Courses
What’s New at ATU
ATU has added exciting new undergraduate courses to give you more choice. Find out the latest updates for CAO applicants below.
ATU continues to expand and update it’s programme offering in line with student and industry needs. Below you’ll read about some of our latest updates. We’re excited to share our latest courses with you! These new courses are part of our expanding offering, giving you more choice than ever.
New Programmes
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology
The new BSc (Hons) in Sport, Exerecise and Performance Psychology is a Level 8 honours degree programme based in the Mayo and Galway City-Dublin Road campuses.
Ireland’s first undergraduate degree of its kind, this programme combines psychology with sport and exercise science to explore performance, wellbeing, and behaviour. Students gain an interdisciplinary learning experience that prepares graduates for careers in sport, health, wellness, psychology, and performance.
Computer Games Development
The new BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development programme is a Level 8 honours degree based in the Donegal – Letterkenny campus.
Combining creativity and technology, this programme develops expertise in game design, programming, AI, and 3D graphics. Graduates are equipped for careers in gaming, software development, and interactive media.
Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
The BSc (Hons) in Cybersecruity and Digital forensics is a Level 8 honours degree based in the Donegal Letterkenny campus.
As cyber threats continue to evolve, this degree prepares students for careers in cybersecurity through hands-on learning in ethical hacking, network security, malware analysis, and digital investigations. Graduates are equipped to protect organisations and secure critical digital infrastructure
Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
The Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS) at ATU is designed to produce highly skilled, confident, and well-rounded veterinary graduates equipped to work effectively in Irish veterinary practice where they will play an essential role in safeguarding animal health, public health, and safeguarding Ireland’s food-producing economy.
ATU immerses students early in real-world veterinary settings, working with healthy animals across a diverse range of species before progressing into complex disease diagnosis and management
The Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery programme will be primarily based in the ATU Donegal Letterkenny campus, with one semester in ATU Mountbellew.
Master of Pharmacy
ATU is now offering a Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) programme at ATU’s Sligo campus. The programme CAO code is AU975. ATU offers 32 places through the CAO on this 5-year programme. At the end of the programme, graduates will be entitled to register to practise as a pharmacist in Ireland in clinical settings supporting the health service and also in industry. The programme has successfully completed the accreditation process with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI).
Significant investment in university facilities has been completed in the Sligo campus with the development of a €35million facility that includes state-of-the-art teaching and research spaces, science laboratories and a clean room.
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Physiotherapy
ATU is now offering a 4-year, level 8 honours degree programme in Physiotherapy. The BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy is based at ATU’s Donegal Letterkenny campus. There are 20 places on this programme which will develop learners to become well-rounded, autonomous practitioners with the knowledge required to underpin the current demands of the profession capable of managing change, supporting their profession and patients, and developing professionally as physiotherapists.
Graduates of this programme will function as competent autonomous practitioners capable of collaborating and leading interprofessional teams in a variety of clinical environments.
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Special and Inclusive Education
The aim of this course is to provide students with the professional knowledge, skills and competencies to effectively support people with Special Educational Needs, disabilities or learning differences across a diverse range of settings. Students will be supported in gaining a thorough depth of knowledge and understanding of Special Educational Needs through engagement with national and international research, policy and legislation related to inclusive practice.
This programme aims to enhance professional practice as well as open up study and career progression opportunities for students.
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Applicant News
ATU Access and Widening Participation News
Applications are now open for the ATU Certificate in Access for Higher Education. This is a free alternative route into university and is a level 6 qualification. Upon completing this Certificate, students can apply for undergraduate programmes across ATU (quotas apply on some programmes). This course is available in Letterkenny and Sligo.
Access for Higher Education – Atlantic Technological University
Tertiary Degree Programme in Social Care Practice
Atlantic Technological University (ATU), in partnership with CMETB recently launched a new Tertiary Education degree at Cavan Institute, the BA (Hons) in Social Care Practice. The programme, which already exists at ATU Sligo’s campus, now provides a one year plus three-year study opportunity for learners interested in studying year one of the honours degree programme at Cavan Institute. After completing year one of the programme, learners will then progress to year two of the honour’s degree programme at ATU Sligo.
