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Undergraduate Prospectus
2016
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Institute of Art, Design + Technology
Dún Laoghaire
Animation
Applied Entrepreneurship
Applied Psychology
Art
Creative Computing
Creative Media Technologies
Creative Music Production
Cultural Enterprise
Design for Stage + Screen
(Production Design / C
ostume
Design / Character MakeUp Design)
Film + Television Production
Photography
3-Dimensional Design,
Modelmaking + Digital Art
Visual Communication Design
IADT Undergraduate Prospectus 2016
Entrepreneurship + Management+
iadt + you
English, Media + Cultural Studies
Tá tusa ag smaoineamh ar an todhchaí. Is amhlaidh atá muid
féin freisin. Sin é an fáth go bhfuil ár gcuid cúrsaí ceaptha
chun céimithe a chruthú ar lucht smaointeoireachta iad
chomh maith le lucht déanta gníomhartha. Na mic léinn de
chuid na hInstitiúide, foghlaimíonn siad ó bhaill foirne atá
cumasach, tiomanta, agus baineann siad tairbhe as tacaíocht
ó chomhpháirtithe tionscail ar nós IBM agus Intel. Is daoine
nuálacha iad ár gcéimithe, a mbíonn fios na teicneolaíochta
acu, agus tá an cháil orthu gur daoine iad atá treallúsach,
praiticiúil agus seiftiúil.
Bain leas as an réamheolaire seo chun iniúchadh a
dhéanamh ar an gcur chuige idirdhisciplíneach ar leith atá
ag Dámh na Fiontraíochta agus na nDaonnachtaí, mar aon
leis na cláir chomhoibritheacha bheoga a bhíonn á reáchtáil
ag Dámh na Scannán, na hEalaíne agus na dTeicneolaíochtaí
Cruthaitheacha. Is sa dara dámh thuasluaite sin atá an
Scoil Náisiúnta Scannán, ionad barr feabhais na hÉireann
don oideachas agus oiliúint um scannáin, beochan, agus
craoladh. De bhrí go bhfuil cúrsaí againn i réimsí idir
Bheochan agus Fhiontraíocht ghnó, idir Síceolaíocht agus
Léiriú Scannán agus Teilifíse, is furasta a fheiceáil cén fáth
a bhfuil Institiúid Ealaíne, Deartha agus Teicneolaíochta
Dhún Laoghaire amuigh chun tosaigh i measc sholáthraithe
ardoideachais na hÉireann sna hearnálacha cruthaitheacha
cultúrtha agus teicneolaíochta.
Roghnaigh Institiúid Ealaíne, Deartha agus
Teicneolaíochta Dhún Laoghaire inniu agus beidh buntáiste
agat amárach.
You’re thinking
about the
future.
So are we.
–– Dr Annie Doona, President
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Fáilte go dtí Institiúid Ealaíne,
Deartha agus Teicneolaíochta
Dhún Laoghaire.
You’re thinking about the future. So are we. That’s why
our courses are designed to create graduates who are
thinkers as well as doers. Students at IADT learn from
talented, committed staff, and benefit from the support
of industry partners such as IBM and Intel. Innovative and
technologically savvy, our graduates have a reputation for
being enterprising, practical and resourceful.
Use this prospectus to explore the unique,
interdisciplinary approach of the Faculty of Enterprise +
Humanities, and the vibrant, collaborative courses run by
the Faculty of Film, Art + Creative Technologies. The latter
is also home to the National Film School, Ireland’s centre
of excellence for education and training in film, animation,
and broadcasting. With courses ranging from Animation and
Business Entrepreneurship to Applied Psychology and Film
+ Television Production, you will see why IADT has become
Ireland’s leading higher education provider for the creative
cultural and technological sectors.
Choose IADT today and get a headstart on tomorrow.
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Welcome to IADT
Department of Humanities
+ Arts Management
Department of
Entrepreneurship
BA (Hons)
Bachelor of Business
Faculty of Film, Art +
Creative Technologies
↳
English, Media +
Applied
Cultural Studies 28 Entrepreneurship 30
BA (Hons)
Cultural Enterprise
Department of Design
+ Visual Arts
BSc (Hons)
BA
Department of
Film + Media
Creative Media
Creative Music
BA (Hons)
Technologies 34 Production 37 Animation 45
BA (Hons)
Bachelor of
Business(Hons)
29
Department of Technology
+ Psychology
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Faculty of Enterprise +
Humanities
↳
Visual Creative Communication BA (Hons)
Computing
35 Design
38 Photography 46
BSc (Hons)
Entrepreneurship 31
Bachelor of
Business(Hons)
BSc (Hons)
Entrepreneurship +
Management 32
Applied
Psychology
BA (Hons)
Film + Television
39 Production
47
BA (Hons)
36
Art
BA (Hons)
3D Design,
Modelmaking +
Digital Art 40
BA (Hons)
Design for
Stage + Screen
(Production Design /
Costume Design /
Character MakeUp Design)
41
Why Choose IADT?
04
Registration, Fees + Grants
62
Year Two Elective Modules
48
Erasmus + International Students
64
Portfolio Requirements (Design + Visual Arts)
50
Postgraduate + Professional Development 66
Portfolio Requirements (Film + Media)
52
Student Services
67
Admissions
56
Students' Union
68
Entry Requirements
57
Dates for Your Diary
70
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Contents
2015 – IADT Entrepreneur Students, Stella Pete, David
Bolger, Una Griffin (captain), Emmet Kehoe and Claire Ann
Ferry came second in the CIMA Global Business Challenge
competition. This is a business case study competition
for the best business students in Irish universities and
Institutes of Technology.
Department of Humanities + Arts Management
2013 – Ivor Casey, English, Media and Cultural Studies
graduate published his book Elvis and Ireland. The
book explores the life of Elvis and his influence and
connections with Ireland. It is a social and historical study,
documenting the evolution of rock and pop culture in
Ireland, while simultaneously covering the entire story
of Elvis’s life, with some new fresh perspectives.
What
we’ve done
2015 – English, Media and Cultural Studies student Daniel
Wade won the Hennessy New Irish Writing Competition
for April. His poetry has appeared in Optic and the Seven
Towers 2014 Census among other publications.
Department of Technology + Psychology
2013 – The Audio Visual Media Technology course team
were shortlisted for the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards
– Engineering Education Award – Best in Class 2013.
Department of Film + Media
2013 – Donald Taylor Black premiered the screening of his
documentary SKIN IN THE GAME, in a number of venues
including The Pavilion in Dún Laoghaire.
2014 – 4th year student William McMorrow won the
Dublinked Visualisation Competition with entry ‘Dublin
Road Quality’.
2014 – Lynn Rothwell, BA (Hons) Photography graduate
was selected as one of the winners of the prestigious 30
under 30 photography competition run by Magnum Photos
and The Photography Show exhibited at the NEC
in Birmingham.
2014 – IADT Applied Psychology student William O’Reilly
was selected as one of 30 Washington Ireland Programme
participants for 2014. The Washington Ireland Program
for Service and Leadership aims to develop the next
generation of leaders and increase co-operation between
Northern and Southern Ireland.
Department of Design + Visual Arts
2013 – IADT in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy
of Music and the Lir Academy at Trinity presented Leos
Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen at the Samuel Beckett
Theatre in Trinity College Dublin. IADT Students from Design
for Stage + Screen created all the Costume and Set Designs.
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Our students and
staff have been
successful nationally
and internationally
in the Creative and
Cultural Industries, in
the Sciences and Arts,
Technology and in the
Business World.
Department of Entrepreneurship
2013 – Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship,
Therese Moylan contributed to a book on Innovative
Business School Teaching; engaging the Millenial Generation.
The book draws together some of the techniques being
used in contemporary business school teaching. Therese’s
chapter is on “Articulating Competence – Insight in
Business Education through Social Entrepreneurship”.
2015 – IADT's National Film School Graduates, James
Fitzgerald and Aidan Gault won at the RTS Student Awards
in London. James' graduation film, Skunky Dog was selected
as the winner of the Undergraduate Best Drama Award at the
annual Royal Television Society Student Television Awards, the
most prestigious competition for student films in these islands.
2015 – IADT Graduate Donal Foreman was nominated
for “Rising Star” award at the 2015 IFTAs. Graduates of
The National Film School won a record eight IFTAs.
2014 – IADT Visual Arts Practice Graduate, Elaine Byrne
won the coveted prize for sculpture at the 8th Arte Laguna
International Art Prize held in the Arsenale, Venice, Italy.
2014 – Third Year students from Visual Communication
Design presented their concept designs and brand ideas of
a lighthouse visitor centre and the all-island lighthouse trail
to the senior management of Irish Lights. While helping to
preserve part of our cultural heritage, the project will also
create a lasting legacy, drawing visitors for years to come.
The project was supervised by David Smith and Shirley Casey.
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Why Choose IADT?
As the national centre
for courses in art,
design, film, media
and interactive media,
our facilities are
as excellent as you
would expect.
Course Facilities
Specialised, industry-standard equipment includes TV and
radio studios, digital video editing, photographic studios
(including digital photographic techniques) and advanced
workstations (e.g. Silicon Graphics and high-end Macintosh
and PC platforms). Spacious and well-equipped studios
provide up to date equipment across a range of disciplines.
Extensive computer laboratories serve both general purpose
computing needs and high-end specialised requirements for
multimedia design, development and programming. There are
laboratories and workshops for electronics and networking.
National Film School
Our state-of-the-art building was officially opened by
President Michael D Higgins in November 2013. The best
in Ireland, facilities include the first HD TV studio in any
academic institution (and only the second – after TV3 –
in Ireland). Two new TV / film studios have HD capability.
There is a digital effects, green screen, and news TV
studio, along with two new radio studios, control rooms, a
scene dock, lecture rooms, and a newsroom. Two outside
broadcast units can operate and link into the facilities.
Join in: Clubs + Societies
At IADT, Clubs and Societies are at the heart of the
student experience. Whether sports, activities or more
abstract ideas, there is something for everything.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, there’s
always room to set up a new one! The first step to getting
involved is to contact the SU Clubs and Societies Officer
on 01 239 4646 or [email protected] .
Societies
Clubs
Animation Society
Bootcamp Club
Anime Society
Climbing Club
Drama Society
Football Club
Eco Society
Freerunning Club
Enterprise Society
Golfing Club
Faith Society
Jugger Club
Film Society
Skateboarding Club
Location
Our campus is on Kill Avenue, approximately 2km from
the centre of Dún Laoghaire. Dún Laoghaire town is on
the coast, 11km south of Dublin city centre. A high-amenity
area with a splendid harbour and surrounded by rolling
mountains, it is a thriving centre for festivals, cultural
events and commercial activities. It has swimming pools,
golf courses, tennis courts and sports centres, as well as a
variety of restaurants, pubs, the Pavilion theatre, shopping
centres and parks. Nearby towns include Blackrock,
Monkstown, Dalkey and Killiney.
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Why Choose IADT?
Campus
The IADT campus also provides a beautiful and relaxing
environment in which to study and belong. We look forward
to welcoming you on campus for an exciting new journey
that will offer you the chance to study the subject that is
your passion, have new experiences and find new
ways of thinking.
Game Society
Live Music Society
Mature Students Society
Psychology Society
RPG Society
Zumba Society
The Library
Alongside print materials, the Library has a specialist
area dedicated to electronic media, with PCs, Macs, wide
screen TVs, DVD players and numerous Internet resources.
Explore it at library.iadt.ie .
Restaurant
Hot meals and snacks are available from Monday to Friday,
and on the Saturdays when the Institute is open.
Pitch
Our all-weather floodlit football pitch is available for use
by student clubs and teams.
What
we’ve got
LGBTQSA Society
VLAB
VLAB is IADT’s high-end visualisation system that
instantly displays 3D stereo environments based on its
user position and movements. It allows a user to stand
within a cube-shaped structure and interact with a virtual
environment created through the projection of images
onto the walls and floor. High quality sound makes the
experience all the more real. The VLAB can be used for
visual and cognitive experiments in a broad range of 3D
scenarios and environments. It is also useful in creating/
testing prototypes during product development phases.
Head of Department
of Entrepreneurship
Dr Therese Moylan,
BA, MBA, PhD
Head of Department of
Humanities + Arts Management
Dr Paula Gilligan, BEd, PhD
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Head of Faculty
Dr Josephine Browne
BSc, BComm, MBS, BL, PhD
“Innovation is at
the heart of all
our courses.”
Thanks to our unique and interdisciplinary approach,
students learn skills that transfer across a range of sectors
and occupations. Innovation is at the heart of all courses.
Courses are at Levels 7, 8 and 9, specialising in
Entrepreneurship, Cultural Enterprise and English,
Media and Cultural Studies.
Two postgraduate courses: MA in Public Cultures
and Society, and Postgraduate Diploma in Business
in Cultural Event Management. A Masters degree by
research is also available.
Faculty of Enterprise and Humanities courses were
re-validated under Programmatic Review in April 2015.
Enterprise +
Humanities
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Faculty of Enterprise + Humanities
Pauline Fitzgerald
Thomas Warren
I studied Entrepreneurship
I studied Cultural Enterprise
Now I am launching Woof Stuff,
Now I am working in branding and
a company making natural pet treats
events with Dipili Boutique Dublin
“It is a warm, friendly and
inclusive Institute that treats its
students as one of the family.
Drop into IADT just to get a
sense of what it has to offer.”
“I’d recommend the course
for anyone wanting a solid
degree with a twist of
something different. It opens
doors in many directions.”
I have been working in branding and events with
Dipili Boutique Dublin. They stock brands from all
over the world and I organize launch press events,
photoshoots and fashion film campaigns as they
are usually new to the Irish market. I am currently
planning a move to London to work in fashion PR.
