Expand+Start date: Tuesday 16th January 2018.

Open/Information Evenings
GMIT will host information evenings for all Lifelong Learning courses on the below dates. During these information evenings you will be able to discuss your course options in detai...

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Open/Information Evenings
GMIT will host information evenings for all Lifelong Learning courses on the below dates. During these information evenings you will be able to discuss your course options in detail with course lecturers and Lifelong Learning staff and receive advice on enrolment and fee payment.

Thursday, 7th September 2017, 7.00-9.00pm for courses commencing in September 2017.

Tuesday, 9th January, 2018, 7.00-9.00pm for courses commencing in January 2018.

How To Apply
Application for the course is made direct to the Institute. Please complete and return the Direct Application Mayo Campus form at the back of this prospectus. The form can also be downloaded from http://www.gmit.ie/LLM or contact GMIT Mayo Campus, Westport Road, Castlebar (Tel: 094 9043156).

Applications are processed based on the date they are received. Only students who have applied and paid the fees in full may attend the Lifelong Learning evening courses.

Completed application forms may be returned to:
Bridie Coleman,
GMIT Mayo Campus,
Westport Road,
Castlebar,
Co Mayo.

Completing The Application Form
Please complete the application form included at the back of the prospectus and write the information clearly and in capital letters. An individual record is created for every student based on the information that is provided. We only accept Irish postal addresses as a suitable correspondence address. All correspondence (including receipts or notification of change) will be made to the postal address provided on the application form.

Online Policy Application
Student applications for courses/programmes (where viable) will be registered online via a secure website (from information provided on application form). The student will be emailed login details (username and PIN number) where they will be able to complete their registration and payment of fees. These login details are also used for accessing exam results for accredited courses. At the start of the course/programme the student will be given an photo ID card and details on how to login to Learn OnLine.

Waiting Lists
Every course has a maximum number of students. A course is full when all the available places are taken. A waiting list is established for each full course. New applications for full courses are added to the waiting list in the order in which they are received. If a place becomes available, i.e. a current student on the course withdraws; an offer of a place is made to the next name on the waiting list. Offers are made in strict rotation from the waiting list. The course fee will not be processed for applications on a waiting list until an offer is made and accepted.

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The fees indicated include examinations and internal assessments but do not include class materials unless otherwise indicated in the course details. Registration fees for professional bodies etc. are payable separately. An instalment plan whic...

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The fees indicated include examinations and internal assessments but do not include class materials unless otherwise indicated in the course details. Registration fees for professional bodies etc. are payable separately. An instalment plan which is designed to give students the flexibility in paying their fees will be offered.

Providing a place is still available on the course, your fee will be accepted and receipted in writing. In all cases, fees must be paid in full by second week of class.

Fee Payment
Once an application and fee is processed, a written receipt will be posted to the applicant using the postal correspondence address provided on the application form. Students are advised to keep this in a safe place and bring it with them on the first night of classes. For security reasons, the preferred methods of payment are credit or debit card, cheque, postal order or bank draft.

Credit or Debit Card
Payment can be made using credit or debit card details over the telephone or by post. For security reasons, please do not email credit or debit card details.

Bank Giro
Students on accredited programmes will be issued with a bank giro and payment is made directly to the bank. The stamped portion is then returned by student to the Lifelong Learning Office where a receipt will be issued for tuition fee.

Cash – Not Accepted
In line with Institute policy, the Lifelong Learning Office can no longer accept cash.

Invoice
Where the course fees are being paid for by an employer, the student should complete an application form and attach a letter of approval from the employer on company headed paper. Instead of a letter the employer may email the Life Long Learning office (attn.: Bridie Coleman) confirming their intention to pay the course fee to LLLMayo@gmit.ie.

Refund Policy
Cancelled courses
For a course to commence, a minimum number of student enrolments are required. If this number is not reached, the course is cancelled. When this occurs a full fee refund will be processed automatically and confirmation supplied by phone/email or webtext.

Course Withdrawals
Accredited Programmes: If a student starts a programme and later decides to withdraw, a refund will be given in accordance with the GMIT Academic Regulations. A full refund is given up to 31 October, 2016. A partial refund is given up to 31 January, 2017. After these dates no refunds are given.

