Course Summary
Course Category: CAO (Higher Education - HET)
The new and exciting Contemporary Applied Art Degree course explores contemporary ideas, use of materials and offers students the opportunity to creatively develop and make objects.
The course combines studio projects and practical workshop based sessions, where idea development and making are integrated. Students have a base studio, where individual and group tutorials, crits, and presentations take place. The programme is staffed by practicing professionals, and visiting lecturers who regularly contribute specialist expertise.
Course Details
What will you study?
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Applied Art Art Drawing Academic Studies Art History Fine Art Imagery Photography Visual Design
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
Career Progression
You will have career opportunities with large multinationals such as Dell, VMWare, McKesson, eSentire, Blackberry, Pfizers and also with indigenous companies such as AIB Musgrave, and Eircom. You will be qualified to work across a range of industries in which there is a need for cybersecurity, network operations and IT Management.