Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (), more commonly known as IADT Dún Laoghaire or simply IADT is an
institute of technology
An institute of technology (also referred to as technological university, technical university, university of technology, polytechnic university) is an institution of tertiary education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science ...
with a focus on art and design located in
Deansgrange near
Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire ( , ) is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The town was built up alongside a small existing settlement following 1816 legislation th ...
, Ireland. It was established in 1997 and incorporated the former Dún Laoghaire College of Art and Design as its School of Creative Arts.
Academic work
Approach
The institution has an emphasis on
creative arts
The arts or creative arts are a vast range of human practices involving creative expression, storytelling, and cultural participation. The arts encompass diverse and plural modes of thought, deeds, and existence in an extensive range of me ...
and
media
Media may refer to:
Communication
* Means of communication, tools and channels used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Interactive media, media that is inter ...
with the National Film School (NFS) located on campus. The college offers programmes in
entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones.
An entrepreneu ...
, arts and humanities, business, arts management,
psychology
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/
cyberpsychology, computing and
digital media
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technology.
Emphasis is placed on the convergence of the arts, technology and enterprise. A flagship campus incubation centre called Media Cube supports the graduate enterprise development programme and accommodates start-up business in the media and digital media sectors.
Organisation
IADT has two
faculties:
*Faculty of Film, Art and Creative Technologies
*Faculty of Enterprise and Humanities.
Faculty of Film, Art and Creative Technologies
Courses include:
*BSc (Honours) in Creative Media Technologies
eplacing the BEng in Audio Visual Media Technology*BSc (Honours) in
Creative Computing
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eplacing the BSc in Computing in Multimedia Programming and BSc (Honours) in Computing Multimedia Systems/ Web Engineering*BSc (Honours) in Applied Psychology
*BA (Honours) in Design in Model Making for Film and Media
*BA (Honours) in Design for Stage and Screen
*BA (Honours) in Animation
*BA (Honours) in Film & Television Production
*BA (Honours) in Photography
*BA (Honours) in Design in Visual Communications
*BA (Honours) in Art
*BA (Honours) in 3D Animation
*MSc in User Experience Design
*MSc in
Cyberpsychology
*MA in Screenwriting
*MA in art, Research and Collaboration
*MA in Broadcast Production for Radio and Television
=National Film School
=
The National Film School is part of the Faculty of Film, Art and Creative Technologies. It was launched in 2003. It acts as a "centre of excellence" for film, animation, broadcasting and digital media. The School offers the only BA Honours in Film and Television Production in the country, although the Huston School in Galway, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and
Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin do offer diplomas in film-related studies.
Notable visiting lecturers include
Jim Sheridan
Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish people, Irish playwright and filmmaker. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed three critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, ''My Left Foot'' (1989), ''The Field (1990 film), The Field'' (19 ...
,
Oliver Stone
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,
John Boorman,
Neil Jordan
Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish filmmaker and writer. He first achieved recognition for his short story collection, ''Night in Tunisia (short story collection), Night in Tunisia,'' which won the Guardian Fiction Prize in ...
,
Stephen Frears
Sir Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters. He has received numerous a ...
,
Stephen Rea and
John Landis
John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing comedy films such as ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1977), ''Animal House, National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978), The Blues Brothers (f ...
.
Faculty of Enterprise and Humanities
Formerly the School of Business and Humanities, the Faculty of Enterprise and Humanities focuses on the knowledge, media and entertainment sectors.
Courses include:
*BA (Honours) in English, Media and Cultural Studies
*BA (Honours) in Business Studies and Arts Management
*Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Entrepreneurship & Management
*Bachelor of Business in Entrepreneurship
*Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Entrepreneurship
*Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Event Management
*MA Public Culture Studies
Campus
The institute is located on Kill Avenue, about two kilometres west of Dún Laoghaire, close to Bakers Corner and Deansgrange. It is served by several bus routes. The former Dún Laoghaire College of Art and Design (now part of the Faculty of Film, Art and Creative Technologies at IADT) moved to the campus in the early 1980s. This move facilitated an expansion of facilities and led to the creation of IADT in 1997. The college had strong ties with artist
Diarmuid Larkin and his sons Seán and Derek who later worked there.
The college has developed amenities such as the Media Cube for enterprise projects and
SMEs in the technology sector and is expanding its campus to incorporate further departments and students. Sports facilities such as a full sized all weather floodlight soccer pitch have been added in recent years.
Campus history
The institute's site was a
Christian Brothers home,
Carriglea Park Industrial School, from 1894 to 1954.
Prior to being bought by the Christian Brothers, Carriglea was a Georgian residence owned by the Goff Family. The Reverend Robert Goff purchased the estate in 1826 for use as his principal residence. The Reverend Goff died in 1844 and the estate passed to his wife and family. Both the Reverend Robert Goff and his wife are interred in the church in Monkstown. IADT has a collection of diaries written by the Reverend Goff from the late 18th Century until his death.
Facilities
*Library
*Computer labs
*Outdoor
AstroTurf
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pitches
*Car parking (pay & display)
*The Chapel (Student Union area)
*Canteen
*Cafes:
Warbler and Wren
Student projects
Some student projects in IADT Dun Loaghaire have achieved acclaim such as a project by Gobias productions, a group of five students from IADT. The students developed a student film called, "On the cutting room floor." They went on to win all the judges categories in the student film competition at the Dare2Bdrinkaware awards ceremony. The award ceremony is for third level students in Ireland and is organised by the
Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA).
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Clubs and societies
The college is also home to many clubs and societies including, the surfing, golf, soccer, LGBT, enterprise and music society.
See also
*Education in the Republic of Ireland
Education in the Republic of Ireland is a primary, secondary and higher (often known as "third-level" or tertiary) education. In recent years, further education has grown immensely, with 51% of working age adults having completed higher edu ...
*Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland
Third-level education in Ireland includes all education after second-level, encompassing higher education in universities and colleges and further education on Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) and other courses.
The degree-awarding institutio ...
References
External links
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology official site
IADT's Student Union website
IADT's Centre for Creative Technologies and Applications (CCTA)
The Media Cube website
The FIS (Film in Schools) website
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