Course Title: Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computing with Language
There’s growing demand for graduates with both IT and language skills in the ICT sector. This course will give you a thorough grounding in all the essential areas of computing, while also giving you the opportunity to develop fluency in French, German or Spanish.
* 2021 CAO Points 235
Leaving Cert |
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Subjects |
Higher |
6 |
2 H5 |
Minimum Grade in |
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Maths |
English OR Irish |
F2/O6/H7 |
O6/H7 |
Other Grade Requirements:
Leaving Certificate Examination with at least Grade 06 or better in five subjects including Mathematics and English or Irish. Grade 05 in Ordinary level Mathematics or higher is recommended but not a requirement.
Leaving Certificate French O5 or better is recommended for French stream. German or Spanish may be taken at beginner level.
Mature applicants (23+) are welcome. Further details at www.tudublin.ie/mature
Computing with Language (French/German/Spanish)?
This course is designed to address the need for Level 8 computing graduates who have a language competence. It was designed in consultation with leading companies including SAP Ireland and salesforce.com. The course subjects include software development, computer architecture, systems analysis, databases, social media communications, cloud services, interactive design, information management and applied AI.
If your language ability is strong, it is possible to spend a full year abroad on condition that you study similar technical topics in the partner institution to those covered in Semester 5 of your course. Language skills are considered essential when working in a multicultural professional environment. Being fluent in a second language demonstrates cultural openness and adaptability as well as giving you a competitive edge and enhanced employability. One major employer stated: “When I see a good CV that includes a period abroad I see someone who has challenged themselves and proved their ability to be independent. I tend to reach for those first even if the foreign language isn’t essential to the role.”
You may spend either Semester 6 or one full academic year (Year 3) abroad in a combined college/placement period in one of our partner colleges/companies in a country aligned to your language of study. Placements are available in Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Spain and Mexico.
- Graduate Job Titles:
Software Developer
Full Stack Developer
Software Test Automation
International IT Specialist
Consultant Engineer
System Administrator
CyberSecurity Specialist
International Technology Consultant
Sentiment Analyst
Researcher
- Graduate Employers:
Amazon AWS
SAP
Salesforce
Microsoft Ireland
Bank of America/ Merrill Lynch
Adobe
Accenture
Version1
Mastercard
Bearing Point
Ergo
Evros
*Some modules are elective
Semester 1
- Computer Architecture
- Critical Skills Development
- French (Elective)
- German 1 (Elective)
- Discrete Mathematics 1
- Spanish 1 (Elective)
- Software Development 1
- Visual Design & User Experience
Semester 2
- Database Fundamentals
- French (Elective)
- German 2 (Elective)
- Operating Systems Fundamentals
- Spanish 2 (Elective)
- Statistics
- Software Development 2
- Systems Analysis
*Some modules are elective
Semester 3
- Advanced Database Technologies
- French 3 (Elective)
- German 3 (Elective)
- Discrete Mathematics 2
- Software Quality Assurance and Testing
- Spanish (Elective)
- Software Development 3
- Client-Side Web Development
Semester 4
- Social Media Communications
- Data Administration and Analysis
- French 4 (Elective)
- German 4 (Elective)
- Management Science
- Project
- Spanish (Elective)
- Software Development 4
*Some modules are elective
Semester 5
- Semester Abroad (Elective)
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Cloud Services & Distributed Computing
- Big Data Technologies
- French 5 (Elective)
- German 5 (Elective)
- Operating Systems
- Spanish 5 (Elective)
- Server-Side Web Development
Semester 6
- Semester Abroad
Semester 7
Algorithms & Computation
Interactive Media Design & Visualisation
Information Management
Enterprise Applications Development 1
Project
(3863) Software Localisation
Semester 8
Computational Theory
(3861) Computational Linguistics
Enterprise Applications Development 2
Enterprise Performance Architecture
Project