National Framework of Qualifications (NQAI 2009)
The award that learners earn on completion of this course
Bachelor of Science in BIM (Digital Construction)
Major Level 8 NFQ (classified)
With classifications:
· First (>70% average) - Honours
· 2.1 (60-69% average) - Honours
· 2.2 (50-59% average) - Honours
· Pass (40-49%)
The classification of the award is calculated based on a weighted average of the modules taken by each student from Dissertation – DISS (15), Research Methods – RM (5), BIM Federation & Validation – BFV (10), Digital Construction Principles & Standards – DCPS (5) and BIM Modelling / BIM Model Exploitation (10).
Students are also required to complete 15 ECTS credits of Work-Based Learning – WBL or BIM Electives to meet the 60 credit-requirement for the award. However, the grades from this WBL module or these BIM Electives will not be used in the calculation of the classification.