Education & Art or Design - Second Level Teaching
The BA in Education and Design or Fine Art is a Joint Honours award. That means you follow the full degree course in Fine Art or Design as well as taking a dedicated teacher education programme as a professional qualification.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | University College Dublin |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | University College Dublin | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
4 years full-time
Specific Subjects or course requirements
Leaving Certificate Minimum Requirements
Subjects* 6
Honours 2 x H5
Subjects must include:
Irish** O6/H7
English O6/H7
3rd Language/Art/DCG O6/H7
Portfolio Submission 09.02.2024
Portfolio submission guidelines are available to view at www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad
Restricted Application: Yes
* Full details on minimum entry requirements (matriculation) and regulations concerning exemption from the subject Irish can be found at www.nui.ie
** Foundation Level Irish is not accepted.
NCAD does not operate the Leaving Certificate/ CAO points scheme for programmes requiring a portfolio submission. Offers are made based on portfolio score to applicants who meet minimum academic entry requirements.
Student Vetting
All successful applicants for programmes with a teaching qualification are required to undergo Student Vetting at the time of registration.
Leaving Certificate General Entry Requirements
NCAD is a Recognised college of UCD, a Constituent University of the National University of Ireland (NUI). Matriculation requirements including information on obtaining an Irish language exemption are set out on the NUI website www.nui.ie.
Age at entry to NCAD
The minimum age for admission to NCAD is 17 years by 15 January the year following entry.
Leaving Certificate results may be combined.
Foundation Level Maths may be counted as one of Ordinary Level subject requirements.
Studio Based programmes requiring a Portfolio submission are restricted on the CAO system. Late applications will not be accepted.
Leaving Certificate Vocational Progamme LCVP
QQI FET Applicants General Information
Undergraduate Degree
Programmes First Year Entry 2024
FETAC Level 5 or 6
5 Distinctions
Full Award
Other Requirements
Merit or Distinction in 5N0690 Communication (or O6 /H7 in LCE English)
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Portfolio Submission 09.02.2024
Portfolio submission guidelines are available to view at www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad
Careers / Further progression
Opportunities after graduation
Most Education and Design or Fine Art graduates go on to teach in secondary, vocational or community and comprehensive schools. The teaching qualification is validated by the Teaching Council and is recognised internationally, and some graduates choose to travel abroad to find employment in other countries. Art teachers work in a variety of settings – in second-level schools, in further education, with very young children, with adults, in museums and galleries, in prisons and in many other places where education takes place. Many Education graduates choose to continue their specialist art or design area of work, through further study or employment in those disciplinary areas. In some cases, they might decide to return to teaching at a later stage in their lives, knowing that their professional qualification will still be valid. Art teachers can pursue a range of higher education awards at graduate level, including masters awards in various aspects of art or education, such as visual art education, special needs, educational management and other aspects of education. Similarly, Joint Honours Education students may choose to develop their art or design studio practice through MFA work in those disciplines.
Further information
Mature Students
NCAD welcomes applications from mature students to all our programmes. A mature student is any EU/EEA student who will be 23 years of age on the 1st of January of the proposed year of entry to NCAD.
Mature Applications: Studio Programmes
As a mature student you should apply in the same way and at the same time as any other applicant. You will be informed of the outcome of your portfolio submission at the same time as other applicants. Mature students who do not meet the minimum academic entry requirements should include with their CAO application information on previous learning and/or any relevant work or other experience that might support your application. Please send any supporting documentation such as transcripts or CVs to the CAO marked clearly with your CAO number. Mature students who achieve a sufficient portfolio score to warrant an offer but who do not otherwise meet minimum academic entry requirements will have an opportunity to matriculate on the basis of mature years. These applications will be reviewed based on information and documentation submitted to the CAO and you may be invited to attend for interview.
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Entry 2024 - Restricted Course
Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2024 at 5pm
Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2024 at 5pm
Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.
