Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Information Technology (Education and Training)

What is Information Technology (Education and Training)

The course embraces a wide range of information technology areas combined with modules in education and work-based training. It provides the graduate with a solid grounding in the skills and competencies necessary to work as IT trainers in both the commercial/industrial training sector and the adult and further education sector.

An integrated framework of programmes has been developed with maximum transfer and progression opportunities for students. This programme shares a common first semester with all the BSc in computing programmes.

Graduates of the level 8 honours degree programme will develop a range of skills which exhibit independent learning and research ability including software project management, coaching and mentoring and curriculum development. There is also a work placement module in semester 8.

Why study Information Technology (Education and Training) at IT, Tralee?

• Research-led and market driven course curriculum
• Excellent career opportunities in this growing industry
• Students will partake in a work placement as part of the programme

What are my career opportunities

Roles graduates can undertake include:

• Training specialists in the fields of networking, databases, web design and multimedia
• Adult and further education (IT) specialist
• Instructional Design, Content authoring, courseware developer
• Technical writing
• Applications development

Other Information

The course consists of a combination of lectures, practicals, tutorials, projects, seminars, presentations and speakers from industry. Work experience now forms an integral part of all of our honours degree programmes, providing a valuable opportunity for our students to apply their learning in a real-world environment while still benefiting from the experienced supervision of our dedicated staff. The final year of the level 8 programme relates more to the emerging technologies relevant to information technology, it also involves the preparation for work placement, work placement itself, and a research project.