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Communication & Media
Duration
2 years
Level
Postgraduate
Outlook
Growing
This MA equips you with advanced skills in technical communication, information design, and digital learning development. You explore how to translate complex technical content into clear, user-focused documentation, online help systems, and multimedia e-learning modules. Modules cover instructional design theory, UX writing, content strategy, and industry-standard authoring tools such as MadCap Flare, Adobe RoboHelp, and Articulate Storyline. You typically spend time in collaborative studio-style workshops, working on real briefs alongside peers from engineering, science, and business backgrounds. A significant industry placement or live project with a technology company gives you hands-on professional experience, and there are opportunities for international exchange through Erasmus+ partnerships.
Entry to this postgraduate programme at NFQ Level 9 normally requires an NFQ Level 8 Honours Bachelor degree (2.2 or higher) in a relevant discipline such as English, communications, linguistics, computer science, or engineering. Applicants from technical or scientific backgrounds with strong writing skills are equally welcome. Leaving Certificate subjects such as English at Higher level, along with Mathematics and any science or technology subject, provide a useful foundation at undergraduate level. Mature applicants with significant professional experience in technical writing, publishing, or learning and development may be considered without the standard academic entry requirements. Those who have completed a relevant PLC or Level 7 degree may also apply, subject to meeting the programme's academic criteria.
Demand for qualified technical communicators and instructional designers in Ireland is strong and growing, driven by the continued expansion of the multinational technology and life-sciences sectors. Graduates typically find employment relatively quickly, with many securing positions before or shortly after completing their placement. The combination of writing expertise and digital tool proficiency makes these graduates attractive to a wide range of employers beyond the technology sector, including financial services and the public sector.
AI-powered writing assistants, content generation tools, and automated localisation platforms are already reshaping technical communication workflows, and you will engage critically with these tools throughout the programme. Rather than displacing technical writers, AI is shifting the role towards content governance, quality assurance, and prompt engineering for documentation systems. Instructional designers are increasingly expected to evaluate and integrate AI-driven adaptive learning platforms into e-learning projects. Developing a critical understanding of AI's capabilities and limitations in content production is becoming a core professional competency in this field.
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How to apply
This is a postgraduate programme; applicants apply directly to each institution (not through CAO), typically requiring an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline such as communications, media, education technology, or a cognate field. Some providers may also consider applicants with significant relevant professional experience via a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) route.
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