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

Portfolio Yes

CAO Points - Combination of Leaving Certificate and Portfolio assessment points.

Digital Portfolio Submission for 2022/23 applicants will open on 9th December 2021.

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2 H5 + 4 O6/H7
English – O6/H7

Portfolio Yes

CAO Points - Combination of Leaving Certificate and Portfolio assessment points.

Digital Portfolio Submission for 2022/23 applicants will open on 9th December 2021.

Before you start your Digital Portfolio Submission:

You will need your CAO number to begin your submission. All courses which require portfolio assessment must have been included on your CAO application by February 1st.

Your digital portfolio should have a minimum of 10 pieces and a maximum of 25 pieces uploaded to your submission.

We have prepared some helpful tips for photographing your work.

Film + video files must be under 5MB for upload, larger files must be submitted via a url: YouTube, Vimeo, etc. Please make sure that any online videos are public and password free for assessing.

Digital Portfolio Submission deadline is 5pm 24th March 2022.

For more information go to:
https://iadt.ie/study/portfolio-guidelines/

Expand+Entry 2022 - Restricted Course

Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2022 at 5pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2022 at 5pm

Be sure to complete any action well in advance of ...

Hide-Entry 2022 - Restricted Course

Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2022 at 5pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2022 at 5pm

Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. 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 1 February 2022 at 5pm 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 1 March at 5pm.

Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, for example, 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)" 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 18 of the 2022 CAO Handbook 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 1 February 2022, you may be permitted to introduce it on a Change of Mind. You should consult with the relevant HEI before introducing such a course.

Mature 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 2022 at 5pm, and include course choices by that date or add them using the Change of Course Choices facility for a fee of €10 before 1 March at 5pm. (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.

Supplementary Admission Routes
Applying for DARE and/or HEAR – to be considered for DARE and/or HEAR, applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1 February 2022 at 5pm. To apply to DARE, you must answer YES to Question 1 ('Do you wish to be considered for DARE?) on Section A of the fully completed Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by 5pm on 1 March 2022.

To apply to HEAR, you must indicate on your CAO application that you wish to apply for HEAR and fully and correctly complete all elements of the online HEAR form by 5pm on 1 March 2022.

Supporting documents for DARE and/or HEAR applicants must be sent to CAO offices before 15 March 2022 at 5pm

Expand+BA [Hons] Graphic Design.

Graphic Design is an internationally recognised programme that demonstrates how communication design is socially, culturally and economically engaged across a broad spectrum of media platforms and technologies.

This in...

Hide-BA [Hons] Graphic Design.

Graphic Design is an internationally recognised programme that demonstrates how communication design is socially, culturally and economically engaged across a broad spectrum of media platforms and technologies.

This innovative programme, with a unique focus on complex and diverse real-world problems, combines the best principles of traditional, new, and emergent graphic design practices to produce highly employable and entrepreneurial graduates with transferable skills that are much sought after by industry.

Graphic Design builds on the success of the Visual Communication Design programme, retaining its emphasis on crafting and shaping text and image into coherent and inventive stories, visual artefacts, products, systems, services and experiences.

The programme further builds on it’s core principle of interdisciplinarity, by expanding into new fields and blending practices in line with the rapidly changing nature of contemporary design and technology.

This unique offering, combined with the options of industry placements and study abroad, and in addition to small class sizes and a dedicated team of full time staff, ensures a high quality educational experience which attracts many overseas applicants.

Graphic Design has a broad range of Erasmus partnerships in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, and Spain, and is constantly expanding this network. The option to study abroad through the Erasmus Programme is available for one semester in either Years 2 or 3.

What will I do?
Learn to become a versatile visual designer who can work as an individual and in multi-disciplinary teams, and is skilled at negotiating a wide range of platforms, media, and networks to find blended solutions to diverse communication problems

Learn the principles and core disciplines of contemporary graphic design communication

Learn how to communicate information as text (eg. copywriting, critical research and writing, typography), and as image (eg. art-direction, illustration, photography, print-making), and explore these ideas in visual and written formats

Formulate and edit stories, messages, and communication systems across multiple platforms and media, including traditional (design for print, spatial environments, broadcast); new (design for screen, motion, user-interface, user-experience, and digital products); and emergent (design for augmented and virtual experiences, systems and services, and wearable technologies)

Expand+What modules will I study?

Year 1
Visual Culture: Introduction to Visual + Material Culture
Transitional Studies (Faculty-wide module)
Design Fundamentals
Visual Thinking: Art Direction + Illustration
Visual Culture: Interdisciplinary Theorie...

Hide-What modules will I study?

Year 1
Visual Culture: Introduction to Visual + Material Culture
Transitional Studies (Faculty-wide module)
Design Fundamentals
Visual Thinking: Art Direction + Illustration
Visual Culture: Interdisciplinary Theories and Histories
Experiential Design: Structure + Mapping
Communication Design: Static + Dynamic
Integrated Design: Play

Year 2
Experiential Design: Immersive Exhibition + Wayfinding
Communication Design: Static, Dynamic + Interactive
Visual Culture: Exploring Visual + Material Culture
Electives (Faculty-wide modules)
Visual Thinking: Identity + Storytelling
Integrated Design: Viewpoint
Visual + Material Culture: Disciplinary Specific Histories + Theories

Year 3
Visual Culture: Critique + Disruption; Business + Entrepreneurship for Creative Practice (Faculty-wide module)
Professional Practice and Placement (Faculty-wide module)
Visual Culture: Thesis Research + Proposal
Experiential Design: Future + Speculative Worlds
Communication Design: Identity + UX Strategy
Integrated Design: Storytelling

Work/industry placement is compulsory in year three.

Placements abroad are also possible through the Erasmus Programme.

Year 4
Integrated Design: Professional Studio
Visual Culture: Thesis (standard or extended)
Major Research + Studio Project (standard or extended)

Expand+What will I be able to do when I graduate?
Graduates are highly sought after by industry as proven by high levels of graduate employability and many successes in national and international awards. Areas of employment include: advertising, brand iden...

Hide-What will I be able to do when I graduate?
Graduates are highly sought after by industry as proven by high levels of graduate employability and many successes in national and international awards. Areas of employment include: advertising, brand identity, design consultancy, design education, design entrepreneurship, design journalism, design for print and/or screen, design for experiences, design research, design writing and research, digital product design, motion graphics for digital, film or television platforms, project management, systems and services design, user-interface and user-experience design (UI/UX).

Completion of the Graphic Design programme opens up many and varied pathways to specialist postgraduate research. Typical examples include further study in: advertising, art/design direction, data-visualisation, design entrepreneurship, design ethics, design futures, design writing and research, illustration, information design, motion design, service design, systems design, typography, UI/UX, and visual and material culture studies.