What is the Course about?
This course prepares graduates for roles as IT professionals equipped with skills to deploy innovative solutions and support the day-to-day IT operations in a modern organisation. It is an ideal course for students who would like a career in the IT industry but are not sure which area they wish to specialise in. They key benefit of this course is that graduates don’t have to choose a particular area of IT they wish to work in. Instead, they are exposed to a wide variety of subjects which develop their business acumen that allows them to create and deploy innovative and ethical IT solutions.
Course Structure
This course is aimed at students who are interested in working as an IT professional, but not necessarily in focussed areas such as software development, cybersecurity, data science etc. Graduates support the broad spectrum of IT operations in modern organisations. IT Operations relates to a set of processes and daily tasks an IT department used to manage, maintain and support an organization's technology systems. Its limitless employment opportunities are due to the fact that graduates are exposed to a blend of business and IT subjects which is seen as critical by many employers in the era of AI.
Is this course for you?
Are you interested in working as an IT professional, but not necessarily as a software developer? Are you interested in a qualification that enables you to work in a vast array of organisations from small local companies to large multinationals? Are you interested in a course that gives you exposure to business and IT subjects much needed in industry?
Special Features:
The unique aspect of this course is that it provides a unique blend of business and IT subjects which is much sought after by industry in the context of aligning technical solutions to business strategy needs. Traditionally, computing graduates are primarily exposed to technical subjects only within a specific area of specialism and this can sometimes limit the type of role they can undertake. This course provides the opposite experience where students are given an ideal platform to specialise in many areas such as networking, data analytics, business analytics/consultancy, web and cloud applications, systems infrastructure and security and project management to name but a few. In the third year, students have an opportunity to do a work placement either at home or abroad.
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Applications and Interpersonal Communications (M) | Computer Hardware 2 (M) |
| Computer Hardware 1 (M) | Mathematics 2 (M) |
| Mathematics 1 (M) | Networking 2 (M) |
| Networking 1 (M) | Programming 2 (M) |
| Programming 1 (M) | Operating Systems (M) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 2
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Data Analytics (M) | Financial Maths (M) |
| Business Management (M) | Networking: Wireless and Routing Concepts (M) |
| Networking: Switching and VLAN Concepts (M) | Web Programming and Databases 2 (M) |
| Web Programming and Databases 1 (M) | Project Year 2 (Information Technology Management) (M) |
| Systems Administration (M) | Systems Infrastructure and Security (M) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 3
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
|---|---|
| Web and Cloud Applications (M) | Work Placement (E) |
| Project Management (M) | Project Year 3 (Information Technology Management) (E) |
| Networking III (M) | Semester Abroad (E) |
| Information Systems (M) | |
| Secure Systems Administration (M) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 4
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 |
|---|---|
| People Management Skills (M) | Financial Techniques for IT Managers (M) |
| Networking Systems Management (M) | Project Year 4 (Information Technology Management) (M) |
| Advanced Database Systems (M) | Information Systems and Digital Strategy (M) |
| Innovation and Technology Management (M) | Emerging Technologies for IT Managers (M) |
| Data Visualisation (E) | |
| Data Intensive Applications (E) | |
| Linux Infrastructure Engineering (E) | |
| UI/UX Design and Development (E) | |
| Bias in Computational Systems (E) | |
| Cloud Data Centres (E) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
What are the minimum entry requirements?
- 2 subjects: H5
- 4 subjects: O6/H7
- English or Irish: O6/H7
- Mathematics: O6/H7
What follow-on study opportunities are available?
Graduates have the option to progress to postgraduate studies at either masters or doctoral level within the compuCORE Research Centre at SETU Carlow or elsewhere. Graduates are also eligible to undertake the MSc in IT Management and the MSc in Data Science at SETU.
What will I be able to do when I finish the course?
Graduates are qualified to work across the IT spectrum in any industry sector. Some sample positions include:
- AI Business Analyst
- Strategic Value Designer
- Technology Workflow Specialist
- Systems Administrator
- IT Consultant
- Database Administrator
- Network Administrator
- Web Developer
- Deployment Engineer
- Data Management Analyst
- Self-employed IT Professional
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