CAO Courses ATU

ATU offers programmes ranging from QQI Level 6 (Higher Certificates) and Level 7 (Ordinary Degrees) up to Level 8 (Honours Degrees) and new integrated Level 9 Master’s. To help you navigate your enrollment path, find your area of interest below.

1. Science, Agriculture & Healthcare

ATU’s healthcare degrees are closely aligned with regulatory bodies such as the NMBI (Nursing), PSI (Pharmacy), and VCI (Veterinary).

Nursing, Pharmacy & Allied Health

• AU170 Health Science with Physiotherapy Studies (Level 6) – Letterkenny

• AU171 Health Science with Occupational Therapy Studies (Level 6) – Letterkenny

• AU172 Health Science with Dietetics Studies (Level 6) – Letterkenny

• AU173 Dental Nursing (Level 6) – Letterkenny

• AU174 Pharmacy Technician (Level 6) – Letterkenny

• AU374 Physiotherapy (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU380 / AU690 / AU991 General Nursing (Level 8) – Letterkenny / Castlebar / Sligo (St Angela’s)

• AU381 / AU691 Mental Health / Psychiatric Nursing (Level 8) – Letterkenny / Castlebar

• AU382 / AU992 Intellectual Disability Nursing (Level 8) – Letterkenny / Sligo (St Angela’s)

• AU975 Pharmacy (MPharm Level 9) – Sligo

Veterinary & Agriculture

• AU271 Veterinary Nursing (Level 7) – Letterkenny

• AU375 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS Level 9) – Letterkenny & Mountbellew

• AU272 / AU371 Agriculture (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU506 / AU606 Rural Enterprise and Agri-Business (Level 7 / Level 8) – Mountbellew

• AU557 / AU657 Agriculture and Environmental Management (Level 7 / Level 8) – Mountbellew

Science & Biosciences

• AU270 / AU556 / AU656 / AU730 / AU965 Science – Common Entry / Undenominated (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway / Sligo

• AU372 Bioanalytical Science (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU373 / AU857 / AU968 Pharmaceutical Science / Drug Development (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Sligo

• AU555 / AU655 Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU568 / AU668 Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU569 / AU670 Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU669 / AU859 / AU970 Forensic Science / Investigation and Analysis (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway / Sligo

• AU671 Medical Science (Level 8) – Galway

• AU858 / AU969 Biomedical Science (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU973 Clinical Measurement Physiology (Level 8) – Sligo

• AU575 / AU675 Physics and Instrumentation (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU731 / AU855 / AU966 Environmental Science with Ecology (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU856 / AU967 Occupational Safety and Health (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

Nutrition & Sports Science

• AU370 Food Science and Nutrition (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU663 Public Health Nutrition (Level 8) – Galway

• AU862 / AU972 Human Nutrition (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU732 / AU861 / AU971 Health Science and Physiology / Physical Activity (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU662 Sport and Exercise Science (Level 8) – Galway

• AU321 Athletic Therapy and Exercise Rehabilitation (Level 8) – Letterkenny

2. Business, Law & Tourism

Business, Finance & Management

• AU200 / AU301 / AU401 / AU501 / AU601 / AU700 / AU800 / AU900 Business (Common Entry / General) (Level 7 / Level 8) – All Campuses

• AU300 / AU600 / AU902 Accounting (Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway / Sligo

• AU607 Digital Accounting (Level 8) – Galway

• AU504 / AU604 Finance / Finance and Economics (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU503 / AU603 / AU802 / AU904 Marketing and Sales / Marketing (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway / Sligo

• AU302 Marketing with Online Technologies (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU505 / AU605 Business with Entrepreneurship (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU502 / AU602 Business Information Systems (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU801 Business Administration (Level 7) – Sligo

• AU901 Business and ICT (Level 8) – Sligo

Law & Criminal Justice

• AU210 Law with Criminal Justice (Level 7) – Letterkenny

• AU310 Law (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU311 Corporate Law (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU915 Law and Business (Level 8) – Sligo

Tourism, Hospitality, Culinary & Events

• AU220 / AU429 Culinary Arts / Professional Chef Programme (Level 7) – Killybegs / Galway

• AU221 / AU428 / AU530 / AU630 Tourism, Hotel and Hospitality Operations / Management (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway

• AU322 Hospitality Management (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU426 / AU528 / AU628 International Tourism Management (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU803 / AU905 International Tourism and Event Management (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU427 / AU529 / AU629 Event Management with Public Relations (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU531 / AU631 Gastronomy Science and Food Innovation (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

Sport & Business

• AU222 / AU320 Sport and Exercise (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU804 / AU903 Applied Sport with Business (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU664 Sports Coaching (Level 8) – Galway

3. Engineering, Construction & Built Environment

Engineering (Common Entry, Civil, Mechanical & Electronic)

• AU253 / AU353 / AU549 / AU649 / AU715 / AU830 / AU940 Engineering – Common Entry (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway / Sligo

• AU241 / AU538 / AU638 / AU835 / AU944 Civil Engineering (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway / Sligo

• AU251 / AU350 / AU545 / AU645 / AU833 / AU943 Mechanical Engineering (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway / Sligo

• AU250 / AU351 Electronic Engineering (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU542 / AU642 Software and Electronic Engineering (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU942 Electronics and Self-Driving Technologies (Level 8) – Sligo

