Postgraduate Studies

Master of Arts, Doctor of Phliosophy

The National College of Art and Design has a major commitment to postgraduate studies and our policy is to achieve a substantial growth in our postgraduate courses and numbers.We offer a range of specialisms and welcome applications from graduates capable of high quality achievement.

Research is a major interest of the Faculty and research degrees have been awarded since 1989. Staff all have research interests and are available for supervision. The areas of expertise are spread across the history of western art and design, with a special emphasis on the history of Irish painting, sculpture and architecture; Irish Romanesque art; 18th century art, architecture and design; the Irish arts and crafts movement in an inter-national context of National Romanticism; 19th century art, including Ireland; the education of artists and designers; material culture since the 18th century; textiles, metals, ceramics, glass, dress, jewellery; contemporary international movements and issues in the fine arts and craft and design; aesthetics and general critical theory.

Applications for the MA and PhD degrees by research are invited from those who are appropriately qualified and who have a research proposal which is within the specialist areas of the Faculty to supervise. Proposals should include a clear statement of aims, scope and originality of the research, the analytical focus, methodology and sources. Applicants should do some preliminary research to define their proposal prior to submitting it formally to the College.

Taught MA programmes in Visual Culture

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