[The course] stood out from other event
management courses and the arts side attracted
me. I thought I wanted to do event management in
the beginning, but marketing caught my attention
during the course. A lot of my friends from the
same year have gone straight into the industry
they wanted so I think we are well respected.
Look into companies in the arts industries such as
festival event companies, creative PR firms, NFP
organizations or even wedding planning companies
to see if there are areas you would like to work in.
It is an excellent course and I would highly
recommend it. You will gain great insights into
business strategy, marketing, accounting and
SHRM. These subjects are highly relevant, in
either a large or small business environment.
My daughter was studying a BA in
Business and Arts Management… and I
attended a Springboard Roadshow and met
Therese [who] really impressed me with
her personal warmth and enthusiasm – and
continues to do this today! Most of our class
were mature students so we had a lot of
personal activities and as a result we didn’t
get to socialise too often, but when we did
arrange a night out the attendance was great.
Graduate
Success
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Graduate Success
ABOVE Woof Stuff, the pet-food
company launched by Pauline
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Jade Hayden
Paraic McQuaid
I studied Entrepreneurship + Management
I studied English, Media + Cultural Studies
I am a Course Co-Ordinator
Now I am applying for an MSc in
Now I am planning on doing a Masters
On the BA (Hons) Cultural Enterprise
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Neal Costigan
Marketing Development
“I would highly recommend
this course as it is very handson, and you get to know the
lecturers very well. They are
always willing to help.”
This course is becoming more and more
recognised as the years go by. I would highly
recommend it as it is very hands-on, and you
get to know the lecturers very well. They are
always willing to help.
I will always be thankful to IADT for
bringing such lovely new friends into my life. It
was my one big regret after completing college
that I didn't participate in the large variety of
societies available. It is hard to describe, but
I felt IADT was like one big family. You knew
everyone from the lecturers to students to the
canteen workers. Also, the campus is lovely
and small which means you don't have to slug
your books and laptop around a large campus.
“Choosing that course was the
best decision I ever made. It's
not just reading books and
watching films. If you engage
with it properly, it can actually
change your whole perspective
on how the world works.”
I knew I wanted to study English in some form.
The size and amount of students in places like
UCD or Trinity didn't appeal to me. This course
seemed to be a lot more in-depth than other
generic arts degrees I had considered.
IADT has a great reputation in many industries
due to the high levels of expertise in graduates.
Even though it's only a small Institute, it's
extremely impressive to be able to say you've
got a 2:1 or a first class degree from there. Every
single module is linked in some way or another,
and it really shows how well organised the course
actually is. It would be handy to know that before
going in, in case some people are put off by the
idea of 'just another arts degree', because that is
definitely not what it is. The canteen also does
the greatest and cheapest fry on the planet!
I hold an MA in Cultural Policy and Arts
Management from UCD, as well as an
undergraduate BA in Fine Art. My research
interests are in the areas of visual art practice
as well as action-based research in the area of
cultural policy development. I’m very proud to
have been part of the teaching team for the past
twelve years. I bring an in-depth knowledge of
Irish and International Cultural Policy, Visual
Arts Contexts and Arts Management.
The Cultural Enterprise course balances
core business skills and competencies with
insider knowledge of the cultural and creative
industries. This practical approach is matched
by an informed critical analysis in lectures.
The learning-by-doing is fun, yet has a serious
employability outcome. We have proven our
ability to give students transferable skills – such
as project management, time management,
presentation and working in teams – that are
highly valued in the labour market. Our graduates
continue to garner successful careers in the everexpanding cultural and creative industries sector
for which the course is designed.
“Throughout the course,
emphasis is placed on learningby-doing. Students go on site
visits and experience behindthe-scenes at cultural and
creative organisations; plan
and manage real world events
such as music gigs and visual
arts events; and gain practical
hands-on experience through
a work placement course.”
Lecturer
Profile
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Staff Success
A rich portfolio of inter-related courses, offered in a vibrant
atmosphere of research, creativity, technology and production.
We push boundaries through creative collaboration and
interaction. Our strong links with the commercial, academic,
creative and cultural sectors provide students
with experiences in a personal, national and global context.
Film, Media, Design and Visual Arts courses have a
national profile and a reputation for quality and relevance
in a fast-paced professional environment. Students develop
academically and explore their individual professional practice.
Home of The National Film School (NFS).
Technology and Psychology courses focus on peoplecentred technology in a digital environment, and combine
technical skill and knowledge with an understanding of how
technology operates in society.
Explore current research in our Centre for Creative
Technologies and Applications (CCTA): ccta.iadt.ie/ccta/
index.html
Head of Faculty
Dr Andrew Power, DGov,
MA, MBA, PgDip(Mus) Dip(Eng),
CEng MIEI
Technology + Psychology
Dr Marion Palmer, MA MEd, EdD,
CPhys, MInstP
Design + Visual Arts
Liam Doona, Dip Art + Design,
BA (Hons)
“IADT has done
a great job of
blending design
and technology to
prepare students
for industry. ”
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Faculty of Film, Art + Creative Technologies
Kevin Holler, Co-founder and CEO, Shake.ie
Head of Department
of Film + Media
Film, Art +
Creative
Technologies
Donald Taylor Black MA
The National Film School provides state-of-the-art
facilities for education and training in film, television
and radio production, design for stage and screen, and
modelmaking. A wide variety of courses from across
IADT make use of the NFS facilities. IADT is a full member
of CILECT, the International Association of Film and
Television Schools.
National Film School Lectures
Since 2004, our annual series of NFS Lectures have
introduced many leading international practitioners to
our students. The series is supported by Bord Scannán
na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board.
Participants have included
Lenny Abrahamson (Director) What Richard Did
Barry Ackroyd BSc (Cinematographer) The Hurt Locker
Luciana Arrighi (Production Designer)
The Remains Of The Day
Mick Audsley (Editor) Twelve Monkeys
Jenny Beavan (Costume Designer) The King’s Speech
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Welcome to Ireland’s
centre of excellence for
education and training
in film, animation, and
broadcasting.
Our reputation is based on:
–– The consistently high achievements of our student
productions in professional competitions and
festivals, at home and abroad.
–– The careers of our graduates in the entertainment
and media industries.
–– The very high standard of applied film education
provided for almost 30 years.
–– The excellence of our staff, who possess
considerable industry experience. A high proportion
continue to work as practitioners.
John Boorman (Producer/Director) Deliverance
Gabriel Byrne (Actor) The Usual Suspects
John Canemaker (Animator) [Academy Award® Winner]
Terence Davies (Writer/Director)
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Stephen Frears (Director) Dangerous Liaisons
Bruno Delbonnel AFC (Cinematographer)
Inside Llewyn Davis
Eric Goldberg (Animator) Aladdin
Oliver Hirschbiegel (Director) Downfall
Michael Hirst (Screenwriter) The Tudors
Gemma Jackson (Production Designer) Game Of Thrones
Neil Jordan (Writer/Director) The Crying Game
John Landis (Director) The Blues Brothers
Tony Lawson Ace (Editor) Barry Lyndon
Mike Leigh (Writer/Director) Secrets & Lies
Alex Mc Dowell (Production Designer) Man Of Steel
Seamus Mc Garvey BSc (Cinematographer) Atonement
Alison Owen (Producer) Elizabeth
Alan Parker (Director) Mississippi Burning
Bill Plympton (Animator) Idiots And Angels
Joanna Quinn (Animator) [Academy Award® Nominee]
Frederic Raphael (Screenwriter) Eyes Wide Shut
Stephen Rea (Actor) The End Of The Affair
Robbie Ryan BSc (Cinematographer) Philomena
John Sayles (Writer/Director) Passion Fish
Jim Sheridan (Writer/Director)
In The Name Of The Father
Oliver Stone (Writer/Director) JFK
Krzysztof Zanussi (Writer/Director) Constans
The National
Film School
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Ciarán Hickey
Kevin Holler
I studied Film + Television Production
I studied Creative Computing
Now I am developing a feature film
Now I am CEO + Co-founder, Shake
“IADT is a college where you
make it happen… I could talk for
days about this place. But I won’t.
I’ll say only this: No regrets.”
I was drawn to IADT because of its
creative energy and people. Even as
a technology student my thinking
was heavily inspired by design. The
number of students attending IADT
made the whole experience much
more intimate and made it easy
to meet people from the various
courses. Lecturers were equally as
friendly and approachable, which
made classes much more engaging.
Applying what we learned rather
than just playing the memory game
of exams allowed us to challenge our
own thinking and further develop our
own understanding and knowledge
of a given topic.
The next few years for me as a
CEO involve learning more than I
ever imagined as we grow our team,
continue to explore the limits of
design and technology, and expand to
the US. I’ve often thought about how
much of our lives we spend working,
so finding something I love doing will
be an important challenge for life.
Graduate
Success
That’s what’s special about it… you find yourself
in charge of projects that span months and that
call on you to create something the world hasn’t
seen before. Making film has grown from being
an interest of mine to a career path, and I’ve
been lucky enough to find in IADT a course that
has allowed that interest to truly blossom into a
passion. Working this year on my graduate film
The Boy Murder proved to be one of the most
amazing experiences of my life so far.
At the risk of sounding cheesy, IADT has a
massive heart and a sense of community you’d
be hard pressed to find anywhere else. In my
time here I’ve been heavily involved in the Drama
Society, and through that alone I find myself
walking for no less than two minutes around
campus on a quiet day only to stop and share
a brief chat with someone I’ve come to know
through parading around on stage together.
ABOVE Still from Ciarán's
graduate film The Boy Murder
ABOVE Shake.ie, the tech start-up
founded by Kevin Holler
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Graduate Success
“My final year project
allowed me to take an
entirely new set of skills
and apply them to a
creative problem, which
not only helped me get my
first job before graduating,
but ultimately inspired
Shake, the startup I
founded three years later”
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Joe Tanham
Elin Adler
I studied Creative Media Technologies
I studied Applied Psychology
I studied 3-Dimensional Design, Modelmaking + Digital Art
Now I am a Graduate Business Analyst
Now I am a Sports and Exercise
Now I am about to start work in a special effects company in LA
for the Kerry Group
Coordinator in the childcare sector
“As jobs become more
competitive, different is
definitely better. And
from unusual classes to unusual
people, you’re never short of
something different at IADT!”
IADT sort of fell into my lap while searching
courses and I’m so glad it did. I started in
2010, graduating in 2013. I chose the course
as it had a great spread of disciplines. From
hardware design and web aspects, to film
making and editing, it had everything relating
to technology and digital art. It fed my love
for the arts while steering me towards a
career in technology. IADT is never normal,
but that is what makes them the best.
When I graduated, I got a job in the
enterprise project management office for ICT
in a major Irish food company. My CIO has
remarked how great it is to have a team member
working for him that has a working knowledge
of almost every aspect of technology, which is
something he finds increasingly hard to recruit
for, now that the majority of students are starting
to specialise in one area.
“I went on to complete a
Masters in Applied Sport and
Exercise Psychology in UUJ.
The information and skills I
developed in IADT were very
applicable & beneficial.”
Before I went to IADT I was in UCD studying
psychology, but sitting in those giant lecture
halls with 300 other students just wasn’t for me,
so I knew I needed to make a change. IADT is
a fantastic Institute with a very diverse mix of
people, courses and activities.
Learning how to conduct effective research,
conducting and reporting statistical analysis,
developing presentation skills and working in
groups were all skills that I had developed in
IADT, and [these] were essential to me while
doing my Masters. My job involves designing and
administering engaging and fun programmes that
focus on providing children with a positive mental
attitude towards being physically active. Through
play, sport and exercise, we teach the children the
benefits of being active. I also teach a part-time
sport and exercise psychology course and I am a
contributing writer for a sport psychology journal.
20-21
Laura Stokes
The thought of the big movie
monsters, costumes and props
really inspired me. I felt like that was
something I really wanted to do: to
learn how to realize my drawings
and inner visions of monsters and
characters and manifest them as
real models; tangible objects that
could be used to create an effect.
I moved to Ireland from Sweden to
work and get to know the country,
and after a while I felt like I wanted
something more than just earning a
living. A friend of mine told me about
the Modelmaking course.
I have felt so supported and
challenged at the same time, and
learned a lot from both lecturers and
classmates, as well as from myself
in this course. The techniques and
materials grow with you and the
lecturers are really by your side,
pushing you to evolve your skills and
creativity all the way. From getting the
opportunity to intern with a big special
effects company in Los Angeles during
the work experience module in third
year, I am now working towards getting
a visa to go back and work over there
after I graduate, which is very exciting.
ABOVE Elin working on her
final project, Cyborg Raven
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Graduate Success
Graduate Success
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I studied Visual Communication Design
22-23
Lara Hanlon
Now I am a Software Product Designer at IBM
ABOVE Vernacular, a project completed for the Design and
Crafts Council of Ireland while working at Atelier David
Smith in 2013. Winner of an ICAD Bronze Bell, 2014.
One of the most credible
aspects of the course is its
focus on professional practice.
Each student is given the
opportunity to work on a
number of live projects set
by clients from outside the
Institute, while networking
with past students and working
designers is always encouraged
The multi-disciplined aspect of the
course was an immediate draw for
me. Exploring various media and
acquiring new skills is encouraged
by the lecturers at all times and is
fundamental to the success of the
course.
During my final year, three
classmates and I were offered the
invaluable experience of travelling to
Toronto to take part in an international
charrette. We investigated the social
and urban problems that currently
exist in Toronto city and each group
provided creative, innovative design
outcomes to help solve some of these
issues. It was a fantastic opportunity
and gave us each a new perspective
on the options available after college.
