Digital Media Higher National Diploma

The lecturers I had to teach me at CSN were John Halpin, Andrea Halpin, Bartley Burns, and Chloe Nagle. What made these lecturers stand out educators and really approachable people was the fact they were willing to invest time and take interest in your work, which from experience not all lecturers in colleges take the time to do. This meant at times of difficulty or struggle it didn't feel like the end of the world, especially when deadlines drew near.

The software we were thought to use during the course has since become invaluable to me. The same way it is invaluable to any and all digital designers. The staff at the college from the lecturers to the cleaning staff and the food staff were also very friendly and approachable leading to a comfortable atmosphere.

The resources available to us in the college were more than enough to enable us to make the best of the course making for an overall very rewarding experience. I am currently 15 days from completion of a Digital Media Top up Course BA Degree and as recently as yesterday submitted my Dissertation. Upon completion of this course, I shall begin pursuit of a career in this field. so fingers crossed. I'd recommend Digital media to anybody with a creative spark and passion for design.

Dion O'Sullivan

Front End Developer at Jellyfishhttp://www.jellyfish.co.uk/
(BA Digital Media Design, University of Brighton)
I wouldn't have the job I have today if it wasn't for the Digital Media course at CSN. It gives you a fundamental knowledge that can be applied to all areas of digital media and a strong grounding in practical skills, software, and production. Thank you Andrea, John and Rupert!

Laura Ring

Graphic Designer with Hopkins Communications. 
It is the best course I have done. I found the lectures excellent and I loved the course and what we covered over the two years.

Liz McHugh

 www.jessocallaghan.com  BA in Digital Media Design Brighton (University of Brighton one-year top up degree). UK National Media UK Award Design winner.
Currently working as a Digital Designer for a HTML5 based online advertising company, Scenestealerhttp://scenestealer.tv .
The CSN  Digital Media course was amazing. Everyone who came over to Brighton (to do the University of Brighton one-year top up degree) from Cork was way more technically skilled than those who had done the first two years in Brighton. I learnt so much in those two years, what I learnt at CSN got me my degree; I wouldn't have done half as well without it.

Jessica O'Callaghan

Currently completing a BSc (Honours) in Creative Multimedia at LIT. I really enjoyed my time at CSN. Unlike big universities, the class was nice and small, making it easier to be social with my whole class. Whenever we needed help with anything, the lecturers were more than happy to help out. I loved the content of the course, and while we weren't overloaded with work, we were given a good challenge. In relation to the course I'm currently studying (Creative Multimedia - BSc (Honours) (Level 8)), I had a good head start, thanks to what I learned in Digital Media.

Killian Foley

Janet Grainger - Freelance Animator & Photographer 
janetgrainger.com 

My background was in traditional Animation but I needed to update my skills in a digital world and the Digital Media course in CSN was the ideal platform to combine the two. 

The diversity of the modules in theory and practice opened up a wide range of possibilities of the direction my work could go in. 

I can’t thank the tutors enough for their guidance and encouragement and giving me the knowledge to use the software to further my career in areas I would have never explored.

With a HND BTEC qualification in digital media I am now doing a top up degree year to gain my level 8.

CSN is a fantastic further education college, offers great opportunities in a friendly atmosphere; I couldn’t recommend it highly enough.

Janet Grainger

Marketing & Design Dept., Eagle Consumables, New Zealand. 
The lecturers in CSN Digital Media are down to earth and very passionate about their roles, something that is so important to students. There was a wide range of classes available that gave the students a taste of each creative area. I have referred other people who are not sure of 3rd level colleges onto CSN.

Edel Lougheed

www.creativchris.com Currently working in Dog Day Media www.dogdaymedia.com

Working for Prisma Print in Cork doing graphic & web design. Also collaborating with a photographer John Daly http://johndalyinspire.com

The CSN Digital Media course offers a very diverse and in-depth footing in the Digital Media world, more so than any other similar course as far as I can tell. I really appreciated the time being put in by the tutors to actually help you learn how to design effectively rather than just handing you the briefs which I've encountered in other media courses. I have CSN alone to thank for starting me on my career in Digital Media and there is no other course I would recommend to someone if they are ­looking to develop an interest in Digital Media and possibly make a career out of it!

Christopher Buckley

I loved my time at CSN. If I could go back and do it again I would. I met a lot of different people who had gone through a lot of different courses in Digital Media and none of them were as comprehensive or as practically useful as this course. I thought the course was excellent with a great mix of software and theory that opens up a huge amount of options to everyone who graduates. I was very happy with what was taught to me.

Kevin O'Shea

My experience studying Digital Media at CSN has been hugely beneficial; it allowed me to explore and develop my creative abilities. The teaching staff of the course I could not praise any higher! They were very clear and skilled at teaching the course in such a fun and exciting way.

Andrew Field