Computer Engineering

Key Information

Duration: 4 Years (BA, BAI) or 5 Years (MAI)

Places: 195

CAO Points: 556 including H4 Mathematics  (2024) 

Course Code: TR032

Computer Engineering is about understanding how computer systems work and how they integrate with other systems that surround us. Computer Engineers are involved in many hardware and software aspects of computing, from the design of individual microprocessors, personal and supercomputers, to software engineering, and circuit design. Computer Engineers are involved in activities that include writing software and firmware for embedded microcontrollers, designing VLSI chips, designing operating system, building next-generation high-speed communications networks, and developing secure and pervasive wireless networks. Computer engineers are also suited for robotics research, which relies heavily on using digital systems to control and monitor electrical systems like motors, communications, and sensors.

Computer Engineering at Trinity

The School of Computer Science and Statistics, which runs the Computer Engineering programme, is the oldest computer science department in Ireland with 60+ academics and more than 300 postgraduate students. The School is highly respected internationally for the quality of its research and many of the staff who will teach you are among the world’s leading experts in their fields. Some famous start-up companies associated with the School are Iona Technologies, Havok, Demonware, and DAFT.

The first two years are common to all students of the Engineering degree. 

Almost all jobs in engineering require some sort of interaction with co-workers. Whether they are working in a team situation, or just asking for advice, most engineers have to have the ability to communicate and work with other people. Engineers should be creative, inquisitive, analytical, and detail-oriented. They should be able to work as part of a team and to communicate well, both orally and in writing. Computer Engineering in Trinity will give you the opportunity to work closely with the academic staff, postgraduate researchers and industry to help develop these skills.

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