Launched in 2023, tertiary education programmes are a new pathway to a bachelor’s degree. A joint further and higher education degree programme, tertiary education programmes begin in a local education and training board centre and finish in a university.

All tertiary education programmes lead to an NFQ level 7 or 8 degree.

Example

For the Bachelor of Science in Software Development, students will complete the first two years in Portlaoise Institute, followed by Years 3 and 4 in the South East Technological University (SETU).

Funding

If you are interested in pursuing a tertiary education programme, you may be eligible for:

• a maintenance grant for the course years that take place in an education and training board centre.
• a maintenance grant and a fee grant for the years that take place in a university.

To be eligible for these grant, the student must meet all of SUSI’s eligibility criteria.

Courses 2025/26

Tertiary Education Programmes in the Arts

Tertiary Education Programmes in Business

Tertiary Education Programmes in Engineering, Manufacture and Construction

Tertiary Education Programmes in Health and Welfare

Tertiary Education Programmes in ICT