University of Galway, Ireland
University of Galway| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDip | Part-time | 2 years | September | find out | find out |
At a meeting of the ITAG Cyber Forum and Cyber Ireland Galway West Chapter it emerged that software development being taught at third level institutes was focused almost exclusively on teaching functionally driven software engineering. In the majority of computing courses, the goal is to deliver high quality software focused on functionality. In accordance with the demand, this course is exclusively designed to augment learners' skills by teaching them the essentials and advances of Cybersecurity for modern software development. This programme has been carefully designed in consultation with industry partners on the advice of the regional skills fora and informed by discussions within the ITAG Cyber Forum. The programme is designed to prepare students for the demands of the digital age by reskilling and upskilling them in Cybersecurity while simultaneously training them for software development. This new fully online programme will be targeting applicants at both a regional and national level.
It is designed in tandem with industry to meet the growing skills shortage for software developers with a knowledge of Cybersecurity. It is a conversion course which means that it is open to applicants from non-computing backgrounds. They facilitate individuals wishing to change career, reskill or potentially upskill to improve their employment prospects. The minimum requirement is that students have a L8 undergraduate degree, L7 entrants can also apply but will need to demonstrate at least two years industry experience within the computing sector to be considered. In addition, both courses offer an 8 month internship in industry in semester two of year two, which effectively means that participants will be working full-time in industry after 18 months. The courses are fully online and part-time, meaning that applicants can maintain their existing full-time or part-time employment whilst taking the course. Student fees for the course are 90% funded by the Higher Education Authority, meaning that successful applicants will only have to cover 10% of the fee which amounts to €772 in total.
This sector is experiencing rapid expansion at the moment, and there is a growing skills shortage for ICT graduate roles that these students are ideally suited to fill. The highly intensive programme is designed for those with little or no knowledge of software development, but we are particularly keen to receive applications from those who have had some exposure to coding and feel that this is something they potentially have a flare for. People with technical or strong numerical backgrounds often perform best in these types of programmes and we strongly encourage applicants who have strong logical reasoning or maths skills. This could be a strong maths result from their leaving cert or from certain modules in their undergraduate degree. This isn't essential, but often indicates a strong problem solving and logical skillset.
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You may also be interested in one of our other School of Computer Science postgraduate programmes.
Please apply through the Springboard website. Significant demand is expected and early application is advisable as we will process applications on a rolling basis.
Assessment
Individual modules will include a mixture of continuous assessments usually in the form of lab based assignments, as well as end of semester exams.
Contact University of Galway to find course entry requirements.
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