Course Summary
This Professional Certificate in Creative Hospitality introduces the learner to concepts of authenticity and shared experience in their work by adopting the fundamental principles and theories of hospitality, that is the practice of welcoming strangers.
Consider your creative practice as a space for strangers to connect.
You are the host to these strangers.
What do they need?
How can you maximise the potential for shared experience?
How can you make this connection authentic, impactful, fully immersive, complex?
How is the visitor welcomed?
What will they feel like when they leave?
How will your creative practice be impacted by these “guests”?
This programme allows you to create a point of hospitality using NCAD campus and environs as a site of enquiry. You will explore the process of welcoming others into our practice by carefully navigating the role of the host, the significance of guests, risk-taking, reciprocity, self-preservation, placemaking and care.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites
All applicants are expected to present an approved Bachelor degree at minimum level of 2nd class honours (2.2)
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) – Applicants who do not meet the minimum academic entry requirements for admission may be considered on the basis of a recognition of previous learning whether based on prior relevant experience or other relevant credited or non credited or learning (RPL). In such cases each applicant will be considered on a case-by-case basis based on a review of the applicant’s CV and other supporting documentation.
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Qualifying Examination – In certain cases the academic team may choose to set a qualifying assignment in order to assess an applicant’s suitability for admission.
As part of your application, you will be asked to upload the following supporting documentation:
- 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.
- English Language Proficiency certificate
- This is only required if English is not your first language.
You can see the full list of the English Language Qualifications NCAD recognises at this link.
Application Details
NCAD
Application Date:
02/10/2025
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
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, 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.
Career Progression
The exploration of this material provides an illuminating knowledge base for those interested in developing opportunities for interaction and shared connection in their professional practice. The working methodology has been designed with a celebratory emphasis on creative practice, that is artists, designers, cultural practitioners or indeed those who wish to explore new techniques and approaches to develop an idea. This module will provide professional development to individuals and organisations who wish to gain insight into the art of welcoming strangers.
