Open Day 2019 A quick guide to all of our course offerings
Schedule of talks - Friday 18 October Business & Hospitality
Programme
Time
Title of talk/tour/demo
Location
Business Information Systems
10:30 – 11:00
Business + Technology = Business Information Systems
Zone 1
Accounting
11:00 – 11:30
Accounting careers – it’s not all about the numbers
Zone 1
Business and Law/ Accounting and Law
11:30 – 12:00
Business and Law/Accounting and Law
Zone 1
Digital Marketing
11:00 – 11:30
Digital Marketing
Zone 2
Business
11:30 – 12:00
Studying business, a world of opportunity
Zone 2
Hospitality, Tourism and Sport Management
10:30 – 11:00
Careers in Hospitality, Tourism and Sport Management
F2705
Food, Business & Technology
11:00 – 11:30
The Future of Food
F2705
Sport Management
11:30 – 12:00
Careers in Sport Management
F2705
Hospitality, culinary, bar supervision
11:00/12:00
Connect with Hospitality tour
Meet at Hospitality Stand in arena
Hospitality, culinary, bar supervision
Ongoing
Drop in to the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure for ongoing demos on chocolate, restaurant management and cocktails
Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure
Science & Health
Programme
Time
Title of talk/tour/demo
Location
Sport & Health Science
10:30 – 11:00
Discover Sport and Health Science at AIT
Zone 2
Sport & Health Science
11:30
Connect with Sports Science Walking Tour
Meet at Sport Science Stand
Social Care
10:30 – 11:00
Is a career in Social Care for me?
Zone 3
Applied Psychology
11:30 – 12:00
Why Study Applied Psychology?
Zone 3
Early Years Care & Education
12:00 – 12:30
Career Opportunities in Early Years Care & Education
Zone 2
Science
11:00 – 11:30
General Nursing, PsychiatricNursing, Dental Nursing and Pharmacy Technician talk
Zone 3
Why Science?
12:15 – 12:45
Pursuing a Science degree in Science - Questions answered: Why Science? Why at the AIT? What will I be working at?
Zone 3
Veterinary Nursing
10:00 – 13:00
Tour of Veterinary labs
D51 Science corridor
Microbiology, Bioveterinary Science
10:00 – 13:00 Repeated at 20 minute intervals
Microbiology – What’s really under the Microscope?
D56
All Day
Poster SessionDisplay of 4th Year Research Projects
Mezzanine Science Corridor
11:00 – 11:30
Bacteria – Friends or Foe
Talk meeting point – D54
11:15 – 11:45
Walk and Talk tour
Tour meeting point – Life and Physical Science Stands
Repeated throughout the morning
RedBull - How does it give you wings?
D52/ D53
Repeated throughout the morning
Engage with Science – Demonstrations in various labs on the science floor
D59 /D60
Pharmaceutical Science, Biotechnology, Applied Science, Bioveterinary Science
Engineering & Informatics
Programme
Time
Title of talk/tour/demo
Location
Civil Engineering
11.00 to 11.45
Opportunities in Civil Engineering
Engineering Building Y202
Quantity Surveying
11.45 to 12.30
Why study Quantity Surveying
Engineering Building Y202
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Future Drone Racing with 5G and IOT
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Walk the Plank – a Virtual Reality Experience with the Oculus Quest
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Mini Robot Challenge – Build a Mini Robot Using Microsoft Microbits
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Embedding Artificial Intelligence in a €12 Remote Control Car
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
An Artificial Intelligence Based Game for the Xbox
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Creating Mobile Apps to Control Lego Mindstorms
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
A Retro Gaming Arcade using a Raspberry Pi
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
11.30 to 12:00
Walk and Talk tour of Engineering
Tour meeting point – Engineering stands
Engineering: Polymer & Mechanical, Mechanical, Renewable and Mechatronics
10.30 & 11.30
Walk and Talk tour of Engineering labs
Tour meeting point – Engineering stands
All Graphic Design and Animation & Illustration Programmes
10.30 & 11.30
Walk and Talk tour of Studios
Tour meeting point – Design and Animation stands
Student Services Programme
Time
Title of Talk
Location
Speaker
DARE
11:30 – 12:00
HEAR & DARE
Zone 1
Bernie Langtry & Theresa Ryan
Schedule of talks - Saturday 19 October Programme
Time
Title of talk/tour/demo
Location
Business Information Systems
10:30 – 11:00
Business + Technology = Business Information Systems
Zone 1
Accounting
11:00 – 11:30
Accounting careers – it’s not all about the numbers
Zone 1
Business and Law/ Accounting and Law
11:30 – 12:00
Business and Law/Accounting and Law
Zone 1
Digital Marketing
11:00 – 11:30
Digital Marketing
Zone 2
Business
11:30 – 12:00
Studying business, a world of opportunity
Zone 2
Hospitality, Tourism and Sport Management
10:30 – 11:00
Careers in Hospitality, Tourism and Sport Management
F2705
Food, Business & Technology
11:00 – 11:30
The Future of Food
F2705
Sport Management
11:30 – 12:00
Careers in Sport Management
F2705
Hospitality, culinary, bar
11.00/12.00
Connect with Hospitality tour
Meet at Hospitality Stand in arena
Hospitality, culinary, bar supervision
Ongoing
Drop in to the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure for ongoing demos on chocolate, restaurant management and cocktails
Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure
Business & Hospitality
Science & Health
Programme
Time
Title of talk/tour/demo
Location
Sport and Health Science
10:30 – 11:00
Discover Sport and Health Science at AIT
Zone 2
Sport and Health Science
11:30
Connect with Sports Science Walking Tour
Meet at Sport Science Stand
Applied Psychology
10:15 – 10:45
Why study Applied Psychology?
