Open Learning means you can fit college around your life. Whether you're looking to progress your career, or you've just finished school and wondering if college is for you, Open Learning fits around your schedule and gives you all the benefits of being a full-time student, without the full-time commitment.
Open Learning allows you to select the modules you wish to study, set the pace of your study, and whether you undertake the module assessment.
Open Learning is for you if you:
- Need a more flexible study schedule
- Don’t yet qualify for entry to an undergraduate degree
- Want to get a feel for academic life before starting a full degree
- Are interested in one or more of the module topics available and want to learn more from experts in that field.
You can browse all of the modules offered to Open Learners in IADT and our partner institutions in the Open Learning brochure.
Applications are open for the academic year 2024 – 2025
All of the modules are at undergraduate level, so it’s a chance to join classes with full-time degree students while learning at your own pace.
- There are no entry requirements for Open Learners – Anyone is welcome to sign-up for a module. You can take as few or as many modules as you want, whatever best suits your own schedule.
- As an Open Learner, you are a fully registered IADT student, will have a student card, and have access to all of the facilities available to other IADT students.
- Modules can be taken either for audit (€375 per module) or for credit (€500 per module). Audited modules are purely for interest or to get a taste of classes and do not involve any form of assessment, so there’s no need to worry about exams. Credited modules involve completing any of the assessments required for those modules, such as essays, presentations or end of semester exams.
It is no longer possible to register for modules in Semester 1.
Deadline to register for modules in semester 2: 6th January 2025
| Module Title |
Department |
| Music Business |
Humanities & Arts Management |
| Film and Animation History II |
Film and Media |
To register please follow these steps:
1. Select your chosen module(s)
2. Decide if you want to take the module(s) for audit or credit
3. Complete the online Booking Form.
4. Our Admissions Office will confirm if you have been allocated a place on each of your chosen modules.
5. Follow the instructions to register as a student in IADT.
*Open Learning places on modules are limited and are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
Applicants may enrol in up to four modules per semester.
It is no longer possible to register for modules in Semester 1.
Deadline to register for modules in semester 2: 6th January 2025
If you need help with your registration or if you have queries about the modules available, please contact us by emailing OpenLearning@iadt.ie or calling us on +353 1 2394621
Semester 1: 9th September 2024 to 18th December 2024
Semester 2: 20th January 2024 to 7th May 2025
Credit Only:
Attend a module and complete the assessment requirements for credit – €500 per module
Audit Only:
Attend a module and do not complete assessments for credit – €350 per module
People from Traveller and Roma Communities are invited to apply for Open Learning scholarships. Please contact access@iadt.ie for more information.
For application details please contact our Admissions team: OpenLearning@iadt.ie / +353 1 2394621