Expand+Minimum Number of:
Subjects 6
Honours 2H5's

Other Requirements
Applicants must submit a portfolio on March 5th or 6th 2019. Collection date for portfolios is March 9th 2019.

Portfolio Clinics
There will be Portfolio Clinics on Thursday 22nd...

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Subjects 6
Honours 2H5's

Other Requirements
Applicants must submit a portfolio on March 5th or 6th 2019. Collection date for portfolios is March 9th 2019.

Portfolio Clinics
There will be Portfolio Clinics on Thursday 22nd of November 2018 and then again on Thursday 14th of February 2019. For more details please consult the website.

Information On Eligibility And Selection
To be eligible for consideration for a programme an applicant must possess the minimum entry requirements for that programme.

Where a programme requirement is 2 or 3 honours, grade H5 or better on Higher Level Leaving Certificate papers is needed to meet such a requirement.

Where a specific grade is required in a subject (H4, O3 etc) an applicant must achieve that grade or better in order to be eligible for consideration (H = Higher Level; O = Ordinary Level).

In the case of both Higher and Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate results, grades lower than H7 (Higher) or 06 (Ordinary) are not acceptable for eligibility purposes or for points calculation.

For the purpose of meeting minimum entry requirements, results from any number of sittings of the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination may be combined.

An applicant’s examination score will be calculated by adding together the points scored in the best six subjects in a single sitting of the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination.

Matriculation Examinations will not be accepted either for the purpose of meeting minimum entry requirements or for calculating examination scores.

Selection for entry to DIT programmes will be determined on the basis of examination score except in the case of programmes which involve suitability tests, interviews and other assessment procedures. All suitability tests/interviews/auditions/portfolio reviews etc will generally be carried out during the period March - May each year.

Demand usually exceeds the number of places available and therefore examination results better than the minimum entry requirement are likely to be required.

When a number of applicants have the same points score, a random number is attached to the score for each course preference. This will then determine the position of each applicant on the waiting lists for offers.

Bonus Points Maths (Irish Leaving Certificate)

25 bonus points will continue to be awarded for Higher Level Mathematics for H6 grades and above. The bonus points will only be relevant where that subject is scored as one of the applicant’s best six subjects for points purposes.

Foundation Level Mathematics

The Institute will accept Foundation Level Maths for the purposes of entry requirements in the case of any programme where Higher or Ordinary Level Maths is not a requirement.

Points will not be awarded.

Foundation Level Irish

The Institute will not consider Foundation Level Irish for the purposes of entry requirements or for points.

Expand+Mature Students

Whatever your reason for coming back to education, updating your skills, gaining a new qualification, achieving a personal goal or ambition, DIT welcomes all mature students.

Mature Students / Thinking of returning to study?

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Whatever your reason for coming back to education, updating your skills, gaining a new qualification, achieving a personal goal or ambition, DIT welcomes all mature students.

Mature Students / Thinking of returning to study?

Whatever your reason for coming back to education, updating your skills, gaining a new qualification, achieving a personal goal or ambition, DIT welcomes all mature students.

We know it can be daunting, but you are not alone and DIT has a range of supports in place to help you decide what course to take, get through the application process and get settled into college life.

To be classified as a mature student and wishing to enter the 1st year of any undergraduate full time course in DIT you must be 23 years of age or older on or before 1st January 2018 and be an Irish/EU citizen. You make your application for admission to the 1st year of any undergraduate full time course through the Central Applications Office (CAO)

Submitting an Application

Applying as a Mature Student is different to those who are applying directly from School. As part of your application you will be asked to include:

•Courses you are applying for
•Details of your schooling
•Any further education you may have completed*
•Details of any current studies (if you are currently studying)*
•Information about your work and life experience &
•A personal statement about how these relate to your current application

*If you have any documents you think will support your application (transcripts, certificates etc.) you can send these by post, clearly marked with your Application Number directly to the CAO. Documents are scanned and added to your application online. DIT staff can assess them there.

CAO Applications must be submitted before the 1st of February each year.

Late applications will be accepted on behalf of DIT through the CAO up to the 1st of May (subject to the payment of a late fee). Please note that places are limited and there is no guarantee late applications will be considered especially in popular courses. No late applications will be accepted for restricted programmes where candidates are expected to attend suitability test, audition or submit a portfolio.

Part-time Study: Applications for part-time courses are made directly to the relevant School here in DIT. Applications can be accepted much closer to the starting date for the part time programmes, but you are advised to make contact as early as possible and to request course details and an application form. dit.ie/studyatdit/part-time/

Expand+Submission of Portfolios

Art & Design Portfolio Clinics will take place in DIT Grangegorman on Thursday 23rd of November 2017 and Thursday 8th of February 2018. To secure a place, please email creativearts@dit.ie to request a time slot.

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Art & Design Portfolio Clinics will take place in DIT Grangegorman on Thursday 23rd of November 2017 and Thursday 8th of February 2018. To secure a place, please email creativearts@dit.ie to request a time slot.

