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Part-time Courses

Part-time study gives you greater control over your learning. You can balance work with other commitments and study at a pace that suits you. Find out what makes the Dundalk Institute of Technology a great choice for part-time study.

Part-time, Flexible and Professional Learning at DkIT

DkIT currently offers more than 80 part-time courses across a broad range of subject areas. Whether you want to advance your career, learn a new skill or simply have fun and meet new people while doing so, we have a course for you.

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Part-Time Courses — Starting Autumn 2025

Business, Humanities and Hospitality Courses

Course Name Level & Credits Fee  
Bachelor (Hons) of Business Studies L6-L8 / 120-240 credits €2300 p.a. View Course Details
Certificate in Communication Skills L6 - 10 credits €500 View Course Details
Certificate in Management L6 - 10 credits €500 View Course Details
Certificate in Management Fundamentals L6 - 20 credits €200 View Course Details
Certificate in Accounting L6 - 15 credits €500 View Course Details
Certificate in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt) L7 - 10 credits €1,200 View Course Details

Certificate in Multidisciplinary Approaches to Understanding & Responding to Adult Safeguarding NEW

L8 - 10 credits €500 View Course Details
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Hospitality Management L8 Add-on YEAR 4 - 60 credits €1500 p.a. View Course Details
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Event Management L8 Add-on YEAR 4 - 60 credits €1500 p.a. View Course Details
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Culinary Enterprise L8 Add-on YEAR 4 - 60 credits €1500 p.a. View Course Details



Health and Science Courses

Course Name Level & Credits Fee  
BA in Applied Early Childhood Studies L7 - 60 credits €2500 p.a. View Course Details
BA (Hons) in Leadership and Mgt in the Early Years Sector Add-on L8 - 60 credits €2,500 View Course Details
Certificate in School Age Childcare L7 - 20 credits €750 View Course Details
Certificate in Comprehensive Advanced Health Assessment L9 - 10 credits €950 View Course Details
Certificate in Contemporary Palliative Care Practice Moving to L9 (from L8) - 10 credits €950 View Course Details
Certificate in Leadership, Management & Quality Initiatives in ID Services Moving to L9 (from L8) - 10 credits €950 View Course Details
Certificate in Newborn Clinical Examination NEW Level 9 - 10 credits €950 View Course Details
Certificate in Professional Practice: Professional Management of Complex Behaviour in Clinical Practice L9 - 30 credits €2,400 View Course Details
Certificate in Professional Nursing L9 - 30 credits €3,600 View Course Details
Postgraduate Certificate in Science in Nursing: Community Mental Health Nursing NEW L9 - 30 credits €3,600 View Course Details
Certificate in Nursing: Trauma Informed Care NEW Level 9 - 10 credits €950 View Course Details
Certificate in Fundamentals of Understanding and Responding to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence NEW L8 - 10 credits €750 View Course Details
BSc in Agriculture Year 3 Add on L7 - 30 credits €1400 p.a. View Course Details
BSc (Hons) in Agriculture Year 4 Add on L8 - 60 credits €2,800 View Course Details
Certificate in Fundamentals of Food Production Management L6 - 30 credits TBA   View Course Details
Certificate in Soils and Digital Agriculture NEW L8 - 10 credits €700 View Course Details
Certificate in Advanced Livestock Production NEW L8 - 10 credits €700 View Course Details
Certificate in Sustainable Land Management L7 - 15 credits €675 View Course Details
Certificate in Animal Biotechnology L9 - 15 credits €950 View Course Details
Certificate in Food and Feed Biotechnology L9 - 15 credits €950 View Course Details
Certificate in Clinical Governance, Leadership and Evidence-Based Veterinary Care L8 - 15 credits €850 View Course Details
Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing L8 - 40 credits €500 View Course Details
Higher Diploma in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing L8 - 60 credits €600 View Course Details

Springboard+ Courses

Springboard+ offers opportunities for FREE and part-funded one-year and two-year part-time higher education courses. Springboard courses are open to jobseekers, returners to the workforce and people in employment who wish to upskill.

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School of Business & Humanities Micro-credentials

The School of Business and Humanities at DkIT is delighted to offer a range of micro-credential short courses, where you can now study a select number of individual modules which are components of longer programmes.

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Meet The Team

Part-time courses at DkIT are coordinated by the Lifelong Learning Centre which is located close to Main Reception on campus. Meet our Lifelong Learning Team and discover the services offered.

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Choosing the right course

It is important that the level and content of a course suits your needs and meets your expectations. In order to find out relevant information on course content, entry requirements, extent of extra work required outside class, assessment methods etc. you should study the relevant course web page.


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Develop Your Workforce — For Employers

From low-cost, low-commitment events to more complex tailored courses, we offer the right training and professional development to suit your organisation perfectly.

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Fee Concessions and Refunds

Find out all you need to know about course fees and concessions for part-time study.

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Forms and Course Quickguides

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Lifelong Learning Centre
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Dublin Road
Dundalk
Co. Louth

T. +353 (0)42 9370290
E. parttime@dkit.ie