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What our Students and Staff say State-of-the-art Facilities Gavin McLaughlin, Letterkenny Campus, LYIT, BSc in Bioanalytical Science The facilities are state-of-the-art. LYIT have built several new laboratories for teaching and research, including a modern instrumentation suite with some of the best and latest technologies around. Each discipline now has its dedicated lab. This means you get hands-on experience in the lab you can’t get in the traditional university setting. Each student has time to develop their laboratory skills and become competent with scientific instruments. After graduation, Gavin moved to Ulster University at Coleraine to study for a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Thanks to a collaboration between the two institutions, he conducted his research in the science laboratories at LYIT.
Digital Capacities Audrey Colreavy, IT Sligo, MSc Health Promotion, Physiotherapist, HSE Having worked with the HSE for over 20 years as a physiotherapist, I choose to do the online two year master’s in Health Promotion in IT Sligo. The course allows me to continue working full-time. I can attend the lectures online from my home. If I can’t attend live, they are recorded so I can work around family, work and life commitments. The online library access and Moodle platform are fantastic. There is no time lost traveling to lectures or reduced working hours needed. The modules are all applicable to my learning needs and the continuous professional development requirements of CORU, as a health and social care professional.
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