Professional Certificate in AI for Design

Educational Standard

All applicants are expected to present an approved Bachelor degree at minimum level of 2nd class honours (2.2)

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)  - Applicants who do not meet the minimum academic entry requirements for admission may be considered on the basis of a recognition of previous  learning  whether based on prior relevant experience or other relevant credited or non credited or learning (RPL). In such cases each applicant will be considered on a case-by-case basis based on a review of the applicant's CV and other supporting documentation.

Please contact ncad@creativefutures.ie for further information.

Qualifying Examination -  In certain cases the academic team may choose to set a qualifying assignment in order to assess an applicant's suitability for admission.

Candidates may be required to pass a qualifying examination set by the relevant department before being accepted to a Masters degree programme. Attendance at selected undergraduate lecture courses at NCAD, together with related written work may be prescribed.

You may apply for the programme if you are currently completing your Undergraduate Degree. NCAD will review the rest of your application If necessary, we can make you a Conditional Offer. When your degree is completed and you send us final transcripts we will upgrade this to a Full Offer.

Applicants who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the Academic Version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.

Essential Supporting Documentation

When uploading your documents to apply, please ensure all are clearly labelled and accessible.

• A statement framing your reasons for applying to the programme, i.e. how attending the above selected course will benefit you and your practice  (500 words)
• A recent CV
• Certified transcripts of previous programmes followed
• Certified copies of degree/certificates and/or other appropriate third level qualifications bearing the official stamp of the institution.

Find out more HERE

Career

Graduates will be equipped to advance in design innovation roles, or emerging AI–design hybrid careers. 

The programme seeks to provide the transversal and specialist skills to equip creative practitioners to work within existing career paths, while also forging new career and creative pathways as creative educators and facilitators

Programme Leader:

Gemma Gallagher

Adminstrative Contacts:

Funding, Programme details: Dr Joanna Crawley  - crawleyj@staff.ncad.ie

Applications and Admissions: Camille Rocca - roccac@staff.ncad.ie 

Fee:

There is no application fee for the Programme.

The programme is €600.  However, this is a Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet (CCI Skillnet) programme and therefore co-funded by the Government of Ireland & the European Union. We are delighted to collaborate with Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet to offer a special partnership rate of €350 for qualifying candidates, which includes those resident in the Republic of Ireland and not already in receipt of a bursary, grant aid, or a scholarship for this course and not participating in a CE scheme or in receipt of Unemployment Benefit. 

The full fee has to be paid upon registration.  Those availing of CCI funding will pay their first installment to CCI Skillnet.  

If you are applying for CCI Skillnet funding please apply here for the funding, after you have applied to the programme via the yellow button below.

For information on tuition fees please follow this link. 

To apply click on the yellow button below and complete the form.

CFA Scholarship 

A CFA scholarship encourages the participation of learners from sections of society that are significantly under-represented in higher education by offering one free place on all of our CFA short courses.

Find out if you are eligible to apply HERE 

Fill in the CFA@NCAD scholarship application form HERE