My student experience was
thoroughly exciting and enjoyable…
and successfully prepared me for
employment. My graduate project
éntomo won the New Star Award
at the Shenzhen Design Awards
for Young Talents in China (2014),
organised in association with
UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
Following placements in the Science
Gallery and Atelier, I secured a place
on the IBM Design Programme in
Austin, Texas. After three months
intensive training I am now working
at the IBM European Design Centre.
Graduate Success
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I studied Photography
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Svetlana Zabelina
Now I am working as a photographer
Featuring some extraordinary
work from the class of 2015,
this year’s exhibition –
which was launched by the
illustrious (and lustrous) IADT
alumnus Panti Bliss [includes]
some striking work by
graduate Svetlana Zabelina
I found my course very helpful for
me. I learned a lot and met a lot of
people from the industry. I have no
complaints about lecturers, they were
always very helpful. Facilities were
good enough for me, too. It took me
a while to fit into my class, but when
I did everything was great there as
well. In other words, I am very happy
I did get the place in IADT four years
ago. And now that I’m finished, I am
looking forward to continue working
on my career but now with a lot more
knowledge than I had before.
ABOVE Svetlana's final year project which
was chosen as one of 27 finalists in the
Migrants in Europe Competition
Irish Times, 5th June 2015
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Faculty of Enterprise +
Humanities
Sue Reardon
Dr Olivia Hurley
I am a Course Co-Ordinator
I am a Lecturer
On the BSc (Hons) in Creative Computing
On the BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology and Special
Purpose Award Certificate in Sport Psychology
Department of Humanities
+ Arts Management
Department of
Entrepreneurship
BA (Hons)
English, Media +
Applied
Cultural Studies 28 Entrepreneurship 30
BA (Hons)
Cultural Enterprise
Bachelor of
Business (Hons)
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Entrepreneurship 31
Bachelor of
Business (Hons)
Lecturer
Profile
“What I most like about teaching
here is the opportunity to work
closely with students. Class sizes
are reasonably small which means
there is great interaction between
students and lecturers.”
I have been a lecturer at IADT for the past 13 years. I
teach Programming and Digital Media Production
Techniques, which links in well with my research in the
area of technology and learning: specifically how mobile
technologies can enhance the learning experience.
Before this I worked as a programmer in the IT sector
in California for nine years. I was recently awarded an
MSc in Technology and Learning from TCD and have a
BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from UCC as well as a
Diploma in Fine Art from the San Francisco School of Art.
I have presented my research on innovative methods
of learning to program using smartphones at conferences,
including mLearn 2011 in Beijing. I am involved in the Centre
for Creative Technologies + Accessibility and I have been
a judge for the Eircom Junior Spiders Awards for the last
number of years.
“The research skills students develop
enable them to design their own
ethical research studies, collect
relevant data and analyse it using
many different methodological
and statistical techniques.”
These skills are valuable, as they are transferable to many
other areas of life. Having come from a strong sporting
background myself – I competed for Ireland as a sprinter
in my sport of Track and Field – I always knew I wanted to
be an academic and lecture in my area of passion: sport
psychology. I completed my BSc (Hons), MSc (Research)
and PhD in UCD, under the supervision of top sport
psychologist, Professor Aidan Moran.
At IADT, I have found a home for my passions of
lecturing, researching and applying psychological principles.
I teach on and helped to develop the Certificate in Sport
Psychology (Level 8). It is one of our most popular Special
Purpose Award courses, and many high profile coaches
and athletes study with us. I am a registered psychologist
with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI), as well as a
consultant sport psychologist with the Irish Institute of Sport.
It is important to be a member of such organisations, so
students are secure in the knowledge that they are learning
from individuals who are highly qualified in their fields
of expertise. Students and staff flourish in IADT’s unique
environment of creativity, innovation and collaboration.
Enterprise +
Humanities
Entrepreneurship +
Management 32
English, Media +
Cultural Studies
Explore critical thinking, develop
a cultural toolbox and get
employable communication skills
with IADT’s four-year BA (Hons)
English, Media + Cultural Studies.
Course Code
DL821 – Level 8 Award
Application CAO
Duration 4 years (full-time)
Places 75
CAO Points
Minimum Points – 300
Median Points – 345
Portfolio No
Min Entry Requirements
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – H D3
FETAC Awards acceptable *
ECHSX
3 Distinctions
ELAXX
3 Distinctions
DCHSX
3 Distinctions
5M2073 3 Distinctions
EMPXX
3 Distinctions
ELESX
3 Distinctions
EPJXX
3 Distinctions
* For further details, see the
Admissions section. For this course
you need to have completed one
of the following linked awards
and have met any specific module
requirements specified and have a
minimum of three distinctions.
Contact Dr. Kelly Davidson,
Course Co-ordinator
Phone – 01 239 4764
Email – [email protected]
What will I do?
–– Get in-depth knowledge of a wide range of literary
works, media texts, films, television and visual
cultures, and political economy of cultures.
–– Learn how different cultures work and how people
experience them.
–– Acquire strong critical and analytical thinking skills.
–– Gain highly-developed and effective oral and written
communication skills.
–– Acquire the knowledge and skills required for
postgraduate study.
–– Develop the skills employers want: presenting,
interview techniques, teamwork, developing
empathy and insight, leading groups, strategic
research, critical thinking.
What will I be able to do when I graduate?
Journalism, publishing, advertising, public relations, media
and broadcasting, research, human rights law, international
politics, trade unionism, business and management, film
and television, teaching, insurance, politics and activism,
performance, technology, fashion, librarianship, public
service, international relations, international English teacher,
entertainment….the list of potential career paths is almost
endless! You will also be eligible to apply for the Postgraduate
Diploma in Education, necessary to teach at second level.
What modules will I study?
Year 1 – Modern English Literature, Introduction to Critical
Theory, Introduction to Cinema and Cultural Studies,
Introduction to Media Studies, Visual Culture, Writing
Studies, Learning Journal, Dramatic Writing.
Department of Humanities +
Arts Management
BA (Hons)
Cultural
Enterprise
Kickstart your creative industry
career in a dynamic and growing
sector with IADT’s hands-on four-year
BA (Hons) in Cultural Enterprise.
Course Code
Application CAO
Places 50
CAO Points
Portfolio No
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
FETAC Entry Requirements
Year 3 – 20th Century Irish Writing, Cultural Identities,
Contemporary Cinema, Research Methods, Modernism,
TV Drama, Work Employment and Society, Research proposal
development.
Year 4 – Political Cultures and Identities in Ireland,
Contemporary Anglophone Literature, Censorship
and Control, Dissertation.
Electives – Sample of elective modules: Censorship in
the Media, American Literature, Technology and Cultures,
Alterity and Cinema, Gothic Images in Film and Literature,
Visual Cultures and Political Violence.
What will I do?
–– Learn a wide range of business, popular cultures
and arts related subjects.
–– Study cultural and creative industries from a
business perspective.
–– Develop skills and competencies that will enable
you to work in the cultural and events sectors and
creative industries.
–– Get lots of relevant hands-on business experience,
e.g. running events in visual arts, music and
performing arts, marketing and communications,
and new technologies.
–– In Year 3, you can spend 20 weeks on work placement,
or may opt to study abroad as an Erasmus student.
Graduates of this course find work in many and diverse areas:
radio, film and television production, theatre management,
music management, visual arts management, festival and
events management, advertising copyrighting, arts venue
management, marketing, programme management, event
logistics management, market research, social media
marketing. On this course, you gain transferable skills, which
opens up other sectors, such as finance.
Year 1 – Principles of Marketing, Introduction to
Management, Visual Cultures 1, Introduction to the Music
Business, Introduction to Theatre, Computer Applications,
Finance Management 1, Learning + Critical Thinking.
Applicants with FETAC Level 5 or
Level 6 Awards require distinctions
Year 2 – Critical Theory, Film Studies, Political Economy and
Globalisation, 19th Century Literature, English Renaissance,
Popular Cultures, Writing Project (creative, news, writing for
multiple platforms).
Ever been to a music festival? Downloaded a song? Seen a
movie? Course you have – because you’re already involved
in cultural content. This fast-growing sector includes visual
arts, theatre, film and music, as well as digital media culture,
advertising, radio, festivals and events. Wide-ranging and
practical, this BA has a strong track record of producing
competent graduates with the professional management
skills needed in cultural creative industries.
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BA (Hons)
Interested in a career in journalism, teaching or advertising?
How about human rights law, international politics, trade
unionism or broadcasting? These are just a few of the career
paths open to EMCS graduates. On this challenging and
rewarding BA you learn the how-and-why of critical and
analytical thinking; how to develop your own cultural toolbox;
and how to become an effective communicator.
in 3 (of 8) modules.
We welcome applications from mature
Year 2 – Digital Marketing, Visual Cultures 2, Law 1,
Financial Management 2, Cultural Event Management 1,
Performance Studies, the Music Industry.
students, who must apply to the CAO.
Contact
Paraic McQuaid, Course Co-ordinator
Phone – 01 239 4946
Email – [email protected] Year 3 – Cultural Event Management 2, Business Research
Methods, Performance Studies 2, Financial Management
3, Music Publishing, Cultural + Creative Industries Sectoral
Analysis Placement.
Year 4 – Strategic Arts Management, Law 2, Cultural
Policy, Financial Management 4, Human Resource
Management, Digital Public Relations.
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Department of Humanities +
Arts Management
Applied
Entrepreneurship
Get real-world business experience
right from the start on IADT’s
exciting three-year Bachelor of
Business in Applied Entrepreneurship!
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
3 years (full-time)
Places 45
CAO Points Minimum Points – 200
Portfolio No
5 O D3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
Any full FETAC Level 5 or Level 6
What will I do?
–– Gain a sound foundation on which to build an
entrepreneurial career in any area of business.
–– Learn to thrive as a professional decision-maker.
–– Get live business experience: stalls in Marlay
Park (year 1); work placement (year 2); and social
enterprise (year 3).
–– Be assessed across a number of subjects. Modules
are integrated to create cross-learning platforms.
–– Get the greatest value from your efforts with on-going
feedback from lecturers. Continuous assessment
exceeds 80% of the total course assessment.
Entrepreneurship
This course opens you up to many opportunities:
management consultant, head of sales, head of software,
business development team, senior business development
manager, online marketing specialist, recruitment consultant,
securities operations specialist, lecturer, retail manager,
European HR analyst, chartered accountant, managing
director, entrepreneur in technology, retail, motor industry,
digital marketing, music, education or media. You will also be
eligible to progress to our add-on degree: DL801 – Bachelor
of Business (Hons) in Entrepreneurship (Level 8 Award).
applications from mature students,
who must apply to the CAO.
Advanced Entry
Eligible advanced entry candidates
are encouraged to apply via
www.cao.ie to years 2 and 3.
Contact
Conor Heagney, Course Co-ordinator
Phone – 01 239 4753
Already a business graduate? Expand
your skills and turn innovation to
wealth creation with IADT’s lively
and interactive one year add-on,
Bachelor of Business (Hons) in
Entrepreneurship.
Course Code
Application
Non-IADT students: www.cao.ie
Current IADT students: apply
directly to IADT.
Year 1 – Enterprise Practice, Introduction to Digital Marketing,
Marketing for Entrepreneurs, Internet Applications 1, Learning
for Business, Enterprise Management, Business Mathematics
1 and Finance 1.
Year 2 – Enterprise Experience (work placement), Practice of
Selling, Employability Skills, Project Management, Internet
Applications 2, Enterprise Law, Economics 1, Business
Mathematics 2 and Finance 2.
Year 3 – Social Enterprise Practice, Innovation + Creativity,
Data Management, Applied Data Management, Research for
Entrepreneurs, Services Marketing Management, Economics
2 and Finance 3.
What will I do?
–– Engage in the real world of the entrepreneur
through networking, mentoring and researching
entrepreneurial case studies.
–– Learn through continuous assessment, which
contributes significantly to your overall result.
–– Learn the most important skills to enable you
run your own business.
This course qualifies you for first-line management roles
in finance and marketing, or to aim towards a career
in general management in areas such as: technology,
retail, and the motor industry. Graduates have gone on to
become media entrepreneurs, marketing and advertising
executives, retail managers, senior business development
managers, chartered accountancy trainees, restaurant
managers, finance project administrators, business
development managers, financial services consultants and
sales representatives. You will also be eligible to further
your studies at Masters level.
Contact our Admissions Office on:
Phone – 01 239 4621
Awards may be used for application
to this course. We welcome
Bachelor of Business (Hons)
With this general business course, you will grow
your current knowledge and skills in the world of
entrepreneurship, and learn the importance of using
knowledge dynamically across different business disciplines.
Active and participatory, the main project is a case study
that draws together learning from many modules.
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Ever thought you’d like to run your own business some day?
That day begins on this practical course! In each of the three
years, you will develop entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and
competencies, and learn from experience by running your
own business.
Places 50
Duration
Strategic Entrepreneurship + Management, International
Entrepreneurship, Contemporary Strategic Marketing
Practice, Strategy + Technology, Business Ethics, Strategic
Human Resource Management, Tax + Finance.
1 year add-on (full-time
and part-time)
180 credits and an overall GPA of
2.00 (40%) or higher in an ordinary
degree in Business, e.g. DL701, or
equivalent. This course will also be
offered on a flexible, part-time as
well as full-time basis through the
ACCS (Accumulation of Credits and
Certification of Subjects) system.
Closing Date for Advanced Entry
Thurs, 31 March 2016, 4pm
Contact
Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Entrepreneurship through
Part-Time Study
Part-time course applications must be made to Admissions
Office before Wednesday, 24th August 2016 @ 4pm. If you
are interested in a part-time course, contact Therese Moylan:
[email protected] or 01 239 4764.
