As a UCD Engineering student, you will enrol in a common first year, which allows you to gain an understanding of the many different engineering disciplines available, before being offered an unrestricted choice of specialisation, subject to health and safety based capacity constraints. We have the widest range of degree choices in the country and, after completing this common first year, you can choose your second year pathway from one of the following:
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Biomedical Engineering
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Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering
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Civil Engineering
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Electrical or Electronic Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Structural Engineering with Architecture
Your chosen area of specialisation in second year will also offer routes to further branches of engineering at a master’s level. The range of study and career opportunities that can be accessed through our Bachelor’s and Master’s degree options is illustrated on the ‘Studying UCD Engineering’ diagram. You can choose a Bachelor of Engineering Science, BSc [3 years], a Bachelor of Engineering, BE [4 years] or a Master of Engineering, ME [5 years).
Since 2013, the educational standard for the professional title of Chartered Engineer (Engineers Ireland) has been an accredited Master’s degree programme in engineering or equivalent. In the School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, the 4-year BE degrees are designed to meet the educational standard for the professional title of Chartered Engineer, through the Institution of Chemical Engineers [IChemE].
