There are different kinds of computing degrees, and students often find it difficult to know which option suits them best before they begin their college course. DCU is unique, however, in that you can transfer between this programme and the B.Sc. in Computer Applications by the end of first year.

The B.Sc. in Enterprise Computing (EC for short) and the B.Sc. in Computer Applications (CA for short) are aligned in first year so that it is possible for students to transfer from the EC degree to the CA degree and vice versa. SEE CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFERRING DEGREES IN PARAGRAPH BELOW

This means that if you are unsure as to whether you will like the IT business aspect you can try it out in the EC degree first and decide whether it suits you or not. If not and you've decided you like the programming modules, you have the option of transferring to the CA degree which has more emphasis on programming and the technical side of things and much less emphasis on the management and business aspects of IT.

PLEASE NOTE CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER: EC students may transfer to the CA degree at the end of Semester one provided they have taken the option of the module Programming 1. Transfers from the EC to the CA degree after Semester one will be conditional on the student obtaining 10 credits in the module Programming 2 (from the CA curriculum).