Progression to 3rd Level- Where to Next After Rathmines College?
QQI Level 4 Progression
Graduates with a full QQI Level 4 award can progress to a QQI Level 5 course in any subject area offered by Rathmines College
QQI Level 5 Progression Routes
QQI Level 5 graduates of Rathmines College are eligible to apply through the CAO for first year entry to a number of Higher Education colleges. For example, a student who has a QQI Level 5 Computing Major Award may achieve a place in first year of a degree programme in TU Dublin. Or a graduate of our Level 5 Business or Marketing courses can progress to 1st year Business in DCU. A number of colleges will accept any QQI Level 5 award for entry to some of their courses. In other words, you won’t need to rely on your Leaving Cert results, it is the results you achieve on your course in Rathmines that will enable you to progress to a 3rd level course. Please note that requirements do vary and you may need to study specific modules and achieve a certain grade in order to secure your place.
You can watch this Video where our Career Guidance team explains how to find out which 
Level 5 courses can lead to progression to a 3rd level degree course that you are interested in and what the specific requirements are for that course
The table below lists examples of relevant progression routes from our QQI Level 5 awards to degrees in various universities. View PDF (best option for mobile). This is not an exhaustive list. You can check the individual QQI/FET requirements for any 3rd Level by visiting the QQI/FET requirements page on the CAO website
| BUSINESS AND MARKETING LEVEL 5 | ||
| Course | Award Name and Code | 3rd Level Progression Opportunities |
| Business and Finance | Business Studies – 5M2102 | Business Studies/Int DCU DC110/DC111 | Commerce UCD DN650 | Global Business Trinity TR080 | BESS (Bus,Econ,SocSci) Trinity TR081 | Business Options NUIM MH404 |
| Aviation Finance | Aviation Management / with Pilot Studies DCU DC117 | |
| Business and Sustainability Studies | BSc in Sustainability | UCD (DN240) | |
| Tourism with Business | Business and Management TUD TU904 | LLB Law / Bus&Law TUD TU918 / TU904 | | | | | |
| Pre-Universitiy Marketing | Marketing – 5M2069 | Business Studies DCU | Marketing, Innovation & Tech (MINT) DCU DC240 | Marketing TUD TU922 | Digital Marketing TUD TU920 | Marketing Practice NCI NC020 | Marketing BBS NUIM MH404 | Arts (Bus Marketing etc.) NUIM MH101 |
| Marketing with Digital Media | ||
| LEGAL STUDIES | ||
| Course | Award Name and Code | 3rd Level Progression Opportunities |
| Pre-University Law | Legal Studies- 5M3789 | Law / Bus&Law UCD DN600 / DN610 Criminology with Psychology UCD DN620 Business Studies/Law Trinity TR580 / TR004 Law NUIM MH501 / MH502 Arts NUIM MH101 Law DCU DC230/32/92 LLB Law / Bus&Law TUD TU918 / TU904 |
| Legal Studies with Criminology | ||
| Legal Studies | ||
| ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| Course | Award Name and Code | 3rd Level Progression Opportunities |
| Liberal Arts | General Studies- 5M3114 | Joint Honours (Arts) UCD DN520 | Humanities UCD DN530 | Social Sciences UCD DN700 Criminology with Psychology UCD DN620 Arts NUIM MH101 | Psychology NUIM MH106 Arts Trinity Various | Business, Econ, Soc Sci (BESS) Trinity TR081 | Psychology Trinity TR006 Arts/Joint hons/Humanities DCU DC009 Post Primary Teaching DCU DC010,11,12,15 Arts/media/law/int/pol DCU DC291,92,93,95 |
| Pre-University Arts | ||
| Trinity Access Programme (TAP) | ||
| MEDIA | ||
| Course | Award Name and Code | 3rd Level Progression Opportunities |
| Pre-University News and Media | Journalism 5M2464 | Media Studies NUIM MH109 | Journalism TUD TU985 Film and Broadcasting TUD TU983 Journalism DCU DC132 International Relations DCU DC231 Communications DCU DC131 Multimedia DCU DC133 Arts NUIM MH101 |
| Certificate in News and Media in a Digital Age | ||
| Certificate in Social Media and PR | Creative Media- 5M5048 | Creative/Social Media – 5M5048 Creative Digital Media TUD TU796 Media Studies NUIM MH109 Film Trinity TR042 Film/Drama Studies Trinity TR311 Film/Music Trinity TR320 Music/Drama Studies Trinity TR635 Multimedia DCU DC133 |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE / SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Course | Award Name and Code | 3rd Level Progression Opportunities |
| Computer Programming | Software Development – 5M0529 | Computing NCI NC003 Computer Science TUD TU856/57/58 etc.. Game Design TUD TU984 Creative Digital Media TUD TU796 Computer Science/with Business DCU DC120/21 Computer Science Trinity TR033 Computer Science NUIM MH601/2 Arts (Computer Science etc.) NUIM MH101 |
| Cyber Security with Software Development | ||
| OFFICE ADMINISTRATION | ||
| Course | Award Name and Code | 3rd Level Progression Opportunities |
| Medical and Hospital Administration | Office Administration – 5M1997 | Auctioneering, Valuation, & Estate Agency TUD TU731 Event management TUD TU984 Business TUD TU902 Accounting and Finance NCI NC022 Human Resource Management NCI NC005 Arts NUIM MH101 |
| Legal and Courts Administration | ||
| Payroll and Accounts Executive | ||
| Digital and General Administration | ||
QQI Level 6 Advanced Entry Routes
All Rathmines College QQI Level 6 graduates can apply for entry to Year 2 of related degrees in Higher Education Institutions. Under a memorandum of understanding, Rathmines College Level 6 graduates have direct access to 2nd year places in the degree courses listed below.
| BUSINESS LEVEL 6 | ||
| Course | Award Name and Code | 3rd Level Progression Opportunities |
| Advanced Business | Business 6M4985 | Level 6 business students who successfully graduate are eligible for advanced entry to 2nd year of the following Level 8 courses:
TU Dublin –Tallaght Campus National College of Ireland IADT |
| Advanced Business & English | ||
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPUTER SCIENCE LEVEL 6 | ||
| Advanced Software Development | Software Development 6M0691 | NCI- BSc (Honours) in Computing | NC003 |
| TUD (Tallaght) | Computing | TU859 | ||
| TUD Blanchardstown Computing (Information Tech) | TU757 | ||
| TUD Grangegorman | Computer Science | TU856 | ||
| IADT Dun Laoghaire | Creative Computing | DL836 | ||