Zone 3
Social Care and Early Years Care and Education
11:30 – 12:00
Careers In Social Care And Early Years Care & Education
Zone 3
Science
11:00 – 11:30
General Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Dental Nursing And Pharmacy Technician Talk
Zone 3
Social Care and Early Years Care and Education
11:00 – 11:30
Careers in Social Care and Early Years Care & Education
Engineering Building Y202
Why Science?
11:30 – 12:00
Pursuing a Science degree in Science - Questions answered: Why Science? Why at the AIT? What will I be working at?
Zone 3
Veterinary Nursing
10:00 – 12:00
Tour of Veterinary labs
D51 Science corridor
10: 15 – 10:45
Walk and Talk tour of Science Laboratory Facilities
Tour meeting point – Life and Physical Science Stands
All Day
Poster SessionDisplay of 4th Year Research Projects
Mezzanine Science Corridor
11:00 – 11:30
Bacteria – Friends or foe
Talk meeting point – D54
10:15 – 10:45
Walk and Talk tour
Tour meeting point – Life and Physical Science Stands
Repeated throughout the morning
RedBull- how does it give you wings?
TD52/ D53
Repeated throughout the morning
Engage with Science - demonstrations
D59 /D60
Pharmaceutical Science, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Applied Science, Bioveterinary Science
Engineering & Informatics
Programme
Time
Title of talk/tour/demo
Location
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Future Drone Racing with 5G and IOT
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Walk the Plank – a Virtual Reality Experience with the Oculus Quest
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Mini Robot Challenge – Build a Mini Robot Using Microsoft Microbits
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Embedding Artificial Intelligence in a €12 Remote Control Car
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
An Artificial Intelligence Based Game for the Xbox
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
Creating Mobile Apps to Control Lego Mindstorms
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
Walk Up Demo
A Retro Gaming Arcade using a Raspberry Pi
Arena Play Zone
Computing and Software
11.30 to 12:00
Walk and Talk tour of Engineering
Tour meeting point – Engineering stands
Civil Engineering
10.45 to 11.15
Walk and talk tour
Engineering Building
Quantity Surveying
10.45 to 11.15
Walk and talk tour
Engineering Building
Computing and Software
11.30 to 12:00
Walk and Talk tour of Engineering
Tour meeting point – Engineering stands
Engineering: Polymer & Mechanical, Mechanical, Renewable and Mechatronics
10.30 & 11.30
Walk and Talk tour of Engineering labs
Tour meeting point – Engineering stands
All Graphic Design and Animation & Illustration Programmes
10.30 & 11.30
Walk and Talk tour of Studios
Tour meeting point – Design and Animation stands
NEW Design with Product Innovation
11.00
Where Creativity and Design meet Engineering and Innovation
Meet at the programme stand at 10.45
Grad Survey 94%
from the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics were either employed, in training or in further study six months after graduation
95%
of overall graduates of the class of 2018 were either employed, in training or in further study six months after graduation
95%
from the Faculty of Science and Health were either employed, in training or in further study six months after graduation
88%
of all 2018 graduates were employed in Ireland
Accomodation in Athlone
Galway €560/month €5,040/year Honours Degree4 years €20,160
Dublin €750/month €6,750/year Honours Degree4 years €27,000
Athlone €340/month €3,060/year
We are approx
40% Cheaper than Galway
Honours Degree4 years €12,240
We are approx
55% Cheaper than Galway