Theatre - Technical Theatre - Lighting Sound & Stage Management
The HND in Performing Arts (Technical Arts) will provide you with the skills and experience necessary to begin your career in the theatre and film industry.
| Award Name | BTEC Higher National Diploma at UK Level 5 |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | Pearson |
| NFQ Level | |
| Award Name | First Aid Response |
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | PreHospital Emergency Care Council |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTEC Higher National Diploma at UK Level 5 | Pearson | ||
| First Aid Response | PreHospital Emergency Care Council |
Duration
2 years full-time.
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate: O6/H7 in 4 subjects plus at least one O2/H6. Subjects must include English or QQI Level 5 Award in a related discipline with a Merit profile. Mature applicants who have relevant experience and may not meet the above requirements are welcome to apply.
Careers / Further progression
Progression and Career Prospects
Our Graduates have been very successful in gaining employment in theatre and performance industries both in freelance and in-house positions such as stage managers, lighting and sound technicians and designers.
Graduates of Technical Theatre at Inchicore College have progressed to Trinity College, The Lír Academy and IADT and through their BTEC Higher National Diploma they can gain access to advanced entry to degree programmes in the UK in colleges such as University of East London, and Portsmouth University.
Further information
Start Date: September 2024.
All our courses have had the charges reduced to a €50 registration charge which you will need to pay to accept your offer. This charge covers your full course costs for the year.
Apply Online
You apply online (see "Application Weblink"). You can apply at any time.
When you complete your application, you will receive an acknowledgement email with login details, username and password, for your new account on our college applications system, MIT. You will log into the college applications system regularly to manage your application to ICFE. If you have any problems logging in please contact our Admissions office at info@inchicore.cdetb.ie
Can’t decide which course?
Our system only allows you to apply once, but you can change your mind any time. If you are interested in applying for more than one course, please contact our admissions office at the email address above and they will advise you on what to do.
Technical Theatre Diploma: Lighting, Sound and Stage Management Level 6+
About the Course
The show must go on!
If you love the excitement and adrenaline of backstage, if you are curious about the technical elements that make a professional production come to life then this two year Higher National Diploma course is for you. The HND in Performing Arts (Technical Arts) will provide you with the skills and experience necessary to begin your career in the theatre and film industry.
You’ll engage in hands on learning in professional productions, team working with other courses and providing you with a strong foundation in the skills required while allowing you to train in specialist areas such as:
• Lighting & Sound Design and Operation
• Production and Stage Management
• Set Design and Construction
• Video production and Editing
Course Coordinator: Paul Doran
Subjects
Modules Year 1
• The Performing Arts Industry
• Professional Development
• Production Communication
• Stagecraft
• Crewing
Specialist Skills:
• Lighting Operation
• Sound Operation
• Special Effects
• Set Construction
• Video Editing
Modules Year 2
In your second year you are given the opportunity to take on creative and leadership roles within a production team through learning about the design process and being involved in the management of production departments..
• Professional Development
• Working in the Performing Arts Industry – Creative Research Project
• Management Roles
• Stage Management
• Lighting Design
• Sound Design
• Set Design
• Advanced Film Production
Course content may be revised for educational or organisational reasons.
Course assessment is by project work and continual assessment with a strong emphasis on teamwork and collaboration.
5M5152 - Theatre Production.
Certification:
BTEC Higher National Diploma in Performing Arts (Theatre Arts) (QQI LEVEL 6 + equivalent)
Additional Certification
• Mobile Elevated Work Platform Licence
• First Aid Response (FAR) Certificate
• Manual Handling Certificate
• Stage Pass
Inchicore College of Further Education,
Emmet Road,
Dublin 8,
Ireland
t: 01 453 5358
e: info@inchicore.cdetb.ie