Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
This course uses modern blended learning, industry relevant projects, continuous skills-based assessment combined with exam based assessment. Focus is upon cultivating professional development skills for project management, problem-based learning, and critical thinking-based research. During your time on this course you will be supported by staff who are dedicated to developing links with industry, helping you to acquire practical development experience and attain lifelong learning skills to enable you to stay up to date with the rapidly evolving technologies in Software Development.
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| 5M0529 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Investigative
The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.
Linguistic
The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Software Development graduates find employment in diverse fields. Here are some of the most popular career destinations you could progress to:
Software Engineering │ IT and Cyber Security │ Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality Developers │Games Design Development and Animation │ Creative Media Production │ Manufacturing Engineering │ Data Mining.
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