AU340 · Level 8 · 4 years

Fire Safety Engineering

Atlantic Technological University - Donegal · Ulster

2026 Round 1 points

307

Points have stayed about the same since 2023.

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About this course

This four-year engineering degree is about fire prevention, detection, escape and control. Safety is built into buildings at the design stage.

How long
4 years
What you study
You take maths, fire science, thermodynamics, building services, construction technology and structural design. Later you move to subjects like human behaviour in fire, fire modelling and fire engineering techniques. There are theory and practical modules, projects and a dissertation.
Placement and abroad
The course includes a work experience placement.
Where it can lead
Graduates can work as fire safety engineers in the private and public sector in Ireland and abroad.
Who it suits
Suits students who like maths and science and want to design buildings that keep people safe.

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Building design, engineering, and construction management

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Points history

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Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026307Published after the final round
2025 301303370
2024 310310393
2023 300300358

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

See the course on the Atlantic Technological University - Donegal website ↗

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