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Course Details
Course Code(s):
PDCOENTPAD
Available:
Part-Time
Intake:
Course Start Date:
September
Duration:
11 Months, Part-Time
Award:
Professional Diploma
Qualification:
NFQ Level 9 Minor Award
Faculty:
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Course Type:
Taught, Professional/Flexible
Fees:
For Information on Fees, see section below.
Contact(s):
for more information or to be notified when applications are open.
Brief Description
The Professional Diploma in Community Engagement is a graduate-level diploma designed for professionals working in community contexts and third level who wish to develop their engagement skills.
Over 11 months, you’ll work directly with local communities to address real-world needs through collaborative project work.
You’ll be part of a diverse team, designing and delivering a community-based initiative that responds to an identified community challenge. The programme blends academic learning with practical experience, helping you build skills in engaged research design, delivery and evaluation.
This programme will earn 30 ECTS credits which will allow you to progress to the MA Community Research or towards a Flexible Masters Pathway, allowing students to combine Postgraduate awards to achieve a Master’s over time.
During this programme, you will:
- Engage in community or university partnership projects that are reciprocal, beneficial, and goal-oriented
- Collaborate with community partners to address identified needs
- Work in inter-disciplinary teams on real-world challenges
- Learn through lectures, workshops, hands-on activities, and guided research
- Receive regular feedback from faculty and peers
Key Information:
- Complete part-time over one year
- Bended delivery combining off campus community-based work and online workshops
- Modules taught during autumn, spring, and summer semesters
- Submit a final evaluation project in the summer semester
You will learn through a blend of:
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Year 1
Autumn Semester
– Work in an inclusive inter-disciplinary team to consult with local community partners t and co-design a project to address a community-identified need.
Spring Semester
– Work with your established project team to deliver a community-based partnership project.
Summer Semester
– Apply disciplinary knowledge and reflective practice to assess project design and delivery.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s
- You should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8) with at least a second-class honours (2:2).
- You should have experience working in and/or with communities or third sector contexts.
- Shortlisted candidates may be invited to interview.
Other Entry Considerations:
We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme.
At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.
International students:
- For details on country-specific qualifications, visit entry postgraduate entry requirements for international students.
Checklist of Documents:
- *Academic transcripts and certificates
- UL graduates only need to provide their student ID
- Copy of your birth certificate or passport
- English translation of your qualifications and transcripts
- Copy of your CV
English Language:
- English Language Competency certificate
- For details on accepted language qualifications visit English Language Requirements
Guidelines on Completing your Application 
- To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
- Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist.
- Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc.
- *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying.
EU - €TBC per annum
Non- EU - €TBC per annum
Annual fees are billed by semester. Once registered, students may be eligible to apply for a monthly payment plan.
Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the Student Fees Office website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student Fees Office (Phone: +353 61 213 007 or email student.fees.office@ul.ie).
Funding
Find further information on funding and scholarships.
The professional Diploma in Community Engagement is designed to meet the needs of community workers, and professionals working in areas such as;
- ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ School Community Liaisons
Community Development Workers
- Social Enterprise managers
Development Practitioners – locally and internationally
Still Curious?
The team regularly host and take part in webinars to support future students. If you would like to learn more or ask questions at an online information session, click below.
Graduate and Professional Studies
+353 (0)61 234377
¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, Limerick, Ireland