Professional Certificate in Service Design

17 Apr 2024
 - 22 May 2024
Apply By

04/12/2024

Apply To

NCAD

ECTS Points

5

Course Code

AD431PC

Duration

6 weeks

Fees

€600 or €395*

This six-week blended programme co-created with Design Skillnet introduces learners to the fundamental principles of service design.

APPLY via NCAD 

About

Service designers craft solutions for intricate systemic and societal challenges, crafting experiences tailored to meet the diverse needs of multiple users and stakeholders. 

Our Professional Certificate equips students with the core principles of Service Design, offering both theoretical insights and practical experience with service design methodologies and tools.

The programme actively facilitates mobility within the college and across Creative Futures Academy and provides articulation into a variety of postgraduate programmes and career pathways.

Duration and format

6 weeks, 50% online and 50% in person

Who is it for?

What will I study?

Future Careers

Assessment

Minimum Entry Requirement

Timetable

CFA & Design Skillnet Co-created course

This Certificate has been co-created in partnership between Design Skillnet and CFA@NCAD. Co-funding of 34% of the programme fee (€205)* is available via Design Skillnet to successful, eligible applicants*.

*To be eligible for this co-funding you must be a current member of IDI, ICAD, IAPI or 100 Archive and be successful in your application to NCAD for a place on the programme.  Not a member? Email info@idi-design to find out how to join. If you have graduated within the past 3 years you may be eligible for IDI graduate membership at the special graduate price of €30. Standard/Full (non-graduate) membership of IDI costs €197 per annum plus a one-off €50 application fee.

Information Webinar

Please join us for an information session with Programme Lead, Jennifer Groarke, on Thursday, April 11th from 1pm to 2pm.

Register Now via Zoom

Contact details

Programme Contact

Jennifer Groarke

groarkej@staff.ncad.ie 

 

Admissions Contact

postgraduate@ncad.ie

 

CFA 

Joanna Crawley

crawleyj@staff.ncad.ie

 

Design Skillnet Co-Funding/IDI Membership

info@designskillnet.ie

 

01 636 4200

Service Design Alumni Stories

Chu-Yi Vuong’s Alumni Story

“…the exchange that we had as a class allowed me to reflect on the role of design within the world and also on the role I want to take in it”

Tim Dalton’s Alumni Story

“Service Design provides a space for incorporating many disciplines and skillsets into practical problem solving. The opportunity to study Service Design at NCAD was like finding the missing jigsaw puzzle piece”

Marie Salova’s Alumni Story

“My work and research is all about uncovering actionable insights, whilst inspiring and helping clients or partners, to do better through design and strategy. In practice, much of my work centres on creating new ways to look at problems and to find innovative solutions.”

Sarah Heffernan‘s Alumni Story

“I take everything I’ve learned and experienced across the variety of roles I’ve had into my work day-to-day and I believe I’m better designer for having this design squiggle of a career path”

Scholarships

CFA Scholarship

A CFA scholarship encourages the participation of learners from sections of society that are significantly under-represented in higher education by offering one free place on all of our CFA short courses.

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