Expand+Min Entry Requirements
Combination of Leaving Certificate and Portfolio assessment points

2 H5 + 4 O6/H7 including: English – O6/H7

Portfolio Yes

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

Befo...

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Combination of Leaving Certificate and Portfolio assessment points

2 H5 + 4 O6/H7 including: English – O6/H7

Portfolio Yes

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+Cost for materials and/or field trips
Normally not more than €300 per year (years 1, 2 and 3) for materials and tools. You may have an opportunity to take part in extended field trips or international visits (not compulsory).

Your final year ex...

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Normally not more than €300 per year (years 1, 2 and 3) for materials and tools. You may have an opportunity to take part in extended field trips or international visits (not compulsory).

Your final year exhibition is your professional showcase of work, which can be produced in a range of different formats. We advise you to budget for not less than €500. It’s extremely useful to have a good quality digital camera, portable hard drive and laptop. We recommend you don’t purchase these in advance, but seek advice from your tutors.

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 ...

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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] Art.

How might you respond to the question “what is art?” Our students explore and make work in a unique multidisciplinary studio and practice-focused programme. They are encouraged to integrate art practice and theory, through exper...

Hide-BA [Hons] Art.

How might you respond to the question “what is art?” Our students explore and make work in a unique multidisciplinary studio and practice-focused programme. They are encouraged to integrate art practice and theory, through experimental ways of thinking, in response to the world of materials, media and environments. They think critically about how to explore the world, they make unusual things and create opportunities for new ways of seeing.

Traditions, skills and histories are valued equally with contemporary technologies, theory and practice in this open approach to questioning and making. Art practice is situated as a practical experimental space and way of working, through which we question, imagine and contribute to the production of public space, cultures and social life.

The art student of the future is envisioned as an innovator, equipped with skills to respond to a diverse world, disrupt expectations, and imagine and produce alternative, surprising and unprogrammed models of working and thinking through art.

What will I do?
Develop your interpretative and critical skills in an interdisciplinary learning environment

Explore your creativity and self-expression through workshops in drawing, colour, painting, printmaking, sculpture, video, digital media, time-based art, environmental and site-responsive work, performative arts and curation practices

Discover practical making, studio and project-based enquiry, experimentation, collaboration, interdisciplinarity and expanded creative ways of working such as curatorial and writing practices

Explore diverse approaches, methods and materials in contemporary art in the 21st century

Develop specialist skills which allows you to best express your interests, abilities and ambitions. These skills also have a wide range of applications

There are opportunities to study abroad through the Erasmus+ Programme and traineeships. A Professional Placement Module takes place in Year 3.

Expand+What modules will I study?

Year 1
Faculty Transitional Studies
Introduction to Visual and Material Culture
Light and Space
Structure and Motion
Interdisciplinary Histories and Theories
Professional Masterclass
Making Research
Making Publi...

Hide-What modules will I study?

Year 1
Faculty Transitional Studies
Introduction to Visual and Material Culture
Light and Space
Structure and Motion
Interdisciplinary Histories and Theories
Professional Masterclass
Making Research
Making Public

Year 2
Exploring Visual and Material Culture
Site Response
Materials and Techniques
Disciplinary Histories and Theories
Faculty Elective
Plans and Visualisations
Practical Testing

Year 3
Contemporary Art Practice
Collaborations
Practice-led Research
Studio Production
Thesis Research & Preparation
Professional Placement Module
Business & Entrepreneurship for Creative Practice

Year 4
Exhibition Development
Thesis Development
Exhibition
Thesis Submission and Presentation