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A PhD seminar at NCAD where researchers discuss their work with peers (2005)

A group of MFA students responding to an exhibition of postgraduate work in the Digital Hub (2006)

A group of MA Art in the Contemporary World students attend a seminar by artist Jay Koh (2006)

Research at NCAD

As Ireland’s independent college for art and design since 1746, a key part of NCAD’s role is to promote a wider understanding of the value and meaning of research in, through, and about art and design.

Art and design have a crucial contribution to make to the cultural and intellectual enrichment of Ireland, and to Ireland’s capacity to create a sustainable knowledge based economy and society. The research in, through and about art and design at NCAD is oriented towards the real worlds of art and design practice – focused upon disciplinary excellence, relevance to contemporary art and design contexts, engagement with industry and diverse communities, and upon informing art, design and education policy.

The practitioners, educationalists and researchers of distinction who make up the NCAD community are engaged in research into all aspects of art and design, including practice, education, history, criticism and theory. Current research priorities within the College, reflecting clusters of expertise in research and practice include:

• user-centred design practice
• creative and critical pedagogies
• participatory culture
• modern Irish design history and material culture
• contemporary art and philosophy

Postgraduate Prospectus

The 2010-2011 Postgraduate prospectus is now available to download:

Download: NCAD Postgraduate Prospectus 2010-2011 - (PDF 2.1 MB)

NCAD Postgraduate Yearbook 2010

The 2010 NCAD Postgraduate Yearbook which documents the increasingly vibrant NCAD research community, including both postgraduate students and staff is now available online.

The yearbook is both a record of the graduating cohort of 2010 and a marker for the ambition of NCAD to be a national and international leader in the feld of research in art and design, and in articulating their role in social space

Click here to read the Postgraduate yearbook online

Click here to download the Postgraduate Yearbook (PDF 3.5MB)

 

Closing Dates

Click here for all postgraduate closing dates.

 

Contact

If you have specific questions about postgraduate applications please contact the Admissions Office at:

• Phone: 353 (0)1 6364200
• Fax: 353 (0)1 6364207
• E-mail: fios@ncad.ie

Office Hours 9:30-12:45 and 14:00-17:00.

[The Admissions Office is closed to the public on Friday afternoons.]

If you have more general questions about postgraduate study at NCAD please contact: postgraduate@ncad.ie