Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education
Cumberland St. Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Tel:01-2809676 Fax: 01- 2843767

 
School of Business & Administration
PR6 Cert in Public Relations and Event Management

 

Course Description

The aim of this one-year course is to provide students with the necessary skills to enable them to work in the practical area of event management and public relations. The course develops the students understanding of public relations, event management, marketing and advertising and their role in the business environment. Students acquire practical experience by completing a two-week work placement in the second term of the course.
Course Content

• Public Relations
• Event Production
• Behavioural Studies
• Marketing
• Advertising
• Desktop Publishing
• Word Processing
• Photography
• Communications
• Work Experience
• Mathematics (optional)

 
Career prospects / progresssion

The course equips students with the skills to work in sales promotion, publicity, event organisation and management which can include concerts, award ceremonies, conferences etc.

 
Certification
Students who successfully complete this course are awarded a FETAC Level 5 Award in Business Studies (BBSXX)

Higher Links

DIT: Event Management (DT 413)
DIT: Business Studies (DT 315)
DIT: Marketing (DT 303)
DIT: Retail Marketing (DT 322)
DCU: International Relations (DC 231)
IADT: Business and Arts Management (DL 242)
Carlow IT: Communications and Public Relations (CW808)
Dundalk IT: Public Relations (DK815)