1. Caoimhe Ní Laighin completed the MSc in Business and Information
Technology in 2004. Here is describes the course.
I started Fiontar’s MSc in Business and Information Technology in 2003. I had just
finished a BA in Journalism in Dublin Institute of Technology and I wanted to develop
my practical skills.
I felt that a lot of the practical skills I needed in my profession were covered by the
course – skills in computing, business and research. During the course the topics I
liked most were the research on multimedia and the opportunity I had to do a
Masters level thesis. I really liked the fact that I had the freedom to concentrate on
the disciplines in which I was particularly interested. As I had a qualification in
journalism, I decided to write my thesis on the Irish language media and I thought the
lecturers gave me great help and support.

2. After qualifying with the MSc, I worked with the Northern Ireland Screen and
Television Commission for a while and then I worked as a freelance journalist and as
the editor of the internet magazine Beo! (www.beo.ie). I’m currently working as an
editor with Nuacht RTÉ/TG4. I’ve also done some part time lecturing with Fiontar and
have given guest lectures in Dublin Institute of Technology.
I think the postgraduate course genuinely helped me develop my professional career
– with the skills I learned and the contacts I made. I would strongly recommend this
course to everybody. It opens many doors, regardless what your background is. There
was even a chemistry graduate in our class. People don’t get ‘put in boxes’ and
students are given the freedom to concentrate on their own interests during the
course.