Architectural Technology and Design
Engineering and Construction / DFEI / Dublin / 2650 views
This course meets the needs of students who wish to develop a portfolio of valuable skills, for example: Architectural Drawing, CAD2D and 3D, Architectural Model Making and Design. These skills will equip students to find employment in the architectural, engineering and design sectors and/or also to progress to third level colleges. Students achieve a level of competence and confidence in their skills in order to maximise their abilities and potential for the future.
Entry Requirements
One of the following:
Leaving Certificate
A Level 4 QQI Award
Mature applicants are welcome
Course Modules
- Architectural Drawing
- Building Construction
- Computer Aided Draughting (2D)
- Design Skills
- Safety and Health at Work
- Mathematics
- Spreadsheet Methods
- Communications
- Work Experience
- Introduction to Revit 3D
Certification
Level 5 Award Computer Aided Design (5M1940)
Progression Opportunities
DFEi: Graduates may progress to the Level 6 QQI Advanced Certificate in Architectural Technology and Design at DFEi.
Elsewhere: Graduates are eligible to apply through the CAO and/or the Higher Education Links Scheme to a range of higher certificate and degree programmes, at Universities, Institutes of Technology and Technological Universities.
Progression Examples
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology
- BA in Visual Communication
TU Dublin – City Campus (formerly DIT)
- Bachelor of Architecture
- BSc in Architectural Technology
Dundalk Institute of Technology
- BSc in Building Surveying
- BSc in Architectural Technology
Institute of Technology Carlow
- BSc in Architectural Technology
Waterford Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Architecture
- BSc in Architectural Technology
- BSc in Architecture and Building Information Modelling
Career Paths
Graduates will be equipped with the skills for employment opportunities in surveying, construction, 3D design within the architectural, engineering and design sectors
- Course Type : QQI Level 5