Why ISE

A different kind of computer science degree

Most degrees teach you about software. ISE has you building it, for real companies, for pay, from first year.

Why choose ISE

What makes it different

Learn by doing

Studios and real projects instead of lecture-hall-only terms, you build from week one.

Paid residencies

Spend half the degree contributing inside real engineering teams, and get paid for it.

Graduate with a master's

Four years to a master's (MSc), a faster route to a postgraduate qualification.

Work with the best

Residencies with world-leading companies and Ireland's fastest-growing startups.

In practice

You build from week one

Real projects in small teams from the first weeks, the fastest way to become a genuinely capable software engineer.

See if ISE is for you

Applications for 2027 are open through the CAO with code LM173.