About the Department

The Department of Creative & Performing Arts was established in September 2006.  It offers undergraduate courses in Visual Art, Graphic Design and Music, as described below.

In addition, it offers opportunities for postgraduate research in Visual Art, Graphic Design, Music and Contemporary Irish Theatre.

September 2008 saw the first intake of students on the new taught Masters in Arts & Heritage Management, and Dr Peter Jordan, Senior Lecturer in Art History, and Research Convenor of the Department, is leading the development of a taught Masters in Healing Arts, with a target commencement date of September 2009.

Art

WIT offers students a unique opportunity to study art through a course with a strong contemporary basis. They are encouraged to take a broad view of the role of the artist in today's society, and themes studied include Art in relation to: Environment, Technology, Performance and Society.

Graphic Design

The Graphic Design Department aim is to produce graduates for the various areas of graphic design. The Design Department covers studio practice, design history, marking, and visual culture. Covering lectures/topics in photography, illustration, lettering & calligraphy, colour theory, computer graphics, 3D studies, design history, AppleMac Technology and software, branding & advertising, marketing, packaging design, poster, magazine & brochures design along with identity design. The course culminates in the Degree Show, an exhibition of the student's work, which is open to the public

Music

The BA Music degree offers students a chance to specialise in classical, Irish traditional or jazz and popular music. The course combines performance and academic studies while the annual New Music Week provides a focus for a range of composition activities ranging from student work to that of internationally established composers. Music Technology is also an important component of the course