Expand+This Autumn Trimester there will be two ‘start times’ for students:

1st September: Continuing Open Learning students

14th September: New students and those who are waiting to hear from the CAO before deciding whether to pursue Open Learnin...

Hide-This Autumn Trimester there will be two ‘start times’ for students:

1st September: Continuing Open Learning students

14th September: New students and those who are waiting to hear from the CAO before deciding whether to pursue Open Learning for 2020.

When will my classes begin?

This depends on the modules you choose, but in general classes start towards the end of September (view key dates at https://www.ucd.ie/students/keydates.htm ).

If you are attending Level 2 modules, Autumn Trimester starts on 21st September.

If you are attending Level 1 modules, Autumn Trimester will start on 28th September.

Your individual timetable will be available on your online student account (SISWeb). Depending on the modules you select, your classes may be a mixture of online and face-to-face delivery

Expand+Pre-registration for September 2020 entry will open on August 18th. Please join our mailing list for updates.

Complete an online pre-registration form
Accept your Open Learning offer. It will usually take one working day to receive your offer, w...

Hide-Pre-registration for September 2020 entry will open on August 18th. Please join our mailing list for updates.

Complete an online pre-registration form
Accept your Open Learning offer. It will usually take one working day to receive your offer, which will arrive via email. You can also check if you’ve received your offer by going back into your application.

What do I do once I am pre-registered and how do I select my modules?

After accepting your offer, you’ll be emailed with a ‘start time’. This is when you'll be able to go onto your UCD student account (SISWeb), to select and register for your modules, agree to UCD’s terms and conditions and to confirm your contact details.

Please keep in mind that Open Learning module offerings and details are subject to change and are available on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Expand+Scholarship and Financial Support

You may be eligible to apply for a PATH Open Learning Scholarship. Further information and eligibility criteria are outlined on the PATH Open Learning Scholarship webpage.
https://www.ucd.ie/all/cometoucd/applyin...

Hide-Scholarship and Financial Support

You may be eligible to apply for a PATH Open Learning Scholarship. Further information and eligibility criteria are outlined on the PATH Open Learning Scholarship webpage.
https://www.ucd.ie/all/cometoucd/applying/openlearning/openlearningscholarship/

Alternatively, support may also be available to you through the Sanctuary Programme or the Part-Time Student Support Fund.
https://www.ucd.ie/all/cometoucd/financialsupport/scholarships/sanctuaryprogramme/
https://www.ucd.ie/all/cometoucd/financialsupport/studentassistancefund/

Expand+Academic Year 2020/2021
Avant-garde theatre and performance of the twentieth century are sites of extraordinary diverse, innovative and often radial experimentation. In a century ravaged by vast political upheaval, theatre and performance increasing...

Hide-Academic Year 2020/2021
Avant-garde theatre and performance of the twentieth century are sites of extraordinary diverse, innovative and often radial experimentation. In a century ravaged by vast political upheaval, theatre and performance increasingly stimulated debate about social and political power relations and offered a location where questions of identity were rehearsed and performed. This module introduces students to avant-garde theatre makers and performance artists of the twentieth century whose interrogation of the function and possibilities of performance influenced many artists working in theatre and performance today. Through case studies that present the works in performance of a number of significant theatre artists and theorists across the 20th century, students are introduced to relevant theoretical discourses of performance analysis, and taught to examine and reflect critically on performances and productions of leading and influential practitioners, and consider in addition, how these performances operate within relevant artistic, aesthetic, and ideological contexts.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module students will be familiar with selected performances of leading avant-garde theatre makers and performance artists of the twentieth century.
Students will be able to:
Reflect on and analyse critically selected performances.
Discuss avant-garde performances with recourse to theoretical frameworks of space, audiences and bodies.
Contextualise avant-garde performances within relevant socio-cultural contexts and within key twentieth century performance practices.

Student Effort Type Hours

Lectures 12
Small Group 10
Autonomous Student Learning 78
Total 100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is a lecture based module with Small Group Teaching support.
Each class introduces the work of a theatre practitioner and/or theorist giving contexts, and presenting theoretical analytical material. Viewing of practitioners/theorists works is introduced as relevant and as available. In the lecture, students are encouraged to ask questions and contribute. Time is given for Q&A.

Expand+Indicative Module Content:
Weeks:
1. Introduction to Module
2. Contexts for 20th Century Avant-Garde Theatre: Antonin Artaud's 'Theatre of Cruelty'
3. Bertholt Brecht's Theatre for Social Change
4. John Cage & Merce Cunningham: Neo Avant-Garde '...

