Course Summary
This programme is aimed at non-business graduates who are interested in starting a creative enterprise, looking to advance their careers by achieving a qualification in business with a focus on the creative industries sector or supporting the advancement of creative graduates into other sectors where organisations are increasingly hiring creative graduates for their creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and innovation capabilities.
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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
Applicants must possess a primary honours degree or equivalent.
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Applicants must also submit a sample portfolio of work:
• You are required to upload a portfolio as part of the application process.
• Portfolio should demonstrate creative ability. This might include, but not limited to, drawings, craft skills, traditional and digital skills, sculpture, photography and examples of past creative projects or previous work. The programme welcomes applicants who might have an existing creative business as well as those who are considering establishing one in the future.
• 10 good images and descriptions is adequate. Add interactive links if you wish to showcase video work. The specific contents of the portfolio are to illustrate a sample of the applicant's creative work.
• Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPL) will be granted based on relevant experience and training in accordance with LIT's RPL policy.
This is a Level 9 postgraduate diploma award. It is expected that candidates would be comfortable with technology. Ideal candidates would be those with previous design experience that may require enhanced technical qualifications to further their career. Prior experience with technology would be an advantage. This understanding is usually demonstrated with a portfolio of previous work or RPL.
Successful candidates will then be called for an interview.
Application Details
Application Deadline: TBC for September 2023
Register Your Interest: https://lit.ie/Register-Your-Interest?coursecode=LC_AECIM_NCS
Start date: 04/09/2023
Location: Clare Street
Fees
Register Your Interest: https://lit.ie/Register-Your-Interest?coursecode=LC_AECIM_NCS
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.
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
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.
Career Progression
On completion of this course, the aim is that students would have the tools to start a business and be self-employed.
Are there opportunities for further study?
Possibility to continue onto Masters programme and complete an additional 30 credits. Details TBC - will be provided and updated on course webpage once they become available.
Duration
Delivery
Class time is expected to be 2.5 days per week/16 hours.
Delivery method will be predominantly online (75%) with onsite classes in LSAD (25%) which will take place for 2 days at the beginning and and of each term (4 days in total). Attendance of the on-site classes is expected, as it is an important element of the programme to develop a network of creative businesses.
Provisional on-site classes for Semester 1 are Thursdays & Fridays at the beginning of term.
Online classes will be recorded and available to watch back.
Complete timetable details will be provided by the programme team on programme induction.