What are the entry requirements?
180 credits and an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in an
ordinary degree (Level 7). Candidates who do not meet this
requirement but who can demonstrate equivalency through
work experience must complete the IADT Recognition of
Prior Learning (RPL) process. More information on the RPL
process is available in the Admissions section.
Conor Heagney, Course Co-ordinator
Phone – 01 239 4753
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Discover how to succeed as a
professional decision-maker
or entrepreneur with IADT’s
Entrepreneurship + Management.
Course Code
Application CAO
Places 45
CAO Points
Portfolio No
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
This course opens you up to many opportunities:
management consultant, head of sales, head of software
business development team, senior business development
manager, online marketing specialist, recruitment
consultant, securities operations specialist, lecturer, retail
manager, European HR analyst, chartered accountant,
managing director, entrepreneur in technology, retail, motor
industry, digital marketing, music, education or media. You
will also be eligible to progress to Master degree courses.
Year 1 – Enterprise Practice, Introduction to Digital Marketing,
Marketing for Entrepreneurs, Internet Applications 1, Learning
for Business, Enterprise Management, Business Mathematics 1
and Finance 1.
Year 2 – Enterprise Case Study, Employability Skills, Marketing
Communications + Sales, Project Management, Internet
Applications 2, Enterprise Law, Economics 1, Business
Mathematics 2 and Finance 2.
Year 3 – Work Placement (half year), Innovation + Creativity,
Data Management, Research for Entrepreneurs, Economics 2
and Finance 3.
Applicants with FETAC Level
5 or Level 6 Awards require
distinctions in 3 (of 8) modules.
Advanced Entry
Eligible advanced entry candidates
are encouraged to apply via
www.cao.ie to years 2 and 3.
Contact
Denis Cullinane, Course Co-ordinator
Phone – 01 239 4942
Year 4 – Strategic Entrepreneurship + Management,
International Entrepreneurship, Contemporary Strategic
Marketing Practice, Strategy + Technology, Business Ethics,
Strategic Human Resource Management, Tax + Finance.
Department of Technology
+ Psychology
Department of Design
+ Visual Arts
BSc (Hons)
BA
Department of
Film + Media
Creative Media
Creative Music
BA (Hons)
Technologies 34 Production 37 Animation 45
BA (Hons)
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Entrepreneurship +
Management
What will I do?
–– Learn how to identify and take business opportunities
by combining knowledge, skills and competencies.
–– This combination is a central focus of Enterprise
Practice (stalls project in year 1), Enterprise Case
Study (year 2), Work Placement (year 3) and the
CIMA Global Business Challenge case study (year 4).
Faculty of Film, Art +
Creative Technologies
Visual Creative Communication BA (Hons)
Computing
35 Design
38 Photography 46
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
Applied
Psychology
BA (Hons)
Film + Television
39 Production
47
BA (Hons)
36
Art
BA (Hons)
3D Design,
Modelmaking +
Digital Art 40
BA (Hons)
Design for
Stage + Screen
(Production Design / Costume Design /
Character MakeUp Design)
41
Bachelor of Business (Hons)
This exciting course unites theory, practice and continuous
assessment in order to take students to the heart of business.
It produces graduates with solid foundations on which to build
business careers.
Film, Art +
Creative
Technologies
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Creative Media
Technologies
Get the range of technical and
interpersonal skills you need to
be a success in the audio-visual
and digital media sectors with
IADT’s four-year BSc (Hons) in
Creative Media Technologies.
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
Places 50
CAO Points N/A
Portfolio No
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – O D3
English – O D3
Foundation Level Maths not accepted.
Applicants with FETAC awards require
What will I do?
–– Work and study in electronic and computer labs.
–– Specialise in different aspects according to your
interests.
–– Learn from first principles – the level you are
expected to attain should be well within reach of
students with an aptitude in this area.
–– Access the professional TV and radio/recording
studios in the National Film School.
–– Showcase a final project in Year 4.
Plenty! For example: AV (Audio Video) installation,
broadcasting, music production, content creation and
networking companies. Graduates have been employed by
AvCom, Digicom and Pearl AV. In the broadcast area, RTE,
Setanta and community television have all hired graduates.
In content creation, companies such as Brown Bag and
QuicksmartAV; and on the networks/communications
side, Vodafone and Intel. Graduates have started their own
companies. Opportunities are available in further education
in IADT and other institutions including TCD, UCD and DIT.
A Level 7 exit award (BSc in Audio Visual Media
Technology) is available for students who apply to exit
having completed the third year.
Year 1 – Introduction to the field of Creative Media
Technologies and related topics. Building and Making,
Electrical Principles, Computing, Audio and Music
Fundamentals, Digital Media Production, Mathematics
for Audio Visual Applications and the First Year Common
Module: Introduction to Faculty of Film, Art and Creative
Technologies (FACT).
Applicants require at least a pass
(D3) in Ordinary Level Maths in the
Leaving Certificate or a pass in a
mathematical methods module as part
of the FETAC Award
Cost for materials and/or field trips
Toolbox, textbooks, field trip and
project materials. You may have to
purchase USB sticks, headphones, etc.
Contact
Timm Jeschawitz, Course Co-ordinator
BSc (Hons)
Creative
Computing
Get the right mix of skills for
a future as part of a multidisciplinary software design
and development team with
IADT’s four-year BSc (Hons)
in Creative Computing.
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
Year 2 – Audio Visual Practice, Electronics, Networks,
Sound Recording, Audio Visual Production, Advanced
Mathematics for Audio Visual Applications and the
Cross-faculty Elective Module.
Year 3 – Work Practice / Project, Electronics and
Microcontrollers, Broadcast Communications, Digital
Signal Processing, Studio Technology and Practice, and
Research and Innovation. In the Work Practice / Project
module, you work through the project process from idea
to completion.
CAO Points N/A
Portfolio No
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – O D3
English – O D3
Foundation Level Maths not accepted
What will I do?
–– Study the modules as per any computing degree.
–– Learn to program in Java, develop websites in
HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and learn how computer
systems work.
–– Develop complex computer and multimedia systems
for a range of applications (by Year 4).
A range of occupations are open to graduates, including:
web/mobile application designer, web/mobile application
developer, user experience designer, project manager,
database administrator, systems administrator. Graduates
also progress to further postgraduate courses.
Year 1 – Computer Technology, Programming,
Databases, Creative Digital Media, Web Design and
Development, and shared Introduction to Film, Art +
Creative Technologies (FACT) module. In addition you
will complete an Integrated Project.
Year 2 – Computer Architecture and Operating Systems,
Software Development, Database Management Systems,
Computer Modelling, Advanced Web Design and
Development, Software Project and an Elective Module.
Elective modules offered can change each year and
aim to reflect the interests and skills of the particular
cohort of students. Second Year students are offered the
opportunity to study abroad in one of a number of colleges
in Europe, as part of an Erasmus course.
Year 3 – Computer Networks, Interaction Design, Research
+ Innovation. Students will also choose one of the following
streams: Software Architecture and Design * and Mobile
Computing * or Game Development § and Web Graphics
and Animation §. In addition you will complete a substantial
project in a professional environment.
of the FETAC Award
The course may require the purchase
of USB sticks, DVDs, headphones,
microphones, etc. (approx. €50 per
year). Smartphone (desirable), costing
from €100 upwards.
Contact
Year 4 – Final Project, Business Strategy and Analytics,
and Advanced Audio Visual Systems Design. Two electives
from: Physical Interactions, Computer Music + Creative
Coding, Broadcast Technology, Audio Synthesis, Web
Design and Development. Final Project requires a level
of research, synthesis and self-directed learning.
With the current high demand for computing graduates
forecast to continue into the future, this practical computing
course emphasises the development of your creative,
technical and professional skills in a friendly and supportive
environment. Mathematics is a significant component of a
number of modules.
Places 50
Phone – 01 239 4957
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BSc (Hons)
Want to work in computer and media technology,
electronics, radio, television and broadcasting, sound
installation or music and film? Thanks to our unique mix
of engineering, technology and creativity, you will gain
the knowledge and skills to research, develop, and deliver
audio visual and digital media technology projects.
Sue Reardon, Course Co-Ordinator,
Phone – 01 239 4724
Year 4 – Data Visualisation and Business Strategy and
Analytics and a substantial research-based project.
Students will also do modules in one of the following
streams: Cloud Application Development * and Computer,
Network and Application Security * or Physical Interaction
§ and Creative Coding §.
All modules in year one are mandatory. In years three and
four, students do one of two streams (designated by the *
and § symbols) allowing them to specialise their knowledge,
skills and competencies.
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Applied
Psychology
It all begins with you! Study the
mind, human behaviour, and how
technology affects us with IADT’s
innovative four-year BSc (Hons)
in Applied Psychology.
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
Places 65
CAO Points
Portfolio No
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – O D3
English – O D3
What will I do?
–– A mix of group work, lectures and tutorials,
independent study is combined with approx. 22
hours a week in class.
–– From second year you specialise in either Psychology
+ Technology or Psychology + Practice.
–– Wide range of innovative assessments – on any
given day you could be doing a small-scale research
project, making a game, creating a blog, giving a
presentation, designing a poster or volunteering in
the local community.
This degree is accredited by the Psychological Society
of Ireland, which means it meets particular standards and
has particular core characteristics. Graduates leave with
a competitive edge because this course explores the same
core psychology modules as other equivalent, accredited
undergraduate courses, but also offers additional modules in
applied psychology. There is an emphasis on the application
of psychology to everyday life, the workplace, community,
industry, and technology (e.g. sport and health psychology,
organisational psychology and cyberpsychology). Graduates
often pursue postgraduate studies or enter the technology
or social science sectors.
Year 1 – Introduction to Psychology, Personality and Individual
Differences, Cyberpsychology, Research Methods and
Statistics 1, Multimedia Design, ICT, and shared Introduction
to Film, Art + Creative Technologies (FACT) module.
Textbooks (approx €80), field trips
(approx €20) USB sticks.
Contact
Year 2 – Developmental and Lifespan Psychology, Cognitive
Psychology, Perception, Research Methods and Statistics 2,
Cross faculty elective, and either: Psychology and Technology
Path (Information Design + Multimedia, Usability) OR
Psychology and Practice Path (Sport + Health Psychology,
Organisational Psychology).
Creative Music
Production
Run in collaboration with the Sound
Training College (STC), IADT’s
exciting and hands-on three-year BA
in Creative Music Production will
get your music or new media career
right on track!
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
3 years (full-time)
Places 35
CAO Points
N/A
Portfolio Yes. See the section
on Portfolio Guidelines
5 O D3
Maths – O D3
English – O D3
Any full FETAC Level 5 or Level 6
Awards may be used for application
to this course. Applicants require at
What will I do?
–– Learn how to use industry-standard equipment and
software.
–– Learn from some of the finest sound engineering/
music industry practitioners in the contemporary
music scene in Ireland.
–– Benefit from a mixture of lectures and practical work
of the highest commercial standard.
–– Get unrivalled industry experience, access and
contacts.
–– Work experience is available in the Apollo/Grouse
Lodge studios, recording some of the finest artists
in the Irish music industry.
–– Key themes include studio recording and music
production, critical listening, live sound engineering,
computer-based music creation, electronics and
acoustics.
Graduates go on to forge careers in the growing music and
new media industries. Previous STC graduates continue to
lead the worldwide music and new media industries – check
out their profiles on soundtraining.com/alumni/
Year 1 – Sound Engineering, Audio Production, Critical
Listening I, Music Theory, Acoustics, Introduction to Audio
Programming.
Year 3 – Social Psychology, Neuropsychology, Abnormal
Psychology, Research Methods and Statistics 3, IT Group
Project. Psychology and Technology Path. Psychology and
Practice Path. Web Applications and Content Management,
Educational Psychology.
Year 4 – Transpersonal + Positive Psychology, Advanced
Research in Psychology, Psychology of New Media and
Entertainment and Major Research Project. Psychology and
Technology Path. Psychology and Practice Path. Human
Computer Interaction in Practice. Forensic Psychology.
Year 2 – Advanced Sound Engineering, Advanced Audio
Production, Critical Listening II, Broadcast, Electronics,
Creative Audio Programming.
least a pass (D3) in Ordinary Level
Maths in the Leaving Certificate or a
pass in a mathematical methods module
as part of the FETAC Award
Anne Wright, Course Co-Ordinator
Phone – 01 239 4724
Bachelor of Arts
Music production is the integration of sound engineering
and creative audio programming to produce contemporary
music and audio in a recording studio or live venue setting.
Run in collaboration with the STC (Temple Bar, Dublin)
– which is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s leading
studios – this course will help you develop the creative
and technical skills for a successful career. Lecturers have
worked with some of the world’s most famous artists,
including Rihanna, the Black Eyed Peas, Snow Patrol,
Michael Jackson, Van Morrison, The Corrs, Morrissey,
The Script and The Frames.
of the FETAC Award
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BSc (Hons)
Fascinating and practical, this is a unique opportunity to study
how psychology applies to everyday existence – including
our use of technology – and to explore how psychology can
create new ways to improve quality of life. Topics include;
personality, childhood, mental processes (such as attention
and memory), the brain and its disorders, and how other
people influence our behaviour. Learn skills employers want,
such as teamwork, communication, and critical thinking.
Contact
Year 3 – Major Project, in which you master your creative
and technical skills. Thesis, Professional Practice + Work
Placement, Interactive Performance Systems or Minor
Project.
Geoffrey Perrin, Course Co-Ordinator
Phone – 01 239 4781
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Visual Communication
Design
Learn how to become a skilled
creative, conceptual and strategic
thinker with IADT’s internationally
acclaimed four-year BA (Hons) in
Visual Communication Design.
