Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
QQI Level 5 Major Award Certificate in Multimedia Production (5M2146)
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Computer Illustrated Graphics 5N1929
Design Skills 5N0784
Digital Photography 5N1270
Multimedia Authoring 5N1299
Multimedia Project Development 5N1300
Team-working 5N1367
Web Authoring 5N1910
Work Experience 5N1356
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course results in 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 this award provides a direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
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:
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
Successful completion of the Digital Design with Visual Communication programme can open up entry-level opportunities in the following areas of employment:
- advertising
- brand identity
- content production
- design entrepreneurship
- design for print and/or screen
- design for experiences
- illustration
- marketing
- publishing
- user-interface and user-experience design (UI/UX)