Hide-Indicative Module Content:
Weeks:
1. Introduction to Module
2. Contexts for 20th Century Avant-Garde Theatre: Antonin Artaud's 'Theatre of Cruelty'
3. Bertholt Brecht's Theatre for Social Change
4. John Cage & Merce Cunningham: Neo Avant-Garde 'Chance Procedure'
5. Jerzy Grotowski: Performance as Religion
6. Happenings & Environmental Theatre
7. Eugenio Barba's Odin Teatret: Intercultural Theatre
8. Yvonne Rainer: Manifesto Theatre: 'No To Spectacle'
9. Robert Wilson: Theatre of Image
10. Societas Raffello Santos: Tragedies of the Future?
11. Course Review and Essay Preparation

Expand+Accumulating Open Learning Credits
Open Learners who successfully complete a credit module will be awarded 5 credits.

5 credits can be used by mature students (23 years and older) in place of the MSAP exam when applying for a place on relevant un...

Hide-Accumulating Open Learning Credits
Open Learners who successfully complete a credit module will be awarded 5 credits.

5 credits can be used by mature students (23 years and older) in place of the MSAP exam when applying for a place on relevant undergraduate degree programmes at UCD through the Mature Years Entry Pathway.

30 credits (6 modules) can be used to obtain an NFQ Level 7 Certificate in Open Learning, which can then be used for entry to selected UCD undergraduate degree programmes.

60 credits (12 modules) can be used to obtain a Diploma in Open Learning.

Open Learners who successfully complete 30 credits (6 modules) will be awarded an NFQ Level 7 Certificate in Open Learning and can progress to the following degree programmes:

Pathway to Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
An Open Learning Certificate can be used to apply through the CAO for progression onto one of the following undergraduate degree programmes at UCD, provided that you achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.6 or higher:

BA Arts (DN520)
BA Humanities (DN530)
BSc Social Sciences (DN700) *
BSocSc Social Policy & Sociology (DN750)
BCL Law (DN600) **
* Please note that an Open Learning Certificate does not currently offer progression onto BSc Psychology (DN720), but may be an option through the MSAP alternative (see below).

** (For entry to Law you must also be at least 23 on 1 January prior to entry, and your Certificate must include at least 20 credits of modules from the School of Law. There is a limit of 5 places for Open Learners progressing onto DN600 each year)

Pathway to Science
This is a pilot progression pathway and places are limited. If you are interested in joining this pathway, please email jennifer.doyle@ucd.ie to register your interest. Students on this pathway must achieve a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.08, pass 6 modules and complete the required maths module MATH00010. Offer an entry pathway to:

BSc Science (DN200)***
BSc Computer Science (DN201)***
*** These are pilot progression routes and places are limited

MSAP Alternative
If you are a mature student (23+) and intend to apply to UCD on the basis of the Mature Years Entry Pathway, you can choose to take any Open Learning module for credit instead of taking the MSAP exam. For more information on the Mature Years Entry Pathway to various undergraduate degree programmes at UCD, please see the dedicated UCD Registry webpage.

Expand+We have a dedicated team who support the Open Learning programme:

Jenny - jennifer.doyle@ucd.ie
Dr Jenny Doyle is Project Manager in UCD Access and Lifelong Learning. Jenny can offer you direction and support in all aspects of our part-time progr...

Hide-We have a dedicated team who support the Open Learning programme:

Jenny - jennifer.doyle@ucd.ie
Dr Jenny Doyle is Project Manager in UCD Access and Lifelong Learning. Jenny can offer you direction and support in all aspects of our part-time programme. She supports Open Learning students from pre-entry to when you exit with your degree offer. If you’re interested in progressing to a degree programme, please get in touch with Jenny.

Colin - colin.smith1@ucd.ie
Colin provides administrative support for the Open Learning programme and can assist you with any difficulties you might encounter while applying to the programme or while registering for modules.
Gillian, Emily, Irina and Paolo are members of our Operations Team and they can also help you with your queries. Get in touch with us by emailing all@ucd.ie

To stay fully up to date about our Open Learning programme you can join our mailing list.
https://www.ucd.ie/all/news/mailinglist/

You can also view a list of our Frequently Asked Questions for answers to most questions.
https://www.ucd.ie/all/cometoucd/applying/openlearning/openlearningfaq/