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Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institution of higher education in Limerick, Ireland, and is one of 14 member institutions of the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA). The Institute has campuses in Limerick city, one in Thurles and Clonmel in County Tipperary, and a regional learning center in Ennis, County Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park adjacent to Thomond Park and houses the Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology and the School of Business and Humanities. The School of Art & Design is located at the Clare Street and Clonmel campuses.
LIT offers courses at Level 6 (certificate) through Level 10 (Ph.D.) while also catering to craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. The Institute has twice been named The Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in The Sunday Times University Guide, first in 2008 and again in 2013.
LIT is to the forefront in ensuring that the region's economy continues to have the requisite array of leading-edge skills demanded by our knowledge-based industries. In 2017, LIT was granted permission to develop a new campus at Coonagh in Limerick, to be focused on teaching and research in engineering.
LIT has a distinctive approach to Teaching and Learning known as the Active Learning philosophy. Whatever discipline area is offered, the core methodology is active and practical lab work, studio work, case studies, field visits, group assignments, and more.
This approach to teaching and learning is embedded in assessment strategies and campus development so that the learning environment reflects the identity of LIT. It is also underpinned by staff developments, e.g., workshops and an online repository of active learning strategies.
LIT's genesis was the Limerick School of Ornamental Art set up in 1852 when the Athenaeum Society started a School of Arts and Fine Crafts in Limerick. In 1963 a series of technical colleges, to be known as Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs) was announced by the then Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery, and the first of the RTCs were opened in Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Sligo, and Waterford in 1970.
A regional technical college for Limerick followed in 1974, initially under the name Limerick College of Art, Commerce, and Technology (CoACT). CoACT was upgraded to Institute of Technology status in 1997, along with the rest of the RTCs. In 1999 LIT was awarded the Higher Education and Training Awards Council's delegated authority, which allows the Institute to award its bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees.
In 2011, following a government decision, the former Tipperary Institute was integrated into LIT, significantly enhancing and enlarging the education provision of the Institute.
LIT is among the most vibrant and connected institutions in Ireland. When you look around our five campuses, you will see an astonishing diversity of programs and people exploring new ideas, pursuing new knowledge, creating new art, and filling our workshops, studios, and labs with the vibrancy that comes from being an institution that is committed to discovery and creativity.
As a student in LIT, you will find yourself at the heart of this vibrancy and activity. Each of our campuses is a community of learning, rooted in its place, rooted in our ethos of learning together and bringing theory and practice together.
That is why LIT scores at the top of Irish student surveys for friendliness, access to lecturers, and diversity. This is something that we are very proud of.
At the same time, our programs are developed in partnership with industry, professional bodies, and the community to give you the best outcomes possible. This is part of our connectedness.
That is why students, graduates, and employers consistently give us high scores for our programs' quality, which have an excellent employability record. More than 9 out of 10 of our graduates are in employment within six months of finishing their college program.
We deliver over 120 programs to learners through our campuses in Limerick, Tipperary, and Ennis. I invite you to explore this prospectus and see if you can find a program to fit your needs. You can be assured that if it fits your needs, it fits the needs of a potential employer.
We are very open to applications from mature students looking to return to education. If you have the right qualifications and experience, you may take a fast track route.
LIT graduates have been successful in every field of endeavor, from business to the sciences, technology, public service, engineering, hospitality and tourism, fashion, and the arts.


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