What are Tertiary Education Programmes?
Launched in 2023, tertiary education programmes are a new pathway to a bachelor’s degree. A joint further and higher education degree programme, tertiary education programmes begin in a local education and training board centre and finish in a university.
All tertiary education programmes lead to an NFQ level 7 or 8 degree.
Example
For the Bachelor of Science in Software Development, students will complete the first two years in Portlaoise Institute, followed by Years 3 and 4 in the South East Technological University (SETU).
Funding
If you are interested in pursuing a tertiary education programme, you may be eligible for:
- a maintenance grant for the course years that take place in an education and training board centre.
- a maintenance grant and a fee grant for the years that take place in a university.
To be eligible for these grant, the student must meet all of SUSI’s eligibility criteria.
Courses
| Course | Locations | Course Level | Course Duration | Course Code |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Animation, Visual Effect and Motion Design (Level 8) | Kerry College FET - Clash Road Campus / Munster Technological University (MTU) - Kerry Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO012 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Animation, Visual Effect and Motion Design (Level 8) | Cork College FET Douglas St Campus / Munster Technological University (MTU) - Kerry Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO013 |
| Bachelor of Business (Honours) | Portlaoise Institute (Portlaoise College) / South East Technological University (SETU) - Carlow Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO002 |
| Bachelor of Business (Honours) – BBS | College of Further Education and Training – Ennis Campus / Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) - Moylish Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO001 |
| Bachelor of Business (Hons) | Donegal ETB, Letterkenny Training Centre / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) Donegal, Galway or Sligo Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO003 |
| Bachelor of Business (Hons) | Mayo College of Further Education & Training / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) Donegal, Galway or Sligo Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO004 |
| Bachelor of Business (Hons) | Galway Technical Institute / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) Donegal, Galway or Sligo Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO005 |
| Bachelor of Business (Level 7) | Cork College FET Morrison Island Campus / Munster Technological University (MTU) Cork Campus | 7 | 4 years | NTO006 |
| Bachelor of Business (Level 8) | Kerry College FET - Clash Road Campus / Munster Technological University (MTU) - Kerry Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO007 |
| BA (Hons) Immersive Media Production | Ballyfermot College of Further Education / Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) | 8 | 4 years | NTO014 |
| BA (Hons) Immersive Media Production | Bray Institute of Further Education (St Thomas' Community College) / Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) | 8 | 4 years | NTO015 |
| Bachelor of Science in Industrial Laboratory Science | Donegal ETB, Letterkenny Training Centre / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) | 7 | 3 years | NTO020 |
| Bachelor of Science in Industrial Laboratory Science (Year 1 in Galway) | Galway Technical Institute / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) | 7 | 3 years | NTO022 |
| Bachelor of Science in Industrial Laboratory Science (Year 1 in Westport) | Mayo College of Further Education & Training / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) | 7 | 3 years | NTO027 |
| Bachelor of Science in Mobile & Web Computing – BSc (Hons) | Limerick College of Further Education - Mulgrave Street, Limerick / Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) - Moylish Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO026 |
| Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Nursing | Donegal ETB, Letterkenny Training Centre / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) Donegal or Mayo Campus or St. Angela's College Sligo | 8 | 5 years | NTO023 |
| Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Nursing | Galway Technical Institute / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) Donegal or Mayo Campus or St. Angela's College Sligo | 8 | 5 years | NTO024 |
| Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Nursing | Ballinode College/Sligo College of Further Education / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) Donegal or Mayo Campus or St. Angela's College Sligo | 8 | 5 years | NTO025 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Popular Music (Level 8) | Cork College FET Tramore Road Campus / Munster Technological University (MTU) - Cork School of Music | 8 | 4 years | NTO016 |
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Development | Portlaoise Institute (Portlaoise College) / South East Technological University (SETU) - Carlow Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO008 |
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Development (Level 8) | Cork College FET Morrison Island Campus / Munster Technological University (MTU) Cork Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO010 |
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Development (Level 8) | Cork College FET Douglas St Campus / Munster Technological University (MTU) Cork Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO011 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Sustainable Engineering Technologies | Donegal ETB, Letterkenny Training Centre / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) Donegal, Galway or Sligo Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO017 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Sustainable Engineering Technologies | Galway Technical Institute / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) Donegal, Galway or Sligo Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO018 |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Sustainable Engineering Technologies | Ballinode College/Sligo College of Further Education / Atlantic Technological Institute (ATU) Donegal, Galway or Sligo Campus | 8 | 4 years | NTO019 |
