This programme offers an understanding of advanced polymers which is vital for engineers and scientists in the design and manufacture of complex devices, and increasingly, this knowledge is playing a key role in the design for recyclability of such devices. Polymer technology is a growing industry in Ireland with the number of companies rising to 230 which boasts an annual turnover of €2.1 billion.

 

Key Features:
• Level 9 Programme (60 ECTS)
• Online/Blended flexible mode of delivery
• Developed in partnership with the Midlands Regional Skills Manager and relevant industry partners.
• Personal and supportive approach to teaching and learning.
• Problem Based Learning (PBL) based approaches will be used to challenge and expand the students’ knowledge, skills and competence.
• Industrial support through guest lectures, and examples of best practice is a key component of the programme.
• Includes a ‘real life’ industrial project so that learners can translate theory to practice.
• The programme addresses to a significant level all four key areas, which have been deemed by government as being of critical importance at this time: digital skills, transversal skills, management and leadership skills and the workplace of the future.