Applicants for programmes DT544 (Interior Design), DT545 (Design – Visual Communication), DT546 (Fine Art), DT559 (Photography) and DT598 (Visual Merchandising & Display) must submit a portfolio of work to DIT Grangegorman, Dublin 7 on either Monday 5th or Tuesday 6th March 2018 from 9:30am to 4:30pm each day. The collection date will be Friday 9th March.

Programmes - DT544, DT545, DT546, DT598

The portfolio is used to review the applicant’s potential to benefit from and contribute to the programme(s) chosen with regard to the following evaluation criteria:

1. Evidence of Drawing ability should be demonstrated through:

• Examples of freehand, observation and/or technical drawing
• Use of colour and texture
• Variety of subject and media

2. Evidence of Practical ability should be demonstrated through:

• Skills in visualisation (3D and 2D)
• Quality of presentation
• Control over media

3. Evidence of Conceptual ability should be demonstrated through:

• Investigation
• Idea generation
• Imagination and creativity

The maximum portfolio score is 600 points. Applicants must obtain a minimum score of 200 points to be considered for DT544 (Interior Design), DT545 (Design – Visual Communication) and DT546 (Fine Art).

The portfolio should contain no more than 20 pieces of work made by the applicant in a range of media. This might include paintings, drawings, sketches, note books, sketch books, collages, photographs and computer outputs (do not submit CDs, or zips). Submit only photographs of 3-dimensional or delicate work. Do not submit work that has been framed or mounted behind glass.

Please arrange the contents in an orderly and accessible manner in a secure folder. While all care will be taken, the school cannot be held responsible for damage or loss of work during the review process or for portfolios not collected by the due date.

Failure to submit a portfolio will render an applicant ineligible for any of the above programmes. Portfolios received after the above submission dates will not be reviewed.

Portfolios should be securely bound and clearly identified with name, address and CAO number.

The decision of the review panels will be final.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2019 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2019 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 2019 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 13 of the 2019 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 2019, 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 2019 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 2019 at 5:15pm. To apply to DARE, you must anser YES to Question 1 ('Do you wish to be considered for DARE?) on Section A of the fully completed Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by 5:15pm on 1 March 2019.

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 5:15pm on 1 March 2019.

Supporting documents for DARE and/or HEAR applicants must be sent to CAO offices before 1 April 2019 at 5:15pm

Expand+What is Design Interior?
This specialised area of design is all about how we experience spaces and the objects held within them. It’s a powerful, essential part of our daily lives that affects how we live, work and play. Exciting recreational enviro...

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This specialised area of design is all about how we experience spaces and the objects held within them. It’s a powerful, essential part of our daily lives that affects how we live, work and play. Exciting recreational environments, unique domestic spaces, functional workplaces, inspiring retail spaces—that’s interior design at work.

Learning Outcomes
What will I Study?
This award winning programme is aimed at people who wish to work in the area of interior and furniture design. It has strong links with industry and allows students to gain employment in many of the top interior design practices both nationally and internationally. The programme is based on three areas of study - Design Fundamentals, Design Communications and Critical Theory. In Design Fundamentals, students engage in a fundamental and developmental study of design practice through a wide variety of studio projects. The Design Communications strand focuses on developing the student’s visualising skills and subjects include Computer Aided Design (CAD), Drawing and Design Realisation. Through Critical Theory the key issues in the history and theory of design are covered.

In Years two and three, students have the opportunity to broaden their visual education by taking a number of optional modules from the Fine Art and Visual Communication areas. The main part of the final year focuses on the Design Thesis in which the student is expected to present a systematic and structured solution to a challenging design problem. Students are expected to create an integrated design solution which is original, creative and imaginative and displays a high level of technical skill in the final presentation. Students also present a dissertation on an approved topic in design.

Expand+Year One
Design Fundamentals:
Form & Space; Structure; Proportion; Perception & Colour; Anthropometrics & Ergonomics.

Design Communications:
Observational Drawing; Design illustration with Photography;
Construction Studies; CAD.

Critical Th...

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Design Fundamentals:
Form & Space; Structure; Proportion; Perception & Colour; Anthropometrics & Ergonomics.

Design Communications:
Observational Drawing; Design illustration with Photography;
Construction Studies; CAD.

Critical Theory:
Introduction to Design; Design & Contemporary Society.

Year Two
Design Fundamentals:
Recreation; Storage; Internal Structure.
Interior Design: Sustainability; Commercial & Domestic; Retail.

Furniture Design:
Workstations; Flexible Living; Contract Furniture.

Design Communications:
Design Fabrication & CAD.

Critical Theory:
Modernism in Design & Theories of the Twentieth Century.

Year Three
Interior Design:
Building Regulations; Hospitality; Retail; Universal Design.

Furniture Design:
Structure & Material; Outdoor Furniture; Modular Systems;
Comfort; Self Assembly; Workstation.

Design Communications:
Digital Modelling.

Critical Theory:
After Modernism & theories of modernity; Thesis Preparation;
Professional Practice.

Year Four
Interior Design:
Research; Concept Development; Thesis Resolution; Thesis
Presentation.

Furniture Design:
Research; Concept Development; Thesis Resolution; Thesis
Presentation.