Participants are challenged to engage critically with how meaning is made, and how representations and encounters are produced, circulated, regulated and consumed in contemporary life, and act upon the ways in which value is constructed and understood by individuals and groups – in the contexts of local, national and global discourses. This Professional Certificate seeks to an engage components selected from a larger hinterland of possible media practices and concerns.

The programme is designed to meet the needs of the creative sector within and beyond Ireland.  As such, the constituent awards explicitly address key requirements identified in extensive discussions and research undertaken with industry partners and representative bodies such as the Arts Council of Ireland, Design and Crafts Council of Ireland and Institute of Designers in Ireland, and findings from government and sectoral reports.

Your work is focused through tutorials and expert advice; reinforced by strong links with industry, cultural institutions and leading creative practitioners who help students to develop their professional skills to position themselves successfully within the creative arts and industries.

Career opportunities involve:

• Production Opportunities in Moving Image/Film
• Research and Development for Video or Film Works
• Art Direction Role
• Directing or Producing Role
• Visual Storytelling Position

This is a week-long intensive course, running Monday to Sunday, 24th – 30th June 2024, 10am – 5pm.

Educational Standard
All applicants are expected to present an approved Bachelor degree at minimum level of 2nd class honours (2.2)
Applicants who do not meet the minimum academic entry requirements may be considered on the basis of prior work or learning experience (RPEL). Candidates may be required to pass a qualifying examination set by the relevant department before being accepted to a Masters degree programme. Attendance at selected undergraduate lecture courses at NCAD, together with related written work may be prescribed.

You may apply for the programme if you are currently completing your Undergraduate Degree. NCAD will review the rest of your application If necessary, we can make you a Conditional Offer. When your degree is completed and you send us final transcripts we will upgrade this to a Full Offer.

Essential Supporting Documents

• A statement framing your reasons for applying to the programme, i.e. how attending the above selected course will benefit you and your practice  (500 words)
• A recent CV
• Certified transcripts of previous programmes followed
• Certified copies of degree/ certificates and/or other appropriate third level qualifications bearing the official stamp of the institution.
• Reference 1 (Academic – Head of School/Department preferred)
• Reference 2 (Tutor or Current/Recent Employer)Some referees prefer to submit the reference directly to the college. If this is the case, please instruct your referee to email a standard reference to postgraduate@ncad.ie. Please make sure all references contain the letterhead and the institution contact email address for the referee.