Single accredited module/course
If a student starts a course and later decides to withdraw, a full refund will be given if a request in writing (or email) is received by the Lifelong Learning office within 10 days from the start of the course. A 75% refund is given if requested up to three weeks from the start of the course, after this time refunds are not available.

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A 10% discount will be given to a student registering for two or more courses in the same semester. This is providing that no other discount or concession has been granted on that course (s).

A 30% discount will be given to applicants...

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A 10% discount will be given to a student registering for two or more courses in the same semester. This is providing that no other discount or concession has been granted on that course (s).

A 30% discount will be given to applicants who are currently in receipt of social welfare payments and to senior citizens (aged 65 or over). Documentation (photo ID, current letter from Department of Social Protection) must be presented in person at the time of fee. A Social Welfare card is not acceptable, as it does not indicate current status.

NOTE: Discount is only offered on courses which are single subject certificates. No discount is applicable on any of the full degree/award programmes on the part-time courses.

Expand+Institute Policy
Each course is offered on the condition of adequate enrolments and the Institute reserves the right to cancel or discontinue any course because of low enrolments or for other reasons deemed sufficient by the Institute. The Institut...

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Each course is offered on the condition of adequate enrolments and the Institute reserves the right to cancel or discontinue any course because of low enrolments or for other reasons deemed sufficient by the Institute. The Institute reserves the right to make the necessary changes in this schedule that may be dictated by personnel requirements or availability of facilities.

Recognised Prior Learning (RPL)
GMIT adopted a policy on Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) in 2009 which is actively applied to all courses offered. If an applicant has completed any of the modules they may be granted exemptions for that module(s) based on prior certified learning. The process for this of this is set out in GMIT’s Code of Practice No 8 (RPL). An applicant may also apply for exemptions based on prior experiential learning. An e-portfolio tool, myexperience.ie is currently being piloted to capture this data and simplify the application procedure.

Expand+Course Description
This module concentrates on the main themes and debates surrounding modern and contemporary art. It introduces key skills in visual analysis, the contested nature of meaning in art, the tensions between fine art and popular cultu...

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This module concentrates on the main themes and debates surrounding modern and contemporary art. It introduces key skills in visual analysis, the contested nature of meaning in art, the tensions between fine art and popular culture, and the changing status of the artist. The core theme is that it is not possible to understand why contemporary art takes the form it does without an appreciation of the themes and debates of earlier 20th Century art.

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to
1. Understand the key themes and debates defining modern and contemporary art.
2. Acquire critical skills in describing, interpreting and evaluating visual artefacts.
3. Attain an understanding of the tensions between fine art and popular culture.
4. Acquire an understanding of the changing status of the artist from the early Renaissance to the present.
5. Acquire a basic understanding of the history of aesthetic ideas.
6. Use core skills in critical analysis and thought through an understanding of the essay format.
7. Develop further knowledge based research skills to enable independent enquiry in making and viewing art.
8. Situate their own knowledge, practice and understanding within the wider cultural and historical framework.

Expand+1. Introduction to Contemporary Art Theory programme
2. How to view an artwork: Description
3. How to view an artwork: Interpretation
4. How to view an artwork: Evaluation
5. What is Contemporary Art Theory?
6. Art, knowledge and debate
7. New ...

Hide-1. Introduction to Contemporary Art Theory programme
2. How to view an artwork: Description
3. How to view an artwork: Interpretation
4. How to view an artwork: Evaluation
5. What is Contemporary Art Theory?
6. Art, knowledge and debate
7. New art history, high art and popular culture
8. Introduction to
9. Analysing advertisements
10. Understanding photography
11. Classical aesthetics: Plato and Aristotle
12. Renaissance artists and patronage
13. From the Academy to the revolution
14. Kant’s aesthetics
15. Modernism and the avant-garde
16. Modernism and cinema
17. Varieties of modernism: Marx, Nietzsche and Freud
18. Postmodernism and the rise of identity politics
19. Gender and art: ‘Why have there been no great women artists?’
20. Gender and art 2: Gender, Art and Psychoanalysis
21. Critiques of postmodernism: Robert Hughes and Donald Kuspit
22. Conceptualism
23. Contemporary Photography
24. Film, Video and Performance
25. Contemporary art and social engagement