Course No 132
Duration
One year full-time courseAward
QQI Level 5 Award 5M2102Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate standard including Leaving Certificate Applied. All applicants will be interviewed.
Work Placement
One day per week throughout the year students obtain work in commercial areas.
Course Aims
Are you interested in Social Media? Do you want to develop a career which combines your love of technology with a fulfilling professional life? Do you want to start your own business? Marino college can help you. Marino college has developed a new course in Computers and Business with a focus on Digital Marketing. This course will give students the skills to enable them to gain employment in the marketing, communications and business sectors and also benefit the entrepreneur who may want to start their own business.
After studying in Marino College students will have a grounding in marketing and digital marketing techniques and business administration. The course also offers students a great foundation to enable them to progress to the more specialised diplomas/degrees Institutes of Technology and Universities. Marino College has a direct link with the National College of Ireland which offers our students specialised route of entry.
Course Content Overview (or Year One)
Spreadsheets Methods |
Digital Marketing |
Desktop Publishing |
Marketing Practice |
Word Processing |
Business Administration Skills |
Book - Keeping |
Communications |
Work |
Experience |
Future Prospects
Successful students will have the skills to meet the demands of the modern digital workplace and will be in a position to seek employment in a wide range of organisations such as new media companies, community organisations, charities, and commercial enterprises who want to improve their digital media presence. Also, it will provide a solid skillset to anyone who might like to get up their own business.
The course will also enable the student to progress to other Third Level courses especially in the Dublin Institute of Technology and National College of Ireland in order to obtain a Business Degree.
Marino College of Further Education has a direct link with National College of Ireland (NCI) where students can progress to a diploma or degree course. Alternatively, students have the opportunity to advance to the QQI Level 6 Course - Advanced Administration in Project Management at this College.
APPLY FOR THIS COURSE ONLINE »