The Graduate Diploma in Information Technology is an in-depth skills conversion programme aimed at those who wish to pursue a career in the information technology field, but whose primary qualification lies in an area outside IT or those who have no qualifications but have gained experience in IT. It attracts graduates from a wide range of disciplines including the arts, business, engineering, education and science, as well as non-graduates who work in various IT roles. The programme provides students with an excellent grounding in IT and its related disciplines. The Graduate Diploma is offered on a full-time basis and is suitable for recent graduates wishing to broaden their skills portfolio and who are seeking to gain a recognised qualification in the IT area. As well as providing excellent employment prospects, the course offers strong practical focus aimed at developing graduates with the personal and professional skills most sought after in the Information Economy.

The blend of skills developed in graduates makes them suitable for jobs wherever computing technology is used, i.e. every sector of the economy. As a result, graduates of the programme have gone on to pursue a wide variety of careers in Ireland and abroad in areas such as software engineering, analyst programming, database design and development, IT consultancy, technical training, technical sales, and business analysis. Among the firms for which they work are AIB, Citibank, Ericsson, ESB, eSpatial Solutions, SAP, Google,eBay, IBM, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and Lucent Technologies.