Higher Diploma Post Graduate courses

There are many production pipelines in industry that require content developed for specific purposes. Game assets will differ from feature animation for example; SFX and compositing assets will differ from architectural visualisation. This course however reconciles these forms of content creation and teaches the similarities and differences in creating for each. The pathway through the…

The Higher Diploma in Business in Finance will provide candidates with the integrated theoretical and practical knowledge and skillset required for decision making within the modern and dynamic financial services sector. Candidates will gain a fundamental understanding of the key theories, concepts and tools used within the international financial services sector. They will have a…

This course is a level 8 honours-degreeequivalent Higher Diploma in Science in Computing in Business Systems Analysis and Design. The objective of the course is to take graduates who have some knowledge of Computing and augment their skills and knowledge in readiness to begin a career in Business Systems Analysis and Design for IT. It…

This course aims to develop and expand knowledge, skills and attitudes in nurses towards infants, children and their parents and family, as a unit in society. The course is designed to equip nurses to deliver primary health care, acute, rehabilitative and palliative care as required and to foster the process of continuing education and research…

The Higher Diploma in Science in Computing is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding with specific abilities in the areas of computing technology and associated best practices, as well as to act as a basis on which to progress to higher studies in computing

The Higher Diploma in Science in Computing is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding with specific abilities in the areas of computing, information technology and associated best practices, as well as to act as a basis on which to progress to higher studies in computing.

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 to…

You will learn computing fundamentals, complemented with detailed knowledge, problem-solving and specialised technical skills required for designing, developing and deploying software. The course offers specialisations in the second semester to choose from. The streams are Mobile Application Development, Cloud Computing, Software Development, Computing Infrastructure, Mobile Cloud Gaming, Internet of Things, Cyber Security, and Software Quality…

Semester 1 Object-Oriented Software Development 1 Architecture, Operating Systems and Networks Systems Analysis and Testing Information Systems Web and UI Design Semester 2 Project – Software Development Specialisation Enterprise Applications Development Object-Oriented Software Development 2 Project – Network Infrastructure Specialisation Virtualisation Infrastructure Management Secure Network Design and Implementation Semester 3 Work Placement / Internship

The objective of the course is to take graduates in non-computing fields and augment their skills and knowledge in readiness to begin a career in the computing industry. It is designed to ensure that graduates are given both a base for continuing self-development and a set of skills which are transferable to the broader computing…

The Higher Diploma in Science in Applied Computing aims to provide a career route into the IT sector for graduates whose primary degree is in a discipline other than computing. The Institute of Technology, Tralee recognises the need to provide continuing professional development opportunities for graduates in the region. The programme has been revised to…

The Higher Diploma in Data Analytics is a new programme that has been designed to address industry needs. The modules provide students with the knowledge and skills to collect, process, analyse and visualise data in order to extract useful information, explore statistical patterns, test hypotheses, and explore the implications of models.

This course provides an accelerated route to the equivalent of an honours degree in Economics.

The Higher Diploma in Financial Services Technologies is a one-year taught course in technologies which are central to the financial services sector. The course was developed in collaboration with a number of key employers from the financial services industry and also incorporates a work placement. The Higher Diploma is essentially designed as a conversion course…

Semester 1 Food Processing Operations Food Formulations Food Product Innovation and Development Semester 2 Industrial Statistics Food Science Food Safety Process Control Lean Sigma Food Quality Systems Preparation for Work l8

The Higher Diploma in French is aimed at graduates who want to be considered for a masters course in French, but do not have an honours degree in French, or who want to add a Higher Diploma in Arts subject to their qualifications. Objectives of the course: to provide you with opportunities to further develop…

Geographers examine the cultures, economies, societies, physical landscape and environments of the Earth using a unique combination of the humanities, social and natural sciences. We view the earth, its inhabitants and the processes that form and transform the world we live in using a spatial perspective. This particularly geographical way of looking at the world…

The Higher Diploma in Arts is intended for those who already have a degree and who wish to study the subject intensively over one academic year full-time or two academic years part-time (by day). The Higher Diploma in Arts is a conversion programme and applicants would not normally have studied the relevant Higher Diploma in…

This is a one year conversion course for graduates into the financial services industry. No previous knowledge of financial services is required or assumed. The programme aims to meet the legal, governance and IT aspects of the compliance needs of financial service companies and has been developed in collaboration with a number of key employers…

The Higher Diploma in Greek and Roman Civilisation is ideal for you if you already have a degree and you wish to study Greek and Roman Civilisation intensively. The course will introduce you to the cultures of the Greeks and Romans, and you will learn how these cultures oversaw the birth and development of the…

The Higher Diploma in Arts – History is intended for those who already have a degree and who wish to study history intensively over one academic year full-time, or two academic years part-time. This qualification is a conversion course for students who would not normally have studied history to degree level previously and want to…

This course is a level 8 Higher Diploma in Science in Computing in IT Project Management. The objective of the course is to take graduates who have some knowledge of Computing and augment their skills and knowledge in readiness to begin a career in IT Project Management. It is designed to ensure that graduates are…

The Higher Diploma in Arts (Italian) is a conversion course for those with a prior knowledge of Italian who want to study Italian language and culture to honours degree level. Competence in Italian language on entry should be equivalent to the standard in Italian achieved at the end of First Arts. It is aimed at…

This course is aimed at people hoping to return to the job market with modern language and intercultural communication skills along with competencies relating to managing global relationships, ICT, translation and localisation skills. It offers advanced specialism in one language (from Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian and French) and 10 credits of an additional foreign language…

The Higher Diploma in Business (Marketing Management) is a new postgraduate qualification that is a result of consultation with industry and graduates. It is designed specifically to equip graduates from a non-business discipline with the skills necessary to pursue a successful career in marketing. In recognition of the fact that students will have already completed…

The Higher Diploma in Arts (Music) is for graduates in subjects other than music who want to study music intensively at a level equivalent to that of a primary honours degree in music. In this way, the Higher Diploma acts as an important conversion course between subject areas and enables graduates in non-music subjects to…

This programme prepares science and engineering graduates for work in the bio/pharmaceutical industry. It allows those already working in the industry to keep their skills fresh and prepares production-based personnel for advancement to supervisory and/or management roles. Specific Aims: – To give science/engineering graduates an in-depth study of the specific requirements of the pharmaceutical industry…

The course is designed to place the student in a living service design lab where they work on real-life company problems, interact with company innovation and management teams and acquire service innovation know-how, skills and thinking through academic and applied workshops, lectures, seminars, mentoring and work placement. The course equips the students with latest service…