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Local History - Certificate Entry requirements

Take your interest in local history to the next level with our Certificate in Local History.

Key information

EU fees per year €900
Non-EU fees per year €2,200
NFQ Level NFQ Level 6
Duration One year
Attendance Part-time
Programme type Professional / Flexible
Delivery In-person
Start date September
Award Certificate

Requirements

  • Applicants are invited from anybody who will be 23 years of age or over on the first January of the year of registration.  

  • Each candidate is considered and evaluated on their academic qualifications, work experience, motivation and overall potential for the programme. 

Other entry considerations

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme. 

At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.  

Checklist of documents

  • *Academic transcripts and certificates
    • UL graduates only need to provide their student ID.
  • Copy of your birth certificate or passport
  • English translation of your qualifications and transcripts
  • Copy of your CV 

International students  

English language

Guidelines on completing your application * 

  • To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
    • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist. 
    • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc. 
  • *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying. 
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