Expand+FETAC/NCVA Links to Academic Programmes at Griffith College

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
In this three year programme students learn to work in real journalistic situations – in print and broadcasting – over the course of six semesters. NUJ recognition entitles students to a student NUJ Card. Students learn a range of m...

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In this three year programme students learn to work in real journalistic situations – in print and broadcasting – over the course of six semesters. NUJ recognition entitles students to a student NUJ Card. Students learn a range of media production and academic skills. Print, digital, online, photography and broadcast production are catered for, alongside learning about the society that students will create media on.

Year 1
Students acquire introductory journalism production skills and also learn about the history of media and about how society has adapted to systems of media communication. Students will also gain an introductory understanding of social structures.

Students learn how to present a message and how to present themselves professionally. They will also develop their capacity to write professionally and acquire introductory skills in radio, print and photography.

Year 2
Students continue to develop their writing, radio and photography skills. They begin to acquire the layout skills needed for newspaper and magazine production, while building an understanding of the ethical and legal dimensions to media work.

We develop the students understanding of contemporary political and social issues while there is a deeper focus on writing and presentation culminating in a more rounded multi-skilled student.

Year 3
Video and TV journalism skills are added, with the student specialising in key news media areas such as reporting, feature writing and investigative journalism. Modules like Media Studies, Research Methods, History of Art & Photography as well as Understanding Audiences, give the students a greater critical and academic depth as they approach graduation.

Expand+Year 1
Social Studies, Introduction to Photography, Introduction to Digital Media, Journalism 1, Introduction to Radio, History of the Media, Writing for Arts and Culture, Writing & Presentation Skills.

Year 2
Advanced Photography, Contempora...

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Social Studies, Introduction to Photography, Introduction to Digital Media, Journalism 1, Introduction to Radio, History of the Media, Writing for Arts and Culture, Writing & Presentation Skills.

Year 2
Advanced Photography, Contemporary Politics, Radio Journalism, Understanding Narrative, Journalism 2, Media Law & Ethics, News Media Production, Elective Choice: Shorthand or Writing & Presentation Skills 2.

Year 3
Introduction to Video, Report & Feature Writing, Media Studies, Understanding Audiences & Media, Marketing, History of Art & Photography, Investigative Journalism, Research Methods, TV Journalism.

Expand+Progression
Further study is an option for students who successfully complete this course; the logical step is to take the final year of the BA (Hons) in Journalism and Visual Media.

Careers
There are good employment prospects for graduates of ...

Hide-Progression
Further study is an option for students who successfully complete this course; the logical step is to take the final year of the BA (Hons) in Journalism and Visual Media.

Careers
There are good employment prospects for graduates of this programme. There is significant growth in the general Irish media and communications sector, particularly in online news media and social media. The performance and resilience of local radio stations and regional news media publications alongside a dynamic magazine and TV sector also offers many entry level opportunities for graduates.