Course Code
Application CAO
What will I do?
–– Key activities include: critical enquiry, visual
exploration, design experimentation, collaboration
and innovation.
–– Get a high quality, relevant and skill-based
educational experience.
–– Learn how to become a holistic designer and
successfully negotiate any media to find solutions
to diverse and complex problems.
–– Learn to work independently, collaboratively,
and within interdisciplinary environments.
Art
From renowned, international agencies to established and
new studios in Ireland, graduates are highly sought after
for: web design, app design, game design, motion graphics
(for film, tv and screen), post-production for TV and film,
design for print and publishing, advertising and art direction,
environmental design, exhibition design, illustration,
photography, design writing and journalism. Graduates have
also gone on to do postgraduate study or design research.
Places 30
CAO Points
Combination of Leaving Certificate
and Portfolio assessment points
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
Contact
Dr. Linda King / Gerard Fox,
Email – [email protected] /
[email protected]
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
Year 2 – Design and Culture, Visual Thinking: Message
and Audience; Design Practices: Print and Screen; Design
Practices: Motion; Design Practices: Wayfinding and
Environment; Inter-disciplinary Design: Viewpoint. Plus one
module from a selection of multi-disciplinary electives such as
Screenwriting, Production and Direction; Media and Politics;
Comic Narrative; Drawing; Sonic Art; Music Origins.
Portfolio Yes. See the section on
CAO Points
Combination of Leaving Certificate and
Portfolio assessment points
Portfolio Guidelines
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
What will I do?
–– Explore the many opportunities that exist for artists,
through the creative pathways of drawing, painting,
video, sculpture, printmaking, photography, sound,
installation, performance and other related areas.
–– Through an integrated and multidisciplinary
experience, we educate and inspire artists.
–– Create a comprehensive portfolio of work, tested
against real-world situations.
–– Visiting lecturers, specialist workshops and themed
seminars will open your eyes to new ideas.
–– Participate in placements and international exchanges.
–– Develop art events in groups and exhibit independently.
Graduates pursue careers in the creative industries as: artists,
art teachers, arts administrators, art directors, community
arts co-ordinators, arts mediators, art critics, arts officers,
content developers, image researchers, film-makers, art
historians and gallery curators.
Year 1 – Techniques of Light and Space; Techniques of Space
and Trace; Place project; Core Workshop; Introduction to
History and Critical theory; Introduction to Modernism and
Popular Culture; First Year Common Module.
Year 2 – Studio – Selection + Development; Studio –
Environmental; Studio – Self Direction; Workshop – Film/
Publishing/Sculpture; Intermedia History – Concepts of the
Avant Garde; Exhibition Review; Elective.
Year 3 – Studio – Methodology; Practice Led Research;
Studio – Interdisciplinary Project; Workshop – Film/
Publishing/Sculpture; Contemporary Practice – Exhibitions
+ Publics; Literature Review.
Year 3 – Design in Context: Print and Environment; Design in
Context: Screen; Professional Studio; Interdisciplinary Design:
Narrative; Contemporary Practices and Critical Debates;
Advanced Research Methods and Thesis Preparation.
Year 4 – Inter-disciplinary Design: Professionalism and
Promotion; Major Project + Exhibition; Thesis.
Normally not more than €1000 per year (years 1, 2 and 3) for
materials and tools. You may have an opportunity to take part
in extended field trips or international visits (not compulsory).
Your final year exhibition is your professional showcase. We
advise you to budget for not less than €1000.
It is extremely useful to have a good quality digital camera,
portable hard drive and laptop. We recommend you don’t
purchase these in advance, but seek advice from your tutors.
Year 4 – Completion of your studio practice in the Graduate
Exhibition; Workshops; Seminars; Dissertation.
Contact
Cora Cummins
Co-Course Co-Ordinators
Phone – 01 239 4699 / 239 4676
Course Code
Places 50
Learn to look critically at the
changing world by observing aspects
of the natural, man-made and
digital environment with IADT’s
four-year BA (Hons) in Art.
Year 1 – Introduction to Design and Visual Culture; Design
Practices: Fundamental Principles; Design Practices: Spatial
Form and Communication; Design Practices: Type, Image
and Motion; Visual Thinking: Ideas and Play; Inter-disciplinary
Design: Gameplay; and the Faculty Common Module.
BA (Hons)
This course introduces you to the visually and critically
sophisticated landscape of contemporary art. By continually
challenging ideas and practices, artists provide new ways of
seeing as well as new responses, encouraging debate and
change in contemporary society.
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BA (Hons)
Listed as one of the top 25 Graphic Design courses in Europe
by Domus (Italy/New York) in 2013, on this degree you discover
how design informs and assists us in almost everything we do.
From screen to print to environmental design, graduates are
highly sought after in Ireland and internationally.
Normally not more than €1000 per year (years 1, 2 and 3) for
materials and tools. You may have an opportunity to take part
in extended field trips or international visits (not compulsory).
Your final year exhibition is your professional showcase.
We advise you to budget for not less than €1000.
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3-Dimensional
Design, Modelmaking +
Digital Art
Combine advanced skill and techniques
of manufacture with strong creative
and design understanding in IADT’s
four-year BA (Hons) in 3-Dimensional
Design, Modelmaking + Digital Art.
Course Code
Application CAO
Places 30
CAO Points
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
What will I do?
–– Gain the professional competence to master
specific skills and techniques such as: sculpting/
modelling, casting, CNC cutting, laser cutting, 3D
printing, technical fabrication and digital modelling/
animation, design and presentation.
–– Benefit from a practical, hands-on approach to every
module.
–– Get the opportunity to work within different aspects
of real modelmaking practice.
Graduates work as model makers on feature films or
commercials; display/model makers for interactive
exhibits such as museums; event designers/fabricators for
entertainment events; and in a variety of other roles, including
art director; architectural modeller; art teacher; creature
developer/character animator for games and/or animation;
digital matte artist; digital FX supervisor.
Year 1 – 2D/3D Studies, Technical Modelling, Architectural
Modelling, Prototype Modelling, Digital Studies 2D
(Photoshop, AutoCAD), Critical and Cultural studies, and
shared Introduction to Film, Art + Creative Technologies
(FACT) module.
Year 2 – Model Animation, Modelmaking for Film, Spectacle
Arts, Advanced Sculpting, 3D Digital Studies, Critical and
Cultural Studies. One additional module from the bank of
available electives.
Year 3 – Advanced Digital Modelling, Spatial Design,
Character Design, and 4D Digital Studies, Industry Project,
Research Seminar, Business Studies, Thesis Proposal.
Contact
Julian King, Course Co-ordinator
Phone – 01 239 4709
BA (Hons)
Design for
Stage + Screen
Production Design / Costume Design /
Character MakeUp Design
Learn from the best on the only course
where Production Design, Costume Design
and Character MakeUp Design are pursued
to honours degree level: IADT’s BA
(Hons) in Design for Stage + Screen.
Contact
Martin Marley, Year Four Tutor
Phone – 01 239 4812
Theatre, film and television are highly visual practices that
need experts to imagine and create the characters, costumes
and physical environments in a cohesive manner. Run
collaboratively, this course offers three specialist courses of
study. As part of The National Film School, the courses offer
excellent opportunities to work alongside the next generation
of film and television makers, as well as in theatre, opera,
dance and drama.
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BA (Hons)
With three equally valuable areas of study, on this course
you will learn the techniques to ensure you thrive in the
modelmaking industry and a variety of creative practices.
Graduates design and create 3D and digital representations
of ideas and concepts in a variety of contexts such as film,
gaming, architecture, exhibitions and street theatre.
What will I do?
–– Complete a common first year, which provides a
broad range of creative skills pertinent to all pathways.
–– Focus on your chosen pathway in years two and
three and gain high levels of specialist skills used in
the design for theatre, television and film projects.
–– Undertake two creative projects in final year: one of
which is personally selected and a major research
project.
–– Work as an integral part of a larger, interdisciplinary
creative team while developing your own specialism.
Many designers’ work spans the entire spectrum of the
performing arts: theatre, television and film. Others choose
to specialise in one particular area. All three courses offer
you the opportunity to prepare for a career in one of the most
exciting, challenging and rewarding creative arts careers.
Graduates work as designers and makers in theatre, film and
television, as well as in related areas such as exhibition design.
Normally not more than €1000 per year (years 1, 2 and 3)
for materials and tools. You may have an opportunity to
take part in extended field trips or international visits (not
compulsory).
Have a look at the three options in the coming pages.
Year 4 – Initial project and the production of final project
for the Graduate Exhibition, as well modules in professional
practice, presentation skills and completing your dissertation.
Normally not more than €1000 per year (years 1, 2 and 3)
for materials and tools. You may have an opportunity to
take part in extended field trips or international visits (not
compulsory).
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Production
Design
Bring imagined worlds
to life as a production
designer!
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
Common Year 1 – Digital Support Studies, Introductory
Studies 1 – Design for Performance, Introductory Studies 2
– Design for Stage – Theatre, Introductory Studies 3 Design
for Screen – Film, Design for Stage or Screen 1. Critical and
Contextual Studies 1 and a common Faculty Module.
Year 2 – Four common modules, Photography and
Documentation, Exploration and Experimentation, Critical
and Cultural Studies 2 and a Faculty Elective. Technical
Skills Studies – Production, Design for Screen – Production
Design, Personal Design Project 2 – Production.
Places 11
CAO Points
Design for Stage + Screen:
Costume
Design
If you love fabrics, detail
and meticulous research,
costume design is your
perfect fit!
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
Places 11
Year 3 – Work Placement/ Practical Experience followed by
modules in the areas of Professional Studies; Critical and
Contextual Studies, Collaboration Project – Across Course,
Advanced Discipline Practice – Production.
Year 4 – Directed minor project, a self-selected major
project and a business + entrepreneurship module which
culminates in the Graduate Showcase. Included in the final
year is a dissertation and/or documented research project.
CAO Points
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
English – O D3
Year 3 – Work Placement/Practical Experience followed by
modules in the areas of Professional Studies; Critical and
Contextual Studies, Collaboration Project – Across Course,
Advanced Discipline Practice – Costume.
Year 4 – Directed minor project, a self-selected major
project and a business + entrepreneurship module which
culminates in the Graduate Showcase. Included in the final
year is a dissertation and/or documented research project.
and Cultural Studies 2 and a Faculty Elective. Technical Skills
Studies – Costume Construction, Design for Screen – Period
Costume Design, Personal Design Project 2 – Costume.
Maths – O D3
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Foundation level maths not accepted.
What will I do?
As a costume designer, you are concerned with character
and characterisation. Whether for stage (theatre, dance,
or opera) or screen (film and television), the designer
works initially with the director and creative team to
establish the visual style of the costumes. Costume
designers work as part of a team, which can include a
costume supervisor, makers and tailors and wardrobe
assistants who work backstage or stand by on set. The
work may involve the re-creation of an historical character
and period, or the invention of a completely imagined
world. Costume designers work closely with actors to
create exactly the right visual effect.
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What will I do?
Production design (scenography) is the creation of a space
in response to a text, music, dance or television format: an
imagined world. Central to the process is an ability to analyse,
creatively interpret and invent. In all areas, the Production
Designer works closely with the director and a creative team,
communicating through the use of scale models, sketches,
paintings, technical drawings and digital media.
Theatre: learn the skills to work across the gamut of
drama, opera, musicals and dance.
Television: create a visually distinctive and workable
environment that gives each production – be it current affairs,
gameshows, music or drama – its own unique visual identity.
Film: design sets in studio and adapt existing locations to
create a convincing world within which the story can unfold.
of the FETAC Award
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Character
MakeUp Design
Learn the art of making
a character complete and
convincing.
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
Places 11
CAO Points
and Cultural Studies 2 and a Faculty Elective. Technical Skills
Studies focus on materials, techniques and processes used to
create characters suitable for theatre and film. This includes
character, period, ageing, climatic effects, injury simulation,
facial hair / postiche and wig dressing. It also includes the
design, making and application of prosthetic pieces. Students
apply these skills to text based design projects in modules
MakeUp Design for Screen and a Personal Design Project 2.
Year 3 – Work Placement/ Practical Experience followed
by modules in the areas of Professional Studies; Critical
and Contextual Studies and a Collaboration Project –
Across Course. Core discipline skills are explored further in
Advanced Discipline Practice using Make Up and Prosthetics
to design a range of characters for a specific text.
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
BA (Hons)
Animation
The unique learning experience
at the forefront of animation
education in Europe: IADT’s BA
(Hons) in Animation.
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
Year 4 – Directed minor project, a self-selected major project
and a business + entrepreneurship module which culminates
in the Graduate Showcase. Included in the final year is a
dissertation and/or documented research project.
One of the youngest art/design disciplines, animation
continues to grow in popularity and importance across the
entertainment, advertising, education and communication
industries. Learn how to explore and document your world
and your stories with a full complement of animation
production processes and skills.
What will I do?
–– Learn the techniques and skills needed for animated
features, TV production, TV commercials, special
FX, short films, and traditional as well as CGI
animation.
–– Develop the creative, theoretical and technical skills
appropriate to gaining an animation degree.
–– Learn from real experiences, whether individually or
as part of a group.
You will be well equipped for a career in: animation
production companies, multimedia companies, production
and post-production houses for animation, film and television,
as well as for freelance/ independent work. Other career
paths include gaming, architectural and industrial modelling,
film/special effects, advertising, multimedia and teaching.
Graduates have found employment with: Brown Bag Films,
Kavaleer, Jam Media, The Element, Monster, Screen Scene,
Abbey Theatre, Weta, Manandink, Flickerpix, Barley Films,
and Cartoon Saloon.
