PRE-MASTER’S IN IT

Pre-Mastrer’s In Information Technology

Overview                                                                                   

The Pre-Master’s in IT is designed to enable students to quickly bridge the gap between their existing qualifications and a Master’s qualification. They will upgrade their English language ability to a level suitable for Master’s entrance, while also being introduced to studying IT subjects through the medium of English.

Course Start Date:

February 2019; September 2019 (full academic year)

Entry Requirements       

• A completed Bachelor’s degree in your home country,
• Minimum IELTS score of 5.5 and no less than 5.0 in any section (or equivalent),
• Current CV.

Programme Structure            

The Pre-Master’s in IT is a one year full-time programme. Students must pass each of the following modules in order to be awarded with a Pre-Master’s in IT certificate.

• English Language Level 4,
• English Language Level 5,
• English for Academic Purposes 1 and 2, 
• Developing Study Skills for Postgraduate Learning,
• Databases, 
• Object-Oriented Modelling, 
• Decision and Management Support Systems.

Assessment Progression

This programme is assessed by assignment and examination.

Duration

One year, full-time.

Delivery Method

This programme is taught face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials and seminars at Direct English.

University Progression

Pre-Master’s in IT graduates can progress directly to the Institute of Technology Carlow.