• AU831 Mechatronic Engineering (Level 7) – Sligo

• AU941 Robotics and Automation (Level 8) – Sligo

• AU252 / AU354 Electric Vehicle Engineering (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU546 / AU646 Energy Engineering (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU547 / AU647 Biomedical Engineering (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU352 Biomedical Design (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU548 / AU648 Agricultural Engineering (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU550 / AU650 Manufacturing Engineering Design (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU834 Precision Engineering and Design (Level 7) – Sligo

• AU340 Fire Safety Engineering (Level 8) – Letterkenny

Construction, Architecture & Built Environment

• AU242 / AU243 Construction / Building Engineering – Common Entry (Level 7) – Letterkenny

• AU240 / AU341 / AU536 / AU636 / AU836 / AU945 Quantity Surveying (and Construction Economics) (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway / Sligo

• AU342 / AU535 / AU635 Construction Management (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway

• AU946 Construction Project Management and Applied Technology (Level 8) – Sligo

• AU716 / AU717 Construction Economics / Applied Construction Technology (Level 7) – Sligo

• AU343 / AU537 / AU637 Architectural Technology (Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway

• AU925 Architecture (Level 8) – Sligo

• AU820 / AU926 Interior Architecture and Design (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU837 Advanced Wood and Sustainable Building Technology (Level 7) – Sligo

4. Computing, IT & Digital Technology

• AU261 / AU360 / AU361 / AU725 / AU845 / AU955 Computing / Computer Science (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Sligo

• AU576 / AU676 / AU847 / AU957 Computing in Software Development (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway / Sligo

• AU262 Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics (Level 7) – Letterkenny

• AU846 / AU956 Computer Networks and Cyber Security (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU363 Computing in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU260 / AU848 Computer Games Development (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Sligo

• AU577 / AU677 Computing and Digital Media (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU362 Cyberpsychology (Level 8) – Letterkenny

5. Arts, Design, Social Sciences & Education

Art, Design & Media

• AU234 / AU330 / AU519 / AU619 Design – Common Entry (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway

• AU518 / AU618 / AU822 / AU928 Art / Fine Art (Portfolio) (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway / Sligo

• AU233 / AU333 Graphic and Digital Design / Illustration (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU232 / AU334 Fashion with Promotion / Fashion Design (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU821 / AU927 Creative Design (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU230 / AU332 Digital Film and Video / Film and Media Production (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU615 Film and Documentary (Level 8) – Galway

• AU616 Creative Media and Storytelling (Level 8) – Galway

• AU231 / AU617 Animation (and Game Design) (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Galway

• AU823 / AU824 / AU931 Performing Arts (Acting / Theatre Design) (Level 7 / Level 8) – Sligo

• AU581 / AU681 Furniture Design and Manufacture (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterfrack

• AU582 / AU682 Furniture Making and Architectural Woodworking (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterfrack

• AU583 / AU683 Furniture Design, Making and Technology – Common Entry (Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterfrack

Social Sciences, Early Years & Humanities

• AU190 / AU390 / AU491 / AU592 / AU695 / AU919 Early Childhood Care and Education (Level 6 / Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Castlebar / Sligo

• AU191 / AU391 / AU593 / AU696 / AU918 Health and Social Care / Applied Social Care (Level 6 / Level 7 / Level 8) – Letterkenny / Castlebar / Sligo

• AU290 Inclusive Practice for Special Needs Assistance (Level 7) – Letterkenny

• AU425 / AU525 / AU625 Heritage (Level 7 / Level 8) – Galway

• AU490 / AU694 History and Geography (Level 7 / Level 8) – Castlebar

• AU916 Sociology and Politics (Level 8) – Sligo

• AU312 Communications with English (Level 8) – Letterkenny

• AU917 English and Psychology (Level 8) – Sligo

• AU929 / AU930 Writing and Literature (Portfolio / Online) (Level 8) – Sligo

• AU591 Culture and Environment (Level 7) – Castlebar

• AU590 / AU692 / AU693 Outdoor Education (and Leisure / Geography) (Level 7 / Level 8) – Castlebar

Education (Teacher Training) & Home Economics

• AU620 Education (Art and Design and Communication Graphics) (Level 8) – Galway

• AU680 Education (Design, Graphics and Construction) (Level 8) – Letterfrack

• AU985 / AU986 / AU987 / AU988 Education, Home Economics (with Biology / Religious Ed / Irish / General) (Level 8) – Sligo (St Angela’s)

• AU989 Nutrition, Food and Business Management (Level 8) – Sligo (St Angela’s)

• AU990 Home Economics (Level 8) – Sligo (St Angela’s)

Navigating Your Application: Alternative Entry Routes

If you are concerned about meeting the direct CAO points for a Level 8 honours degree, ATU offers excellent alternative enrollment paths:

• PLC Healthcare Routes & Pre-University Courses: Completing a QQI Level 5 Pre-Nursing, Pre-Science, or Business course at a Further Education (FE) college can secure your place in highly competitive degrees. These PLC pathways are incredibly effective for gaining entry into fields like General Nursing, Veterinary, and Science.

• Level 6 and Level 7 Stepping Stones: Many students strategically opt for a Level 6 or Level 7 course first. These programmes generally have lower CAO entry requirements and allow you to “add on” an extra year or two later to graduate with a full Level 8 degree.

• Mature Students: If you are over 23, ATU welcomes mature applicants. Entry is often assessed based on life experience, previous employment, and an interview, rather than relying solely on Leaving Cert points.