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

Portfolio Yes - See Portfolio Guidelines below.

Entry Requirements

For standard applicants, selection is based on points. These are calculated by adding together the points scored in th...

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2 H5 + 4 O6/H7
English – O6/H7

Portfolio Yes - See Portfolio Guidelines below.

Entry Requirements

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).

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 +353 1 9058100 or 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 +353 1 9058100 or 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 our Ordinary Degree (Level 7 award) course – DL701.

If you have any full FETAC Level 5 or FETAC Level 6 award, with a minimum of 3 distinctions, you are eligible to apply for a place on any of our Honours Degree (Level 8 award) courses.

Please note that some courses (Applied Psychology, Creative Computing, Creative Media Technologies and Creative Music Production) require at least a pass (O6/H7) in Mathematics in the Leaving Certificate or a pass in a Mathematical Methods module as part of your FETAC award.

Points are awarded on the basis of FETAC results.
– See qqi.ie or cao.ie for details on the scoring system used.

– Some courses require a portfolio in addition to your FETAC award. Please see the individual course details and details on portfolio assessments.

Expand+Mature and Non–standard Applicants
We welcome applications from mature students to all courses. Mature applicants – i.e. those who are 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 t...

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We welcome applications from mature students to all courses. Mature applicants – i.e. those who are 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 application.

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 + Media and/or the Department of Design + Visual Arts, mature and non–standard applicants must submit a portfolio for assessment as above. The 1st of February application deadline applies to such applications.

Expand+Advanced Entry at IADT
In certain circumstances application may be made for admission to undergraduate courses at post–Year 1 level. Availability of places differs from year to year. Sometimes, in certain courses, no places become available. Applic...

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In certain circumstances application may be made for admission to undergraduate courses at post–Year 1 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 cao.ie. There is no direct application to IADT for advanced entry places.

Closing Date 31 March 2018, 4pm
Admissions Officer Eoin Kelly
T +353 1 239 4621
E eoin.kelly@iadt.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.

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/.

Expand+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 awar...

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+Department of Film + Media Portfolio Guidelines

Ideally, your portfolio should:

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

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Ideally, your portfolio should:

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

Not be a copy from photographs.
Do not include any artwork that is a copy from somebody else’s work.

Be clear.
If you are including team work, tell us what your role was.

Include a CV.
Be sure to include a copy for each course you are applying to. Note details of hobbies, technical skills and involvement in activities relevant to that course.

Be selective.
Include and highlight your best work. We appreciate quality, not quantity. Do not include more than 30 pieces. Show work that is relevant to the course you are applying to and that demonstrates hard work, commitment and quality.

Include notebooks, sketchbooks, journals or visual diaries. We want to see how you document your working process.

Animation

Your portfolio will normally include:

– A variety of observational drawings. For example, life drawing, drawings of friends, family, animals, landscapes, objects, etc.

– A wide range of creative work. Animation production artists have creative, conceptual, production and storytelling skills.

– A selection of your best original artworks. Your portfolio should show your interests in art, animation and the world around you.

– A minimum of two storyboards. Storyboards are like comic strips without the speech bubbles. They outline key moments of the sequence; usually actions, events and emotions. Your storyboards should set out ideas for short animated films/adverts, etc. in any subject or style.

– Photographs or prints.

How do I apply to IADT?
All applications for admission to the first year of our undergraduate courses must be made directly to the CAO by the 1st February. Please visit cao.ie for application guidelines. Courses in the IADT Departments of Design + Visual Arts and Film + Media also require that you submit a portfolio of your work for assessment. These courses are referred to by the CAO as “Restricted”. You can use the CAO Change of Mind facility (by the 1st July annually), but you can only either remove a restricted course or change the order of preference in your application. You cannot apply to, or add, a new restricted course after the 1st February.

No late applications can be accepted – no exceptions!

When do I submit my portfolio?
We will contact you via the email address that you supplied to the CAO towards the end of February to inform you of your portfolio assessment date, which will be mid –March. You deliver your portfolio to us on the morning of the specified date, complete with the labels, etc. that have been emailed to you.

Please note: if you cannot bring your portfolio in person, it is your responsibility to ensure that it is delivered to us and collected from us.

When can I collect my portfolio?
You will collect your portfolio in the afternoon of the same day you bring it in for assessment. Feedback will be given to you when you collect your portfolio.

When will I know the outcome of my portfolio assessment?
By the end of March, you will be notified by email by our Admissions Office of the points you have been awarded in your portfolio assessment. Points allocated for the portfolio are combined with the points from your Leaving Certificate (or equivalent).

How are portfolios scored?
Portfolios are scored out of 600 points; the pass mark is 240 points (40%). If you get less than 240 points, you will not be considered eligible for the course.

How do I calculate my total points score?
i. Take your portfolio score – e.g., 360 points.

ii. Take your Leaving Certificate points, mature student score, or FETAC/QQI points – e.g., 400 points.

iii. Add 1 to 2 – e.g., 360 + 400= 760 points.
This is your total points score with which you compete for a place in the course.

What happens if I apply for multiple courses in IADT?
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 if I have prepared a ‘special project’ portfolio for other colleges – do I have to prepare a second portfolio for IADT? Some institutions now limit you to the completion of a “special project” as the only content for your portfolio. At IADT we do not ask for a “special project” because we recognize that every applicant is different, and as such the portfolio should show your individual abilities, interests, and readiness to join one of our innovative courses. If you have completed a “special project”, or you are working on one – that’s fine. If you are pleased with it, do include it in your portfolio. But please remember, we want to see the work that clearly shows you are ready for the opportunities offered by our courses.

Read more on IADT Portfolio Guidelines and Assessments on iadt.ie/study/portfolio–guidelines

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

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

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 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 2018 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 for a fee of €10 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018, 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 2018 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 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 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.