Background:

Dundalk Institute of Technology (www.dkit.ie) is situated half-way between Dublin and Belfast.

The School of Informatics & Creative Arts is one of the four Schools in the college and is home to the Department of Creative Arts, Media and Music.

The Department of Creative Arts, Media and Music at DkIT is a cultivator of creativity and thought, where lecturers and students actively engage with new technologies. Operating on the principle of mutual support and respect, we challenge convention, foster collaboration, and educate the next generation.

The Department is based in the world-class facilities of the Carroll building on the DkIT campus, equipped with a full HD TV Studio, a HD screening room with Dolby Surround Sound and editing labs & suites. See https://www.dkit.ie/creative-arts-media-music/resources-facilities for more details on these facilities.

DkIT is also an Avid Educational partner & students can choose to sit the Avid & Pro-Tools user certification exams while undertaking their programme.

The Department of Creative Arts Media and Music offers the following programmes in the creative media area along with music programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level:

BA (Hons) in Film & Television Production
– 4-year Level 8 - www.dkit.ie/filmtv
Delivered by highly respected professionals, using industry-standard equipment, this four-year honours degree is practically based, designed specifically to prepare you for the workplace and to advance your skills to the highest level. The course is over 60% practical and allows students to specialise in areas such as TV Studio Production, Documentary Film Production and Drama Production for Film and Television. It also includes an industry work placement in Year 3. Modules include Cinematography, 35mm Film, Post Production, Location Sound, Screenwriting, Production Studies, Sound Design, Pre Visualisation, Film Studies, TV Studio and Short Film Projects. Based in the state of the art Carroll building on the DKIT Campus, students undertaking this course have a unique opportunity to create ambitious and outstanding work. Previous work by students has won Royal Television Society Awards and screened at a wide variety of film festivals both nationally and internationally. Over 90% of students are in work after graduating. According to Hollywood Film Director, John Moore ‘DKIT is important beyond words for future filmmakers in the region.’

BA (Hons) in Creative Media and BA in Creative Media
– 4-year Level 8 & 3-year Level 7- www.dkit.ie/cmedia
The aim of the level 8 and level 7 programmes is to produce Creative Media professionals with the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies to work within the varied Creative Media Industries in Ireland and abroad. Part of the nature of these Industries is that they are dynamic and innovative; on practical and technical fronts there are continuing updates to terminologies and technologies. The programme merges practical experience in existing and emergent creative media and digital platforms with a user-centered and industry aware approach to design and this balance will offer students the opportunity to develop a combination of professional and creative skills and equips them for the rapidly changing industrial environment. By balancing content creation alongside teamwork and entrepreneurial skills, these courses equip students to pursue graduate level positions across divergent sectors in the creative media industry. The programme's unique selling point is that it is an undergraduate degree that will create graduates who are idea-driven content designers competent in communicating through a variety of mediums and who have had the space to test out media theories through practical work.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communications in Creative Multimedia
- 1-year add-on Level 8 – www.dkit.ie/multimediahons
This course is designed to allow graduates of the former Level 7 Communications in Creative Multimedia (and other similar programmes elsewhere) the opportunity to progress to a related Level 8 BA within the Dundalk Institute of Technology. In addition, we welcome applications from Industry Professionals who may not have a prior Level 7 degree but can be assessed through our Recognition of Prior Learning policy for possible entry.

BA (Hons) in Audio & Music Production/BA in Audio & Music Production

- 4-year Level 7 and 3-year Level 7 - https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-informatics-and-creative-arts/creative-arts-media-and-music/ba-(hons)-in-audio-and-music-production.html

The aim of this programme is to produce Audio Industry professionals, with a skill set that allows them to compete in a variety of industry roles across location sound, sound engineering, music production and sound for film, television, and games. The programme is skills-focused and delivered by industry professionals and a highly qualified teaching staff with both industry and academic accreditation. Opportunities for work placement, study abroad and collaboration with other programmes are provided and you will be working with industry-standard equipment and software. This programme offers a unique opportunity to develop a range of audio and music production related skills with many graduates already excelling in the industry.

Masters by Research and Ph.D. by Research
- 2-4 years - www.dkit.ie/programmes/masters-research-creative-media
We would like to hear from interested industry professionals and recent third-level graduates who wish to pursue a Masters or PhD by Research in the Creative Media area, which can include a practice-based and/or a traditional research project. In order to enrol, a prospective student would submit a proposal for a research topic with which they would wish to engage and they will have regular meetings with their supervisory team and agree key deadlines for deliverables. Current postgraduate students are undertaking research in a broad range of areas including film studies, gender studies, identity studies, interactive video-games as educational tools and augmented and virtual reality.

BA in Theatre & Film Practice
This programme will provide a solid grounding in the practical application of both theatre and film production skills, a mix of which are currently unavailable to prospective students on the island of Ireland at this level, along with key acting skills and a theoretical foundation. The BA in Theatre and Film Practice will diversify the skills of potential performing arts students by allowing them to develop not only skills in voice, acting and movement, but also in film studies and film production & post-production. Uniquely, this programme will also allow students the opportunity to gain core skills in technical theatre practice, including set design and construction, sound and lighting design, costume design and stage management. They will also practice promotion, administration and management skills in their third year projects.