{"id":8044,"date":"2026-04-16T14:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/?page_id=8044"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:42:42","slug":"degree-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/further-education-and-training-fet-service\/degree-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8044\" class=\"elementor elementor-8044\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d43833 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d43833\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a295d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a295d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Tertiary degrees?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013671e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"013671e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfc60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbfc60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tertiary Degrees, are degree courses you start in an ETB (Education and Training Board) such as LOETB and finish in a university. You will have support along the way, and you do not need CAO points.<\/p><p>Tertiary degrees give you a <strong>guaranteed place<\/strong> on a university degree course, as places are set aside for LOETB learners from the start.<\/p><p>These courses are part of formal partnerships between LOETB and universities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031e298 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"031e298\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827ce67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"827ce67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Degree Courses<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb778bc e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb778bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363ddde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"363ddde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can study the following degree courses through LOETB:\n<h5 data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1150\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Portlaoise Institute and SETU, Carlow<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a title=\"Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=3031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a title=\"Bachelor of Science (Hons) in IT Management\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=7284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Science (Hons) in IT Management<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=7235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Software Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1338\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Tullamore FET Centre and TUS Athlone<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1394\">\n \t<li data-section-id=\"wf0rfw\" data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1394\"><a title=\"Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tullamorefetc.ie\/courses\/full-time-courses\/health-service-nursing-social-studies\/mental-health-nursing-bsc-hons-with-tus-athlone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d3537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51d3537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SETU-and-TUS-logos.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8073\" alt=\"SETU and TUS logos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SETU-and-TUS-logos.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SETU-and-TUS-logos-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SETU-and-TUS-logos-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe4824 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efe4824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa189ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa189ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Pathways and Progression Routes to University<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacfada e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacfada\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853cf0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"853cf0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LOETB also offers advanced entry routes and direct progression pathways into Year 2 of university degree courses if you complete a Level 6 course.<\/p><p>These pathways must be applied for by individual learners.<\/p><p>If you have questions, you can contact an <a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/further-education-and-training-fet-service\/adult-guidance-service\/\">LOETB Adult Guidance Counsellor<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed68ca0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed68ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c3e92 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Athlone<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><ul><li><strong data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2099\">Course:<\/strong> Bachelor of Business<\/li><li><strong data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2231\">Progression:<\/strong> Direct entry into Year 2 after completing a Level 6 Business course with LOETB.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5 data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2339\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Birr FET to TUS Athlone<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><ul><li data-section-id=\"svqubh\" data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"2451\"><strong data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2354\">Courses:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><ul data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"2654\"><li data-section-id=\"svqubh\" data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"2451\">Bachelor of Business (Level 8)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"goksol\" data-start=\"2396\" data-end=\"2451\">Bachelor of Accounting and Finance (with placement)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong data-start=\"2560\" data-end=\"2576\">Progression:<\/strong> Direct entry into Year 2 after completing an Advanced Certificate in Business (Level 6).<\/li><\/ul><h5 data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2722\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Abbeyleix FET to NCAD, TU Dublin, Limerick &amp; Athlone<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><ul><li data-section-id=\"1j12ygy\" data-start=\"2723\" data-end=\"2871\"><strong data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"2737\">Courses:<\/strong><br data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2740\" \/>A range of degrees in design and art, including:<br \/><ul data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2871\"><li data-section-id=\"13kamp5\" data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2807\">Ceramics<\/li><li data-section-id=\"14dosfh\" data-start=\"2810\" data-end=\"2842\">Sculpture and Combined Media<\/li><li data-section-id=\"i14vhm\" data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2857\">Painting<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1kwmdks\" data-start=\"2860\" data-end=\"2871\">Fashion<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong data-start=\"2988\" data-end=\"3004\">Progression:<\/strong> Direct entry into Year 2 after completing an Advanced Certificate in Art (Level 6).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea23c65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea23c65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5a0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5a0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 data-section-id=\"1hu4hlh\" data-start=\"3416\" data-end=\"3443\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Agriculture Pathway<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><ul data-start=\"3445\" data-end=\"4123\"><li data-section-id=\"1les3sg\" data-start=\"3445\" data-end=\"3528\"><strong data-start=\"3447\" data-end=\"3458\">Course:<\/strong> BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Science and Sustainability (TUS Thurles)<\/li><li 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