Business Department
Legal & Medical Secretary / Office AdministrationOffice Administration 5M1997
COURSE CONTENT
The following modules are subject to change due to availability and demand:
- Information and Administration
- Communications
- Reception and Frontline Office Skills
- Work Experience
- Text Production
- Spreadsheet Methods
- Medical Terminology
- Word Processing
- Legal Practice and Procedures
- Audio Transcription
- Project Management
WHAT IS LEGAL AND MEDICAL SECRETARY?
This one-year business course is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career in administration and reception. Opportunities arise in a wide variety of different office environments including legal, medical, and civil service, commercial and educational.
Modules such as text production, reception, information and administration provide graduates with essential skills required by busy office environments. This course also provides an excellent foundation for those wishing to pursue degree programmes in Institutes of Technology and Universities or to obtain a place on Level 6 business programmes.
CERTIFICATION
- QQI Level 5 in Office Administration 5M1997
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This course enables graduates to take up employment in any business sector, including legal, medical, commercial, financial and educational offices. Graduates may also progress to QQI Level 6 or advance to degree programmes in TU Dublin, Maynooth University, Athlone IT, NUIG (Shannon), Marino Institute of Education, American College, Dun Laoghaire IADT, as well as a whole range of courses in IT colleges around the country.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Leaving Cert or LCA
- Mature students of all backgrounds
- Other equivalent qualification
All applicants will be interviewed regardless of previous qualifications.
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EXAMPLES OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRESSION:
Dundalk Institute of Technology:
DK615 Front Office Management and Business Administration (Level 6, 2 Years)
Maynooth: MH101 Arts with Business (Level 8, 3 Years)
DBS: DB583 Legal and Business Studies (Level 7, 3 Years)
TU Dublin – Blanchardstown: TU902 Business (Level 8, 4 Years)
COURSE FEES
For information on fees, please see our Fees page