Design Thinking for Sustainability

HCI Pillar 1 courses are designed to provide specialisation and conversion courses for graduates to ensure that they have the skills most needed by employers today. They are open to all, regardless of employment status.

Full Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No

This postgraduate conversion course is designed for recent graduates as well as early and mid-career professionals who want to start or transition into a career in the area of sustainability. It is open to participants with both technical and non-technical backgrounds. The class is likely to include a diverse range of participants, coming from science and engineering as well as business, the humanities and more – bringing a multidisciplinary, multi-sectoral approach to the complex challenges of sustainability.

You might be:

A recent graduate

Changing focus part way through your career

Recently been made redundant

Unemployed or formerly self-employed

A carer or returner to work

Full Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No

Stage 1 - Core
Leadership for Innovation and CreativityIA40340
Innovation SprintIA40350
Creative Thinking & InnovationIA40430
Design your Purposeful LifeIA40460
Entrepreneurship: Application and MindsetIA40470
Design for User-Centric, Sustainable SolutionsIA40610
Systemic Approaches, Interdisciplinary SolutionsIA40620

This course is great for anyone just beginning their career in sustainability, or keen to move into this area. You may have a technical background, or you might not – we welcome learners from diverse disciplines and sectors.

You might be:
A recent graduate
Changing focus part way through your career
Unemployed or formerly self-employed
A carer or returner to work

You’ll need a minimum honours degree (Level 8) qualification.

OR applicants with 5+ years of relevant employment history can apply under UCD’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.

HCI Pillar 1 eligibility requirements.

English language requirements.

Keen to start seeing the world differently?

The following entry routes are available:

Grad Dip Design Thinking for Sustainability FT (F189)
Duration 9 Months
Attend Full Time

* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised

9 months Full Time Blended

Next Intake: 2024/2025 September.