Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 9 Months
- Attendance:
- Part Time
- Next Intake:
- 2024/2025 May
- Contact Name:
- Sarah Westvik
- Contact Number:
- 01 716 206
- Fees:
- Fee Information
This intake is for UCD Teaching & Learning staff only. Full bursaries are available.
As educators, we must keep pace with our rapidly changing world, and adapt to what we now understand about the neuroscience of learning. By developing our own creative and entrepreneurial mindsets we can help our students to fully realise their capacity for innovation, for the good of society.
Through this course, you’ll experience new approaches to education – all underpinned by academic rigour – from the perspective of a student. By stepping outside your comfort zone you can update your knowledge, build empathy with your students, and reignite your passion for teaching.
The course is highly flexible, allowing your cohort to co-create the learning experience based on the needs and experiences of each group. You’ll learn a more practical, action-based approach to learning, including the chance to lead some parts of the course yourself.
By the end, you’ll be part of a pioneering community of educators who are promoting these experiential learning approaches. You’ll be ready to influence and inspire your colleagues, your institution, and the broader educational community.
The diploma module gives you a further chance to develop your professional practice as an Entrepreneurial Educator.
*NB This course is delivered in-person at UCD, over 3 weeks outside of the UCD Teaching calendar
Dec 16th - 20th 2024, Mon - Fri
Jan 6th - 10th 2025, Mon - Fri
March 18th - 22nd 2025, Tues - Sat
Coming Soon: Online Information Session
Curricular information is subject to change
Part Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No
This intake is for UCD Teaching & Learning staff only.
We welcome educators from all disciplines and levels of experience here at the Innovation Academy. Anyone who designs and delivers learning experiences can benefit from this postgraduate diploma or certificate in Education course.
This course is for:
So what are you waiting for?
By the end of the postgraduate Professional Certificate or Diploma in Creativity & Innovation for Education course, students will:
This course will be delivered across 3 modules, over 3 weeks outside of the UCD Teaching calendar.
Module 1: Creativity & Innovation: Mon 16 – Fri 20 Dec 2024
Module 2: The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Mon 6 – Fri 10 Jan 2025
Module 3: Leadership Development: Tues 8 – Fri 21 March 2025
Classes are live online in the mornings from 9:30am and will finish at either 1:30pm / 4:30pm each day. For days where afternoon tasks are assigned, they will be a mixture of self-directed learning, reflective learning, and group or individual work.
ProfDip Creativity & Innovation for Education (F220) Part Time
EU fee per year - € 1500
nonEU fee per year - € 3000
***Fees are subject to change
*Full bursaries are available for UCD Academic and Teaching Staff.
Bursaries T&Cs
This is a level 9 Professional Certificate (15 ECTS)
Students have the option to complete an additional module (10 ECTS) to elevate their qualification to a Level 9 Professional Diploma (25 ECTS in total)
“The three weeks I spent doing the Professional Certificate in Creativity and Innovation for Education were among the best three weeks in my 25-year career.” Dr Linda Dowling Hetherington, Lecturer
“I think there can be a misconception that what’s interesting can’t be useful and vice versa. This programme is both.” Ailish O’Halloran, Deputy Provost
UCD Innovation Academy sits at the cutting-edge of education in Ireland, and the world.
We’ve been challenging students to see the world differently since 2010, when we became one of the first universities to offer experiential learning experiences.
Our team has been innovating ever since, shaping and refining our courses with input from some of the world’s best. Thousands of students have passed through the Academy, and each one has played their part in making our courses better and better. We have countless examples of our alumni accelerating their careers and changing the world from within organisations or as entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs.
Students at the Academy also have access to the latest technology to support their creativity. The IA MakerSpace provides a playground for innovation, testing, and prototyping to bring your ideas to life.
As if that wasn’t enough, we’re a part of UCD, ranked among the top 1% of higher education institutions in the world. We’re Ireland’s global university and ranked Ireland’s best for graduate employability. And we currently have Professor Sir Mark Welland, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge acting as our External Examiner.
Here at the Innovation Academy we have everything you need for a learning experience you’ll never forget.
The following entry routes are available:
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised
1. Click “Apply Now” above
2. Complete and submit the application and upload the required documents (listed below). Please ensure all personal details and general questions are completed before trying to submit.
Required Documents For UCD Academic and Teaching Staff:
A) A nomination from your Head of School. This should be on headed paper or from an official email address including the nominees name, role and email address.
OR
B) A Letter of Motivation outlining: