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If you have any registration-related queries not answered here, please contact:
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What are the requirements for each programme?

The entry requirements for each programme are on each of their web pages. If you don't have the exact requirements but have relevant experience it is worth applying. The Chair of the Programme can let you know if you would make a good candidate but it depends on the standard of other candidates that apply and the number of places allocated so you are not guaranteed a place.

I'm a EU passport holder - how do I apply?

You apply online with the Postgraduate Application Centre (PAC) using the relevant PAC code. For example - if you are applying for the Professional Entry to the Grad Dip in IT, part-time, it would be DC845.

Please note: PAC are a separate organisation from DCU. PAC deals with the administration aspect of postgraduate application from DCU and from many other Irish universities so if you have an application query related to your PAC application, you will have to contact PAC directly.

I'm not an EU passport holder - how do I apply?

Non-EU applications to full-time and part-time postgraduate taught programmes must apply online through the Postgraduate Application Centre (PAC) by 15th July. Applications may also be taken after this date, if places have not been allocated by 15th July. All Non-EU candidates are advised to apply by our optional early application date (15th February), particularly where they are nationals of a Non-EU state where a study visa is required.

Please note: PAC are a separate organisation from DCU. PAC deals with the administration aspect of postgraduate application from DCU and from many other Irish universities so if you have an application query related to your PAC application, you will have to contact PAC directly.

What are the final application dates for the programmes?

See here for all our final application dates.

Please note: there are limited places on these programmes. Successful applicants are offered places on a "first-come, first-served" basis. We recommend an early application to avoid disappointment for candidates.

Where can I find the PAC codes?

You can find them all here! They're also on www.pac.ie/dcu and in the link for our postgraduate programmes.

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN IT (GDF)
Graduate Entry One-Year Full-time	-	DC818
Graduate Entry Two-Year Part-time	-	DC819
Professional Entry One-Year Full-time	-	DC846
Professional Entry Two-Year Part-time	-	DC845
MSc IN BIOINFORMATICS (MBIO)
One-Year Full-time	-	DC702
MSc IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS (MCSCS)
One-Year Full-time	-	DC810
MSc IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (MECT)
One-Year Full-time	-	DC821
EUROPEAN MSc IN BUSINESS INFORMATICS (EMBIN)
One Year Full-time	-	DC825
Two Years Part-time	-	DC699
February intake:
One Year Full-time	-	DC830
Two Years Part-time	-	DC670
NOTE: There is no February intake for 2009/2010
MSc IN SECURITY AND FORENSIC COMPUTING (MSSF)
One Year Full-time	-	DC823
Two Years Part-time	-	DC822
MSc IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (MSE)
One Year Full-time	-	DC824
Two Years Part-time	-	DC811

I am an International Student - how can I check my requirements and application requirements?

International candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to those outlined in the answers above. To check exam requirements and application procedures for International Students please look at this page: http://www.dcu.ie/international/procedures.shtml

English is not my mother tongue - what standard of English must I have?

Where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university with their competency in the English language

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