Professional Certificate in Design for AI
Design the future: Explore AI tools and thinking to transform your creative practice. This is an online, 7-week programme.
About the programme
The Professional Certificate in AI for Design helps creative practitioners integrate AI into their design process and shape the future of their field. Through a critical, practical, and future-facing lens, the programme explores the power and potential of designing for and with AI.
Learners will develop technical, ethical, and conceptual fluency in AI tools while anticipating what’s next in design innovation.
Who is it for?
This course is designed for creative professionals and designers eager to expand their practice and embrace emerging AI tools and methods.
What will I study?
Understand key concepts in artificial intelligence and their relevance to design
● Explore tools and methods for designing with and for AI technologies
● Evaluate and critique AI-generated outputs within different design contexts
● Investigate ethical, professional, and practical issues in AI-driven design
● Apply principles and frameworks for integrating AI into design processes, identify opportunities and limitations of AI
● Recognize how AI can enhance innovation and impact within organizations, considering future trends and possibilities
Timetable
7 weeks part-time | 1 evening per week | Online
Dates
- Wed 1st Oct
- Wed 8th Oct
- Wed 15th Oct
- Wed 22nd Oct
- Wed 5th Nov
- Wed 12th Nov
- Wed 19th Nov
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
The full fee has to be paid upon registration.
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