Expand+Application can be made directly to the GCD Admissions Office or via the website www.griffith.ie/apply

Applications for all direct entry programmes (undergraduate, postgraduate, part-time/evening time) must be made on the website www.griffith.ie/a...

Hide-Application can be made directly to the GCD Admissions Office or via the website www.griffith.ie/apply

Applications for all direct entry programmes (undergraduate, postgraduate, part-time/evening time) must be made on the website www.griffith.ie/apply and relevant* supporting documentation can be emailed to admissions@griffith.ie or posted to:

The Admissions Office,
Griffith College Dublin,
South Circular Road,
Dublin 8.

*All applications for direct entry to undergraduate programmes should include a copy of official Leaving Certificate results with the exception of mature applicants (who must supply evidence of date of birth).

Expand+About the course
This programme is run via blended learning meaning there is a combination of both online and in class teaching and learning. The lecturers are experienced mediators, academics and conflict management trainers with many years’ exper...

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This programme is run via blended learning meaning there is a combination of both online and in class teaching and learning. The lecturers are experienced mediators, academics and conflict management trainers with many years’ experience in both practice and training. The graduates of this programme will also hold MII (Mediators Institute of Ireland) recognition and the faculty will provide much pastoral care and career support.

The overall aim of this Special Purpose Award is to ensure that the learner will be a naturalised, confident, highly effective and self-reflective mediator with advanced knowledge of the principles of mediation and the mediation process. By enabling participants to gain an in-depth understanding of the concepts and methods underlying the development and use of mediation, the programme seeks to actualise their ability to implement the skills to practice. Furthermore, the programme seeks to equip the graduate with an awareness of the impact of conflict behaviour on mediation, both from the mediator and third party perspective. Teaching and assessment will emphasise the necessity of inherent emotional intelligence in this regard on the part of the mediator. It is sought to inculcate this by introducing the learner to both academic reading and structured self-reflection on the area. Finally, the programme has the further objective of demystifying the law surrounding mediation in order that the learner may embark upon a career involving the use of mediation within their work place.

Expand+Progression
The knowledge, skills and competencies developed in the area of mediation will be transferable to both further postgraduate studies and practice. This is not confined to the area of law and dispute resolution but can transfer into busin...

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The knowledge, skills and competencies developed in the area of mediation will be transferable to both further postgraduate studies and practice. This is not confined to the area of law and dispute resolution but can transfer into business, social studies, community affairs, human resources, management and across any area of life where conflict may arise. Learners who complete this programme will have a range of skills that will be attractive across sectors as a result of acquired skills such as critical thinking and evaluation, ability to self-manage and self-evaluate, independent learning, conflict management, communication, active listening and mediation. The skills acquired on this programme help the graduate become a more effective communicator and resource in any workplace. The mediation industry is becoming established in Ireland and the robust nature of this qualification will give a graduate a unique selling point as compared with other non-academic programmes designed to accredit mediators.