Preliminary Engineering course

The Preliminary Engineering course has been designed to meet the needs of a variety of students wishing to study Engineering at third level, specifically those who did not satisfy the entry requirements for direct entry to a degree course, and adult returnees to education.

As the only PLC course in the country currently delivering the ‘Maths for STEM’ module, Preliminary Engineering is uniquely placed to offer students the opportunity to progress to Level 8 courses in the following universities:

• Trinity College Dublin (TCD):
  • TR032, Engineering (Common Entry)
• TU Dublin (City Centre Campus):
  • TU805, Engineering (General Entry)
• Dublin City University (DCU):
  • DC200, Common Entry into Engineering (Undenominated Entry)
  • DC190, Electronic and Computer Engineering
  • DC193, Mechatronic Engineering
  • DC194, Mechanical and Sustainability Engineering
  • DC195, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
  • DC197, Biomedical Engineering
  • DC189, Global Challenges
  • DC123, Data Science
  • DC127, Common Entry into Actuarial and Financial Mathematics

After four weeks of preparatory classes, our students sit an online exam in early October to determine their ability in the key areas of Number and Algebra:

• Those who are successful in this exam will continue in Preliminary Engineering with the aim of progressing into one of the courses listed above.
• Those who are not successful are redirected to Coláiste Dhúlaigh’s other Engineering PLC course, Engineering Technology. From here students can access a variety of other Engineering courses at Higher Education level, listed on Careers Portal here.