Are you considering what postgraduate courses you'd like to take? The Higher Diploma is at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications. The National Framework of Qualifications consists of ten different levels which are internationally recognised. It normally takes one year’s study to achieve this qualification. Most students who start on a programme like this, need an Honours Bachelor Degrees to qualify. However, holders of Ordinary Bachelor Degrees may also do a course like this. It is noteworthy that the Higher Diploma is typically in a different field than the initial award. Institutes of Technology, QQI and Universities award Higher Diplomas.
Courses That Award: Higher Diploma
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Adult and Community Education
Classroom Based, Adult & Community Education Course by Maynooth University - Kildare
Adult education is a transformative and powerful tool for change. Impacting positively on the lives of those who participate, their wider communities and society as a whole, adult education provides a platform for radical and progressive thinking. The Certificate in […]
Arts in Music Education
Classroom Based, Education Course by Griffith College Dublin (GCD) - Dublin City South, Co. Dublin
This programme is designed for the contemporary practitioner in instrumental music education, whether teaching in a school or running a practice or studio. In today’s society, a career in music education requires a broad range of disparate skills: a high […]
Business Studies Online (Higher Diploma)
Online Learning, Business Management Course by NUI Galway – Centre for Adult Learning & Professional Development - Galway
The Higher Diploma in Business Studies (part-time) is designed to provide non-business graduates with a well-rounded understanding of business. This course provides training in the fundamental skills of business administration which enables graduates to play an active role in the […]
Certificate Adult Guidance, Theory and Practice
Classroom Based, Adult & Community Education Course by Maynooth University - KildareThe course had been developed by the Department of Adult and Community Education, Maynooth University in collaboration with stakeholders in the field of Adult Guidance. The course will begin to address the needs of those working in a guidance capacity […]
Certificate in Psychosocial Interventions
Classroom Based, Counselling & Psychotherapy Course by Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) - Dundalk, Co. Louth
This 14-week part-time Certificate in Psychosocial Interventions course is designed to enable and support psychiatric/mental health nurses to become skilled and confident to incorporate psychosocial interventions into their practice
Certificate in the Fundamentals of Understanding and Responding to Domestic Abuse
Classroom Based, Social Care Course by Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) - Dundalk, Co. LouthThis 14-week specialist course is the first of its kind to be offered in Ireland and aims to support learners in the development of an appropriate level of knowledge, skill and understanding to enable them to appropriately recognise and respond […]
Certificate in Universal Design
Classroom Based, UI Design Course by Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) - Dundalk, Co. LouthUniversal design is a design process that creates products and environments to be as usable as possible by as many people as possible. This 1-year part-time course will provide students with the knowledge, skills and competencies to develop an application […]
Corporate Environmental Planning (Specialist Diploma)
Blended Learning - Mix of Classroom & Online, Environmental Science Course by NUI Galway – Centre for Adult Learning & Professional Development - GalwayThis is a new practice-based course developed by NUI Galway and Next Level Skillnet. This Environmental Sustainability course provides an overview of the evolution of environmental planning and management and its relationship to society and industry today. Drawing on contemporary […]
Politics and Society (Higher Diploma)
Blended Learning - Mix of Classroom & Online, Political Science Course by NUI Galway – Centre for Adult Learning & Professional Development - GalwayThis course was designed to meet the needs of second level teachers who, either wish to teach or are currently teaching ‘Politics and Society’ on the Leaving Certificate curriculum. The course focuses on content which directly corresponds with the four […]