Places 30
CAO Points
Year 1 – Critical and Contextual Studies: Visual Culture, Film
and Animation History; Design for Animation; Digital Skills for
Animation; Life Drawing; Animation Principles; Storyboarding
and Layout; shared Introduction to Film, Art + Creative
Technologies (FACT) module.
Portfolio Yes. See the section on
Portfolio Guidelines
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What will I do?
A make-up/prosthetics designer works on feature films,
television dramas, television commercials, music videos, and
theatre, opera and dance performances. Learn how to work
in conjunction with a costume designer and hair/wig dresser
to ensure that the overall visual statement is complete and
convincing. The designer focuses on the performers and the
creation of appropriate characters based on a given script
using make-up, postiche, wigs or prosthetics. Learn the skills
to liaise with the director to discuss the interpretation of the
script and any notable effects required.
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
Year 2 – Critical and Contextual Studies (Film, Technology
and the City; Film and Narrative); Design for Animation
Production; Digital Skills for Animation Production; Life
Drawing; Character Animation Principles; and the Animated
Character Performance. In addition, you will be able to
choose one module from the bank of available Year 2 FACT
electives.
Year 3 – Critical and Contextual Studies: Research Seminar
and Thesis Preparation; Research and Concept Development;
Group Industry and Professional Practice; Production
Preparation; Advanced Life Drawing for Animation; and
Advanced Digital Skills for Animation Production.
Approx. €750–€1,000 per year.
Your final year exhibition is your
professional showcase, so we advise
you to budget for costs associated
with the Graduate Exhibition.
Contact
Keith Foran, Course Co-ordinator,
Phone – 01 239 4643
Year 4 – Final project and show reel for the Graduate
Exhibition, supported by a dissertation and/or documented
research project portfolio.
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Photography
Explore the art of capturing,
defining and describing
contemporary culture with IADT’s
four-year BA (Hons) in Photography.
What will I do?
–– Explore photography within the context of art,
communications, the moving image and critical theory.
–– Access a unique range of facilities that allow you to
engage with a variety of photographic technologies,
including analogue darkroom processes, through to
current, cutting-edge digital media.
–– Learn from staff at the leading edge of contemporary
photographic practice and criticism.
Film + Television
Production
Graduates work across commercial and contemporary art
practices, including print, publishing and emerging media,
both in Ireland and internationally. Many graduates work
independently or have set up their own businesses.
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
Year 1 – Photography and Culture; Photography and
Communication; Photographic Workflow; Understanding
the Photographic Image; Photography and the Studio; and
Photography and Place; shared Introduction to Film, Art +
Creative Technologies (FACT) module.
Places 30
CAO Points
Minimum Points 799 / Median Points 895
Combination of Leaving Certificate and
Portfolio assessment points
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths: F D3
English: O D3
Year 2 – Contemporary Photography; Photography,
Publishing and the Book; Modernism, Modernity and the
Image; Photography and the Expanded Studio; and Society,
Culture and the Image. In addition, you will choose one
module from the bank of available Year 2 FACT electives.
Course Code
Application CAO
Duration
4 years (full-time)
CAO Points
Year 3 – Contemporary Photography and Professional
Practice; Photography, Ideology and Curatorial Practice;
Photography and the Moving Image; Photography and
Ireland: Colonial and Post-Colonial Identities; Reflecting
on Photography; and an Introduction to Photography and
Entrepreneurship
Year 4 – Final project and portfolio for the Graduate
Exhibition, supported by a dissertation.
The world is full of stories,
and you can learn the creative
and technical skills to tell
them in IADT’s BA (Hons) in
Film and Television Production.
Places 30
BA (Hons)
2 HC3 and 4 OD3
Maths – F D3
English – O D3
Allow approximately €1,000 per year
plus exceptional purchases, field
Allow approximately €750–€1,000 per
trips, preparation for exhibitions and
year (for production related costs,
national/international competitions.
equipment and software purchases, field
We advise you to budget for costs
trips, etc.) We advise you to budget
associated with the Graduate
for costs associated with the Graduate
Exhibition in your final year.
Exhibition in your final year.
Contact Dr. Justin Carville,
Contact
Course Co-ordinator
Course Co-ordinator
Phone – 01 239 4937
Phone – 01 239 4681
This course is a challenging and exciting opportunity
for anyone who wishes to broaden their knowledge
of cinema, film and television. It focuses on the
advancement of practical film-making and television
production skills, as well as developing strong and
creative storytelling abilities. Graduates have gone on
to work with major Irish and international production
and post-production companies as well as all the major
broadcasters, including BBC, RTÉ, TV3, and TG4.
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BA (Hons)
From fashion and advertising to contemporary art and digital
media; creative photographers are highly sought after,
and play a leading role in reflecting our increasingly visual
society and culture. This is a rapidly evolving environment
that affects a wide range of cultural sectors and activities.
What will I do?
–– Get practical tuition in: production, script, direction,
cinematography, lighting, sound and editing,
television programming, drama, documentary,
commercials, promotional, experimental and
educational programming.
–– Benefit from hands-on production experience and
easy access to excellent facilities in the new National
Film School building.
Graduates are working in the film and television industry
in such roles as: director (television drama, commercials,
documentary, features); sound recordist/mixer; sound
designer; director of photography; focus puller; clapper
loader; assistant camera person; digital image technician;
editor; off-line editor; on-line editor; Avid DS, sound editor;
scriptwriter; camera operator; producer; production
assistant; location manager; and television researcher. Many
graduates have formed their own production companies,
while others have found careers in film education, film
festivals, film workshops/events, web and multimedia design.
Year 1 – Script, Production and Direction; Technical
Craft Skills; Shooting Techniques for Film and Television;
Cinema History: The Silent Era; History of Television and
Broadcasting; Page to Screen; Visual Culture and the
Philosophical Tradition; Cinema History: Hollywood Cinema;
and Key Concepts in Aesthetics; shared Introduction to Film,
Art + Creative Technologies (FACT) module.
Year 2 – Narrative Development Skills; Location Filming;
Television Production; and study Film as Art; European
Cinema; Irish Television; Literary Narratives, and undertake
a Practice Based Research Project. In addition, you will be
able to choose one module from the bank of available Year
2 FACT electives.
Year 3 – Documentary Tradition and the Irish Film industry;
film and television workplace environment (Industry Focus);
Multi-Platform Content Development; Television Drama
Production; Documentary Production; Sound and Moving
Image; and prepare for your final year thesis/dissertation.
Year 4 – Academic dissertation; develop skills around
Advanced Content Development; and undertake a major
project.
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Elective modules include:
–– Photography – Digital Imaging
–– Performance in the Arts
–– Animation Principles: Experimental / 3D
–– Theatre Workshop
–– Drawing (2D and 3D)
–– Introduction to Comics: Art and Culture
–– Media and Politics in Ireland
–– Sonic Arts
–– Creative Cities
–– Puppetry
–– Introduction to Screenwriting
–– Production + Direction
–– Web design
–– Generative art IADT Undergraduate Prospectus 2016
Exploring combinations
of materials, processes,
creative strategies and
critical thinking will give
you a greater appreciation
of your main area of study.
Students on all courses in the Faculty of Film, Art and
Creative Technologies can choose one module from a
range of elective options during second year. Electives
have been designed to encourage collaboration and
experimentation and to broaden and deepen your
understanding of the creative arts. They range in content
from theatre and performance to media and politics, and
include a wide range of learning experiences including
overseas visits, practical workshops, lectures and
seminars. Use your elective module as a chance to
work with students and staff from other courses.
Year two
elective
modules
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What should my portfolio contain?
A portfolio is a collection of your work – both finished and in
progress – that showcases your interests and enthusiasms.
It should demonstrate curiosity, inventiveness and ideas
through a wide range of media, as well as your ability to
work around selected themes. You can include course and
school projects as well as any independent work. We like
to see large or three-dimensional work, but this can be
presented as photographs or other documentation.
Your portfolio should:
Department of Design + Visual Arts Portfolio Checklist
Be organised: decide
Be selective: include
how best to arrange
and highlight your best
your portfolio. For
work. We appreciate
example, it may be
quality not quantity,
chronological or in
so no more than 30
thematic sections where
pieces please. Show work
initial work is placed
relevant to the course
next to final pieces.
you are applying for.
Be clear: if you are
Include a CV for each
including team work,
course you are applying
identify your role.
to. Note details of
hobbies, technical
skills and involvement
in activities relevant
to that course.
Portfolio
Guidelines
Information on age or
Include notebooks,
educational background
sketchbooks, journals or
is not used for
visual diaries. We want
assessment purposes,
to see how you document
so there’s no need
your working process.
to include it.
Have you included:
–– Project work (set projects and self-initiated work)
– including sketchbooks, development work and
finished pieces – showing visual exploration,
experimentation and creativity around a theme/
object(s)/place/idea, etc.
–– Observational drawing from life/still life (not from
photographs).
–– Drawings/visual studies using a range of different
media and demonstrating colour exploration
including painting, collage, etc.
–– Any photographic work (optional) or support work
of personal interest.
–– Photographs of 3D work.
–– Digital work: either printed or as files on a USB stick.
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If you are applying
to any of the courses
in the Department of
Design + Visual Arts,
you must submit a
portfolio and you
may be required to
attend an interview
afterwards.
Do I have to submit a portfolio?
Yes, if you are applying for any course in the Department
of Design + Visual Arts. We review portfolios in March. You
may be called to an interview; these are held in April. Points
allocated for the portfolio/interview are combined with the
points from your Leaving Certificate (or equivalent). The
CAO calls these courses restricted application, as they have
special requirements (portfolio assessment). The CAO late
application deadline is not available for these courses.
Please read the relevant guidelines carefully and
adhere to them. If you apply for more than one course,
your portfolio will be separately assessed for each course.
Bear this in mind when preparing your portfolio: it is not
unusual for an applicant to receive a favourable response
in one course and not in another.
Creative Music Production (DL704) Portfolio Guidelines
Applicants must submit either A OR B
(A) Audio Submission
–– Between one and three examples of your audio/
music compositions, or audio/music work you have
produced, assisted or contributed to.
–– A written statement – maximum 300 words – which
explains the work. Be clear about your role in the work:
is it original? Did you perform, record or produce it?
–– The work must be in mp3 or wav format and
submitted on a CD or USB key. We cannot accept
data files (e.g. project files such as Pro Tools or Logic).
(B) Written work submission – maximum 800 words –
on one of the following:
–– A music genre
–– Review of a concert
–– Study of a composer or performer.
The work must be submitted in print. It should detail
your understanding of a musical field or artist, and
demonstrate your passion and interest for the subject.
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What should my portfolio contain?
A portfolio is a collection of your work – both finished and in
progress – that showcases your interests and enthusiasms.
It should demonstrate curiosity, inventiveness and ideas
through a wide range of media, as well as your ability to
develop your projects around selected themes. You can
include course and schoolwork as well as any independent
work. We like to see a portfolio that demonstrates a high
level of visual skill, creativity, self-motivation, inventiveness,
experimentation, flexibility and stylistic variation.
Your portfolio should:
Department of Film + Media Portfolio Checklist
Be organised: decide
Include notebooks,
how to present your
cuttings, creative
work to your best
sketchbooks or visual
possible advantage.
diaries that show
your interest in the
discipline.
Be selective: highlight
your best work. We
appreciate quality not
quantity, so include
Include a CV for each
no more than 30 pieces.
course you are applying
Show work that is
to. Note details of
relevant to the course
hobbies, technical
you are applying for,
skills and involvement
and demonstrates hard
in activities relevant
work, commitment and
to that course.
quality.
Information on age or
educational background
is not used for
assessment purposes,
so there’s no need to
Portfolio
Guidelines
Be clear: if team work
include it.
is included, identify
your role.
Do not copy from
photographs: Do not
Do not include 3D work:
include any artwork
(only 2D documentation
which is a copy of
of 3D work).
someone else’s work.
DL832 – BA (Hons) in Animation
Have you included:
–– A variety of observational drawings, such as life
drawing, drawings of friends, family, animals,
landscapes, objects, etc.
–– A selection of your best original artworks, which
shows your interests in art, animation, and the world
around you.
–– A minimum of two storyboards setting out ideas for
short animated films/adverts, etc. of any subject or
style. (Storyboards are like comic strips without the
speech bubbles. They outline key moments of the
sequence; usually actions, events and emotions.)
–– Photographs or prints only.
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If you are applying
to any of the courses
in the Department of
Film + Media, you must
submit a portfolio and
you may be required
to attend an interview
afterwards.
Do I have to submit a portfolio?
Yes, if you are applying for any course in the Department
of Film + Media. We review portfolios in March. You may
be called to an interview; these are held in April. Points
allocated for the portfolio/interview are combined with the
points from your Leaving Certificate (or equivalent). The
CAO calls these courses restricted application, as they have
special requirements (portfolio assessment). The CAO late
application deadline is not available for these courses.
Please read the relevant guidelines carefully and adhere
to them. If you apply for more than one course, your portfolio
will be separately assessed for each course. Bear this in
mind when preparing your portfolio: it is not unusual for an
applicant to receive a favourable response in one course and
not in another.
DL833 – BA (Hons) in Photography
Have you included:
–– 20–30 pieces of work.
–– The duration of your interest in photography.
–– Work that illustrates your level of experience and
technical competence to-date.
–– Examples of any work published to-date.
–– Work which shows your level of understanding of
composition, light, texture and form when creating
photographic images.
–– Examples of both monochrome and colour
photographs.
DL834 – BA (Hons) in Film + Television Production
It is not necessary to include all of the following.
–– Film/Video. Must be on DVD (PAL format) only.
At least four minutes will be screened by the panel.
