MA Design History and Material Culture

at National College of Art and Design

Alongside interacting formally and informally with studio staff and students in other departments at NCAD, MA DHMC students benefit from external engagement arising from partnerships and joint initiatives. Collaborative projects and modules have been organised in conjunction with the National Museum of Ireland, the National Library of Ireland, UCD School of Art History and Cultural Policy, NUI Maynooth Department of Anthropology and others.
 

Students benefit from close relationships with artists, designers and commentators, together with curators and archivists in museums and archives, including the National Museum of Ireland.
 

As well as having access to the National Irish Visual Arts Library (at NCAD) and the NCAD library, the most extensive collection of art and design books and journals in Ireland, students have access to Trinity College Library and all libraries and collections which are part of the ALCID network.
 

Collaborative projects in 2022-23: National Museum and Dublin Port

In the academic year 2022-2023, students on the MA will be involved in two new collaborative projects. The first will be with the National Museum of Ireland, and involves researching material that form part of the museum’s new Twentieth Century History of Ireland galleries. Through this, students will learn about the importance of material culture in many of the most important events and movements in modern Irish history.
 

The second collaboration is with Dublin Port, and involves students researching the life of the port area. In attending to the historic, contemporary and future use and meaning of this specific place, themes including infrastructure, the global circulation of goods, design, environmentalism and architecture will be explored.

The programme is open to graduates with an honours degree award of 2.2 or higher, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification in a relevant discipline. The College also takes into consideration prior learning and experience.
 

English language requirements:
 

• Students who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the Academic Version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.

NON EU/International Fees
 

• €13,500

Graduates of the course have careers across a range of sectors including:
 

• curating

• academia

• journalism

• heritage

• research

• design consultancy

• art practice

• theatre

• film.