Part-Time Courses

Carlow College, St. Patrick’s is no longer running Part-Time postgraduate and Certificate courses in 2026/27 and no further student intakes will be accepted in the future.

Read the full announcement here and visit our Applicant FAQ page for more details.

Postgraduate | Major Awards

Level 9

Level 8

Level 9

Level 8

Part-Time Certificates

Carlow College offers a range of part-time certificate courses each semester.

Course	Level	Duration	Start Date
Certificate in Cultural Heritage	9	12 weeks (blended)	January
Certificate in Oral History	9	12 weeks	January
Certificate in Creative Writing (Poetry)	7	12 weeks	January
Certificate in Contemporary Politics and Public Policy	8	12 weeks (blended)	January
Certificate in Political Philosophy	8	12 weeks (blended)	January
Certificate in Introduction to Politics	8	12 weeks (blended)	January
Certificate in Media Studies and Digital Media Skills	8	12 weeks (blended)	January
Certificate in Cyberpsychology	7	12 weeks (blended)	January
Certificate in International Human Rights	8	12 weeks (blended)	September
Certificate in Colonialism, Development & Globalisation	8	12 weeks (blended)	September
Certificate in Creative Writing (Fiction)	7	12 weeks	September
Certificate in Child Developmental Psychology	7	12 weeks (blended)	September
Certificate in Citizenship, Identity & Belonging	8	12 weeks (blended)	September
Certificate in Pedagogy for Politics and Society	8	2-day workshop	November TBC

Undergraduate Programmes

Many of our undergraduate degrees are available for study on a part-time basis. Part-time students can study up to a maximum of six modules or a minimum of one module per academic year. If you wish to complete stage 1 of the degree over a two-year period, they must study 6 modules per year (3 modules in semester one and 3 modules in semester two).

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