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Civil Engineering focuses on creating and maintaining our physical infrastructure, from initial planning to final construction. It covers projects of all scales, including residential buildings, commercial complexes, road networks, bridges, and water management systems. The impact of civil engineers is evident in our everyday surroundings - the buildings we inhabit, the roads we travel, and public transit systems like metro networks, highways, rail lines, airports, and ports. They also play a vital role in developing sustainable water and sewage systems for expanding urban areas, serving crucial public health and environmental needs.
The Civil Engineering curriculum cultivates scientific knowledge, technical expertise, organizational abilities, IT proficiency, and communication skills essential for a successful career in this field.
Modern civil engineers operate in dynamic environments, employing both conventional and innovative materials and methods, with growing integration of digital solutions throughout the design and building processes. Professionals may oversee projects from conception to execution, often managing intricate, large-scale developments. This career path merges creative problem-solving with strong mathematical and technical capabilities. At senior levels involving major project leadership, exceptional organizational and managerial skills become equally important.
Professional Pathways
Graduates can pursue opportunities in:
Engineering Consultancies and Construction Firms (specializing in Structural, Transportation, Utilities, or Marine Engineering)
Public Sector Roles with Government Agencies, Municipal Authorities, and State-Owned Enterprises
Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 Level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, Mathematics, a aboratory science subject (i.e., Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint), Agricultural Science or Computer Science) or Technology, and any two other subjects recognised for entry purposes. Additional requirements: Minimum H4 in Mathematics or, alternatively, obtain a pass in the Engineering Maths Qualifying Exam (held in the University).
Additional Requirements
Students must obtain a minimum of Grade H4 in the Higher Level Leaving Certificate paper in Mathematics or, alternatively places available (which may vary in number year to year) may be allocated to those candidates who have achieved the points requirement for the programme that year, who satisfy the general requirements for Matriculation in the College of Engineering and Informatics and who attain a Pass in the Engineering Maths Qualifying Examination. The places available will be allocated in strict order of merit based points attained in the Leaving Certificate. Due to capacity constraints, not all candidates who achieve a pass in the examination may receive an offer.
For A-levels: A minimum of Grade C in Mathematics is required
English Language Requirements
IELTS: 6.5 overall, no less than 5.5 in any one component; Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE): 176 overall; Cambridge C2 Advanced (CPE): 180 overall; TOEFL: 88 overall (7 Listening, 16 Speaking, 18 Writing, 8 Reading); Pearson PTE: 61 overall, no less than 48 in any one component.