The BA (Hons) Fashion Management is an industry-focused level 8 honours degree awarded by University of Essex that prepares students for careers in global fashion.

The programme combines fashion business, branding, marketing, retail strategy, and leadership with industry-focused learning, enabling students to develop expertise in fashion management, consumer behaviour, sustainability, garment production, and commercial decision-making.

The BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising is a practical level 8 honours degree awarded by University of Essex that prepares students for careers in the global fashion industry.

The programme combines creative insight with commercial business skills, supporting students as they develop expertise in trend research, product development, garment technology, fashion marketing, merchandising, and sustainability.

The BSc (Hons) Workplace and Facilities Management at Portobello Institute is designed for facilities management professionals who want to develop their expertise, enhance their impact within organisations and progress into more senior roles.

The programme combines facilities operations, workplace management, leadership, sustainability, risk management and digital innovation to prepare graduates for the evolving demands of the workplace and facilities management profession.

The BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy is designed for students who want to work as sports therapists or progress to postgraduate physiotherapy study.

The programme combines applied health science, rehabilitation, and clinical practice, equipping students with the knowledge and skills required to assess, treat, and rehabilitate injuries while supporting optimal physical performance.

The BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching & Physical Education is designed for students who want to turn their passion for sport into a professional career – whether in coaching, sport development, or physical education (PE).

This future-focused degree prepares graduates for careers across sport and education while keeping progression options open. Combining applied sport science, coaching practice, educational theory, and real-world professional experience, the programme equips learners with the knowledge, practical skills, and confidence required to work across sport, education, and community settings.

The BA (Hons) Early Childhood Care & Education is a three-year level 8 honours degree awarded by University of Essex. The programme examines how play, learning, and policy influence young children’s development across historical, political, and cultural contexts.

Delivered through blended learning, this honours degree allows students to continue working full-time while completing their qualification. Throughout the three-year programme, learners develop a strong understanding of children’s rights, health and wellbeing, diversity, and inclusive practice, drawing on disciplines including psychology, sociology, education, and health studies.

The BA (Hons) Inclusive Education Practice – 1 Year Top-Up at Portobello Institute is a one-year honours degree for those who already hold a relevant level 7 qualification and are ready to complete a level 8 award to progress their careers in inclusive education.

Building on previous study in education, early learning, or inclusive practice, this top-up degree develops advanced understanding of SEN, behaviour support, child development, reflective practice, and inclusive learning environments.

The BA (Hons) Inclusive Education Practice prepares students for a career supporting children and young people with additional needs in inclusive education settings.

With blended delivery, the degree is structured to fit around work, placement, and personal commitments. Learning is grounded in real education practice, with modules exploring child development, inclusive approaches, behaviour, safeguarding, reflective practice, and the wider role of education support.

This course combines tourism management with specialist marketing areas such as brand management, international business, and experience marketing. Tourism specific modules will develop an understanding of the complex issues facing a contemporary national and international tourism industry, while business and management modules will develop critical transferable skills in business, marketing, management, finance, and data analysis.

This three-year honours degree programme is a joint collaboration developed between St Angela’s College and ATU Sligo. It covers the disciplines of Business and Irish simultaneously and equally. The Business strand is undertaken through the medium of English, and the Irish strand through the medium of Irish. Opportunities occur to marry both subjects throughout the degree. Graduates of this programme have the knowledge, skills, and attributes to progress to careers or further study in a variety of fields.

Based in the university’s Mayo’s campus in Castlebar, this programme helps to address a pressing need for skilled psychologists in the region. Completion of a PSI accredited undergraduate degree is an important first step in any aspiring psychologist’s career. Students with a second-class honours from a PSI accredited degree are eligible to apply for postgraduate training in a range of specialisations in psychology.

Business Studies as part of the BA programme will allow you to acquire the necessary skillset to succeed in the business world. You will gain a broad knowledge in business education that you can apply in a corporate or business setting.

It will equip you with critical and analytical skills, an understanding of organisational behaviour, structure and the business environment, an ability to research and interpret data and a creative approach to problem-solving.

FET College Dhúlaigh is offering a one year top-up degree programme in Animation (BA Hons) in conjunction with the University of Wolverhampton (UK).  Accredited by the University of Wolverhampton, the course has been developed by the coordinator and tutors to be relevant to our students, the growing national animation industry, and its impact at home and abroad.  

This one-year, industry-led Level 8 Top-Up BA in Film & Television Production—accredited by the University of Wolverhampton—offers an intensive, hands-on bridge between academia and the professional screen industries. By collaborating with seasoned directors, producers, and crew, students produce both a live-action short and a documentary, replicating real-world production cycles from script to screen. Beyond technical mastery in areas like cinematography and sound design, the curriculum emphasizes leadership, digital literacy, and critical analysis. The program’s strong ties to the Irish film sector further bolster career prospects through guest lectures from industry leaders and high-value work placements at major production and post-production houses.

Through a blend of academic and practical learning, supported through field trips, talks from experts and work placement, students' development of core and transferable skills will benefit future career opportunities and maximise their potential.  Students will experience solving real-world matters and meet leading industry figures.