<ul><li>This program offers a direct pathway into a full-time career in accounting and offers graduates opportunities in a range of business careers including financial services and management consulting</li><li>Lecturers on this program are highly qualified professional accountants with considerable lecturing experience, some acting as examiners and lecturers for the professional accounting bodies</li><li>The program is regularly updated, in accordance with professional body and employer requirements</li><li>This degree gives unbeatable exemptions from the exams of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Accounting Ireland (CAI) and Certified Public Accountants (CPA), in addition to exemptions from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)</li><li>Applicants for this program do not need to have studied accounting or business previously. Those who succeed best at accounting tend to be logical and analytical, have good communication skills, an aptitude for IT and strong personal motivation and integrity
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<ul><li>This program provides students with a broad-based business education to assist them to work successfully in business</li><li>Students will study a variety of business subjects and develop a general understanding of the administrative, economic, legal and social environment within which business operates</li><li>There is a strong emphasis during the program on practical business projects to develop the skills required by graduates in the workplace</li><li>The program helps students develop strong interpersonal skills, including working as part of a team and management and leadership skills, during their time in college. Students will also develop independent thinking and discovery skills through applied research projects</li><li>The fourth year of the Honours degree incorporates practical projects which are aimed at cultivating students’ analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills. This will prepare them to hit the ground running in today’s fast changing business environment
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<ul><li>A Business with Entrepreneurship degree is ideal for students who would like to: start their own business, revitalize an existing business (possibly a family business), or work in a progressive organisation that values employees with an entrepreneurial approach to work</li><li>This degree will give the student a solid grounding in business, while strengthening their entrepreneurial knowledge, competence, know-how and skills</li><li>Entrepreneurs need to be able to communicate their vision, listen to input from others, sell their vision to employees/partners/investors, build teams and motivate employees. For the most part, many of these skills are basic business skills which can be taught through this program</li><li>Graduates can expect to find employment in a wide range of roles in for-profit, non-profit, and social enterprises. Roles include but are not limited to: Business Founder/Owner, New Product/Service Development Manager, Social Enterprise Project Manager, Business Executive/Manager, and Teacher (after completing a teaching qualification)</li><li>Alongside the core modules, students can choose from electives including but not limited to languages such as French, German, Spanish, and Irish, Academic Writing, and business and accounting electives
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<ul><li>This four-year honours degree prepares students for an exciting career in marketing and sales. Students graduate from this course with the key skills, knowledge, and competencies required to work in a variety of business settings from small businesses to multinational corporations</li><li>Graduates are prepared for employment in a range of marketing disciplines and will also have the opportunity to enhance employment potential through work-based projects and a work placement</li><li>This course provides attractive career opportunities in the expanding marketing and sales professions, including: Marketing Management, Selling and Sales Management, Brand Management, Market Research, International Marketing Management, Customer Service and Customer Support, Marketing Communications and Public Relations, and Digital and Online Marketing</li><li>Graduates also, upon completion of this program, have the opportunity to become a graduate member of the Marketing Institute by taking the Qualified Marketer Exam</li><li>Students who do well in marketing and sales tend to have good analytical skills, enjoy dealing with people, can be creative, have an aptitude for IT, are self-motivated and work well in a team environment
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<ul><li>Graduates with Finance, Economics and Big Data skills are in high demand in Ireland and overseas</li><li>This degree offers graduates a direct pathway into a full-time career working in financial services or economics. This also opens up opportunities in a range of business careers including financial planning and management consulting</li><li>Upon completion of the Level 8 degree, graduates can also sit for the following two professional qualifications, based on the core content mastered in their degree program, giving them a distinct advantage when looking for employment: Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) accredited by the Institute of Banking and Claritas Investment Certificate run by the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute</li><li>Lecturers on this degree are highly qualified accountants, financiers and economists with considerable lecturing experience. Some act as examiners and lecturers for the professional accounting bodies</li><li>All students will complete the same first year where a blend of modules in business fundamentals will be learned. Focus on Entrepreneurship will commence in year 2
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<ul><li>Mechanical Engineers contribute to the design and manufacture of all types of products, ranging from cars to toys, mobile phones and even heating systems. They work in research &amp; development, manufacturing, maintenance, and building services</li><li>As a student on the Mechanical Engineering course in GMIT, students will build a fundamental knowledge of engineering science including physics, electrical, chemical and materials engineering</li><li>Students will learn how to design, manufacture, and maintain processes and products that perform efficiently and reliably in everyday use, by focusing on three main areas: design using 3D modelling and simulation softwares, manufacturing technologies and the integration of CAD/CAM, and automation from process control to programming of robotic arms</li><li>Students will learn how machines and other mechanical systems work and how they are designed and controlled, how medical devices are fabricated, designed and tested, what the key properties of the materials used in the manufacture of these components are, and what methods are used to fabricate and control these products</li><li>The course content is structured such that students will spend 50% of their time in laboratories learning through practical activities in small groups and 50% in formal lectures. Students will also complete group and individual projects and have an opportunity to go on work placement in Year Three
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<ul><li>Civil engineering is all about creating, improving, and protecting the environment in which we live. It involves the planning, design and construction of facilities that we require for everyday living, industry and transport</li><li>Civil engineering aims to solve environmental issues such as air pollution, coastal protection and waste treatment</li><li>As a civil engineer, students will have a creative, diverse and challenging career and will be making a real contribution to the needs of both modern and developing societies all over the world</li><li>Students will have the opportunity to take a four-month Industry Placement in Year 3</li><li>Graduates will possess the technical and managerial skills necessary to enter careers in planning, design, construction, operation or maintenance of the built environment and global infrastructure
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<ul><li>This four-year honours degree prepares graduates to work as software and electronic engineers in a variety of research and development settings within the tech industry</li><li>GMIT has one of the most highly valued Software &amp; Electronic Engineering qualifications in Ireland. Students will learn about software, computers, electronics, the Internet, and the cloud, from the basic transistor to the Internet of Things. There is a particular focus on state-of-the-art technologies and engineering techniques</li><li>GMIT prides itself on the institute’s innovative learning environment which uses team-and problem-based techniques; this means less teaching and more learning for students</li><li>An eight-month work placement is offered in the third year of the program. This enables students to apply their knowledge and develop their skills within high-tech work environments such as Cisco, Intel, Ericsson, Analog Devices, SAP, Avaya, Valeo, and Boston Scientific</li><li>Students have the opportunity to avail of an Erasmus+ study placement in a partner college in Europe
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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

All Courses

Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting

Bachelor of Business (Honours)

Bachelor of Business (Honours) with Entrepreneurship

Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Marketing and Sales

Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Finance and Economics

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Software and Electronic Engineering