The Higher Diploma in Software Development is a fulltime conversion program for non-ICT graduates wishing to enter the IT sector. The course will provide participants with fundamental theoretical and practical skills, abilities and knowledge to gain a comprehensive intermediate understanding of software development. Program delivery is Monday-Friday, similar to any fulltime on-campus UL program. The program has been designed in consultation with a number of national and international IT businesses and enterprises that are based in Ireland to ensure that it meets the skills needs of industry. The course content will address the skills shortages for ICT by developing learners’ knowledge and skills, in programming, web-based application, databases and software quality and software test as well as giving students a work placement. Please note we will need to correspond with you by email throughout the application process. For this reason, we ask that you regularly check your email and spam folders.

The course meets technical education needs which have been recognised by the aviation industry, covering:

Students gain invaluable leasing and aviation sector knowledge and insights via modules taught by industry experts in addition to highly-regarded teaching from UL academics. The programme has consistently received excellent feedback from students.

The Higher Diploma in Data Analytics and Software Development course is a fulltime program for graduates of engineering or related technology disciplines, that will provide learners with fundamental theoretical and practical skills, abilities and knowledge to gain a comprehensive understanding of data analytics and software development closely aligned to current employer needs.

The diploma will provide education and practical application to a Black Belt level in Six Sigma. The course will enable participating companies gain competitive advantage through the application of Six Sigma principles to drive improvement with measurable results. A company-based project will form a key element of the programme, ensuring the integration of the various concepts in the participants’ workplace. This project will need to result in significant cost savings for the organisation.

This specialist diploma will allow individuals to identify, and develop the skills necessary to plan, implement, monitor and control Lean activities at both operational and strategic levels in a healthcare provision setting. Familiarise themselves with business process improvement methods and implementation tools of Lean in a healthcare provision context and present a professional Lean plan to peers with the potential to eliminate waste and/or add value to a process within their chosen project organisation or field.

This is a bespoke programme designed to upskill out-of field registered post-primary mathematics teachers to meet current Teaching Council curricular subject requirements in Mathematics at the highest level. ‘Out-of-field’ mathematics teachers are those who are teaching mathematics whose qualification is NOT in the field of Mathematics’.

The aim of the programme is to facilitate innovation management learning amongst the participants and in turn to promote an awareness of business innovation.

The programme develops the skills in the graduate to create, maintain, and improve health and safety in the workplace by ensuring that safety policies, practices and legislation are followed in order to prevent accidents and health problems.

The Specialist Diploma in Marketing Management offers a robust combination of practical marketing skills while developing the student's managerial capabilities, facilitating successful career outcomes for students. Students are taught about the ever-increasing role of understanding consumers through segmentation, targeting, positioning and relationship marketing.

This Lean Black Belt course aims to develop participants' process improvement skills. The diploma will provide education and practical application to a Black Belt level in Lean. The course will enable participating companies gain competitive advantage through the application of Lean principles to drive improvement with measurable results. A company-based project will form a key element of the program, ensuring the integration of the various concepts in the participants’ workplace. It will provide participants with a practical application of Lean tools and techniques within their own organisation.

The Specialist Diploma in Management Practice is a skills-based programme designed for graduates who wish to deepen their understanding of fundamental management competencies while building upon their existing skills and knowledge in the area of business management practice.

The Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management (HRM) provides a structured educational opportunity for early-career human resource professionals or those seeking to enter the human resources profession. Our HRM Higher Diploma provides comprehensive coverage of the main role span of the human resource (HR) professional in contemporary organisations.

The programme will provide graduates with fundamental theoretical and practical skills, abilities and knowledge for successful medical technology design in accordance with regulatory requirements and quality management systems.

Our diploma was the first diploma registered with the Kinesiology Association in Ireland in 1998. we offer you full international recognition across the globe. All our courses carry an individual recognised certificate.