Note your role(s) on the production.
–– Photography. Include a selection of your best work
in black + white and/or colour and supply all images
on print. If your work is digital, then supply prints in
high-quality mode.
–– Written work. Screenplays (correct format), short
stories, plays and poetry are all acceptable. For
screenplays and short stories, synopsise the story
on a cover sheet and indicate what section you
would like us to read.
–– Audio work (Audio CD only). Radio plays, music
you have composed, and interesting soundscapes.
–– Drawing or concept work. Work should demonstrate
you have a good eye and imagination. Also, storyboards,
costume and production design sketches.
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What you
need to know
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Entry Requirements
How do I
apply?
Closing dates:
How are
applicants
selected?
* L
ate application deadline
only applies to courses which
do not require a portfolio
submission (Dept. of Technology
and Psychology, Dept. of
Entrepreneurship and Dept. of
Humanities and Arts Management).
Application
1st February 2016
Late Application
1st May 2016*
Change of mind
1st July 2016
Implementation of Bonus Points for Higher Level Maths
A bonus of 25 points will be allocated to students who achieve a grade D3 or above
in higher level (HL) mathematics. This means that the maximum cumulative LC points
total will increase from 600 to 625 (existing maximum points plus bonus points).
CAO contact details:
Tower House, Eglinton St, Galway
Phone
091 509800
Time scale
The scheme was introduced for a four year pilot period commencing Leaving
Certificate 2012. Bonus points will be awarded during the 4 year pilot period
irrespective of the year in which the examinations were taken.
Websitewww.cao.ie
Mature and non-standard applicants
Mature applicants, 23 years of age or over on the 1st of January in the year
of entry to an IADT course, are not required to meet the minimum entry
requirements specified for standard applicants.
Mature and non-standard applicants must also apply to the CAO by the
above closing dates and tick the relevant box (mature student or disability/
specific learning difficulty) on the CAO form.
CAO Applicants who have ticked the ‘Disability/SLD’ Box on the CAO
application form will receive the ‘Supplementary Information Form’ from
the CAO. This must be completed and returned to the CAO by the specified
deadline. Such students may be invited to an informal interview to discuss
their application and any additional provisions that may be necessary to
ensure their full participation on our courses.
If applying for a course in the Department of Film and Media and/or the
Department of Design and Visual Arts, mature and non-standard applicants
must submit a portfolio for assessment as above.
Advanced Entry at IADT
In certain circumstances application may be made for admission to undergraduate
courses at post year one level. Availability of places differs from year to year.
Sometimes, in certain courses, no places become available.
Application for advanced entry (to year 2, 3 or 4) of our undergraduate
courses must be made via www.cao.ie. There is no direct application to IADT
for advanced entry places. Applications for add-on courses should still be
made directly to IADT.
Maths requirements
Some courses will accept Foundation Level Mathematics while others require
Ordinary Leaving Certificate Mathematics. Please read the entry requirements
for each individual course.
Foundation Level Mathematics
For courses that do not specifically require Mathematics as an entry qualification,
Foundation Level Mathematics will be accepted.
Foundation Level Maths at grade A1, A2, B1 and B2 will count as a passing
subject. Points will be awarded for these grades as follows: A1=20; A2=15;
B1=10; B2=5
Courses in the Department of Design and Visual Arts and the Department of Film
and Media are referred to by the CAO as “restricted application” as they have
special requirements (portfolio assessment). To ensure that you are considered for
these courses, you must follow precisely the CAO instructions. In particular, your
application must reach the CAO by 1st February 2016. There is no facility for late
applications to the CAO in the case of ‘restricted application’ courses. Therefore,
you cannot introduce a restricted application course as a new choice (Change of
Mind) after 1st February 2016. However, you can change the order of preference
of your course until July 1st.
Address
For standard applicants, selection is based on points. These are calculated by
adding together the points scored in the best six subjects in a single sitting of
the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).
In the courses for which a portfolio is required, additional points, to a
maximum of 600, are added based on the outcome of the portfolio assessment.
Formula
–– All students presenting HD3 or above in HL mathematics will have
25 points added to their score for mathematics
–– The six highest subject points scores will then be counted to achieve
a cumulative points score, as is normal practice
The table below illustrates the
impact of the bonus points.
The bonus points will only be relevant in cases where the subject HL mathematics
(including bonus points) is scored as one of the candidate’s six best subjects for points
purposes. Consequently, if HL mathematics (cumulative points score) is not among
these six subjects, the bonus points will not be included in the total points score.
% Range
LC Grade
Points for HL Maths,
incl 25 bonus points
Existing points for HL
subjects incl maths
Points for OL subjects
90 – 100
A1
125
100
60
85 – 89.99
A2
115
90
50
80 – 84.99
B1
110
85
45
75 – 79.99
B2
105
80
40
70 – 74.99
B3
100
75
35
65 – 69.99
C1
95
70
30
60 – 64.99
C2
90
65
25
55 – 59.99
C3
85
60
20
50 – 54.99
D1
80
55
15
45 – 49.99
D2
75
50
10
Closing Date Thurs, 31st March 2016, 4pm
40 – 44.99
D3
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Admissions Officer Eoin Kelly
25 – 39.99
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Phone
01 239 4621
10 – 24.99
F
0
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00 – 9.99
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0
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0
[email protected]
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Applying through the CAO
All applications for admission to the first year of Ordinary Degree and ab-initio
Honours Degree courses at IADT must be made directly to the CAO.
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Admissions
Irish Language requirements
Foundation Level Irish, at a minimum B3 level, will meet the minimum language
requirement for entry to all courses, but currently no points are added.
Minimum Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements for IADT courses 2015/16
Code
Course Title
DL832
BA (Hons) in Animation
Level
Years
Portfolio
Min Entry
Maths
English
8
4
Yes
2 HC3 +
FD3
OD3
OD3
OD3
FD3
OD3
OD3
OD3
OD3
OD3
FD3
OD3
FD3
OD3
FD3
OD3
OD3
OD3
FD3
HC3
FD3
OD3
FD3
OD3
FD3
OD3
FD3
OD3
FD3
OD3
4 OD3
DL825
BSc (Hons) in Applied
8
4
No
Psychology
Calculating your Leaving Certificate Points
Higher
DL827
A1
A2
B1
B2
B3
100
90
85
80
75
Ordinary 60
50
45
40
BA (Hons) in Art
4 OD3
8
4
Yes
DL836
BSc (Hons) in
8
4
No
Creative Computing
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BSc (Hons) in Creative
C1
C2
C3
D1
D2
D3
70
65
60
55
50
45
Ordinary 30
25
20
15
10
5
DL822
BA (Hons) in Cultural
8
4
No
BA (Hons) in Design for Stage +
8
4
No
DL830
8
4
Yes
8
4
Yes
BA (Hons) in English,
8
4
Yes
8
4
No
BA (Hons) in Film +
8
4
No
BA (Hons) in Photography
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
8
4
Yes
Television Production
DL833
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
Entrepreneurship + Management
DL834
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
Media + Cultural Studies
DL823
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
Screen (Production Design)
DL821
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
Screen (Character MakeUp Design)
DL831
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
Screen (Costume Design)
GCSE / GCE requirements
Applicants are scored on the basis of a maximum of 4 different subject results
at A and/or AS level.
For scoring purposes, a combination of a smaller number of “A Levels”
and “AS Levels” will be permitted as follows:
1. The best 4 A level results in a single sitting.
2. The best 3 A level results in a single sitting, plus the best AS level result
from the previous or the same sitting.
3. The best 2 A level subject results in a single sitting, plus the best 2 results
at AS level from the previous or the same sitting.
4. The best 1 A level subject result in a single sitting, plus the best 3 results
at AS level from the previous or the same sitting.
5. The best 4 AS level subject results in a single sitting.
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
Enterprise
DL829
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
Media Technologies
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
8
4
Yes
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
GCSE / GCE Scoring System
DL828
Grade
A-Level
All AS Levels (+ 4th
A-level where presented )
A*
180
60†
A
150
60
B
130
55
C
100
40
D
65
25
E
45
20
† Applies to A-level only
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
DL835
Higher
2 HC3 +
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EU other international examinations
All EU students presenting for admission to IADT with a clear equivalent to HL
Mathematics as one of their EU school leaving subjects will be awarded bonus
points. A scoring system for some examinations such as: GCE, International
Baccalauréat and European Baccalauréat is being developed, please see the
CAO website www.cao.ie.
BA (Hons) in 3D Design,
8
4
Yes
DL826
BA (Hons) in Visual
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
8
4
Yes
Communication Design
2 HC3 +
4 OD3
Level 7 Awards
DL701
Bachelor of Business in Applied
7
3
No
5 OD3
FD3
OD3
7
3
Yes
5 OD3
OD3
OD3
Entrepreneurship *
DL704
BA in Creative Music
Production
* N
ote – Our level 7 Course DL701 has an associated level 8 add on degree available.
DL701 + DL801 Bachelor of Business (Hons) Entrepreneurship. See course information for details.
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Entry Requirements
Ordinary Degree (level 7 award)
Any FETAC level 5 and level 6 award may be used for application
to the following
DL701
Bachelor of Business Studies in Applied Entrepreneurship
– with add-on DL801
DL704 *
* These courses require at least
a pass (D3) in Ordinary Level
Mathematics in the Leaving
Certificate or a pass in a
mathematical methods module
as part of your FETAC award.
BA in Creative Music Production
Honours Degree (level 8 award)
Any FETAC level 5 and level 6 Award with a minimum of 3 distinctions
may be used for application to the following
DL832
BA (Hons) in Animation
DL825 *
BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology
DL827
BA (Hons) in Art
DL836 *
BSc (Hons) in Creative Computing
DL835 *
BSc (Hons) in Creative Media Technologies
DL822
BA (Hons) in Cultural Enterprise
DL829
BA (Hons) in Design for Stage + Screen;
Costume Design
DL830
Character MakeUp Design
DL831 *
Production Design
DL823
DL834
BA (Hons) in Film + Television Production
DL833
BA (Hons) in Photography
BA (Hons) in 3D Design,
DL826
DL821 BA (Hons) in English, Media + Cultural Studies
For this course you need to have completed one of the following linked awards
and have met any specific module requirements specified and have a minimum
of 3 distinctions.
ECHSX
3 Distinctions
ELESX
3 Distinctions
ELAXX
3 Distinctions
EPJXX
3 Distinctions
DCHSX
3 Distinctions
5M2154
3 Distinctions
5M2073
3 Distinctions
5M3114
3 Distinctions
5M2464
3 Distinctions
5M4468
3 Distinctions
EMPXX
3 Distinctions
Points are awarded on the basis of FETAC results.
–– See www.fetac.ie/fetac/documents/Progression_to_Higher_
Education_2013.pdf or www.cao.ie for details on the scoring system used.
–– Please note that for some courses, specific subjects, either in your
Leaving Certificate or FETAC award, are required.
–– Some courses require a portfolio in addition to your FETAC award.
Please see the individual course details and details on portfolio
assessments above.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
At IADT, we accept applicants to our courses who may not hold the required
qualification, but who may have proven relevant experience and whose
academic background may be non-traditional.
Students wishing to apply for admission to courses on the basis of
accreditation of prior learning must follow IADT’s recognition of prior
learning (RPL) procedure:
–– Completion of application form, identified academic work and
preparation of a portfolio of evidence.
–– Internal assessment – (for some courses applicant is interviewed)
–– If the applicant is offered a place, standard registration procedures
then apply.
–– Applicants wishing to apply for admission to courses on the
basis of RPL should contact our Admissions Office.
For further information on RPL please see the institute website:
www.iadt.ie/en/CurrentStudents/studentpoliciesandprocedures/.
Entrepreneurship + Management
DL828
Entry Requirements
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Fetac Links Scheme
IADT is committed to encouraging FETAC award holders to progress onto our
courses. For details of FETAC courses and the FETAC Higher Education Links,
please refer to FETAC / QQI on 01 9058100 or www.fetac.ie or www.qqi.ie.
Applications from FETAC award holders are made through the CAO and
all relevant closing dates and conditions apply.
If you have any full FETAC level 5 or FETAC level 6 award, you are eligible
to apply for a place on any of our Ordinary Degree (level 7 award) courses
or on any of our Honours Degree (level 8 award) courses (except DL821, BA
(Hons) English Media + Cultural Studies for which you must hold one of the
specific awards listed below).
BA (Hons) in Visual Communication Design
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Entry Requirements
Do I have
to pay fees?
Student Contribution
An annual Student Contribution (€3,000 in the academic year 2015/16) is
payable by all full-time students. This fee, subject to change from year to
year, includes an Examination Fee and is payable for each year of study.
All students are required to pay the Student Contribution on registration.
Students who receive a grant will have this charge refunded. Those in receipt
of “Back to Education Allowances” may qualify for an exemption from the
student contribution. An application under the Higher Education Grant Scheme
to cover the cost of the student contribution for students commencing from
2012 onwards must be submitted to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI)
through www.susi.ie or www.studentfinance.ie.
For families with more than one student attending Higher Education, please
note that you will be required to pay each student contribution in full and then
claim the reduction on the second and subsequent contributions through tax
reliefs. For details on this please see www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/
education/third-level-education/.
Tax relief
Tax relief, at the standard rate of tax, may be available for tuition fees and
student contributions paid in respect of approved third level courses. It is
intended that families who pay student contributions for more than one
student in a year will be able to claim tax relief on the second and subsequent
contributions. For details on this please see www.citizensinformation.ie/
categories/education/third-level-education/.
Rate of fees
The rate of fees is determined by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) each
year and is subject to change. The rates are normally available by the end of
August. Please check our website www.iadt.ie for details. Further information
on fees in general may be available from www.studentfinance.ie or www.hea.ie.
