Bachelor Of Arts (honours) In Contemporary Art in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland

Bachelor Of Arts (honours) In Contemporary Art in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

This honours degree course introduces you to ideas, skills and creative traditions underpinning contemporary art practices.

It appeals to those seeking to explore and engage with the contemporary visual world through innovative and challenging ways.

It fosters your visual curiosity and professionalism through specialist and multi-disciplinary approaches to art-making.

Opportunities exist to study ceramics, digital media, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture through 2D and 3D.

These pathways are combined with art history, critical theory and professional development as a means to root the visual traditions of thought and critical inquiry with an awareness of professional working contexts of the visual art fields.

This inter-disciplinary approach develops specialist knowledge and a range of transferable skills. These enable successful graduates to explore the possibilities of the cultural sector in ambitious, innovative and enterprising ways.

Career Opportunities

Following completion of this programme graduates will have many career opportunities including:

• Artist
• Art educator/teacher
• Freelance design professional
• Art and design media roles including bloggers and cultural commentators
• Art writers and critics
• Art photographer
• Master printer
• Arts administrator
• Public Artist
• Community arts practitioner
• Museum and gallery assistant
• Informal educational roles within community and cultural institutions
• Exhibition tour guide
• Media researcher

Post-graduate Studies: 

Level 9 programmes are currently being developed in CCAM. 

In addition, graduates will be eligible to apply for a range of cognate postgraduate courses (at Level 9) in other Irish and overseas institutions.