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

Portfolio No

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 sit...

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

Portfolio No

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...

Hide-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 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...

Hide-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. 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...

Hide-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 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+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

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

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

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee €60 Closing Date: 22nd July 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.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2018 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

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+This new course explores media in contemporary society and culture using critical frameworks. It involves a number of disciplines and students will acquire visual and literacy skills to navigate the world of the everyday and virtual media. The course...

Hide-This new course explores media in contemporary society and culture using critical frameworks. It involves a number of disciplines and students will acquire visual and literacy skills to navigate the world of the everyday and virtual media. The course also develops your skills in problem solving, critical thinking and content creation, which are essential for employment today and the future.

What will I do?
This course prepares you for work in the new media professions. It will develop your understanding of how the use of digital media pervades everyday life and work. The course consists of one third media theory, one third media practice including social media, and one third contextual studies and how new media transforms the ways we communicate.

Expand+What modules will I study?

Year 1 - Introduction to Media Studies
Introduction to Critical Theory
Media Production 1
Digital Storytelling: Cinema + Cultural Studies
Media Law
Reality TV.

Year 2 – Documentary & Film + Global Media In...

Hide-What modules will I study?

Year 1 - Introduction to Media Studies
Introduction to Critical Theory
Media Production 1
Digital Storytelling: Cinema + Cultural Studies
Media Law
Reality TV.

Year 2 – Documentary & Film + Global Media Industries
Media Production 2
News Writing
Multiple Media Platforms
Gaming + the Media
Popular Cultures
The Music Industry.

Year 3 – Research Methods
Contemporary Cinema
Media Technology
Design Thinking
Television Drama
Work, Employment + Society.

Year 4 – Media + Cultural Identity
Social Media Theory
Technology + Culture
Media Production 3
Media Analysis + Critique
Digital PR
Media Law 2
Censorship + Control.