Engineering offers separate programmes leading to degrees in

• Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering,
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering¹,
• Energy Engineering and
• Process and Chemical Engineering²

From 2018/19 students enter First Year Engineering and complete a common programme of study in First Year. On successful completion of First Year, students enter Second Year Engineering and proceed to a BE (Hons) degree programme in either Civil, Structural and Environmental, Electrical and Electronic, Energy or Process and Chemical.

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The degree programme in Electrical and Electronic Engineering is an integrated Masters programme. At the end of Third Year eligible students may register for the ME (Electrical and Electronic). Students who are not eligible or choose not to register for the ME (Electrical and Electronic) continue to Fourth Year of the BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronic).

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The BE (Hons) degree programme in Process and Chemical Engineering is offered jointly by Engineering and Food Science and Technology.

The BSc (Hons) Architecture is a Joint Degree between University College Cork and Munster Technological University.

Modules

All Engineering programmes are defined in terms of modules. Modules are measured in terms of credits. A module may correspond to 5, 10, 15 or 20 credits. Each year of a degree programme consists of modules to a total value of 60 credits.

In modules which include practical work - assessed continuously or by examination, or both - candidates must satisfy the examiners in this aspect of assessment, as well as in written examinations. The examiners will take into account the work done by candidates during the year as shown by the certified records of their work. These records such as laboratory notebooks, reports, designs etc. must be submitted for inspection as and when requested. If any work assigned to a student for Semester 1 and/or Semester 2 is not completed during these Semesters to the satisfaction of the Professor/Lecturer concerned, the student will not be allowed to enter for the University Examination concerned.

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules.

Elective Modules

The right is reserved not to offer any particular elective module listed in the Regulations. An elective module can be given only if teaching staff for that module is available and the module is selected by an adequate number of students, as determined by the Head of the Department concerned. The number of students selecting certain elective modules may, with the approval of the College, be limited. Details are given in the relevant module descriptions. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

Selection of Modules

The selection of any module by a student is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that he/she is capable of profiting by attendance thereat.