Institute of Business and Technology

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Requirements

Entry Requirements 

This course has been developed for those with little or no prior publishing experience, but a desire to understand computational approaches to solution provision. You will learn the fundamental concepts and terminology of the software utilised and develop skills in designing materials for publication. The course assumes that you do not have a publishing background, but a basic computing ability is required. 

Minimum computer requirements for this online course

• Windows 10 or Apple Mac computer but must have a minimum of 8 GB of memory as this will provide a much better learning experience.  
• Computer processor Core i3, i5, or higher. 
• Good reliable broadband connection. 

Important information

All students must have access to an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription to do the course. You can sign up to a subscription with Adobe using your IBAT student email address and save up to 60% on the monthly fee. For this course, you will need to install Adobe Illustrator (Ai), Adobe Photoshop (Ps), Adobe InDesign (ID), and Adobe Acrobat. 

All students must use their IBAT student email address when communicating with the lecturer or joining online lectures on Google Classroom. For this course you only need to install Adobe illustrator (Ai), Adobe Photoshop (Ps), Adobe InDesign (ID) & Adobe Acrobat.

All students must use their @ibat email address when communicating with the lecturer or joining online lectures on Google Classroom.

Proof of Finance Requirement:

You’ll need to show you can cover €10,000 per year to cover living costs in Ireland, in addition to your course fees.  

There are two easy ways to do this: 

Bank statements

• 6-month account history
• Proof of savings or sponsorship

Education bond

•  €10,000 payment option
• Approved by Department of Justice

Visa Information and Medical Insurance

• Depending on your nationality, you may be required to apply for a visa to study in Ireland.
• It is the enrolling student’s responsibility to inform us when they have submitted their visa application. A visa reference number and date of submission is required.
• If your visa application is refused, a refund (minus a €250 administration fee and €130 medical insurance, if MI has been purchased through the college) will be returned to you. Please note that we reserve the right not to refund fees where false, fraudulent, or fake documents have been submitted as part of a visa application.
• If your visa application is successful, you must send confirmation to us directly with a copy of the stamp on your passport.
• Please allow sufficient time to process the visa application, as it can take anywhere from 4 to 16 weeks. you will also need to notify us when you hope to travel before the start of the course so that we can provide you with additional details, such as accommodation, timetables, registration, induction schedules, and possible part-time job opportunities available (if required).