{"id":41773,"date":"2022-11-08T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=41773"},"modified":"2022-11-08T15:42:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:42:58","slug":"university-ireland-additive-manufacturing-bsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/university-ireland-additive-manufacturing-bsc\/","title":{"rendered":"University to Offer BSc in Additive Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the additive manufacturing sector grows and produces increasingly refined products, the shortage of trained individuals will become more of an issue, even a limiting factor for the potential of the technology. To combat this, higher education facilities are teaching additive manufacturing as standalone courses to produce skilled engineers with practical experience in the sector. A\u00a0 University in Ireland is promoting AM education with the launch of a one year BSc in Additive Manufacturing. South East Technological University (SETU), with campuses in Waterford, Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow and Kilkenny, is offering the course from September 2022. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The course is split equally between an Introduction, Design in AM, Health and Safety and Regulatory Affairs, and Technologies and Post-processing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The degree has been developed by the SETU Waterford led <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMASE (Additive Manufacturing Advancing the South-East) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">funded under the Irish Government\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human Capital Initiative<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in partnership with SETU Carlow and industry partners. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMASE is a part of the university which promotes additive manufacturing as \u2018an outstanding industrial solution of the future\u2019, and with this trust in AM it\u00a0 provides education in the emerging technology.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Human Capital Initiative funds skills-based programmes which aim to train people to meet skills shortages. Therefore, its choice to financially support this project emphasizes the continued and even growing importance of 3D printing to meet manufacturing needs. In terms of the university providing the training, SETU has several campuses across Ireland and aims to provide education to 18,000 learners in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41779\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41779\" class=\"wp-image-41779 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-48.jpg\" alt=\"3D printing classes \" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-48.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-48-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-48-160x91.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3D printing classes are often practical and collaborative. (Photo credit: 3Dnatives)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, as additive manufacturing improves and becomes increasingly popular, we can see further examples of it being adapted by the education sector. For example, Lino3D is attempting to improve accessibility to 3D printing by providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/lino3d-democratizing-am-education-290620224\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seminars and classes in universities across Europe<\/a>. Furthermore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3dstartup-amadde-wants-to-democratize-am-through-education-080220224\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Am<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3dstartup-amadde-wants-to-democratize-am-through-education-080220224\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adde<\/a> is an independent online platform which aims to help every company and business adopt additive manufacturing to reach their full potential. As a subsection of manufacturing, AM technology is an increasingly important aspect of the industry and it is likely that in the future it will be more and more essential to have some experience of its application.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"dnati-inside-article-leaderboard\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"dnati-3427874012\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/app.swapcard.com\/login\/event\/additiv-defense-2026\/ticket\/VGlja2V0VHlwZV83MDM4MQ==\/page\/UmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uRm9ybV81NjE4Ng==\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LB (4)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/LB-4.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>For more information on the project, you can read the University&#8217;s write up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wit.ie\/courses\/bsc-in-additive-manufacturing#overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41775\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41775\" class=\"wp-image-41775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-44.jpg\" alt=\"SETU university offers a course in additive manufacturing\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-44.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-44-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-44-160x91.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SETU is based on several campuses across Ireland (Photo credit: SETU)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">What do you think of this new course? Would you take a 3D printing course? Let us know in a comment below or on our<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/4987104\/\">\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">,<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/3Dnatives\/\">\u00a0Facebook<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">, and<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3Dnatives_en\/\">\u00a0Twitter<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">\u00a0pages! Don\u2019t forget to sign up for our free weekly<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3d-printing-newsletter\/\">\u00a0Newsletter here<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">, the latest 3D printing news straight to your inbox! You can also find all our videos on our<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMWrNpdLOXa7BffRKXZoaZw\">\u00a0YouTube<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">\u00a0channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Cover photo credit: Aalto University\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"dnati-after-content\" id=\"dnati-178607071\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/amcoe.org\/event\/design-for-additive-manufacturing-design-at-elevation\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DfAM course-850&#215;150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-600x106.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-768x136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-160x28.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the additive manufacturing sector grows and produces increasingly refined products, the shortage of trained individuals will become more of an issue, even a limiting factor for the potential of the technology. 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