The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Digital and Business Skills (DABS) is a future-focused four-year degree programme designed to equip students with a broad range of employability competencies, preparing them for a successful career in the everchanging business and digital world.

The programme combines academic study with real-world workplace learning, fostering adaptability and resilience. The degree programme has been jointly developed by curriculum and academic teams in National College of Ireland and City of Dublin Education and Training Board (City of Dublin ETB).

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The programme offers a delivery pathway through City of Dublin ETB’s Cathal Brugha FET Campus for Years 1 and 2, enabling students from diverse backgrounds to access new opportunities and transition seamlessly to National College of Ireland to complete their degree for Years 3 and 4.

This course blends Ireland’s rich storytelling tradition with the technical and artistic skills needed for a career in the expanding gaming and animation industries. Designed for aspiring animators and game designers, the programme fosters creativity and innovation to prepare students for global industry opportunities. 

On this programme, students learn to design, create and animate for both 2D and 3D platforms such as TV, Film and Games. There is a focus on developing students’ core skills in the traditional disciplines of drawing, illustration and animation asset design with a strong emphasis on the principles of animation.

Building on this foundation, students continue to develop their creative voice while training in industry standard software, processes and technologies with the aim of bringing their ideas and concepts to life on screen.

On this programme, students learn to design, create and animate for both 2D and 3D platforms such as TV, Film and Games. There is a focus on developing students’ core skills in the traditional disciplines of drawing, illustration and animation asset design with a strong emphasis on the principles of animation.

Building on this foundation, students continue to develop their creative voice while training in industry standard software, processes and technologies with the aim of bringing their ideas and concepts to life on screen.

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This programme aims to offer students the opportunity to complete year one of a common entry degree in Digital Arts, with Tipperary ETB, before having a guaranteed progression route to years two to four with TUS Midwest (Clonmel Campus).

Year one of this four-year degree programme will provide students with the opportunity to complete modules that will introduce them to the concepts, knowledge and skills associated with digital animation, game art and design and visual effects.

Learn how companies leverage digital technologies to innovate, transform and succeed.

Whether it’s Big Data, the Internet of Things or Virtual Reality, the world of business is being transformed by digital technology. It’s an exciting time of rapid change that is creating wonderful new opportunities. This four-year course is the first of its kind in Ireland and aims to give you the skills to succeed in a future world of work that is driven by technology.

As part of the European Union’s ambition to achieve climate neutrality and digital competitiveness, this course focuses on how creative sectors are evolving toward a low-carbon, resource-efficient, and technologically advanced future.

As a learner, you will develop the ability to critically assess the role of digital innovation in shaping industry practices while addressing key social, economic, and environmental responsibilities. The course introduces you to important concepts such as the circular economy, ethical considerations in a digital world, and the impact of technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Big Data on sustainability within the CCI.

This project-led course provides comprehensive training in the full production lifecycle, from initial pre-production to professional camera operations and post-production. Designed for both online and broadcast media platforms, the curriculum emphasizes technical proficiency and creative execution. By working through real-world projects, learners gain the hands-on experience necessary to deliver high-quality content across a variety of modern digital and television environments.

Your chance to design the future! Join Digital Design to create the next generation of apps, websites and digital experiences.

Our Digital Design course will equip you to shape the world we all live in. If (and this is all of us) you’ve used a website, phone app, social media or other digital interface, you’ve benefited from the work of a Digital Designer.

If you have an interest in digital products or Graphic Design and want to be the next innovator in a fast changing world, this course is for you.

This program serves as a comprehensive bridge to higher education, focusing on the core principles of graphic design and web content development. Students master the art of visual communication by utilizing industry-standard digital tools to create compelling layouts, branding, and interactive interfaces, ensuring they are fully prepared for the rigors of a university-level creative degree.

The world of business is rapidly becoming one where the online marketplace is key. The volume of sales conducted online is predicted to expand exponentially in the coming years. This exciting new course is designed to equip the learner with the practical skills to start their own online business or to support an existing business to develop an online e-commerce presence. It will also teach critical thinking and explore opportunities for learners to start their own online business.

The purpose of this award is to enable the learner to acquire the knowledge, skill and competence to work independently and under supervision in a range of eBusiness contexts and or to progress to further and or higher education and training.

This course is an excellent foundation for Film and Television degrees in; IADT (National Film School), DCU,, TU Dublin,  and other Higher Education Institutes and Universities. Students will acquire practical skills in both Film and Television Production, including single-camera production, non-linear-editing (NLE) for film and video. Sound engineering for tv & film and Research skills will enhance their production skills with sound and content creation.

This course will provide you with an all-round perspective on information security risk and risk management. It is designed to produce highly knowledgeable and skilled graduates to counter the growing cyber security threat facing the world today. Graduates are in high demand in all parts of the Information Technology sector, as security is one of the fastest-growing parts of the industry. 

This course will provide you with an all-round perspective on information security risk and risk management. It is designed to produce highly knowledgeable and skilled graduates to counter the growing cyber security threat facing the world today. 

Subjects covered range from the basics of Programming, Networking, Web Development and Databases to Advanced Programming, IT Business Management, Penetration Testing, Secure Programming, and Network Security. 

Digital health technologies include mobile apps, wearable devices and platforms that provide remote healthcare (telehealth), software to help track symptoms, online tools to diagnose conditions, and programmes that analyse data from medical devices.

The BSc (Honours) in Digital Health and Informatics for Healthcare aims to meet the growing demand for a specialised workforce in the digital health technologies. It is a four-year level 8 programme, three years on campus followed by one year on work placement. It is a combined degree in science and computing and multidisciplinary involving three pillars in the following areas: Bioscience, Health Studies and Data Science. The former two pillars underpinning the latter, providing graduates who understand the medical and human sciences as well as the advanced technical knowledge and skills.

Our BA (Hons) Digital Humanities and Information Technology degree is an innovative course where you will explore a broad range of arts and humanities topics, while also studying the principles of information technology and digital media. We look at how the digital can enable innovation, but also how technology is changing what it means for us to be human in the age of machines.

This hands-on programme is ideal for creative practitioners looking to position their work within a well-informed digital, technological, and ecological context.  The Professional Diploma in Digital making is suitable for all Art & Design graduates, those who work in Art Departments of Film and Theatre or anyone with a need to know more about digital making.

Digital marketing is critical to the evolving world of technologies, platforms, consumer dynamics, businesses and brands. This three year degree course combines traditional marketing theory, practice and digital tools. You will learn how businesses can reach, connect and promote their products to a larger audience using a diverse range of digital marketing tools and strategies.

This course integrates theory and practical marketing to prepare you for this exciting and evolving industry. You’ll learn all about consumer behaviour, marketing communications and brand management, and how to best use digital tools.

This course in Digital Marketing is the discipline of understanding how and why consumers buy products and services, and using those insights to satisfy consumer wants and needs. Subjects include Marketing, Web Design, Social Media, Advertising, Financial Planning, Online Advertising, Consumer Behaviour and Market Research.