Course Summary
Master radio and podcast production to industry standards in the professional environment that is the National Film School at IADT.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
What are the Entry Requirements?
This course is suitable for students who have an undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree level. Experience of the media industries is an additional advantage.
Applicants without a Level 8 qualification may be considered provided they can demonstrate Honours Degree equivalence which can be verified through the RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) process.
As part of your application you will be required to submit:
• A CV
• A personal statement (tell us about your experience/background in any media, what you hope to learn and achieve on the course).
If you have a portfolio of audio/radio/podcast work, please include links to it on the personal statement. IADT may ask for the contact details of a referee in some instances.
Equipment / Materials Requirements
You will need to have your own headphones, and a USB memory stick. Details on what headphones to purchase will be shared with the students at the start of the course.
Application Details
Application Deadline: 2nd January 2026 at 12 noon.
IADT operates on a rolling admissions basis. This means that applications are reviewed as and when they are received.
Should you apply for a course that is already at capacity, our admissions team will have established a waiting list to accommodate such situations. In the event that a spot becomes available due to enrolment changes, we will work diligently to offer that spot to waitlisted applicants.
Start Date: 8th January 2026.
Fees
€1,100.
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
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, 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.
Linguistic
The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.
Career Progression
The course will enable you to incorporate your skills into your production practices and in your future professional roles. Professional pathways exist in the audio-visual, web and screen industries. Graduates go on to radio, online content providers, the broadcast media, advertisement agencies, production facilities, company in house production facilities, state and civil society bodies and indeed any group involved in the creation and distribution of audio content.
Duration
Dates and Times:
Thursdays 6pm – 9pm Online:
8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th January 2026
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th February
5th, 12th March
Saturdays 10am – 4pm On Campus:
10th, 17th, 24th January
7th, 21st, 28th February
7th March