Arts and Engagement

Overview

This Masters programme builds on a number of existing Special Purpose Awards all centred on learning through expressive meaning-making: Arts-based Facilitation Training, Creativity and Change-making, Arts and Wellbeing, Eco Arts and Art Therapy. These programmes educate through and activate different modes of communication and promote learning through experiential and reflective practice.

Participants on the Masters will develop an understanding of the role of the arts within learning and engagement and will develop the skills to apply this to a range of contexts. Core modules over the two-year programme relate to theories of arts engagement; group theory; research methods in the arts; and engagement through materiality and metaphor. Through research, reflection, group and practical work, participants will explore different ways of learning, socially engaged arts practices, contemporary methodologies when working with groups, investigating the personal/societal transformational power of the arts.

Through elective modules in year one, opportunities will be provided to broaden skill sets through Eco-Arts Practice, or Art Therapy. In the second year, opportunity will be given for students to develop their ongoing arts practice informed by, and in relation to, one of two strands of engagement – Arts & Wellbeing or Global Citizenship (Creativity and Change).

Course Delivery

Location: 46 Grand Parade, Cork

Part-time. 2 academic years, 4 Semesters. The core modules of the course will run part-time, one day a week over two years. Electives are timetabled in short blocks – days depending on chosen elective. Successful applicants who have completed the Certificate in Principles of Art Therapy or Certificate in Eco Arts Practice can chose to be exempted from the year one elective and those who have completed the Certificate in Arts and Wellbeing or Certificate in Creativity and Change can chose to be exempted from the year two elective.

Award

Master of Arts in Arts and Engagement (Level 9, 90 ECTS credits on the National Qualification of Ireland).

What will I study?

MTU Crawford College of Art & Design Postgraduate & Special Purpose Award Programmes Webinar for the Department of Arts in Health & Education

Live streamed on 1st December 2023

Entry Requirements

The MA in Arts & Engagement welcomes applicants from a range of backgrounds who are interested in

• Developing their own arts practice in relation to others
• Developing arts-based processes to incorporate into existing work place
• Developing arts engagement facilitation skills

Applicants normally require

• An Honours degree, or equivalent, in Visual Art/Theatre/ Music or a relevant area, with a minimum of an Honours 2.2 (or equivalent) are eligible to apply for the programme. Where graduate qualifications are not in the Visual Arts, for example, Community Development, Social Work or Teaching, evidence of a developing body of current and recent art work is essential
• In certain circumstances mature applicants with professional experience will be considered for eligibility through recognition of prior and experiential learning.

What is RPL?

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is when formal recognition is given for what you already know prior to starting on a programme or module. With recognition of prior learning the focus is on learning and not on experience as such. You can apply for RPL in any MTU accredited programme or module. Programmes which are accredited by professional bodies or any external awarding bodies may have their own procedures for RPL which you should refer to.

Fees

€6,000

Please note that applicants will be required to pay an acceptance fee of €500 online if a place on a course is offered. This fee is deductible from the overall course fee. 

Note: You will not be charged for applying for the programme by clicking the 'apply now' button, you are only asked to pay an acceptance fee if a place is offered to you, and you wish to accept it.