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Computer Science

Dublin City University · Ireland

Computer Science

A four-year computing degree in Dublin.

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Where
DublinIreland
Degree
BSc
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 February 2027
Admission
SelectiveIB grades
EU/EEA fee
Free fees if eligible + contribution
More facts
Degree
BSc
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 5 November 2026, 12:00 Irish time

    CAO application facility opens for 2027 entry
    Details

    Published twice: the last line of the CAO Timetable of Events reads "5th November 2026 - CAO application facility opens for 2027 applications", and the CAO Handbook 2027 gives "CAO online application facility opens on 5 November at 12:00 noon". Nothing can be submitted before midday.

    Source

  2. 20 January 2027, 17:00 Irish time

    Discounted application fee ends - 35 EUR becomes 50 EUR
    Details

    Applying after this costs more. Not a barrier, and a needless cost.

    The discounted online fee ends at 17:00 (CAO Handbook 2027, Timetable of Events and Table 1.1). Missing it costs 15 EUR, not your place: you can still apply at the normal 50 EUR until 1 February. The fee ladder is in Table 1.1 of the CAO Handbook 2027 and is the part most often got wrong: early online (discounted) 35 EUR by 20 January, normal online 50 EUR by 1 February, late online 65 EUR by 1 May, Change of Mind nil. Amending your course choices between 5 February and 1 March costs a further 10 EUR. Application fees are non-refundable and CAO states that no extension to any closing date is allowed.

    Source

  3. 1 February 2027

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (2 more)

  1. 5 May 2027, 12:00 Irish time*

    Change of Mind opens - free, and unlimited
    Details

    Free, and it lets you rewrite the list entirely — which is why the 1 February deadline is less frightening than it looks. CAO Handbook 2027 gives 5 May at 12:00 as the "expected date".

    CAO publishes this as "5th May (12:00) - Online Change of Mind facility becomes available (Free)". The CAO Handbook 2027 gives this day and time but marks it "(expected date)", so treat it as provisional. You may use it as many times as you like to introduce, remove or reorder courses, but each Change of Mind "cancels and supersedes all previous course choices in any category in which changes are made", so the list you leave behind is the list that is read. Restricted-entry courses cannot be introduced here.

    Source

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    After Change of Mind has closed. An IB applicant straight from school competes in Round One, with Irish school leavers.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Ireland

What it is

Algorithms, software engineering, cloud computing, networks and systems architecture, with machine learning and cybersecurity later on, plus a paid six-month INTRA work placement in year 3.

What you need

  • Any IB Mathsminimum 5 · Maths HL 4 is also accepted
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Dublin City University

Six subjects including English (or Irish) and Maths; no third language in general. Strictest: Actuarial Mathematics HL Maths 6; Global Business (Germany) HL German 5; Computer Science Maths SL 5 or HL 4.

Where it says so

Check it on dcu.ie

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    Places go on CAO points; your IB total is converted with the CAO's points table.
Sources (2)
  1. Computer Science at DCU — checked 2026-09-26
  2. IB applicants at DCU

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