POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA

at Maynooth University

Full-time students take the compulsory module MD622: Critical and Creative Research in semester 1 and a further 20 credits made up of media and non-media modules. In semester 2, students can take a minimum of 1 media module with a further 20 credits from media or non-media modules. 

Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements: please visit Maynooth University International Office website for information about English language tests accepted and required scores. The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and non-EU applicants.

The fees for POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA may vary from €6,500 to €15,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

Knowledge of and skills in media are required across a whole range of sectors including media-specific organisations and also companies that interact with the public, that have internal communications and that wider social presence. These include sports, arts and heritage organisations, charities and NGOs, businesses and brands that increasingly require media-trained graduates particularly in the areas of writing/content production/publishing, social media, graphic design and video production/editing.

Graduates of this programme are well prepared to find employment in several sectors of the media industries or to pursue further media scholarship opportunities. They will be able to apply their critical understanding of the media industries and forms to organisations and businesses and identify future opportunities for innovation in creative media. The programme’s unique and flexible structure provides students with an accelerated route through three media-related areas to facilitate specialisation: media and histories, digital media and screen production.