Professional Certificate in Art and Design Research 2026

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2 Nov 2026
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14 Dec 2026
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We advise applying as early as possible to avoid disappointment and to allow time to gather all required documents and information for the recruitment process. Spaces on each course are limited and can fill up quickly.

Format

Online or in person

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Level

9

Apply By

19 Oct 2026

Apply To

NCAD

ECTS Points

5 ECTS

Course Code

AD483PC-1

Duration

6 weeks, Mondays PM

Fees

€600 or €120*

Professional Certificate in Art and Design Research 2026

This course is funded by the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy 2026 programme and fees are subsidised at 80% for all eligible learner categories. This is NOT a Springboard+ funded course.

MICRO-CREDENTIAL LEARNER FEE SUBSIDY GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS

A rich survey of current issues in art and design research designed to support creative practitioners


What is this course about?

Research encompasses a vital range of skills which can thoroughly invigorate artistic and design practice. In recent years many different research methods have been developed by artists and designers, often by drawing on the methods employed in other academic fields. Artists and designers have, for instance, turned to Ethnography or made use of techniques associated with Oral History.

Taught by expert researcher, Dr Lisa Godson, this course will introduce participants to a range of current methodologies both in terms of the practical methods they deploy as well as the philosophical and ethical issues that they raise.


Fees and how to apply

There is a fee of (€600 or €120 with LFS) for this programme.

Apply via Springboard

CFA Contact

Joanna Crawley crawleyj@staff.ncad.ie

Admissions Contact

postgraduate@ncad.ie


* 80% Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy available to eligible applicants

Creative Futures Academy are delighted to be awarded significant Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy (LFS) to support learners attending our future-focused courses in both the National College of Art & Design and the Institute of Art Design + Technology, Dun Laoghaire.

All applicants interested in the LFS must first apply through springboardcourses.ie and received provisional offer. 

Applicants then register for the programme via NCAD.

Please see eligibility criteria HERE.


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