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Higher Education
Programmes for
Members of the
Defence Forces and
Other Public Servants
Members of the Irish Defence Forces have long come to the Institute of Public
Administration (IPA) to take undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in fields
relevant to their professional formation and career ambitions. They have understood
that obtaining a new qualification is always a smart move, one that pays many and
varied dividends.
The Whitaker School of Government and Management at the IPA will offer almost 70
part-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes this September.
Programmes are accredited by UCD and sit between levels six and ten on the
National Framework of Qualifications. Designed for students who must also attend to
various professional and personal commitments, they can be taken from anywhere in
the country and are delivered in student-friendly, flexible ways. Below are just some
of the programmes now enrolling for September:
■ Master of Arts: Public Management/Financial Management/Human Resource
Management/Leadership and Strategy/Criminal Justice
■ Master of Economic Science in Policy Analysis
■ Postgraduate Certificate in Governance
■ Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Public Management
■ Professional Diploma in Official Statistics for Policy Evaluation
■ Diploma in Law
■ Diploma in HRM
■ Diploma in Management
■ Certificate in Public Management
■ Certificate in Management Development
■ Certificate/Diploma in Project Management
■ Bachelor of Business Studies
Applications are now being accepted for these and other programmes.
Prospective students should contact the IPA as soon as possible.
Part-Time Study
at the IPA for
Undergraduate
and Postgraduate
Qualifications
(01) 2403600 information@ipa.ie www.ipa.ie
Now Enrolling
for September
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