BA (Hons) Digital Business - Tertiary Degree in partnership with IADT

Overview

Course Duration 4 Years,
(Year 1 in Dublin College Stillorgan, Years 2 - 4 in IADT)

Leads to a NFQ Level 5 QQI Award in E-Business (5M0828) after Year 1 in Dublin College Stillorgan

After successfully completing Years 2 - 4 students are awarded a BA (Hons) Digital Business from IADT (DL869).

This exciting new 4-year Digital Business Tertiary Degree explores how digital technologies are transforming modern business practice. It introduces students to core business principles alongside key digital concepts, showing how organisations use technology to improve operations, engage customers, and create value.

Throughout the programme, students examine the role of digital tools, data, online platforms, and emerging technologies in business environments. The course develops an understanding of how digital business models work and how technology supports decision-making, communication, and innovation across organisations.

Students also gain insight into the wider business environment, including strategy, marketing, operations, and management, with a strong emphasis on their digital application.

Tertiary Degrees

A tertiary degree programme offers a flexible and supportive pathway into higher education, with several key benefits:

• No CAO points required
• No fees for Year 1
• Eligible students are entitled to the SUSI grant for all four years
• Students study in Dublin College Stillorgan in Year 1
• Guaranteed pathway to Honours Degree in IADT
• Complete your degree at IADT
• Full access to services, facilities and supports offered by IADT from Year 1

ERASMUS+

Eligible students may be selected for work experience under the Erasmus+ programme abroad in Year 1 in Dublin College Stillorgan.

You can also choose to complete one semester of Erasmus in the third year of the degree course in IADT with one of their European partnering institutes.

Entry Requirements

This course is targeted at students with an interest in this sector and are hoping to either start their own online business or wish to develop the skills to support existing online businesses. A digital business uses tools like data, cloud systems, mobile apps, automation, and analytics to work smarter and serve customers better.

The programme is primarily aimed at school leavers who have an interest in digital technology and its interrelationship with business. It is also aimed at returners, LCA students and Leaving Certificate students who wish to undertake the first year of this degree in the supportive environment of Dublin College Stillorgan.

This course is open to Leaving Cert Applied students who have a minimum of a Distinction profile in their award.

Since places on the course are limited, applicants will be called to an Advisory Meeting to ensure that they are suitable for the course. This Advisory Meeting is also a chance for applicants to ask any questions they may have about the course.

Progression

Students who successfully complete Year One of the course in Dublin College Stillorgan are automatically eligible to progress to Year Two of the degree course in IADT.

Course Content

Course Cost

Since there are no tuition fees charged by Dublin College Stillorgan, the only charge you will have in Year 1 is a non-refundable €50 acceptance fee.

Fees for Years 2-4 are the standard fees for Higher Education courses in IADT.

Eligible students can claim SUSI support grants for all four years of the course.