Program Overview

Creative Commercial CommunicationsCumarsáid Tráchtála Chruthaitheach

Course Title: Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Commercial Communications

TU Code

TU334

NFQ Level

Level 9

Award Type

Major

Award

Postgraduate Diploma

ECTS Credits

60

Duration

1.5 Years

Course Type

Postgraduate

Mode of Study

Part Time

Method of Delivery

Blended

Commencement Date

September 2025

Location

Aungier Street

Fees

€6,000 Total Fee

What is... Creative Commercial Communications?

The Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Commercial Communications is the result of a unique partnership between TU Dublin and The Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) and has been developed with extensive contributions from both industry and academia. It provides career-focused continuous professional development for creative commercial communications professionals or those aspiring to work in the creative commercial communications industry.

In addition to academic and research focus, graduates will have demonstrable capacity in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective, technology-driven, creative commercial communications. The course aims to provide you with strategic, analytical, and leadership skills informed by industry engagement.

On successful completion of all six modules on the course, you will be awarded the PG Diploma in Creative Commercial Communications and become eligible for the MSc Creative Commercial Communications (Top-Up).

Minimum Entry Requirements

Applicants should have a minimum second-class honors bachelor degree (2.2 or higher) in any discipline or equivalent third-level qualification.

Applicants not meeting the normal entry requirements but with relevant prior experiential learning may be proposed by the Programme Director for exceptional entry by submitting an Exceptional Entry application to the sub-committee of College Board.

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6.5 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.

Course Content

This course is delivered over 18 months, comprising six CPD modules. Each module is taught but has a strong emphasis on self-directed learning and, in particular, requires engagement with both the Marketing Communications and Advertising literature and practice-led theory. The underlying philosophy is to provide a diverse and challenging range of learning experiences in which you can explore an appropriate body of knowledge. Delivery methods involve lectures from a unique mix of both TU Dublin academic staff and key industry practitioners. Each module is delivered as a 3-day bootcamp.

This program comprises 60 ECTS credits of modules in the principal areas of:

• Contemporary Marketing and Communications
• Digital Platforms and Communications
• Creative Thinking
• Communications Planning and Effectiveness
• Insights and Analytics
• Leadership in Creative Commercial Communications

Graduates from the PG Diploma in Creative Commercial Communications and the PG Dip Advertising and Digital Communications are eligible for the MSc Creative Commercial Communications (Top-Up), which is a further 30 ECTS.

Module Listing

Year One

Semester 1

• Contemporary Marketing and Communications [Mandatory]
• Creative Thinking [Mandatory]
• Digital Platforms & Communications [Mandatory]

Semester 2

• Communications Planning and Effectiveness [Mandatory]
• Insights & Analytics [Mandatory]
• Leadership in Creative Commercial Communications [Mandatory]

Schedule

This program is delivered over 18 months. Delivery methods involve lectures from a unique mix of both TU Dublin academic staff and key industry practitioners. The modules are delivered as 3-day bootcamps.