Program Title
BSc Applied Physics & Instrumentation
Program Duration (Months)
36
Study Modes
Full Time
Country
Educational qualification required for admission
Higher Secondary School
Admission Criteria
Prospective Non-EU Students
Required application documents (for full-time taught programmes):
2. Photo page of the passport
3. School Leaving Examination Certificate/High School Certificate. Include forecast results if you have not finished your studies.
4. Full Academic Transcripts (consolidated not accepted) + Final Degree Certificate + Institute marking scheme. Include transcripts received if you have not finished your studies.
5. English language proficiency certificate (if applicable)
6. CV/Resume. Include relevant technical certificates if mentioned, for example, C++, Java
7. Statement of purpose. C.500 words on why you wish to do the course and why you would be a suitable candidate.
Please do not submit anything not on the list above, for example, a work contract.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
You may be required to submit other documentation, for example, portfolio for art programmes.
Qualifications & Certificates
You must send certified copies of your qualifications to the CAO. Where the original document is issued in a language other than English, you must send certified copies of an English translation to the CAO. If you receive an offer from MTU Cork, you must present the original certificates to the Admissions office in September.
Program Description
The BSc in Applied Physics & Instrumentation is one of MTU Cork's longest established courses and highly sought-after graduates can be found in essentially all of the region's advanced manufacturing and analysis sectors, but especially in the BioPharmaChem sector. The aim of this course is to prepare graduates for a range of technical positions within the multidisciplinary field of Applied Physics and Instrumentation. Whilst there is particular emphasis on employment within process industries, such as chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, beverage and water, graduates are well equipped for employment in other sectors such as computers, medical devices and microelectronics, as well as in hospitals and in research and development.
Work Placement
A mandatory work placement of a minimum of 10 weeks takes place in Year 3. Students are placed in an applied physics and/or instrumentation role within an industry, organisation or research group. It may be possible for the placement to be in an international location.
Leaving Cert Subjects:
Helpful subjects are Physics, Engineering, Technology, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
Further studies
Suitably qualified graduates are eligible to apply for entry to Year 4 (final) of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Instrument Engineering OR the one-year add-on Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Physics and Instrumentation.
Video
Youtube Channel
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MTU Cork Campus Live Q&A Webinar for CAO Applicants
MTU hosted an online question and answer event for prospective CAO students on Wednesday, 27th January 2021.
This event focused on courses available to CAO applicants on the Cork campus locations of MTU, and covered areas such as Business, Engineering, Science, Humanities, Computer Science, Art, Music, Maritime and Architecture. Representatives from all areas across the Cork campus locations of MTU were on hand to answer last-minute questions from Leaving Certificate students who are in the process of completing their CAO applications prior to the deadline of 1st February 2021.
Topics Covered include:
Completing Your CAO Form – Top Tips
Overview of courses in the Faculty of Business & Humanities including Crawford College of Art & Design and Cork School of Music
Overview of courses in the Faculty of Engineering & Science including the National Maritime College of Ireland
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New Year Message from MTU President, Prof. Maggie Cusack
On this auspicious date of 1st January 2021, as Munster Technological University comes into being, I would like to wish you all a very happy New Year. Thank you to staff and students who have worked so hard to make this happen. I look forward to working with you as we embark on the next stage of the journey and establish MTU as a great Technological University.
Happy New Year,
Professor Maggie Cusack
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New Munster Technological University (MTU) Branding
At Munster Technological University, MTU, our mission is to lead change and, through education, empower people for a successful future in a globalised world.
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CIT Department of Computer Science MSc in Artificial Intelligence Conferring Ceremony 2020
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National Maritime College of Ireland Conferring Ceremony December 2020
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CIT Faculty of Business and Humanities Awards 2020
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CIT Faculty of Business and Humanities, Special Purpose Awards 2020
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CIT Risam PhD Scholarship Awards 2019 & 2020
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CIT Mass of Remembrance 2020
Cork Institute of Technology Annual Mass of Remembrance -
CIT Diploma in Project Management Graduation Ceremony
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Cork School of Music
CIT/MTU Cork School of Music
CR 121 Music (Honours) https://www.cit.ie/course/cr121
CR 125 Popular Music (Honours) https://www.cit.ie/course/cr125
CR 130 Musical Theatre (Honours) https://www.cit.ie/course/cr130
CR 700 Theatre & Drama Studies (Honours) https://www.cit.ie/course/cr700
CIT/MTU Open Fortnight 16th - 26th November 2020. Full schedule of events available from www.cit.ie/cao.
Cork Institute of Technology will join with IT Tralee on 1st January 2021 to become Munster Technological University (MTU). -
Dept. of Media Communications
CIT Crawford College of Art & Design - Department of Media Communications
CR 112 Creative Digital Media (Honours) https://www.cit.ie/course/cr112
CR 225 Photography with New Media (Honours) https://www.cit.ie/course/cr225
CR 600 Visual Communications (Honours) https://www.cit.ie/course/cr600
CIT/MTU Open Fortnight 16th - 26th November 2020. Full schedule of events available from www.cit.ie/cao.
Cork Institute of Technology will join with IT Tralee on 1st January 2021 to become Munster Technological University (MTU).
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