Course Summary
This 8-week (sessions from March to November) blended course offers you grounding in art and health context and connects you with leading figures of practice.
There is a growing evidence base for the role of arts improving health and wellbeing. Healthcare systems around the world are struggling and new approaches to healthcare challenges are needed. Arts and health are key contributors to these changes.
This programme is designed to fit around your time and needs offering weekend and evening sessions.
It will focus on the theoretical underpinnings, contemporary issues, topics and concepts relating to arts and health practice.
You will learn from leading practitioners in all areas of contemporary arts and health, including industry expertise and input from Helium Arts, the National Children’s Arts and Health Organisation, the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), and the Creative life Centre, MISA at St James’s Hospital.
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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
Educational Standard
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.
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.
Applicants who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the Academic Version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.
Application Details
NCAD
Application Date:
14/03/2025
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.
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.
