This is a full-time one-year course, which runs from September to May. Exact details of the timetable will be given out to students during the induction process prior to class commencement in September.
This course is an excellent foundation course for media degrees in IADT (National Film School), DCU, TU Dublin and other Higher Education Institutes and Universities. Students will be exposed to the radio, film and photography processes and procedures used by digital media studios today in program making. Students will gain practical knowledge of how different media products are produced, as well as an understanding of how the relationships between the producer, financing, and the audience impact one another.
Students will produce a portfolio of work for assessment, which may be used for progression applications to degree programmes elsewhere.
One of the following:
This is a very practical course enabling the student to develop a personal portfolio of work, structured and produced to radio, television and video industry standards. Students will use professional digital cameras, Avid Media Composer (editing software), Adobe Audition, Adobe Illustrator, as well as darkroom practice and techniques.
This course is supported by FIT, which offers students the opportunity to acquire essential skills to gain employment. Students are given training in job interview techniques and CV preparation.
Free Full Suite of Adobe Creative Cloud Software for all students in this course for one year to facilitate portfolio and assessment work.
All Dublin College Dun Laoghaire students are provided with an M365 account, which gives them access to the tools and resources needed to deliver assessment work while attending their course. M365 Apps include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and OneDrive.
Students will be required to undertake a period of work placement in an organisation connected to their vocational area during the academic year. Work Experience is mandatory for all of our full-time Level 5 courses. Students are required to source their own work placement, but will be assisted in this by the work experience teacher. The work placement is usually for a period of 10 days or a minimum of 60 hours. Students usually find the work experience element of the course to be invaluable, and should bear in mind that a successful work placement can sometimes lead to further opportunities.
Learners will produce a portfolio of materials from their coursework in Film, Scriptwriting, Photography, Radio, and Desktop Publishing, which may be used for application to the IADT and other Higher Education Institutes.
Assessment
Assessment techniques will be used to assess the knowledge and skills that students will have achieved on successful completion of modules:
A full major award is granted on passing the relevant eight components. On successful completion of each component, you will be awarded a pass, a merit, or a distinction grade. See www.qqi.ie for more details.
Dublin College Dun Laoghaire: Graduates may progress to the Level 6 QQI Advanced Certificate in Television and Digital Film or the Sound Engineering/Sound Production Level 6 at Dublin College Dun Laoghaire.
Elsewhere: Graduates are eligible to apply through the CAO and/or the Higher Education Links Scheme for entry to year one of a range of higher certificate and degree programmes, at Universities, Institutes of Technology and Technological Universities using their full QQI Level 5 major award. Places are not guaranteed in these Institutes and are subject to students meeting certain criteria. It is the students' responsibility to consult with the relevant HEI for information on the admissions process and any specific entry requirements. Students may also refer to the individual HEI prospectus or may also refer to the QQI FET section of the CAO website. www.cao.ie
Examples of CAO progression opportunities are listed below.
BA Film and Broadcasting (TU983)
BA in Photography (Portfolio) (TU976)
Technological University Dublin (City) - www.tud.ie
BA Media Production and Digital Arts (TU982)
Technological University Dublin (Tallaght) - www.tud.ie
BA Film (DL843)
BA Photography and Visual Media (DL833)
BA New Media Studies (DL837)
BA Television (DL844)
IADT Dún Laoghaire (National Film School) - www.iadt.ie
BA Film and Television Production (DK864)
BA Creative Media (DK864, DK769)
Dundalk Institute of Technology - www.dkit.ie
BA Creative Digital Media (TU796, TU981)
Technological Institute Dublin (Blanchardstown) - www.tud.ie
BSc Multimedia (DC133)
BA Communications (DC131)
Dublin City University - www.dcu.ie
BA Media Studies (MH109)
BA Arts (MH101)
BA Psychology (MH106)
Bachelor of Social Science (MH107)
Maynooth University - www.nuimaynooth.ie
BA Arts (DN520)
BA Humanities (DN530)
BSocSc Social Policy and Sociology (DN750)
BSc Social Sciences (DN700)
BA Psychology (DN700)
University College Dublin - www.ucd.ie
BA Film and Screen Media (CK105)
BA Arts (CK101)
BA Government and Political Science (CK122)
University College Cork - www.ucc.ie
BSc TV and Media Production (CW547, CW578)
Institute of Technology Carlow - www.itcarlow.ie
BA Arts (GY119)
Galway University - www.nuigalway.ie
BA (Hons) TV, Radio and New Media (MT812)
Advanced entry into 2nd Year
Munster Technological University (Tralee Campus) - www.mtu.ie
Graduates from this course usually opt to advance to further studies; however, others have gained direct employment as floor managers, camera operators, data wranglers, radio broadcasters and production assistants. They may also pursue careers as content creators for website and social media clients.
| Course Location | Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Co. Dublin |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | Level 5 Certificate |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Awarding Body Details | Level 5 QQI Award Media Production (5M18518) |
| Course Start Date | 14th September 2026 |
| Course End Date | 28th May 2027 |
| Course Duration | 1 year Full time |
| Course Time | This is a Full time one year course, which runs from September to May. |
| Course Fee | 50.00 |
| Entry Requirements | One of the following: • Leaving Certificate (LC Established, LCVP, LCA) or equivalent • A Full Level 4 QQI Award (or Equivalent) • For Mature applicants (aged 21 or over) - appropriate experience will be considered in lieu of formal qualifications are welcome. Note: Mature applicants may be entitled to VTOS funding. For details about VTOS, please contact the college. • For applicants who do not meet the above entry requirements, please contact Dublin College Dun Laoghaire |
| Career Path | Graduates from this course usually opt to advance to further studies, however, others have gained direct employment as floor managers, camera operators, data wranglers, radio broadcasters and production assistants. They may also pursue careers as content creators for website and social media clients. |
| Course Code | 5M18518 |
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