose 1)
- Fuels and Energy Conversion OR
- Engineering Mechanics of Plastics and Composites OR
- Renewable Energy Technologies