MSc, PgDip, PgCert in BIM at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland - Information on structure, applications, and costs

1. BIM EDUCATION @ DIT
OPEN EVENT
Friday, 03 June 2016

2. What will we cover?
 Programmes – Qualifications/Awards
 BIM Education Pathways & Ladders of
Progression
 MSc in aBIMM Years 1 - 3
 Delivery & Personal Time Commitment
 Application Process & Costs
 Q&A

4. COLLABORATIO
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DIT’s Unique Selling Point

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BIM
Collaboration
Quantity Surveying &
Construction
Management
Architecture/
Architectural
Technology
Mechanical &
Electrical
Engineering
Geomatics
Engineering
Civil & Structural
Engineering
Depending upon demand

6. College of Engineering & Built
Environment
School of
Multidisciplinary
Technologies
School of Surveying &
Construction
Management
Dublin School of
Architecture
School of
Electrical &
Electronic
Engineering
School of
Mechanical &
Design Engineering
School of Civil &
Structural
Engineering

7. Awards
 MSc in Applied Building Information Modelling &
Management (level 9 major)
 Postgraduate Diploma in Collaborative BIM (level 9
major)
 Postgraduate Certificate in BIM Technologies (level 9
minor)
 CPD Certificates in:
 Specific technologies by domain
 Theory & Practice of Building Information Modelling &
Management
 Federated BIM Collaboration
 Cross-Domain

8. Ladders of Progression

9. • Theory & Practice of BIM
• Domain Specific Technology
• Cross-Domain Choice
• Federated Model Collaboration
Postgraduate Certificate in BIM Technologies

10. PgCert in BIM Technologies: Streams (1)
Architecture /
AT
Primary Building
Elements
(5 credits)
Secondary Building
Elements
(5 credits)
Tertiary Building
Elements
(5 credits)
Mechanical &
Electrical
Engineering
BIM Mechanical &
Electrical
(10 Credits)
Appraisal &
Validation in
Dynamic Simulation
Modelling (5
credits)
Surveying &
Construction
Management
Intro to BIM for
Construction
Management
Intro to BIM for Cost
& Value
Management
Advanced BIM for
Construction
Management

11. Civil &
Structural
Engineering
Arch
Primary Building
Elements
(5 credits)
Introduction
to
Sustainable
Infrastructure
Advanced
Structural
Design
Geomatics
Engineering
Scan 2 BIM 2 Field or Arch Primary
Building Elements or Intro to BIM for
Construction Management
Point
Cloud
Science
Systems &
Practice 2
Joint Delivery
with MSc in
Sustainable
Infrastructure
Joint Delivery
with MSc in
Geospatial
Engineering
PgCert in BIM Technologies: Streams (2)

12. Point Cloud
Science
Intro to BIM
for
Construction
Management
Intro to BIM
for Cost &
Value
Manageme
nt
Systems &
Practice 2
BIM Engineering
(Mechanical & Electrical)
Dynamic
Simulation
Modelling
Primary
Building
Elements
Secondary
Building
Elements
Primary
Building
Elements
BIM Civil &
Structural
Engineerin
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Theory and Practice of BIMM
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Cross-
Domain BIM
Civil &
Structural
Architectur
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Mechanic
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Electrical
Geomatic
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Engineeri
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Surveying &
Constructio
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Manageme
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Choose 1

13. Postgraduate Diploma in Collaborative
BIM
Semester 1
 Collaborative BIM Processes (10 credits) plus
 Any 5-credit module at level 9 from across the
Institute
 Delivery times, method, assessment, acceptance at
discretion of accepting programme
or
 Market-driven, annually-updated choice of BIM
elective (5 credit)
 e.g. BIM for Clients and Asset Managers, Lean BIM
Semester 2
 Multidisciplinary Collaboration Project (15 credits)Electives delivered subject to demand

14. MSc in Applied Building Information
Modelling & Management
 Research Skills
 5 credits
 Output: Proposal
 Either specific deliver
for MSc in aBIMM
cohort or in joint
delivery with other
programmes
 Capstone
Experience
 25 credits
 Outputs:
Record of Learning
Presentations (Oral &
by Poster)
Equivalent of Journal
or Conference Paper
or Trade Magazine
article

15. Delivery Options
MSc
• 2 evenings
per week
• 18:00 –
21:00
• Monday &
Wednesday
• (TBC)
Evening CPD
• 1 evening
per week
• 8 weeks per
5 credit
Daytime CPD
• Variable
• Typically 1
afternoon
per week
• 8 weeks per
5 credits
High demand modules only}

16. No Exams

17. Time Commitment
Face – to – Face Contact
 6 hrs per week over two nights
Ongoing Self-Directed Learning
 At least 6 hrs per week
Assignment Preparation
 Up to 52 hrs depending on experience
24 hrs
24 hrs
52 hrs
100
hrs
per 5
credits
*
6
modules
600
hrs=
+
+

18. DITAcademic Calendar 2016-2017
• Begins Sept 12th
(TBC)
• Ends Jan 6th
• Christmas holidays
Dec 16th – Jan 2nd
Semester 1
• Begins Jan 9th
• Ends May 19th
• Easter holidays April
10th – April 21st
Semester 2

19. Application Procedures:
For full awards and CPD modules:
 Apply online via DIT’s Postgraduate Application
System apply for DT9876
 All documentation refers to MSc but a student
can exit at PgCert or PgDip stages as fees are
paid annually

21. Standard Entry Criteria
 Level 8 Honours Degree with 2.2 award
 Level 7 Ordinary Degree plus 5 years of
relevant experience
 may have occurred pre-qualification e.g. electrical
apprenticeship prior to level 7 or level 7 award
 Applicants are required to produce:
 a valid student study visa
 evidence of the minimum English proficiency
requirement for overseas applicants i.e. a
minimum score of 6.0 in IELTS or equivalent.

22. Non-Standard Entry Criteria
 Students who do not meet the standard
requirements may apply using DIT’s
Recognition of Prior Learning Policy
 Such applications will usually be required to
produce a portfolio of work and to present for
interview

23. Programme Costs
 5-credit CPD Certificate €500
 10-credit CPD Certificate €950
 15-credit CPD Certificate (s) €1350
 Postgraduate Certificate in BIM Technologies
€2400
 Postgraduate Diploma in Collaborative BIM
+€2700
 MSc in aBIMM +€1800
All fees subject to change & annual
registration fee (currently €135)

24. THANK YOU
 www.dit.ie/bim
 bim@dit.ie
 01-402 4014