What’s studying like?

Learning with us is challenging, but fun too. You’ll gain the theory you need, but also learn how to apply it. Learn, practice, apply!

We believe that studying public relations and communications should be fun. You will make great new friends, study in the best online spaces, and learn from the sharpest minds.

But we will also challenge you. Our tutors will encourage you to think differently about what you do.

We aim to provide a supportive environment where students can feel comfortable enough to question and debate.

Our courses are all underpinned by theory, but our approach is to show how this can be applied in practice.

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You’ll learn the theory and how to apply it. Learn, practice, apply!

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COURSES

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We’ve got a great range of PR and communication courses for you.

Public Relations 10.09.24

#ConversationsFest24, Sligo

Ireland's genius is words, and it even made sense to hold a Dublin conversation in Sligo as Richard Bailey reports.

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The Evolving Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Public Relations

Marina Tziakouri has been using artificial intelligence tools for the past two years. She discusses the upsides, downsides and ethical challenges of integrating AI into public relations practice.

FAQs

At PR Academy we have been teaching online since we started in 2007. We have a specially designed online learning centre - we don't just put you on Teams! Our teaching is delivered through a mix of on-demand content, guided reading, live workshop sessions (usually recorded for later playback) plus tutor support. We have an online library that we have curated specially for our courses. Some courses offer individual tutorials that can be booked and the opportunity to submit an assignment proposal for individual feedback.

We offer plenty of support. Many courses offer individual tutorials that can be booked. The course leader is easily contactable and there is always someone in the office who can help with day to day queries.

Most of the courses give you a maximum time to complete - usually one or two years, so there is plenty of flexibility. If you want to extend beyond this, then it is usually the decision of the awarding body (e.g. the CIPR or PRCA)

It isn’t essential, for example you can study while on a career break. For some of the higher level courses you will need experience. For example, for CIPR Diploma level courses you need to have a minimum of five years experience and reasonably senior level. Some of the assignments are designed to be based on your work but if you aren’t currently employed a tutor can help you with other options.

They aren't heavily academic. We still discuss theory because that’s what makes us better practitioners, but we show how to apply it in practice. We call it applied learning. The assignments are mostly in the style of business writing rather than academic essays or dissertations.