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Grad Cert in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Ireland

What will I learn?

What Will I Learn?

By the end of the Graduate Certificate in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, you will:

Acquire a toolkit that helps you to validate and execute new ideas using key frameworks and methodologies.

Cultivate a personal brand identity and build your creative confidence.

Develop and understand the entrepreneurial mindset that enables you to realise your career aspirations.

Use prototyping and pitching skills to solve real-world problems.

Apply learning to be able to develop business models for new ventures.

Build a peer network of contacts and collaborators who have the skills to lead change in organisations and start new ones.

Develop a skill set that entrepreneurs need and employers value including creative thinking, collaborative problem solving, communication & presentation skills, team working & networking skills.

Collaborate effectively and gain exposure to new perspectives and alternative skill sets.

Gain knowledge through informative online fireside chats with external speakers.

Leave with a clear action plan to reimagine and relaunch your career.

Gain a joint Level 9 qualification awarded by University College Dublin.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

People with power skills in creative problem solving, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking are in high demand right now.

Whether you see yourself as an entrepreneur at the head of a new venture, or bringing more creative ways of working to an existing employer, you’ll develop serious skills in a creative way.

You’ll leave the course feeling inspired and perfectly positioned to grab emerging opportunities, or create your own.

Graduates of this course have gone on to establish exciting new business ventures like Fiid and Peachy Lean. Others have launched award-winning social enterprises like Buddy Bench, Streetsmart Ireland, and The Upcycle Movement.

As one of our exclusive club of graduates you’ll have the qualities employers are looking for. Our graduates have applied what they’ve learned to change careers, working with organisations from Accenture to The Department of An Taoiseach, and even here at the Innovation Academy.

Which department am I in?

UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Study options

Online/Distance (1 Year)

Tuition fees
€4,000.00 (3,61,696) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

January 2025

Entry requirements

For international students

Students must have completed their secondary level/high school studies or have never studied at university before are eligible to apply bachelor’s degree at UCD. Requirements vary from country to country.

There are minimum entry requirements that all applicants, applying based on school leaving results, must meet.

IELTS - An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version;

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section;

English language examinations administered by the University of Cambridge: 176+ on Cambridge English scale (with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English), Acceptable Examinations:

Proficiency Certificate, Grade C (i.e. CEFR Level C1 or C2).

Advanced Certificate, Grade C (i.e. CEFR Level C1 or C2)

First Certificate, Grade A (i.e. CEFR Level C1)

Pearson English Language Text: Minimum of 63 and at least 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section.

Duolingo English Test (DET) - The minimum requirement will be a DET score of 120 is required with at least 110 in each subscore.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University College Dublin

UCD is the most international and diverse university in Ireland, and is the destination of choice for over 10,400 international students.

  • Main campus in Belfield, only 5km from Dublin city centre
  • 126th in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2025)
  • One of Europe’s top research-intensive universities
  • Scholarships available for international students