Communications

Short Courses at the School of Communications

The School of Communications offers short training courses and seminars across the range of its activities and expertise, from writing skills to communication technologies, to theoretical perspectives and professional issues.
These courses draw on and condense the knowledge and experience of staff members and practitioners who help design and deliver degree programmes, such as Communications, Journalism, Multimedia, and Film and Television Studies.

Facilities available include broadcast-quality radio and television studios, multimedia computer labs, suitable spaces for media interviews and press conferences, seminar rooms and a range of catering options.

We can tailor courses for professional, academic, business or community groups in the following subjects and related areas:

Dealing with the media
Effective writing
Magazine and newsletter editing
Programme-making for radio
Web authoring
Digital imaging
Digital audio
Digital video

Information design for new media
Current ethical issues in journalism
Journalism and new media
Public communication for science and technology professionals
Political communication
Communication research methods
Communication theory

Among the School’s short course and seminar clients have been groups of university academics, editorial staff from RTÉ, scientific and technical staff from several state agencies, the Ballymun and Finglas/Cabra area partnerships, numerous non-government organisations, community media organisations, and many more.

If you wish to find out more or to discuss your short course options, please complete this enquiry form. Please note that we currently do not provide individual places on scheduled short courses.