Program Description

This programme will provide learners with the specialist knowledge and skill set needed in data design, data visualisation and data analytics. This programme will produce graduates who are highly skilled in data visualisation enabling them to inform conclusions, improve the quality of decision making and enhance the value of an information asset. Learners will gain essential digital skills to support the design and structure information. The course will provide business analytics skills, essential to the retrieval and manipulation of information, this will allow the learner to be directly responsible and capable of retrieving information, distilling it and displaying in new innovative and exiting ways.

In addition to the development of organisation –specific competences learners will develop core competences which will enhance their employability, these will include critical analysis, ethical reasoning, collaboration and team working skills, independent and self-directed learning and problem solving skills. Graduates will be creative in nature, inquisitive and adaptable to their surroundings. They will possess high level practical and theoretical skills that allow then to work across many areas and provide new and essential skills that are needed within industry.

Admission Requirements

Applications are welcome from a wide variety of disciplines with an NFQ Level 7/8 Award or equivalent. Learners who have experience in the area of design, digital media or other areas of the creative arts welcome and applicants from with non-cognate qualifications will be screened for suitability at the point of application. 

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	6.5