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Griffith College welcomes applications from students who hold a full FETAC Level 5 Award which normally contains eight modules. A full award may be accumulated over more than one academic...

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Griffith College welcomes applications from students who hold a full FETAC Level 5 Award which normally contains eight modules. A full award may be accumulated over more than one academic year. In such cases, it is the responsibility of the student to apply to FETAC for a full award where the modules are taken over more than one year. Please note that a record of achievement does not meet the minimum entry requirements.

• To be eligible for consideration for an Honours Degree programme, the applicant must hold a FETAC Level 5 certificate with a distinction grade in at least three modules.

• To be eligible for consideration for an Ordinary Degree or Higher Certificate programme, students are required to hold a FETAC Level 5 Award.

FETAC Application Process

Applications must be made through the CAO for those courses offered through the CAO. For direct entry programmes, applicants must send a completed direct entry application form to the College. For more information on this access route please contact the Admissions Office on +353 1 415 0400 or email admissions@gcd.ie

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee €60 Closing Date: 22nd July 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2018 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+About the course
Social media, TV, radio, photography, print: what media path are you considering? This honours degree allows students to develop their own media skillsets. We produce media graduates who are versatile, confident and able to work ac...

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Social media, TV, radio, photography, print: what media path are you considering? This honours degree allows students to develop their own media skillsets. We produce media graduates who are versatile, confident and able to work across the media communications spectrum. From a multimedia and academic grounding in year one, students can develop their own study pathways, whether it is social and digital media, photography, radio, investigative journalism, TV or video. Students can become broadcasters, reporters, documentary makers, professional photographers, online and social media specialists and also progress to postgraduate study.

Expand+YEAR 1
Introduction to Digital Media, Introduction to Photography, Introduction to Writing Journalism, Understanding Society, History of the Media, Introduction to Radio, Writing & Presentation Skills, Introduction to Video, Media Law & Ethics, Med...

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Introduction to Digital Media, Introduction to Photography, Introduction to Writing Journalism, Understanding Society, History of the Media, Introduction to Radio, Writing & Presentation Skills, Introduction to Video, Media Law & Ethics, Media Studies.

YEAR 2
Core Subjects: Contemporary Society & Political Systems, Understanding Audiences & Media Marketing, Video Production 1, Research Methods, History of Art & Photography.

Stream A (Journalistic Media)
Radio Journalism, Reporting & Editing, News Media Production and Investigative Journalism.

Stream B (Visual Media)
Advanced Photography, Web Design, Visual Communication.

YEAR 3
Core Subjects: Modern Society, Sociology of the Media, Media Research & Cultural Studies.

Stream A or B
Creative Writing, Dissertation, Film Studies, Public Relations, Video Production 2, Publishing.

Stream A only
Business Journalism, Conflict Reporting, Shorthand, Sports Journalism, Investigative Journalism 2, An Iriseoireacht sa Ghaeilge / Irish Language Journalism, Online Journalism.

Stream B only
Photographic Media Production, Commercial Photography, Multimedia Storytelling, Visual Project and Exhibition.

Expand+Progression
Graduates of this course have gone on to study one of the three specialist media MA’s offered by Griffith College, as well as pursuing other postgraduate options at prestigious academic institutions across Britain and Europe.

Career...

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Graduates of this course have gone on to study one of the three specialist media MA’s offered by Griffith College, as well as pursuing other postgraduate options at prestigious academic institutions across Britain and Europe.

Careers
Graduates have many career options. Successful students will work as journalists, researchers, presenters and producers in print and broadcast media. The course also prepares you for employment in areas where visual media or multimedia skills are in demand, including video production, photography, web design, graphics production and design, social media, and the vast demands for media content creation skills online.