Professional Diploma in Corporate Governance

Programme Benefits

Upon completion of this programme, the participant will:

• Have an assured understanding of the legal and regulatory framework within which companies and boards operate;
• Appreciate corporate governance as a system with key interdependencies and understand how to optimize this system in the best interest of the company and its 
  stakeholders;
• Be equipped with the technical competence and mindset to execute governance roles in an ever-changing world;
• Be empowered to critically evaluate developments in policy and/or legislation impacting the direction and control of organisations;
• Be confident to actively participate in debates on corporate governance inside and outside your organisation, thus contributing to the evolution of thinking in this pivotal subject area;
• Understand the behaviours required from well- functioning boards and the expectations and requirements of individual directors.

Programme Structure

For the academic year 2025-26, the Professional Diploma in Corporate Governance is moving to a block release format and will be delivered over six blocks of three days duration each. While retaining the number of class contact hours as for prior years, we consider that this format of delivery will increase the accessibility of  the programme to executives across Ireland and is conducive to combining study with a demanding work schedule. In-person modules will be delivered from Thursday-Saturdays from 9am-5pm.

Assessments and Workload

Participants are required to complete two 2-hour open book examinations at the end of trimester 1 and trimester 2 (4 exams in total). Each of the exam papers examines three modules. Three for-credit continuous assessment assignments are completed during the course of each trimester. Continuous assessment assignments are completed in pre-assigned work groups. Marks awarded count towards the final examination. Participants can earn between 10% and 30% of marks through continuous assessment with the remaining marks coming from the 2-hour open book written examinations.