Full-time course duration:

4 years (8 semesters)

Admission Requirements:

This is a 'restricted access' course which means that you must undergo an assessment day in the  CIT Cork School of Music, Union Quay, Cork. We will assign a points score out of a maximum of 600 on the basis of this assessment.  This is then added to your Leaving Cert points score and the CAO then use the resulting total out of 1200 to rank all eligible candidates and offer places on the course.

The Assessment Exam will provisionally take place at the CIT Cork School of Music from Thursday to Saturday, 18th - 20th April, 2013.

For the practical assessment, candidates will prepare a three-to-four minute monologue from a published play of their choice. Individual auditions/interviews will also include the performance of a short, previously unseen text given on the day. Each candidate will also take part in a 45-minute group drama workshop and complete a brief written exercise on an unprepared theatre topic.

Further details and an assessment information pack are available from csminfo@cit.ie

Work Placement

In the second semester of third year, each student will have a supervised work placement in an appropriate professional environment.

Leaving Cert Subjects:

Helpful subject is English.

Department(s)

CIT Cork School of Music

This honours degree course centres on theatre performance training, with supporting modules to facilitate wider career options.

The course aims to produce artists that are physically and vocally flexible and intellectually alive and curious. Alongside core disciplines of voice, movement and acting studies, you will develop a range of creative and practical techniques and transferable skills that will encourage you to be an independent thinking and motivated artist, an articulate and reflective practitioner equipped to succeed in a competitive profession.

Where timetables and resources permit, you may have the choice of studying a module of your own choice. This gives you access to a wide range of electives from other disciplines, such as Music, Fine Art, Mathematics or Sciences. The synergy with the Music Degree offers particular opportunities for musical theatre specialists.

Work Experience

In the second semester of third year, each student will have a supervised work placement in an appropriate professional environment.

Capstone Module: In the fourth and final year, each student works on an integrated production for a ten-credit block from their total. As the emphasis throughout the course is on performance, this allows an involvement at a professional level as a theatre practitioner  as the culmination of the four years' work.

Erasmus Study Abroad

In third year, students may avail of the Erasmus Scheme to study abroad in a partner institution.

Further studies

Graduates will be able to pursue any level 9 course for which a drama degree is relevant and recognised – including post-graduate education courses