Courses That Award: Postgraduate Diploma

This course is a challenging one-year taught programme aimed at preparing business graduates for entry into the accountancy profession. The programme earns generous exemptions from Chartered Accountants Ireland, in that they gain exemption from the CAP 2 series of examinations. There will be a relatively small number of students on the programme. This will enable…

If you are committed to a career in accounting, this course will enhance your analytical skills and teach you advanced accounting subjects in theory and in practice. The course provides postgraduate education and training at the forefront of accounting and accounting-related practice. Key features Generous exemptions from ACCA, CPA and CAI. Proven track record with…

Please note due to the great demand for our programmes early applications are assessed when received and dealt with promptly. Therefore it is advisable to make early applications for an early response. Applications are invited for this intensive one year full-time conversion programme for non-accounting graduates wishing to pursue a career as professional accountants. Holders…

The course is designed for people working with adults in adult guidance & counselling, providing information, advice and placement services. The course provides an understanding of core concepts and ideas concerning sociology, marginalisation, exclusion and adult career development. This course is also offered as a Diploma for candidates who do not have a primary degree…

This programme is dedicated to giving students a rigorous conceptual framework and a systematic knowledge and understanding of the issues that are the forefront of Advertising and Digital Communications theory and practice theory. Students will be provided with an overview of the Irish Advertising Industry and will gain a deep understanding of the operations of…

In recent years, the IT industry has shown a significant increase in demand for IT Professionals that are skilled in Internet and Web Programming. This industry is rich in employment opportunities due to a high demand for professionals with the correct skillset for this area. This course provides hands on training to designing and building…

Introduction This programme is designed to provide an entry path for Bachelors Honours graduates in other numerate disciplines into graduate entry level careers in computing. The philosophy behind the programme is that graduates from other disciplines will have developed significant transferable skills in analysis, communications and independent learning and so will be in a position…

The MSc in Bioengineering provides education and training to the next generation of biomedical engineers. Bioengineering is defined as the application of the principles of engineering to advancements in healthcare and medicine. Some of the most exciting work in biomedical engineering today takes place at the intersection of disciplines where the biological, physical and digital…

The programme aims to provide an educational setting in which to develop the ability to initiate and lead the holistic and integrated process of design, construction, and life-cycle management through the medium of BIM, centred on the collaborative and multi-disciplinary building design process. It will provide experienced built environment professionals and recent Level 8 graduates…

This one-year postgraduate course is designed to provide a solid knowledge of materials and built fabrics, both modern and traditional, the causes and mechanisms of failure and the traditional as well as the most advanced ways to repair and preserve them. In addition, on completion of the Diploma, the student is expected to successfully complete…

This two-year course will provide an opportunity for students to study for a Master in Business, corresponding to a Level 9 Qualification (90 ECTS credits). Aim The aim of this programme is to provide graduates with an in-depth understanding of the contemporary business environment and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and competencies in…

This programme provides an opportunity for students to study for a Master in Business Administration, corresponding to a Level 9 Qualification (90 ECTS credits).

This distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Business will provide comprehensive grounding in managerial disciplines. This Postgraduate Diploma gives students an extensive and comprehensive insight into topics related to business management, including operations management, marketing, mathematics and statistical analysis, accounting, economics, performance in the workplace, employee relations and entrepreneurial skills. By the time you have completed…

This distance learning Diploma in Business with Mutual Fund Management will provide comprehensive grounding in managerial disciplines. This Postgraduate Diploma gives students an extensive and comprehensive insight into topics related to business management, including operations management, marketing, mathematics and statistical analysis, accounting, economics, performance in the workplace, employee relations, mutual funds and entrepreneurial skills. By…

Postgraduate Steps is a radically new approach to postgraduate education developed by Athlone Institute of Technology. Recognising that peoples higher education needs are diverse, Postgraduate Steps enables learners to undertake modules (subjects) that address their professional development needs, in a fashion that suits their diverse lifestyle. The MBS/PgD and Minor Awards in Advanced Business Practice…

This distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Business with Cloud Computing will provide comprehensive grounding in managerial disciplines. This Postgraduate Diploma gives students an extensive and comprehensive insight into topics related to business management, including operations management, marketing, mathematics and statistical analysis, accounting, economics, performance in the workplace, employee relations and entrepreneurial skills. By the time…

Certification is awarded by the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM). The Institute of Commercial Management was founded in 1979 and is one of the leading Professional Examination and Certification Bodies in the world today. Fitzwilliam Institute Group, have developed and provided Practical Skills Training Courses in liaison with the Institute of Commercial Management Qualifications and…

This distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Business with Event Management will provide comprehensive grounding in managerial disciplines. This Postgraduate Diploma gives students an extensive and comprehensive insight into topics related to business management, including operations management, marketing, mathematics and statistical analysis, accounting, economics, performance in the workplace, employee relations, event management and entrepreneurial skills. By…

This distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Information Technology will provide comprehensive grounding in managerial disciplines. This Postgraduate Diploma gives students an extensive and comprehensive insight into topics related to business management, including operations management, marketing, mathematics and statistical analysis, accounting, economics, performance in the workplace, employee relations and entrepreneurial skills. By the time…

This distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Business with Project Management will provide comprehensive grounding in managerial disciplines. This Postgraduate Diploma gives students an extensive and comprehensive insight into topics related to business management, including operations management, marketing, mathematics and statistical analysis, accounting, economics, performance in the workplace, employee relations and entrepreneurial skills. By the time…

This distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Business with Public Relations will provide comprehensive grounding in managerial disciplines. This Postgraduate Diploma gives students an extensive and comprehensive insight into topics related to business management, including operations management, marketing, mathematics and statistical analysis, accounting, economics, performance in the workplace, employee relations and entrepreneurial skills. By the time…

This course aims to provide health professionals with an understanding of cardiovascular rehabilitation and prevention, to prepare health professionals to provide an effective cardiac rehabilitation service, and to objectively evaluate their practice through research. It also aims to develop the health professionals’ knowledge of current prevention strategies in the area of cardiovascular disease. The student…

Traditionally, research approaches could be categorised in ways such as science, humanities or art practice-based research. Increasingly, inter- and multi-disciplinary movements are calling for more collaboration between these areas, while preserving an empirical (evidence-based) approach. What will I be doing? This Certificate provides an overview of the empirical research process, theories and methods so as…

This 14-week part-time course aims support nurses to increase their existing knowledge, skills and attitudes in leadership, management and quality initiatives in Intellectual Disability Services. This will contribute to graduates’ competence in enhancing service delivery for people with an intellectual disability.

The programme is a full time course which spans an academic year plus an additional six week project period (Summer Semester: late May to mid July). Students study five taught modules in Autumn Semester, five taught modules in Spring Semester, and complete the design project during summer semester. As well as learning the relevant theory,…

Students interested in registering for the M.Sc. programme must initially register for the Postgraduate Diploma (see here for separate entry under Postgraduate Diplomas). Admission to the M.Sc. programme is confined to candidates who achieve an upper second-class grade in the Postgraduate Diploma and whose research proposal for their M.Sc. dissertation is accepted. The M.Sc. comprises…

Children’s literature is recognised as a remarkable and dynamic part of literary and social culture. This course, the first full-time one year taught Masters programme in an Irish university, offers graduates in English or related disciplines the opportunity to study a broad range of children’s literature in English. It addresses chronologies, genres, modes of criticism,…

Chinese Studies is a multidisciplinary field of study, drawing upon and integrating disciplines such as History, Linguistics, Politics, Social Policy, Cultural Studies and Translation Studies. The course focuses on China today and China over the last century. This course offers a unique and vibrant educational experience which equips its students to be global citizens. The…

Religious issues are an important part of public debate in contemporary pluralist societies. Many crucial social and political matters are affected by religious concerns and key policy debates require expertise and literacy in religious and theological concepts, traditions and practices. At the global, European and Irish levels a critical understanding of the Christian tradition is…

This course is designed to fill the need, identified by the Dental Council, for a continuing education programme forthe Dental Profession. The course aims to combine a ‘hands-on’ approach with theory. Students have a choice of nine modules, of which they must successfully complete six in order to obtain their Postgraduate Diploma. Students have to…

This one year part-time course offers qualified Speech and Language Therapists who already have a license to practise an opportunity to develop specialist skills in all aspects of dysphagia (swallowing disorders) in both adult and paediatric populations. Classes are timetabled to facilitate Speech and Language Therapists in employment and overseas students. The course comprises core…

The M.Sc./P.Grad. Diploma in Clinical Supervision part-time course is aimed at practitioners in the helping professions who normally hold an honours degree in psychology or a related field and relevant post-graduate experience. It is specifically aimed at practising psychologists, (counselling, clinical, educational, health, work and organizational, etc.) psychotherapists, counsellors and mental health professionals who wish…

Cognitive therapy is a collaborative, structured approach to helping individuals with psychological difficulties. It views key beliefs and assumptions which an individual holds as being pivotal to maintaining their distress and rendering them vulnerable to recurring difficulties. The course offers post-qualification training in the theory and practice of cognitive psychotherapy, as applied in a variety…

Please note due to the great demand for our programmes early applications are assessed when received and dealt with promptly. Therefore it is advisable to make early applications for an early response. If you do not yet have your final degree results this will not hinder your application as we are happy to issue conditional…

The MSc in Computing (Data Analytics) is a specialist post-graduate programme run by the Dublin Institute of Technology Schools of Computing and Mathematical Sciences designed to create hybrid technologists to work in the growing and important area of data analytics. Data analytics is the science of extracting actionable insight from large amounts of raw data.…

The MSc in Computing (Security & Forensics) programme focuses on producing computing graduates that will possess the knowledge, skills, and experience to conduct complex, data-intensive forensics examinations involving multiple operating systems, file types, cloud, and mobile operating systems. Digital forensics, also known as computer and network forensics is the application of science to the identification,…

This one-year postgraduate course interests those, in both the public and private sectors, who are involved in conflict analysis, management and resolution and who wish to study mediation and other non-adversarial dispute and conflict resolution processes (ADRs). The course aims at achieving standards of best practice for those who recognise the value of alternative dispute…

The Postgraduate Diploma course is held over an eighteen-month period. The Course is aimed at primary care dental practitioners providing support for those patients with dental anxiety and undertaking dentistry in a safe, effective and anxiety free manner. It also aims to provide a recognised education and training programme that will equip dentists with the…

This one-year postgraduate course is designed to enable civil engineers and other suitable qualified professionals, such as architects and quantity surveyors and lawyers, to acquire a knowledge of construction law. The diploma is accepted by Engineers Ireland as fulfilling criterion no. 2 (Knowledge of Law and Contract Procedure) for admission to the IEI list of…

The MA in Criminology at the School of Social Sciences and Law, Dublin Institute of Technology is the first postgraduate taught programme of its kind in the Republic of Ireland. The programme aims to provide students with a firm theoretical grounding in, and understanding of, contemporary criminological issues as well as thorough training in research…