Restricted Courses
Applying for a restricted course – you must have applied to CAO by 1 February 2024 at 5pm if you wish to apply for a restricted course. The restricted course must be included on your course choices list by that date, or added to your application using the facility to amend course choices (for a fee of €10) before 1 March at 5pm.
Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, for example, the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment. Restricted courses are identified in the handbook by the words “(Restricted - see page 3)" on the same line as the restricted course’s title. Please make sure to acquaint yourself with the additional requirements, if any, of the restricted course(s) that you have applied for and go to page 24 of the 2024 CAO Handbook for more information about interviews and assessments.
Exception: If a restricted course shares the exact same assessment procedures with a course you had applied for by 1 February 2024, you may be permitted to introduce it on a Change of Mind. You should consult with the relevant HEI before introducing such a course.
Mature Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2024 at 5pm, and include course choices by that date or add them using the facility to amend course choices (for a fee of €10) before 1 March at 5pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature
Supplementary Admission Routes
Applying for DARE and/or HEAR – to be considered for DARE and/or HEAR, applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1 February 2024 at 5pm. To apply to DARE, you must answer YES to Question 1 ('Do you wish to be considered for DARE?) on Section A of the fully completed Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by 5pm on 1 March 2024.
To apply to HEAR, you must indicate on your CAO application that you wish to apply for HEAR and fully and correctly complete all elements of the online HEAR form by 5pm on 1 March 2024.
Supporting documents for DARE and/or HEAR applicants must be sent to CAO offices before 15 March 2024 at 5pm
Year 1
In Year 1, your course of study will be largely focused on the development of your capacities in Fine Art or Design. In semester 1, this will involve focusing on interdisciplinary Art and Design research, observation and analysis. As part of your education professional practice in semester 1 you will be introduced to theoretical aspects of education studies such as inclusion, differentiation and sociology and philosophy of education. In semester 2 will undertake preparation for a short placement in a primary school for one day a week for four weeks. At the end of semester 2 you will prepare for a special educational needs placement which takes place at the start Year 2. If you choose to study Education and Design, during semester 2 you will work on a project in collaboration with students from across the areas in the Design School in the first half of the semester, and then spend the second half of the semester developing work and skills that are relevant to your particular design specialism. If you choose to study Education and Fine Art, during semester 2 you will undertake 6 weeks of workshops spent in two different pathways chosen from Ceramics and Glass, Media, Painting, Print, Sculpture and Expanded Practice, and Textile Art and Artefact. In the second half of the semester, you will work in a particular pathway exploring different kinds of approaches, materials and processes and new skills that are part of the language of contemporary art.
Year 2
In Year 2 you will continue to follow the degree programme you have chosen in Fine Art or Design but you will also follow certain modules that will introduce you to aspects of education and begin to prepare you for teaching in various settings. Semester 1 will include a two-week placement in a Special Educational Needs setting. Semester 2 will involve a short placement in a second-level school for one day per week.
Years 3 & 4
Third and fourth year are split between studio practice and school placement, with a focus on the integration of your role as a teacher in the second level classroom with that of the artist or designer developing an art or design practice in the studio. You will have two extended five week placements in a second-level school where you will be supported in learning the role and functions of a teacher. There will be some college-based work as well, providing you with a theoretical base for your teaching. In fourth year you will re-focus on your studio practice in Fine Art or Design, and will bring your studies to a conclusion with your final end-of-year exhibition of work.
How will I be assessed?
Assessment throughout the course, in both your studio practice and in education studies, will be on a continuous basis, usually taking place over each semester (half-year). Formal assessment results will be issued at the end o each academic year. Modes of assessment will include practical and written assignments, supervision of school placements, oral and visual presentations, and some written examinations.
Degree awarded :
BA Design & Education
BA Fine Art & Education
Admissions Office,
National College of Art & Design
100 Thomas Street
Dublin D08 K521
Ireland
Tel: 353 (0)1 636 4200
admissions@ncad.ie