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Discover the best options for Art & Design postgraduate courses on Postgrad.ie. Our database lists courses and articles for Art & Design. Whether you're looking to follow a career into film, acting, music design or writing, it's worth you're while visiting Postgrad.ie to see the options available for prospective level 9 students in Ireland.

Arts & Humanities is an extremely broad area within third level education, therefore, it is sometimes essential to acquire a postgraduate qualification before pursuing a career. Arts & Humanities boasts an eclectic variety of courses and subjects for students to choose from. Courses may range from Journalism and Film Studies to Anthropology to Classical Studies. An MA in Arts teaches students to analyse and critically interpret, as well as research skills and communication skills. It is also the next step for anyone considering a career in academia.

Business not just a competitive area to work in. It is a process, whether you work in the art world or for a bank in the IFSC. A postgraduate business qualification give you a head start in an interview. It also gives you an opportunity to build up a network of connections while studying. Completing a postgraduate degree in business will give you plenty of avenues to take on your career path, while enhancing your chances of gaining a higher salary.

You have done your degree... so now what? Before embarking on your postgrad studies you need to have chosen a career path. In this section, we offer you career guidance. We talk you through choosing a career and deciding on the best postgraduate courses for your ambitions.

Want insight into career paths in your field? Curious what your working life might be like? Want to know how others found success? We interviewed a range of successful people to find out what they studied and how their careers are progressing. This is to give you some insight about what to expect by following a particularly career.

To teach in Ireland, you generally need a postgraduate qualification. This is true for teachers in primary and secondary schools, and of course, at third-level institutions. For primary teaching, you need a Bachelor of Education (BEd), plus a postgraduate qualification, such as the Professional Master of Education in Primary Education. For secondary teaching, you'll need the Professional Master of Education (Post Primary Education). If you have a Level 8 degree, you can do a postgraduate conversion course to qualify as an education professional.

As computer based technology is progressing faster now then ever before, there is a huge range of specialties to consider. These include careers in cloud computing, app development, digital media, computer and network security, web development and more. There are also specialist fields such as data science, data analysis, fintech and so forth. It seems likely that this is a sector that will continue to grow. Therefore, employees with postgrads in computing & IT in this field should be in high demand for the foreseeable future.

Want to take your business career to the next level with the very popular and highly regarded Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree? In this section, we discuss what to consider before signing up for an MBA. We talk you through the MBA application process, the cost of an MBA in Ireland as well as funding options. We also look at doing a part-time MBA and profile an MBA student.

Postgrad.ie lists postgraduate courses in Medicine & Healthcare for prospective students looking to pursue level 9 and 10 study. Visit our website and learn all about your options for the postgraduate level. Read articles about Medicine & Healthcare and browse through courses in your area. Whether you're interested in doing an MA, PhD, Diploma or Certificate course in the postgraduate level, Postgrad.ie has a variety of choices for everybody.

Welcome to our general section on postgraduate courses. Here we cover all kinds of postgrad courses, including information on new Masters options. We also look at Springboard+ and conversion courses, as well as upskilling. We’ll help you chose a university for your postgrad degree and answer the most common questions aspiring postgrad students have.

Science and technology is an economic growth sector, both in Ireland and abroad. In this section we look at the wide variety of careers and courses available in this sector. These include include biology and biomedical sciences, chemistry, data science and data analytics, earth sciences such as environmental science, food science, marine biology, mathematics, microbiology, nanoscience and neuroscience.

Want to know what it is like doing a postgraduate degree in a particular field? Our student profile series gives you real insight into doing your Masters or PhD. We chat to a number of students doing a wide variety of different postgrad degrees to find out about their academic careers. These case studies will give a real idea about doing a specific course, what to expect, and the workload and time requirements.