Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Students will have the opportunity to:
- Develop creative thinking and design skills, learning how to plan, research, and bring ideas to life through hands-on projects.
- Improve drawing abilities, using different materials and methods to express ideas and develop a personal artistic style.
- Explore painting techniques, learning how to use colour, texture, and composition to create original artwork.
- Work with clay, gaining hands-on experience in shaping, glazing, and firing to produce finished ceramic pieces.
- Create original prints, using a range of traditional and modern printmaking techniques.
- Use digital photography creatively, learning how to take, edit, and present photographs using digital tools and software.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Work Experience
Communications
Design Skills
Drawing
Painting
Ceramics
Printmaking
Digital Photography
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course results in a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a direct progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M1984 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
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, 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
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Graduates will be ready to take on entry-level roles in the arts, freelance opportunities, or progress to higher-level qualifications in their chosen field.