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When will
I register?
After you have accepted a place, a registration pack will be issued to you, in
the first week of September, from the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
Registration and Induction for all new students generally takes place during the
2nd full week of September. For 2015/16 it will take place between 7th to 11th
September 2015. New students are expected to be in attendance for this week.
If you accept a place and subsequently decide not to take it up you must
immediately inform our admissions office in writing so that your place can
be offered to the next person on the waiting list. If you do not register on the
appointed date, your place may be forfeited.
If you have registered as a student and then decide to withdraw from your
course, it is very important to complete a withdrawal form and return it to the
Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
General information in relation to registration will be made available at
www.iadt.ie at the end of August in each year.
Can I avail of any grants?
You can obtain details of maintenance grant schemes and other supports at
www.susi.ie; www.studentfinance.ie; www.hea.ie/en/students or the citizens’
information website www.citizensinformation.ie.
An online only grant application system was introduced in 2012. All new
applications will be made online to a single awarding authority, Student
Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) through www.susi.ie; or www.studentfinance.ie.
Decisions regarding eligibility are made by your grant authority and not IADT.
Academic and Student Affairs
Admissions
Office
The Academic and Student Affairs Office provides support to prospective
students in relation to the following areas:
information on courses, application
Phone
Email
01 239 4621
[email protected]
01 239 4923
[email protected]
procedures, portfolio assessments,
direct entry
Tuition fees
Currently, EU nationals (subject to residency requirements) attending full-time
Ordinary Degree and Honours Degree courses are not normally required to pay
tuition fees. However, non-EU nationals must do so. Details are available from
our Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
If you are an EU national and have already attended a third level institution,
you should be aware that this may affect your entitlement to free tuition fees
and maintenance grants. The general principle, with some exceptions, is that
you will only receive financial support once for a given stage/year of study.
Further information on Tuition fees is available from the Citizens Information
website at www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/education/third-level-education/.
Registration
information on registration
+ induction
Fees
information on fees and grants
01 239 4612
[email protected]
Examinations
information in relation to
01 239 4626
[email protected]
examinations, assessments
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Why should I take part?
The academic, cultural, social and personal benefits are enormous. ERASMUS is
a valuable opportunity to connect with some of the best educational institutions
in Europe in your field of study. It’s a great way to exchange ideas, experience
the learning environment of a different culture, learn a language and meet new
people. Returning students tell us how rewarding they found the intellectual
challenge of living and studying in a different European environment. Time spent
on ERASMUS studies is fully accredited using the European Credit Transfer
System (ECTS). Courses you can exchange with are often taught in English.
IADT’s Erasmus Co-ordinator is Elena Somoza
Phone
+ 353 1 239 4922
Email
[email protected]
Looking further afield:
Does IADT
accept
international
students?
Yes. We welcome international students to IADT. IADT’s courses are delivered
through the English language. If English is not your first language and you
have not successfully completed English in the Leaving Certificate (the final
examination in the Irish secondary school system) or have not obtained a
minimum of a Grade C at GCSE O Level, then you will need to submit evidence
of one of the qualifications listed before an offer of a place can be made. A copy
of the relevant certificate must be submitted to the CAO with your application.
IADT has formal links with colleges in Ontario, Loras College in Iowa, and
participates in the Brazilian Government initiative Science Without Borders.
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What is the
Erasmus
Programme?
ERASMUS encourages international mobility by allowing students to study for
a term / semester (the average stay is five months) or for a full academic year
(the average stay is ten months) at a range of higher education institutions
across Europe. Students study a course similar to, and recognised as fulfilling
requirements of, that at home. IADT is proud to have ERASMUS arrangements
with over twenty Higher Education Institutions in Belgium, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey
and the UK. (And we’re working on more!)
How do I apply?
Prospective international students must apply to the CAO by the relevant closing
dates. When we assess applications we establish qualification equivalencies to
ensure that each applicant meets the required academic threshold for entry.
Certified transcripts and English translations of qualifications not issued originally
in English must be submitted with your CAO application.
Acceptable qualifications
IELTS
omposite score in the range 6.0 – 6.5 with not less than 6.0 in any one
C
component
TOEFL
Computer based test 215 or Internet based test 80
UCLES
Proficiency in English: Grade C or Advanced English: Grade A
In certain circumstances, results of English examinations other than those
outlined may be accepted, though such results must indicate competence
of a comparable standard.
If you do not currently hold the relevant certificate, please indicate which
certificate (and Examining Body) you intend to submit, and when you intend to
undertake the assessment. These must be submitted by 1st June of the year of
entry to enable us to process them before CAO offers are made.
What is Science Without Borders?
This initiative of the Brazilian Government offers students from Brazil the
opportunity to attend our creative industries courses, including: design,
software development, computer games, animation, electronic publishing,
graphic design, publicity, arts, film, photography, music, television, and radio.
We also offer the opportunities of potential internships to suitable candidates.
Candidates pre-selected by CAPES should complete the form on
www.csfirlanda.ie indicating IADT as the preferred institution.
Get in touch for more information:
Phone
+ 353 1 239 4922
[email protected]
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Looking further afield:
DL907
MA in Art + Research Collaboration
DL902
MA in Broadcast Production for Radio + Television
DL906
Postgraduate Diploma in Business in
Cultural Event Management
DL904
MSc in Cyberpsychology (part-time)
DL905
MA in Public Cultures + Society
DL901
MA in Screenwriting for Film + Television
DL908
MSc in User Experience Design (part-time)
Special Purpose Awards
Typical entry requirements are a pass Leaving Cert or equivalent (for those without
a Leaving Cert). These courses usually run one evening per week for 20 weeks.
Courses on offer:
DL106S
Certificate in Critical Research
(Foundations, Futures + Skills)
DL101S
Certificate in Cyberpsychology
DL103S
Certificate in Data Visualisation
DL102S
Certificate in Human Computer Interaction
DL116S
Certificate in Radio Production
DL105S
Certificate in Sport Psychology
Part-Time Courses
In addition to the accredited Special Purpose Awards listed above, IADT runs
Extra-mural part-time courses via the Part-Time Courses Office. These run from
October–March and in June and July. They cover subjects such as:
–– Portfolio Preparation – Fine Art + Media/Animation
–– Advanced Photoshop
–– Digital Photography – Beginner + Intermediate
–– Book Design and Layout (Adobe InDesign)
–– Creative Writing
–– Oil/Acrylics
–– Botanical Art + Illustration
–– Introduction to Portraiture
–– Introduction to Painting including Oils + Acrylics
–– Drawing Skills Workshop
–– Watercolour Painting
–– Open level Painting/Learning techniques of the great masters
Contact
For further information, please contact Barbara Carraher
Phone 01 239 4631
Email [email protected]
Student Services
Access Service
We promote and support the participation of people from specific underrepresented target groups, such as students with a disability/specific
learning difficulty; mature students; and students from a socio-economically
disadvantaged background. Financial, academic and personal support
includes: the organisation of reasonable accommodations during examinations/
assessments; Student Assistance Fund; and Student Disability Fund.
Learner Support Services
We provide practical support for all students with their writing and research
requirements. Seminars and individual tutorial sessions are available throughout
the year on topics such as: writing essays; report writing; research skills; notetaking/note-making; study skills; time management and goal setting; thesis/
dissertation writing; and examination techniques. We also provide a specialist
support service to students with dyslexia and specific learning difficulties.
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IADT offers the following postgraduate courses (Level 9 Award):
Assistive Technology
We provide training, information and support to students with disabilities and
specific learning difficulties. This includes the allocation of and training on
Assistive Technology hardware and software; and advice on up-to-date solutions
and new developments (web and mobile apps, E-books, cloud computing, etc.).
Careers Advisory Service
We provide confidential one-to-one advice and support in relation to career
choice and planning. This includes: career counselling (with individual assessment
and vocational testing); up-to-date information on career opportunities
and recruitment; progression to further study; job vacancies; careers information
resources; careers education seminars; and graduate destinations surveys.
Health Centre
We provide the best possible general medical and nursing care. Efficient, effective
and courteous, our high quality service is open to all. A doctor is available three
sessions a week to see students requiring medical assistance. A nurse is available
five days per week to provide emergency care, confidential professional advice
and referrals to an appropriate professional.
Student Counselling Service
We know that the transition to third level education can be challenging.
Therapeutic and educational services respond to the personal, psychological,
social and academic needs and concerns of students.
Student Services
Phone
Access Service
01 239 4628
Students with disabilities and/or
learning difficulties; Student Assistance
Fund, Back to Education Allowance
Learner Support Services
01 239 4790
includes Dyslexia Support Service
Careers Advisory Service
01 239 4670
Student Counselling Service
01 239 4650
Health Centre
01 239 4760
For information relating to student and academic affairs, check out the IADT
Student Handbook.
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Postgraduate + Professional
Development Courses
The IADT Students’ Union represents and supports all students. Elected
representatives from each class form the Union Council. It has many functions
and means different things to everyone: from representing the entire student
body at an academic level, to arranging entertainment, cultural and sporting
activities. Getting involved in the SU is a great way to get to know people.
Autonomous from IADT, the SU is affiliated the Union of Students in Ireland (USI).
Among many, many things, the SU:
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–– Represents the interests and furthers the rights of its membership
as a whole and individually. This takes the form of representation on
committees that look at anything from teaching and learning to IADT’s
Governing Body, as well as representing individuals in disciplinary or
appeals procedures.
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Students’ Union
–– Offers advice on welfare, finances and education.
–– Organises awareness campaigns, and charity, entertainment and social
events throughout the year including a Raise and Give (RAG) event that
has become the envy of colleges around the country.
–– Manages The Chapel in the Quadrangle building as a recreational space.
Students’ Union Executive
2015/2016:
–– Facilitates Clubs and Societies, ensuring students’ right to form or join
a group to satisfy cultural, social, sporting and intellectual needs.
Officer
Mobile
Email
Jade Hogan
086 0270709
[email protected]
086 0509856
[email protected]
086 0509863
[email protected]
President
Paul Downes
Vice President/ Welfare
and Equality Officer
Neil Kavanagh
Vice President/ Education Officer
Wale Lawal
[email protected]
Ents Officer
Sean Hogan
[email protected]
Clubs and Societies Officer
The Chapel
When it’s not kitted out for an exhibition or a function, The Chapel is a
relaxed recreational space where you can print as well as buy stationery
and art materials. The SU office has an open door policy, so drop in
any time! You can discuss anything in confidence. Ask questions, get
information, stock up on supplies or form a society.
Get in touch:
Get in touch with the SU office on 01 239 4646 or contact sabbatical
officers on their mobiles. www.iadtsu.ie | www.facebook.com/iadtsu
The President and Vice
Presidents are full-time
sabbatical members who are
elected to work for the SU
as a full-time job for one
year. Clubs and Societies
Officer and Ents Officer
are part-time roles.
Open Days
CAO Open
Evening
Postgrad + Professional
Development Courses
27
28
13
13
Nov 2015
10am–4pm
Nov 2015
10am–2pm
Jan 2016
4pm–7pm
Apr 2016
5pm–7pm
CAO deadline
CAO
Deadlines
Open Day
Late Applications *
Closing Date
Professional
Development
Courses
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Open Day
24
Aug 2016
4pm
Change of Mind
01
01
01
Feb 2016
May 2016
Jul 2016
* o
nly relevant
to courses which
do not require
a portfolio
submission
Portfolio
Assessments
14
15
16
Mar 2016
Mar 2016
Mar 2016
05
06
07
Apr 2016
Apr 2016
Apr 2016
Closing date
31
Mar 2016
4pm
In certain circumstances application may be made for admission to
undergraduate courses at post year one level. Availability of places
differs from year to year. In some cases, no places become available.
Portfolio
Interviews
Application for advanced entry (to year 2, 3 or 4) of
our undergraduate courses must be made via www.cao.ie.
There is no direct application to IADT for advanced entry places.
Applications for add-on courses from current IADT
students should still be made directly to IADT.
1st round
Postgraduate
Courses
Application
Deadlines
Business
Enterprise Week
2nd round *
06
24
May 2016
4pm
Aug 2016
4pm
* w
here places
are available
Other Events
@ IADT
Tech + Psychology
Showcase
Graduate
Exhibition
mar
may
jun
2016
2016
2016
Advanced
Entry at IADT
iadt diary
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Dates for Your Diary
Student Image Credits: Pg 04–05
Phone + 353 1 239 4000
Fax
+ 353 1 239 4700
Email [email protected]
Stuart Greer – Circumference, Visual Identity shortlisted for the All-Island Lighthouse Trail, 2013 [1]
Website www.iadt.ie
@myIADT
myIADT
Elaine Byrne – Raum, 204 x 168 x 100, 2013, wood,
photographs, found objects, text metal fixings [3]
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Lynn Rothwell – Voice Over, 2012 winner
Inspirational Arts Photography Award [2]
Aidan Gault – Cinematographer on the set
of James Fitzgerald's award-winning film
Skunkydog, 2015 [4]
Visit
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design +
Technology, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire,
Co. Dublin
Rail – The nearest DART and national rail stations
are in Dún Laoghaire, and can be reached by
Dublin Bus routes 46A, 75 and 63, or can be
walked to in 25 minutes. The DART will take you
to Dublin city centre in less than 20 minutes.
Luas – The Luas in Sandyford is linked to IADT
by the Finnegan Bray bus route and by Dublin
Bus route 75. The LUAS in Carrickmines links
to IADT by Dublin Bus route 63.
Car – M50 Junction 16 is approximately 6km away.
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routes 46A, 75, 63, 45 and 7.
Choose iadt
today +
get a headstart
on tomorrow.
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