Course Summary
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Step into the future of business and marketing with this hands-on, industryfocused course. You’ll learn how leading companies use AI and digital strategy to reach customers, build brands, and drive growth. From creating powerful social media campaigns to using Generative AI tools for design and content, this course combines creativity with real business insight. With Irish companies investing over €1.7 billion in advertising in 2025, skilled digital marketers are in huge demand. Graduates gain the expertise to work with brands, influencers, and online businesses — or to launch their own ventures — in a fast-growing, high-earning sector.
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| BMXXX | 5M2069 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Graduates progress to employment in various areas including: Digital Marketing Executive | AI Marketing Specialist | Social Media Manager | Creative Director (AI & Media) | Brand Strategist |Content Creator | Influencer Marketing Manager | E-Commerce & Digital Sales Executive | Marketing Data Analyst | Digital Advertising Specialist | Entrepreneur / Start-Up Founder
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