Would you prefer to be working or building things than sitting in a classroom? Do you see yourself as a problem solver? Would you like to have an income as you go through college? Well maybe you should consider a degree in Mechatronic Engineering! And maybe a work-based programme might be the best way to learn! Mechatronics is the combination of mechanics, electronics, robotics and computing that is used in modern engineering industries. It involves the study of automation from an engineering perspective and serves the purpose of controlling advanced hybrid systems in business and industry. In this work-based version of our campus degree, students spend three days per week in the workplace and two days per week studying online with ATU Sligo, Ireland's largest and most experienced institute in online learning. Students learn how to analyse, design, and control the type of machines and processes that are used, for example, in biomedical, automotive manufacture and high-speed automation. Mechatronic Systems graduates are equally at home in the mechanical or electronic domain and are specialists in interfacing computer-controlled systems. This "work-based" version of our highly popular campus programme will also give students a huge amount of work experience and exposure to real-world problems. This means our graduates are highly valued employee for any manufacturing employer. Please note that for entry onto this programme students must be offered a traineeship position with a suitable employer. We have interested employers all over Ireland but interested students must contact ATU Sligo using this form bit.ly/mechWBLform in order to organise an interview with an employer.As this programme is not on the CAO this year, both Leaving Certificate and students already working with a suitable employer should contact us directly using the above form. Key Programme InformationThis programme is a full-time, Level 7, work-based programme in Mechatronic Systems Engineering where students are placed in the workplace for three years working for three days per week and studying online for two days per week. Programme Attendance RequirementThis new full-time online undergraduate degree programme is “work-based” where students spend three days a week in the workplace and two days studying online with ATU Sligo, who have been delivering online courses in engineering since 2002. Due to specific laboratory and practical learning requirements, students may be required to attend the ATU Sligo campus for up to four days per year.However, this may be less as we are constantly working to reduce the need for attendance using online simulations, work-based practical projects and remote access to equipment in ATU Sligo. Students may also be required to attend an examination centre in Sligo or Dublin for up to six days per year. Again, this may be less as we are also developing our capacity to facilitate online exams.
| Course Category | Computers & IT (Information Technology) |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | Ordinary Bachelor Degree |
| Course Start Date | 1st January 1970 |
| Course Duration | 3 years |
| Course Fee | 9000 |
| Entry Requirements | The key entry requirement for this course is that a student must be offered a traineeship position with a suitable employer. For students who are interested in joining this programme, ATU Sligo will assist them in finding an employer or working with an employer they have already identified. It is very important that interested students contact us by entering their details on this short 'expression of interest' form: bit.ly/mechWBLform so that we can discuss finding a suitable employer. This programme is designed for students who have just, or recently, completed secondary education (under 23 years of age) but also accepts mature learners (23 years of age or older). A minimum of five grade O6/H7 including Mathematics and English or Irish in the Leaving Certificate. Additional CAO points will be allocated if the applicant's interview with an employer is successful. (Applicants are recommended to have a minimum of an O4 in mathematics. If you do not have this we may be able to provide you with a mathematics 'bridging' course. Please contact us to discuss). Holders of other secondary school qualifications (in addition to filling out the above form) should contact us. Mature students learners (23 years of age or older) who do not have the required qualifications may be accepted through an interview process and should contact us. The acceptance process for leaving certificate students does NOT operate through the CAO system. To get a place on this programme students must: Contact ATU Sligo directly through this form: bit.ly/mechwblform (so that we can arrange interviews with local employers). Prepare a CV and send it to us for distribution to local employers. If a student has a job offer before the CAO offer date, they may be offered a place on this programme. If a student has not managed to get a job offer they will not receive an offer of a place on this programme. Mature students should also contact us via the Expression of Interest form to discuss the application process: bit.ly/mechwblform |
| Career Path | Graduates of this programme are essentially Robotics or Industrial Automation engineers. However, the integrated skills developed in this mechatronics programme can be applied to a variety of jobs, enabling students to have a very promising career in the biomedical, pharmaceutical, electronics, food processing and manufacturing sectors. Graduates from this degree have the interdisciplinary approach necessary to integrate electronics, control, software and mechanical engineering. |
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