Courses in Castlebar

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, employers increasingly look to highly skilled HRM professionals to manage the employer – employee relationship. HRM professionals are involved in all aspects of people management from navigating employment law to developing remote and hybrid working policies and promoting employee engagement and well-being. If you would like to specialise in…

One-year course designed for graduate nurses to top up their qualification to an Honours degree. Delivered one day per week from September to April/May. This course is ideally suited to prepare graduate nurses (with a Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing) who would like to top-up their qualifications to an Honours Degree level. If you…

This Bachelor of Science in Network Cybersecurity ordinary add-on degree aims to upskill IT practitioners in current tools and techniques to protect information at rest, in transit or processed for an organisation in line with industry best practices and in compliance with appropriate standards. IT and data security is omnipresent and every organisation implements security…

This Certificate in Applied Leadership and Management in ATU Mayo has been designed to develop the leadership, managerial, and organisational skills of the Health and Social Care and Public Sector leader and manager. Students who complete the Certificate in Applied Leadership and Management may wish to progress to the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Leadership and…

A 30-credit minor award – commencing in September 2024 IT and data security are universal in every organisation. The protection of an organisations data is a concern for management, administration and technical staff. This 30 credit certificate aims to upskill IT practitioners in the current data cybersecurity practices in line with standards, risks and compliance…

The goal of this this fully online and recorded programme is to provide an opportunity for recent graduates and employees from a range of diverse sectors (listed below) to develop their skills in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and digital mapping. Engineers Ecologists Environmental Scientists Geoscientists Data Scientists Archaeologists Marine Biologists Surveyors Town Planners Agri-Scientists Transportation…

This programme is a 13 week (Level 8 SPA) aimed at nursing, medical, health care and social care professionals and healthcare administrators. This programme will familiarise students with the core values of Ireland’s eHealth strategy: patient wellbeing, efficiency, and data availability. The programme will provide an explanation of the technologies and data standards which will underpin the eHealth strategy, and enable graduates…

This Certificate in Financial and Economic Environment is a 10 credit module covering elements of accounting and economics. The aim of this module is to provide students with an overview of the financial and economic context within which organisations operate. It will afford students the opportunity to appreciate the central role of the financial function in an…

This module will introduce learners to the fundamental principles of law and human resource management. This course involves approximately 2 days per month attendance at our ATU Mayo Campus in addition to online delivery. The module will familiarise students with the sources of law and will illustrate how law provides the legal framework for the…

This Certificate in Logistics and Marketing course will demonstrate to participants the importance to organisations of using logistic and marketing tools to reaching markets faster with their products and services.

In this Management for Supervisors module students will examine and apply management theory and develop a range of practical work based skills, which are needed to perform effectively as a supervisor in a variety of organisational contexts. There is a strong emphasis on effective leadership, teamwork, communication and motivating oneself and others to achieve goals.…

This module examines the design and management of processes involved in the production and delivery of products and/or services. This course involves approximately 2 days per month attendance at our Mayo Campus in addition to online delivery. Operations is at the core of every business. This module aims to address the activities of designing and…

This 30 credit programme aims to upskill IT practitioners in current tools and techniques to provide a secure network environment for an organisation. It involves configuring network equipment and software in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of an organization to protect against malicious external and internal threats. The objective of the programme is to provide a…

12 week (Level 9, 10 credit, Special Purpose Award), developed in collaboration with Galway Clinic – provides Registered Nurses with the knowledge and skills to engage in safe practice with regards to procedural sedation within their scope of practice. In line with International Accreditation Standards it is acknowledged that Sedation and anaesthesia use are complex…

The aim of the module is to enable learners to develop an in depth working knowledge of the principles and practice of recovery for the mental health service user and to critically evaluate the range of skills necessary to work innovatively and collaboratively with service users, carers and their families, and appropriate agencies.

A 13-week, 30 credit Certificate designed for professionals working in areas that cater for people with palliative and/or end of life care needs. We are now accepting applications for the September 2024 intake. This programme provides for those who wish to develop competence in caring for persons and their families requiring palliative and end of…

This is a 60 credit, Level 7, Special Purpose Award, aimed at those who work in or aspire to a position of supervisory management. This course is delivered through blended learning (two days per month attendance on the Mayo Campus, plus online engagement. This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills required to manage…

Graduates will function as highly competent self-aware School Age Childcare Leaders, capable of informing planning, supporting children and young teenagers development to assist them as they grow and flourish. Graduates will function as highly competent self-aware School Age Childcare Leaders, capable of informing planning, supporting children and young teenagers development to assist them as they…

The MA in Transformative Practices in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in ATU Mayo Campus aims to respond to three specific challenges: First, it responds to the requirement to understand a socially diverse and multi-cultural Ireland. Second, it seeks to enhance the skills of learners so that they may be culturally, socially, and emotionally competent in equality, diversity, and inclusion…

This MSc in Applied Leadership and Management has been designed to develop the leadership, managerial, and organisational skills of the Health and Social Care and Public Sector leader and manager. Graduates will function as highly competent self-aware senior leaders, capable of informing strategy and guiding teams at the highest level in their sector. This Masters…

This MSc in Applied Leadership and Management has been designed to develop the leadership, managerial, and organisational skills of the Health and Social Care and Public Sector leader and manager. Graduates will function as highly competent self-aware senior leaders, capable of informing strategy and guiding teams at the highest level in their sector. This Masters…

Classical marketing theory and professional practice are challenged continuously by revolutionary digital and marketing technologies in contemporary organisational environments. The aim of this structured Master of Science in Digital Media and Marketing is to develop participants’ expertise and scholarship within the rapidly evolving professional discipline of strategic digital media and marketing. The applied curriculum in…

A 60 credit masters programme designed for professionals working in areas that cater for people with palliative and/or end of life care needs. We are now accepting applications for the September 2024 intake. This programme provides for those who wish to develop competence in caring for persons and their families requiring palliative and end of…

This programme is applicable across the public, private and voluntary sector with participants from multi-professional backgrounds including social care, clinical, administrative and practitioner levels. On completion, students will have developed enhanced contextual, cultural and professional insights into quality, safety and governance. Graduates will be equipped with a set of skills that will have a direct…

This programme is applicable across the public, private and voluntary sector with participants from multi-professional backgrounds including social care, clinical, administrative and practitioner levels. On completion, students will have developed enhanced contextual, cultural and professional insights into quality, safety and governance. Graduates will be equipped with a set of skills that will have a direct…

Data analytics capacity and capability will be increasingly required with the volume of data generated by digital healthcare. The ability to understand, use and manipulate data through analytics skills and competency will enable graduates of this programme to champion healthcare analytics as a driver of quality within speciality areas of discipline or interest.

This MSc in Applied Leadership and Management has been designed to develop the leadership, managerial, and organisational skills of the Health and Social Care and Public Sector leader and manager. Graduates will function as highly competent self-aware senior leaders, capable of informing strategy and guiding teams at the highest level in their sector. This Masters…

A 60 credit postgraduate diploma designed for professionals working in areas that cater for people with palliative and/or end of life care needs. We are now accepting applications for the September 2022 intake. This programme provides for those who wish to develop competence in caring for persons and their families requiring palliative and end of…