This course is a practical exploration of acting styles required for Theatre, Film and Television. Training is provided in a comprehensive range of skills including acting techniques for both Theatre and Film such Stanislavsky, Meisner and Hagen. Physical Movement, Voice & Speech, Devising and Improvisation. Opportunities to participate in local film projects also feature as part of the performance experience for students.

This course provides a foundation for pathways into further training and education, as well as honing audition skills for Irish and international drama schools such as The LIR, Gaiety School of Acting and RADA.

The B.A. (Hons) in Arts and Humanities is a 3-year multidisciplinary degree, commonly known as a Joint Honours degree. On this programme, students explore a range of subject areas: History; Philosophy; English & the Creative Imagination; Psychology; Theology and Politics, before developing expertise in two subject majors.

This degree equips students with the essential tools needed for the 21st century by nourishing critical thinking, developing communication skills and preparing for future choices. Students who take this programme can open their mind to different ways of thinking and understanding; they become reflective thinkers who are socially engaged and appreciate learning as a lifelong activity.

This degree fulfills Teaching Council requirements for English, History, Politics & Society and Religious Education.

The B.A. (Honours) in English and History is a 4 Year Level 8 Programme. It offers students the opportunity to read the greatest works of literature in English alongside the most important and influential events in Irish, European and world history.

Students on this programme develop a deep knowledge of literature in English and history, and more generally, advanced understandings of human society and culture at the local, regional and global level.

The structure of the programme gives students a solid foundation in both English literature and History in Years 1 and 2, before allowing them to specialise in either English or History, or to keep a balance between the subjects in Years 3 and 4.

The programme equips students with the essential tools needed for the 21st century by nourishing critical thinking, developing communication skills and fostering creativity. It also prepares graduates for life after college by teaching them employability skills through special career skills and career practice modules.

The B.A. (Honours) in Psychology will help you explore how the brain works and help you make sense of the human impact on the world in which we live. You will explore the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals and groups and understand how we think, behave and make decisions. The study of Psychology at Carlow College allows insight into countless intriguing facets of cognitive function.

This course is accredited by The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI).

The emphasis of the course is on performance in live/remote theatre and teaching experience forms part of the course in 2nd year. In Choreography and Physical Theatre students explore their creative talents developing original concepts and ideas. Dance Research and Analysis gives the student an insight into the development of dance. In Contemporary Dance, Graham, Cunningham, Limon and Release techniques are explored thus preparing students for auditions within top up years and later for industry. Classical Ballet and Jazz dance are also core components of the course and there is an emphasis on professional practice within the course overall.

The Higher National Diploma provides a clear pathway following to a top up year at university in the UK leading to a B.A. (Hons) in Dance.

This two year course leads to a Pharmacy Technician Qualification. The Pharmacy Technician assists the pharmacist in the preparation, checking, storage and dispensing of drugs.

This course introduces students to the rudiments involved in producing music in live sound recording and/or static settings, either in a home studio or in a large recording studio. Students learn from musicians who have worked in the industry and who will impart to them their knowledge of the performance and technical perspectives involved in creating high quality recordings.

On this course students will study the technical operation of sound recording equipment and the related industry standard software techniques necessary to complete a recording.  In addition, students will study project management and develop business skills that will give them the skillset to allow them to gain employment in this area or advance to further and higher education.

The Preparation for Leaving Certificate with ESOL Programme is a Transition Year course which will allow learners to come back to education and prepare for either the Leaving Certificate or a Further Education and Training Course. As such, it’s a starting point for all other courses in Pearse College and beyond.

QQI Level 4 Component Certificates in General Learning.

The Certificate in Human Service Manager Skills Special Purpose Award at Level 6 meets the management qualification requirements set out in the HIQA Standards.

Students must be working in a human service environment for at least 10 hours per week as a team member/manager/PIC/PPIM. This is vital to the applied nature of the programme, so that learners may both learn from their work environment and apply theory to it. It also allows for a mentorship arrangement in the workplace so that learners have a guide in this application of learning.

The Certificate in Training and Development twelve week programme provides participants with the tools to identify training needs and design, plan, deliver and evaluate quality and engaging training.

The course is aimed at qualified practitioners who wish to pursue a career as a trainer. The course is aimed at individuals already involved in designing and delivering training as part of a project; and team leaders, supervisors and managers required to plan, deliver and/or evaluate training in their workplace.

This Certificate in Supported Employment Level 7 course is a professional qualification targeted specifically at the needs of people working as job coaches and employment facilitators. It will provide:

• A detailed understanding of the social and legislative context in which the employment of marginalised groups takes place
• A formal grounding in the principles, processes and best practices of Supported Employment
• The skills and tools required to work effectively as a jobs facilitator for the good of service users

Successful completion of the 12-week course will provide you with the tools required to facilitate job seekers into work experience/job sampling and/or supported employment opportunities. You will also receive a Certificate in Supported Employment which is a QQI Level 7 Special Purpose Award.

This course is designed for people who want to attain the standards of proficiency for social care workers as defined by CORU. The learner will engage with 18 modules that explore social care practice and how it applies in various social care settings. Students will complete over 800 hours of supervised practice placement, in a social care setting.

THIS COURSE IS APPROVED BY CORU.

This programme is designed to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to work as an engineering operative on a small fishing vessel. The learner will gain knowledge about the machinery and equipment typically found on a fishing vessel. They will also gain skills in the operation and maintenance of such machinery and equipment.

Lero and CONFIRM Smart Manufacturing have partnered with the University of Limerick (UL) to deliver Ireland’s first qualification at level 10 (DEng) funded through the national apprenticeships programme: The Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng).

How a professional doctorate differs from a traditional doctorate
The traditional doctorate, the PDEng programme focuses on preparing candidates for an academic career and is thus focused on training people to rigorously address scientific problems which can result in a contribution to knowledge that can be published in the peer‐reviewed scientific literature.

Professional doctorates recognise the existence of research activities which can be described as professional practice. The context for this DEng programme is the practitioner workplace and the focus is on solving real‐world problems faced in the daily work‐place. The scope of these problems can be sufficiently large to be addressed in a significant piece of research planned and conducted over a period of time and which can ultimately result in a DEng award.