Expand+Min Entry Requirements
2 H5 + 4 O6/H7
English – O6/H7

Portfolio: Yes
Portfolio assessments will take place from the 14th to the 16th of March 2017. Interviews, if required will be held from the 4th to the 6th April, 2017.

All courses that r...

Hide-Min Entry Requirements
2 H5 + 4 O6/H7
English – O6/H7

Portfolio: Yes
Portfolio assessments will take place from the 14th to the 16th of March 2017. Interviews, if required will be held from the 4th to the 6th April, 2017.

All courses that require portfolio assessment are restricted application (apply before 1st Feb).

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.

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 F1 and F2 will count as a passing subject. Points will be awarded for these grades as follows: F1 = 20, F2 = 12.

Implementation of Bonus Points for Higher Level Maths
A bonus of 25 points will be allocated to students who achieve a grade H6 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).

Time Scale
Bonus points will be awarded during the four year pilot period irrespective of the year in which the examinations were taken.

Formula

–– All students presenting H6 or above in 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 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.

Irish Language requirements
Foundation Level Irish, at F2 or better, will meet the minimum language requirement for entry to all courses, but currently no points are added.

Expand+Fetac Links Scheme
IADT is committed to encouraging FETAC / QQI 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.qqi.ie.

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IADT is committed to encouraging FETAC / QQI 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.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.

Fetac Links Scheme
IADT is committed to encouraging FETAC / QQI 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.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.

Expand+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.

A...

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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. There is no direct application to IADT for advanced entry places.

Closing Date Friday, 31st March 2017, 4pm
Admissions Officer Eoin Kelly
Phone 01 239 4621
Email eoin.kelly@iadt.ie

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.

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.

GCSE / GCE Scoring System
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

Expand+Student Contribution
An annual Student Contribution (€3,000 in the academic year 2016/17) 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 stu...

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An annual Student Contribution (€3,000 in the academic year 2016/17) 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 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. Further information on Student Contribution is available from the Citizens Information website: www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/education/ third-level-education/.

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: www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/education/third-level-education/.

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Hide-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. All 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 by IADT.

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. Further information on tax relief is available from the Citizens Information website: www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/education/third-level-education/ .

Expand+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 c...

Hide-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.

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.

Be organised
Decide how best to arrange your portfolio. For example, it may be chronological or in thematic sections where initial work is placed next to final pieces.

Be sure to include
Notebooks, sketchbooks, journals or visual diaries. We want to see how you document your working process.

Be selective
Include and highlight your best work. We appreciate quality not quantity, so no more than 30 pieces, please. Show work relevant to the course for which you are applying.

Be clear
If you are including team work, identify your role.

Include a CV
One CV for each course for which you are applying. Note details of hobbies, technical skills and involvement in activities relevant to that course. Information on age or educational background is not used for assessment purposes, so there’s no need to include it.

Do not copy from photographs
Do not include any artwork which is a copy of someone else’s work.

Do not include 3D work
Only 2D documentation of 3D work.

Department of Film + Media portfolio checklist

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

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 in a commonly readable format on a USB memory stick, or a link to Vimeo/You Tube; at least four minutes will be screened by the panel. Please 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.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extens...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

Restricted Courses
Applying for a restricted course – you must have applied to CAO by 5:15pm on 1st February 2017 if you wish to apply for a restricted course. The restricted course must be included on your course choices list by that date, or added to your application using the Change of Course Choices facility before 1st March at 5:15pm.

Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, e.g. the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment – restricted courses are identified in the handbook by the words “(Restricted - see page 3 of the 2017 CAO Hanbook)” on the same line as the restricted course’s title. Please make sure to acquaint yourself with the additional requirements, if any, of the restricted course(s) that you have applied for and go to page 11 of the 2017 CAO Hanbook for more information about interviews and assessments.

Exception: If a restricted course shares the exact same assessment procedures with a course you had applied for by 1st February 2017, you may be permitted to introduce it on a ‘Change of Mind’. You should consult with the relevant HEI before introducing such a course.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2017 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2017 at 5:15pm.

Expand+A thriving, young art/design discipline, 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...

Hide-A thriving, young art/design discipline, 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. In 2016, Animation graduates received a combined total of 24 nominations for Irish Student Animation Awards at the Dingle Animation Festival.

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, both individually or as part of a group.

Expand+What modules will I study?
Year 1
Critical + Contextual Studies: Visual Culture
Film + Animation History
Design for Animation
Digital Skills for Animation
Life Drawing
Animation Principles
Storyboarding + Layout
Common Faculty Module.

Y...

Hide-What modules will I study?
Year 1
Critical + Contextual Studies: Visual Culture
Film + Animation History
Design for Animation
Digital Skills for Animation
Life Drawing
Animation Principles
Storyboarding + Layout
Common Faculty Module.

Year 2
Critical + Contextual Studies (Film, Technology + the City; Film + Narrative)
Design for Animation Production
Digital Skills for Animation Production
Life Drawing
Character Animation Principles
Animated Character Performance
Faculty Elective.

Year 3
Critical + Contextual Studies: Research Seminar + Thesis Preparation
Research + Concept Development
Group Industry + Professional Practice
Production Preparation
Advanced Life Drawing for Animation
Advanced Digital Skills for Animation Production.

Year 4
Final project + showreel for the Graduate Exhibition, supported by a dissertation and/or documented research project portfolio.

Expand+Future careers
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 i...

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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.