BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA APPLICANTS
Maynooth University Undergraduate Handbook 2022
Holders of a BTEC Higher National Diploma, Extended National Diploma Award (180 credits) or OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma Award (180 credits) with Merit/Distinction Grade in any discipline, will be considered for admission to the first year of the MH101 Bachelor of Arts degree. Applicants wishing to pursue any of the following honours bachelors degree courses must present the appropriate award (these linked courses are listed under the various degrees below). > MH107 BSocSc Bachelor of Social Science > MH109 BA Media Studies > MH404 BBS/BBA Business and Management/International Business/Marketing/Business and Global Cultures > MH409 BBA Business and Languages > MH411 BBS/BBA Entrepreneurship > MH601 CSA BSc Computer Science and Software Engineering (through Arts) > MH601 MWA BSc Multimedia, Mobile and Web Development (through Arts) > MH602 CSS BSc Computer Science and Software Engineering (through Science) > MH602 MWS BSc Multimedia, Mobile and Web Development (through Science) Applicants will be graded on the best 6 modules in the second year.
Entry to the first year of the Bachelor of Social Science degree will be considered for any of the above. Selection will be based on results.
MH109 BTEC/OCR Awards > BTEC Higher National Diploma in Media Studies/Media Production > BTEC Extended National Diploma Award in Media Studies/Media Production (180 credits) > OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma Award in Media Studies (180 credits) Entry to the first year of the Bachelor of Media Studies degree will be considered for any of the above. Selection will be based on results.
MH404 BTEC/OCR Awards > BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business (Mathematics required at Leaving Certificate level O4/H7 or distinction at minimum level 5) > BTEC Extended National Diploma Award in Business (180 credits) > OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma Award in Business (180 credits) Entry to the first year of the Bachelor of Business Management, International Business, or Marketing degree will be considered for any of the above. Selection will be based on results.
For degrees that have a specific maths requirement, applicants must present Mathematics at Leaving Certificate level with a minimum grade of O4/H7 or must have a Distinction in a Mathematics or Statistics module or GCSE Grade B in Mathematics.
or degrees which have a specific maths requirement, applicants who F do not have Mathematics at Leaving Certificate level with a minimum grade of O4/H7 must have a Distinction in a Mathematics or Statistics module or GCSE Grade B in Mathematics.
Application is made through the Central Applications Office (CAO). Please email BTEC results when received to admissions@mu.ie, clearly stating the CAO number.
MH411
MH101 > BTEC Higher National Diploma > BTEC Extended National Diploma Award (180 credits) > OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma Award (180 credits) Entry to the first year of the Bachelor of Arts Degree will be considered for holders of the above awards in all disciplines with Merit/Distinction Grade.
MH107 BTEC/OCR Awards > BTEC Higher National Diploma in Applied Social Studies/Social Care > BTEC Extended National Diploma Award in Applied Social Studies/ Social Care (180 credits)
Entrepreneurship - as per MH404 above
MH601 / MH602 BTEC > BTEC Higher National Diploma in Computer Science (Mathematics required at Leaving Certificate level O3/H7 or distinction at minimum level 5) > BTEC Extended National Diploma Award in Computing (180 credits) Entry to the first year of the Bachelor of Computer Science & Software Engineering degree will be considered for any of the above. Selection will be based on results. or degrees which have a specific maths requirement, applicants who F do not have Mathematics at Leaving Certificate level with a minimum grade of O3/H7 must have a Distinction in a Mathematics or Statistics module or GCSE Grade B in Mathematics.
> OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma Award in Applied Social Studies/Social Care (180 credits)
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