Technical Communication and E-Learning

Entry requirements

• Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8) with at least a second-class honours, grade 2 (2:2) in a related degree or an approved equivalent qualification.

• You must be able to use standard Microsoft Office applications and communication tools, including email, chat rooms and discussion forums.

Other Entry Considerations:

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme.

At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.

Checklist of Documents:

• *Academic transcripts and certificates
  • UL graduates only need to provide their student ID.
• Copy of your birth certificate or passport
• English translation of your qualifications and transcripts
• Copy of your CV
• Personal Statement

Guidelines on Completing your Application:

• To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
  • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist.
  • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc.
• *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date. You don’t need to have finished final exams before applying.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This programme will be offered both on-campus and in an online/blended mode.

The purpose of this programme is to equip graduates with the skills needed to design and develop multimedia content and technology-enhanced learning solutions. The need for this type of expertise is expanding rapidly as more and more companies and institutions use information and communication technologies (ICTs).

On successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:

• Design online learning environments.
• Design and deliver instructional materials.
• Evaluate instructional tools and programmes.
• Evaluate design and development software applications.
• Use multimedia applications.
• Deploy and use Web 2.0 technologies to collaborate with peers.
• Manage complex writing and design projects.
• Communicate effectively in online and face-to-face environments.
• Write clear, correct, precise content.

Fees and funding

Assessment