Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

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Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), (Irish: Institiúid Ealaíon, Dearadh agus Teicneolaíochta Dún Laoghaire) is located at Dún Laoghaire, Ireland and was created in the 1960s as an arts school of Dún Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee. The institution became a Regional Technical College in 1997 as the Dún Laoghaire College of Art and Design and accepted its current name in 1998.

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The institution has a particularly strong emphasis on arts with the National Film School (NFS) residing on campus. The college also has an emphasis on media and visual arts, and offers courses in commerce and technology.

The college is made-up of three schools (i.e. faculties):

  • School of Business and Humanities
  • School of Creative Arts
  • School of Creative Technologies.

[edit] National Film School

The National Film School offers the only BA Honours in Film and Television Production in the country, although the Huston School in Galway and Ballyfermot College of FE in Dublin do offer diplomas in film related studies. The National Film School is part of The School of Creative Arts and also offers a degrees in Animation, Model Making and Makeup allowing students of different disciplines to work together on projects. Notable visiting lectures over the years include Jim Sheridan, Oliver Stone, Neil Jordan, Stephen Frears, Stephen Rea and John Landis Additional programmes in the School of Creative Arts include Photography, Visual Arts Practice and Visual Communications.

[edit] School of Business and Humanities

Courses Include:

  1. Certificate in General Studies (Foundation Certificate)[1]
  2. BA (Honours) in English, Media and Cultural Studies[2]
  3. BA (Honours) in Business Studies and Arts Management[3]
  4. Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Enterpreneurship[4]
  5. Bachelor of Business in Enterprise[5]
  6. Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Event Management [6]
  7. MA Public Culture Studies [7]


The Business Studies and Arts Management Course has undergone significant change in the past four year.[8]

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