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Visualise your future success. Take the first step and register for our Online Open Evening.

Our Open Evening offers the perfect opportunity to speak with our team of expert lecturers and gain first hand knowledge on programmes offered across a variety of disciplines including:

• Psychology
• Counselling & Psychotherapy
• Social Science
• Springboard+ Programmes
• Professional Diplomas and many more

We will facilitate breakout rooms for you to explore – covering all disciplines. Our faculty, admissions team, and welcoming staff will be on hand to guide you through the process, help you visualise your future success and answer any questions you may have.

This is a pre-registered event. Please register in advance of the date using the form below. We will be in touch shortly with further information as we get closer to the event.

Hope to see you there! 

Team DBS

Accreditation Body: The Psychological Society of Ireland

The Higher Diploma in Arts in Psychology is for graduates who wish to pursue a professional career or postgraduate study in psychology but who don't hold an honours degree in psychology.The course enables students to study key areas of psychology in a thriving research environment and, through a supervised research dissertation, explore practical issues of interest and relevance to a range of theoretical and occupational fields. Students will develop a firm knowledge base in psychology and gain experience of the research process that will build upon the skills and knowledge that they have already acquired in earlier studies. The Higher Diploma represents the necessary first step to becoming a professional psychologist.

Upon successful completion of the Higher Diploma, depending upon the final grade, graduates will be eligible to apply to enter postgraduate training courses in their chosen specialisation and ultimately gain employment in their area of expertise...read more

Dublin Business School (DBS) specialises in the provision of contemporary postgraduate courses in the areas of Arts, Business, and the Humanities. Located in the heart of Dublin city, DBS provides postgraduate students with the opportunity to study in an environment which is dynamic, vibrant and has a pulsating mixture of cultural, ethnic and social influences. 

Why Choose DBS?

• Irish Government accredited programmes (QQI)
• Honours degree programmes
• Majority 3 years duration
• Application through DBS.ie
• City centre campus
• Dedicated award-winning student experience team

Please see the Postgraduate brochure here.