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12 Master's degrees in Visual Arts in Ireland

Art and Ecology
The Art and Ecology programme at University of Galway provides an immersive education in the development of professional practice as an ecologically oriented artist while the one-year MA provides a masters-level education in art appropriate for a diverse range of applications.
Art and Ecology
The Art and Ecology programme at Burren College of Art was launched in 2013 as the first postgraduate degree in this field in Europe. This highly prescient and innovative programme is an interdisciplinary, research-based programme designed for students who wish to develop an ecologically focused artistic practice.

Creative Practice
At the Creative Practice programme at the Atlantic Technological University the magic happens where disciplines meet. Writers, performers, designers, artists, and architects collaborate, challenge, and inspire each other, forging bold new creative directions.
Studio Art
The Studio Art programme at Burren College of Art provides an immersive education in the development of professional practice as an artist. As an MFA graduate you will produce a final exhibition, the quality of which will show that you have gained the knowledge and skills necessary to survive and thrive as a practicing artist.

Global Gallery Studies
The Global Gallery Studies course at University College Cork is a unique two-year part-time MA that prepares you for a career in the gallery sector and fine arts institutions in Ireland and internationally.
Education (Art and Design)
Education (Art and Design) from Munster Technological University leads to a professional qualification as post-primary teacher of Art and Design. It is recognised and accredited by the Teaching Council of Ireland for the purpose of registration as a post-primary teacher of Art and Design in Ireland and the EU. The programme integrates three strands of study.

Studio Art
Studio Art programme at University of Galway is designed to educate artists to a level appropriate to professional practice or progression to doctoral studies.
Education Studies (Visual Arts)
The Master in Education Studies (Visual Arts) at the Marino Institute of Education is an innovative course designed to enable participants to establish, enhance or critically evaluate imaginative and innovative practices in a variety of visual arts in education contexts with increased connoisseurship, confidence and creativity.

Arts Management and Creative Producing
The Arts Management and Creative Producing degree delivered by the University College Cork will provide you with training in arts leadership and management as well as offering essential practical skills in event organisation across a range of art forms, including amongst others, theatre, music, film, dance, literature, visual, and performance art.
Arts and Engagement
The Arts and Engagement course at Munster Technological University will run part-time, one day a week over two years. Electives are timetabled in 2-day blocks once a month. Successful applicants who have completed the Certificate in Principles of Art Therapy can chose to be exempted from the year one elective.
Art and Process
The Master of Arts in Art and Process at Munster Technological University is a dynamic programme designed for those wishing to deepen their artistic practice. This full-time course spans 1.5 years, comprising three semesters, and offers a unique blend of theoretical and practical learning experiences tailored for aspiring artists.
Digital Arts and Intermedia Practices
Digital Arts and Intermedia Practices is offered by Trinity College Dublin. In the new M.Phil. in Digital Arts and Intermedia Practices, students critically engage with emergent digital technologies and infrastructures through artistic research and practice.