Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 2 Months
- Attendance:
- Full Time
- Next Intake:
- 2021/2022 January
- Contact Name:
- Maria Mulvany
- Contact Number:
- Fees:
- Fee Information
Module Coordinator: Professor Gerardine Meaney
Lecturers/Facilitators: Prof. Gerardine Meaney; Dr. Karen Wade; Dr. Anna Kadzik-Bartoszewska; Dr. Derek Greene; Dr. Maria Mulvany; Siobhan Grayson.
Technical Requirements
To participate in this online programme, students should have access to:
Overview
Course Length: 8 weeks (Monday March 1st Friday 23rd April) 25 hours of blended synchronous/asynchronous learning.
Class Days: Mondays and Thursdays evenings: 5pm - 7pm*.
Please note, some live classes will begin at the earlier time of 4pm.
Curricular information is subject to change
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No
This programme is intended for applicants who have recently graduated with an undergraduate degree in any discipline and are not currently enrolled in another full time programme. The aim of the course is to enhance the skills and career prospects of graduates, particularly in non-STEM subjects through training in digital skills and critical data literacy. No prior IT training is required.
This Professional Certificate is for people interested in enhancing their digital competence and building their capacity to interpret data. It will familiarize students with basic machine reading techniques in subject areas that do not traditionally offer technical expertise. The course will enhance the career prospects of students across a broad range of disciplines by equipping them with strong, practical digital skills and increasing their capacity to critically evaluate digital media resources and work with data relevant to their academic discipline and beyond. Students will benefit from a range of practical workshops on topics such as digital mapping, the art of the podcast, digital storytelling and literary social network analysis taught by experts in humanities and computer science. As part of this certificate, students will be supported in learning how to plan, create and publish their own digital project.
There are free bursaries available to cover the full fees for this programme. Plese click "Apply now" above to begin the application process.
We would ask candidates, please do not pay the course fees when submitting an application.
Once applications have been submitted and assessed, the successful candidates will be notified and admitted to the course.
Once students have been accepted to the course, the bursary will automatically be applied to cover the full fees.
Further inquires to:
Dr Maria Mulvany
Email: maria.mulvany@ucd.ie
This programme is intended for applicants who have recently graduated with an undergraduate degree in a BA or equivalent and are not currently enrolled in another full time programme. The aim of the course is to enhance the skills and career prospects of graduates, particularly in non-STEM subjects through training in digital skills and critical data literacy. No prior IT training is required.
The following entry routes are available:
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised