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www.independentcolleges.ie

Your future starts here at Ireland’s

fastest growing and dynamic third

level institution

Degrees awarded by The University of the West of England and the Quality and Qualifications Ireland.

ContentsPage 1 - Introduction

Pages 2/ 5 - Dublin City

Page 6 - Degree Courses

- Accreditation

Page 7 - Postgraduate Courses

- English Language Courses & International House

Page 8 - Requirements, Contact Details

DegreesBA (Hons) in Business Studies - 3 years

BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance - 3 years

BA (Hons) in Marketing - 3 years

Postgraduate coursesMA in Dispute Resolution

There are students

from 20 different

countries studying

at Independent

College Dublin.

The connections

you make at

Independent

College Dublin will be

invaluable help

to your career,

throughout your

career.

- 1 year

Dublin is the most exciting city in

Europe

Full course details, costs, requirements and application

forms are available online at www.independentcolleges.ie

Student life is the perfect blend of academic study,

enthusiastic involvement, exciting exploration, great

nights out, lazy evenings and hundreds of new friends.

If you’re looking to study

for a great degree in law

or business, and to have a

great time while you do it,

then you’ve got to come to

Independent College Dublin.

Dublin is alive with young people,

great times, good food, glorious

architecture, amazing arts, sport

and culture. And this entire,

wonderful city is Independent

College Dublin’s campus.

We will take great care of

you – helping you with visas,

accommodation, course choices

and everything else that you

need. We’ll give you the best

one-on-one tuition and a degree

recognised worldwide as a great

start to your career. And we’ll

make sure you have the time of

your life here in Dublin City.

Welcome to Independent

College Dublin and to an

excellent start to your career.

You will remember your time

here fondly, at a centre of

educational excellence in a city

that is completely focussed on

helping young people to reach

their full potential.

The personalised, goal-

orientated tuition you receive

at Independent College Dublin

is provided in an interactive

learning environment with

smaller class sizes and some

of the finest, most respected

lecturers in their respective

fields. It will provide you not

just with the stepping stone to

a better career but also with

life lessons and friendships and

connections that will last for a

very, very long time.

I very much look forward to

personally welcoming you to

Independent College Dublin.

Padraig HouriganCEO

and Independent College

Dublin is at its heartWelcome from our

CEO

50% of Dublin’s residents

are under-25 years of age.

No wonder it’s such a

party town.

The entire city is

your campus

The city has over 120 miles

of cycle tracks and Dublin’s

Bike scheme has 450 bikes

for public use and 40 bike

stations around the city.

Dublin has a rich and thriving art scene.

Music is EVERYWHERE in Dublin, from unplanned

traditional musical sessions in pubs to some of the

biggest acts in the world in the city’s stadia.

Dublin’s rich

history can

be seen

on practically every

street, from the

Viking foundations

a thousand years

ago to the Rising

and the War of

Independence in the

early 1900s.

The city is alive

with young people

and students,

culture, music,

history, art, sport,

business, innovation

and academic

excellence. It’s an

incredible place in

which to study and

live.

The sidewalks and

alleys overflow

with Dubliners

and visitors

alike, colourfully

discussing art,

politics, business,

sport to the ever-

present backdrop of

music spilling from

foggy pub doors,

laughing, painting

in a lively, bubbly,

interesting city

that seem to have

been built for young

academia and fun.

It has an incredible

literary and

academic reputation

and is a thriving,

effervescent capital

with thousands

of traditional and

contemporary

pubs, restaurants,

clubs, museums,

galleries, sports

stadia, theatres,

music venues and

nightclubs.

And ideally located

is Independent

College Dublin,

on Dawson Street,

just one block

from the city’s

main thoroughfare,

Grafton Street. You

cannot get closer

to the heart of our

amazing city than

this.

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Accommodation

We’ll help you to find accommodation. Dublin is, after all,

famous for its hospitality and, as a university city, it has a

great many choices for you.

Homestay

Stay with a host family, in their home (usually in the suburbs

just outside the city centre but within an easy commute) on

a full-board basis.

Self-catering apartments

We have self-catering apartments in two fantastic locations

in the city. You can have your own en-suite room in a shared

apartment, a single occupancy studio apartment or twin/

double apartment.

Dublin was founded by the Vikings in 988.

10 million pints of Guinness are produced in Dublin

EVERY DAY.

Dublin boasts no less than FOUR Nobel Prize for

Literature – that’s more than any other city in the world

– William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel

Beckett and Seamus Heaney. However two of our most

famous writers were not winners: James Joyce and

Oscar Wilde.

Bram Stoker wrote Dracula here and the name comes

from the Irish words “Droch Ola” which means bad

blood.

Dublin has more gyms and sports clubs than almost

every other European city.

Dublin was designated a UNESCO City of Literature

in 2010 in “recognition of its cultural profile and

international standing as a city of literary excellence”.

It is one of four cities in the world with the UNESCO

City of Literature designation.

Dublin’s O’Connell Bridge near the college is the

only bridge in Europe that has the same width as

length.

Famous Hollywood actors from Dublin include

Maureen O’Hara, Brendan Gleeson, Gabriel Byrne

and Colin Farrell.

Dublin’s Phoenix Park is the largest walled park in

Europe and means you can feel lost in the countryside

just minutes from the college.

BA (Hons) in Business Studies

What is this?Our Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Business Studies will give you a comprehensive business education that will arm you for the future business environment. You’ll gain a real understanding of modern business theories, functions, challenges and opportunities and this will give you a great start to your professional career in business or further post graduate education. As an honours degree you can specialise in marketing, accounting and finance or in management and HR.

* Exemptions are available from the main professional accounting institutes for a number of the accounting and finance modules.

How long is the course?3 years

Who is the awarding body?The Quality and Qualifications Ireland.

What can I do with this degree?This degree will help you to develop a career in general business, entrepreneurship, management, accounting, marketing, HR, finance or banking.

BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance

What is this?This degree provides a high-quality education for those seeking a career in accounting and finance, financial services and business in general. You will study the practical techniques of accounting and finance and analyse the theory behind these techniques. It will also help you to develop your career in a wider choice of roles in the public and private sectors, within industry and commerce, all over the world.

How long is the course?3 years

International House is Independent College Dublin’s English language school and is located with us in our main building on Dublin’s central Dawson Street.

• Integrated with Independent College Dublin

• Member of the International House World Organisation

• Accredited by the Irish Department of Education and Science as a school for the teaching of English as a foreign language

• Inspected by ACELS (the Advisory Council for English Language Schools) and International House World

English Language coursesWe run year-round General English courses that will improve your communication skills in English through speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. We also offer:

• Examination preparation programmes

• English and Work programmes• Junior Summer Programmes -

homestay and residential• High School Programme• Mini-stay programme for groups• High School Integration

programme for groups• Teacher Training Programmes

including CELTA and DELTA

Business EnglishYou can add five hours of Business English to your course to include business modules such as participating in meetings and discussions,

MA in Dispute Resolution

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Dispute Resolution is one of the fastest-growing fields and academic disciplines both in Ireland and internationally, offering professional opportunities in the corporate, legal, educational, political, HR, health as well as may others. A heightened demand for dispute resolution services is predicted.

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BusinessCourses CoursesPostgraduate Who is the awarding body?The Quality and Qualifications Ireland.

What can I do with this degree?This degree will help you to develop a career in accountancy, financial services, investment, finance, banking, entrepreneurship, management, logistics, and the main functional areas in business.

BA (Hons) in Marketing

What is this?This programme covers all aspects of marketing and sales functions in business and the major changes taking place in their theory and practice. Marketing has changed radically in recent years thanks to new technology, analysis, media channels and theories, including viral marketing and social networking. This course will inspire you, providing a vision of the possibilities open to businesses through an understanding of the principles of contemporary integrated marketing concepts and strategies.

How long is the course?3 years

Who is the awarding body?The Quality and Qualifications Ireland.

What can I do with this degree?This degree will help you to develop a career in marketing, advertising, media, market research, graphic design, business, entrepreneurship, management, public relations, sales and digital marketing.

European students year transfer

If you are a European student studying business studies, you can transfer

to Independent College Dublin to complete our final year in BA (Hons)

Business Studies.

Every year we welcome a number of suitably qualified students who

want to experience life in the vibrant Dublin city as they participate in

our full time one-year course.

It leads to the state recognised award of BA (Hons) Business Studies -

Level 8 - and the course covers a wide range of business areas. You can

choose from one of the following specialised streams:

Accounting & FinanceMarketing Management & Human Resources Management

The authorities behind your quali

negotiating successfully, using the telephone effectively and giving clear and concise presentations.

For more information, please visitwww.ihdublin.com

What is this?

How long is the course?1 year

Who is the awarding body?The Quality and Qualifications Ireland.

What can I do with this quali�cation?

This qualification aims to provide a mixture of

experience-based learning through role plays

and formal lectures by industry experts will

give students a hands-on understanding of a

full range of this exciting and fast-growing

sector and it is designed for individuals new

to the field, as well as for professionals who

want to enhance current capabilities and skills in their chosen field.

The MA in Dispute Resolution is as much practical as it is academic. The focus of the

faculty teaching the course is to provide students will the skills of dispute resolution

along with the theory to support those skills.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives(CILEx) is the professional association forover 20,000 Chartered Legal Executivelawyers, paralegals and other legalpractitioners in England and Wales.For more than 50 years, they have been

career in law. CILEx works closely withGovernment and the Ministry of Justiceand are recognised in England and Walesas one of the three core approvedregulators of the legal professionalongside barristers and solicitors

This authority replaced theNational Council for EducationAwards in 1999 and is the

for third level education andtraining institutions outside ofthe main universities in Ireland. Itmaintains world-class standardsand is highly regarded inprofessional circles internationally.

Learn to Succeed

Requirements 1. Completed application form

(attached to this brochure or download one at www.independentcolleges.ie)

2. Original or certified copy of your birth certificate or passport

3. Original or certified copy of residence permit (if you are resident in an EU state)

4. Original or certified copy of school leaving examination certificate OR high school transcripts (with forecast results if no results available yet)

5. Original or certified copy of full academic transcripts of any third level studies and any proof of the final degree

6. Original or certified copy of the official translation into English

If English is not your ge, you may have to sit either an IELTS, TOEFL or equivalent test. For a Level 8 programme you will need the equivalent of the IELTS 6.0 and for a Level 9 the equivalent of a IELTS 6.5.

Contact DetailsBlock B, The Steelworks, Foley Street, Dublin 1, D01 X997

01 877 3900. www.independentcolleges.ie admissions@independentcolleges.ie