Higher Certificate in Engineering in Electronic Engineering

Higher Certificate in EngineeringElectronic Engineering
Code:
WD010
Delivery:
Full Time
2019 CAO range:
        224 - 567
Level:
6
Campus:
Cork Road
Duration:
2 years
Credits:
120 ECTS
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What is Electronic Engineering?

Common electronic systems include applications like mobile phones, sound and vision systems, computer and information technology, automation and machine control, robotics and biomedical engineering. Increasingly, embedded software is a vital element in modern electronics. Electronic engineering is concerned with the design, development, manufacture and application of electronic devices, circuits and systems.

What is the Higher Certificate in Engineering in Electronic Engineering course?

The Higher Certificate in Engineering in Electronics is a two year course, which prepares students for employment and/or further education in the area of electronic engineering.

Special Features of the Course

There is a strong emphasis on practical work in the course and there is a project element in each semester where students construct and test electronic circuits. There is also hardware and software integration in some of these projects.

Year 1
Semester 1Semester 2
Electronic Devices and Circuit Technology Discrete Active Circuits
Engineering Professionalism & Technology Combinational Digital Systems
Electrical Science 1Electrical Science 2
Fundamental Engineering MathsIntroductory Calculus
Engineering Science Electronic Design Software
Electronic Engineering Applications & Practice Electronics Project
Year 2
Semester 3Semester 4
Operational Amplifiers & ApplicationsElectronic Power Circuits
Sequential Digital SystemsProgrammable Digital Systems
Telecommunications FundamentalsIndustrial Instruments
Further Calculus and ProbabilityLinear Algebra and ODE's
Electronic Systems 1Electronic Systems 2
Introduction to HLL ProgrammingControl Systems

Leaving Certificate: Minimum entry requirements for the Higher Certificate in Engineering  in Electronic Engineering  

5 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7

Advanced and Equivalent Entry for the Higher Certificate in Engineering  in Electronic Engineering:

Graduates of the Higher Certificate in Engineering in Electronic Engineering find work in the following areas:

  • Assembly, testing and troubleshooting of electronic equipment

  • Operation and servicing of electronic equipment

  • Technical sales and technical support

  • Hardware and software applications


Follow on Study for Higher Certificate In Engineering in Electronic Engineering graduates:

WD206 - BEng in Electronic Engineering 

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