Certificate in Electronics for Creatives
16 Sep 2025
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27 Nov 2025
Apply By
06/06/2025
Apply To
IADT
ECTS Points
10 (level 9)
Course Code
DL157
Duration
10 weeks (blended format)
Fees
€1,100 or €550*
06/06/2025
IADT
10 (level 9)
DL157
10 weeks (blended format)
€1,100 or €550*
This micro-credential course supports creative practitioners who wish to incorporate basic interaction technologies in their artistic or design practice.
The postgraduate certificate involves the application of electronics technologies to artistic and design practice, from the point of view of creative, aesthetic, mood and thematic aspects of art and the problem-solution paradigm of design in an elegant sense.
The course will explore applications of electronics technologies in a basic, mixed media sense, within a thematic research context, underpinned by academic methodologies, leaning heavily into the learners’ existing creative practices, in terms of practical projects of their collective choice. Learners will ultimately gain practical and research knowledge, skills and competencies applicable within their own professional context.
The course will allow you to:
* subject to validation
You will be assessed through the submission of an individual portfolio and participation in a group project.
The course will be delivered on a blended format as follows:
Tuesdays | 7pm – 9pm | online:
Thursdays | 6pm – 9pm | on campus:
Note: On Friday, 19th September we will attend a Culture Night 2025 event.
You should budget for contributing to electronics and construction materials, typically €100 to €150 approximately per project.
You will also need to have access to a laptop or portable computer running either Windows or Mac operating systems.
Fees for this course in 2025/2026 are €550, subsidised by the Higher Education Authority’s Human Capital Initiative. Check your eligibility HERE
Two weeks before the start of the course, you will be asked to complete a declaration form to confirm your eligibility.
Fees for those who do not meet the eligibility criteria above are €1,100.
CFA Scholarship:
A CFA scholarship encourages the participation of learners from sections of society that are significantly under-represented in higher education by offering one free place on all of our CFA short courses.
Find out if you are eligible to apply HERE
Fill in the CFA@IADT scholarship application form HERE
Please email any queries to Elena Somoza, IADT Creative Futures Academy Co-ordinator, at iadt@creativefutures.ie
