About Electronic Engineering – Beng in Limerick Institute of Technology
What is the programme about?
This programme is ideal if you want to build an Electronics Engineering career in Design, Manufacturing, Servicing, Marketing or Consultancy. As a graduate, you will have both practical and academic expertise in the area of electronic engineering, telecommunications and in computer and networking systems. The programme includes practical and project-based learning in well-equipped modern laboratories. The department maintains close links with local industries and consequently many of our graduates are offered employment even before graduation.
The hands-on nature of this programme means that you learn more than just the theory, you learn the skills that will put you a step ahead of the competition upon graduation. The wide scope of this programme gives you many possible career paths and allows you to develop your strengths for future employment.
Third year of this programme includes an industrial placement from March to August. Industrial experience is an invaluable asset for students when deciding on a graduate position for employment. This module gives the student the opportunity to gain valuable experience while in many cases earning some money to help out towards the end of a degree programme. The placement starts in March of year three and runs until the the end of August of the same year. The Electronics department has strong links with all of the relevant companies in the region, many of whom are blue chip multinational electronics companies such as Analog Devices, OnSemi, Micro-semi, EI and many more.
Electronic Engineering, an international perspective
Electronics Engineering in Perth, Australia: https://youtu.be/SAjfd1JQO2g
MIDAS Innovation for intelligent electronics system design
http://www.midasireland.ie/
Who is the programme suited to?
This programme is ideal if you want to build an Electronics Engineering career in Design, Manufacturing, Servicing, Marketing or Consultancy.
Top 3 Reasons
1. The hands-on nature of this programme means that you learn more than just the theory, you learn the skills that will put you a step ahead of the competition upon graduation.
2. There is an opportunity to further your studies and achieve an Honours Degree (Level 8) at LIT and at other institutes and universities in Ireland and aboard.
3. The wide scope of this programme gives you many possible career paths and allows you to develop your strengths for future employment.
Class Contact Hours
24 hours per week
Graduates Work For
Companies in the region that hire Electronic Engineers
Intel
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/jobs/locations/ireland.html
https://www.intel.ie/content/www/ie/en/company-overview/intel-in-ireland.html
Analog
http://www.analog.com/en/about-adi.html
Click on play entitled “About ADI.”
https://careers.analog.com/ and enter, “Ireland,” in the location search box.
Or https://careers.analog.com/search-results?keywords=ireland
On Semiconductor
http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/content.do?id=ABOUT
Click on play for video at the bottom of the page entitled, “Energy Efficient Innovations from On Semiconductor.”
On at Limerick:
http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/content.do?id=18356
Valeo
https://youtu.be/XI537JUfrJo
Major employer in Tuam
Boston Scientific
https://player.vimeo.com/video/159916075
Dell EMC
http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/careers/dell-career-and-job-landing-page?c=us&l=en&s=corp
Xilinx
https://www.xilinx.com/video/corporate/your-future-empowered-by-xilinx.html
City West Dublin
Other Companies in the region:
http://www.ashling.com/
https://emutex.com/about-us
http://www.emdalo.com/about/
http://www.icmaskdesign.com/company-overview/
https://www.microsemi.com/company/about-us
https://www.eielectronics.ie/
https://www.xilinx.com/
https://www.arm.com/
Entry Requirement
Leaving Certificate:
Applicants must satisfy a minimum entry requirement of grade O6 in four Leaving Certificate subjects including English or Irish plus a minimum grade of O5 in Ordinary Level Mathematics.
FETAC Applicants and Mature Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements
IELTS score for entry to undergraduate courses a minimum score of 5.5
