Certificate in Music and Dance

NFQ Level 6
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Duration
1 Year
Subject area
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Course Director
Dr. Róisín Ní Ghallóglaigh
Email
roisin.nighalloglaigh@ul.ie
Tel
+353-61-202465
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Tel
+353 (0)61 233755
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Course Overview

  • Students will cover 10 modules in a 1 year, full-time programme of  lectures, seminars, workshops, and master classes.
  • Learners will develop skills in music and dance – any genre is welcome.

This qualification not only enhances performance skills, but also opens doors to further study.

  • Pathway into certain degree programmes – in the first instance, successful completion of the course to the required standard will enable students to be considered for a place in second year of the full-time undergraduate programmes at the Irish World Academy, University of Limerick.
  • Criteria for progression will be based on a number of places available as well as relevance of performance and academic achievement on the Certificate.
  • The Certificate will provide training in music literacy, group playing and arrangement, song and dance, enabling the students to work in a variety of educational contexts, both solo and group.
  • Dancers will experience ensemble, choreography work and movement awareness.
  • This programme will develop academic, literacy and presentation skills, important for a wide range of careers.
  • The Certificate will develop students’ current performance abilities and encourage the development of new performance skills including keyboard and composition, leading to the possibility of careers as performers.
  • Opportunities in Arts administration and media are a potential career path for students

Delivered by the Irish World Academy at UL, the Certificate in Music & Dance is an alternative route into Year 2 of the following courses:

What you will study

 

  • Students will cover 10 modules in a 1 year, full-time programme of  lectures, seminars, workshops, and master classes.
  • Learners will develop skills in music and dance – any genre is welcome.

This qualification not only enhances performance skills, but also opens doors to further study.

  • Pathway into certain degree programmes – in the first instance, successful completion of the course to the required standard will enable students to be considered for a place in second year of the full-time undergraduate programmes at the Irish World Academy, University of Limerick.
  • Criteria for progression will be based on a number of places available as well as relevance of performance and academic achievement on the Certificate.
  • The Certificate will provide training in music literacy, group playing and arrangement, song and dance, enabling the students to work in a variety of educational contexts, both solo and group.
  • Dancers will experience ensemble, choreography work and movement awareness.
  • This programme will develop academic, literacy and presentation skills, important for a wide range of careers.
  • The Certificate will develop students’ current performance abilities and encourage the development of new performance skills including keyboard and composition, leading to the possibility of careers as performers.
  • Opportunities in Arts administration and media are a potential career path for students

 

Entry requirements

CAO points history
N/A
Additional considerations

An interview/audition is arranged for each applicant. This must be passed in order to gain entry onto the course.

Please see Irish World Academy Certificate in Music & Dance webpage for entry requirements.

Access and Eligibility

Those applying to study on the Certificate in Music and Dance must do so directly to the University, not through the CAO. Contact admissions (admissions@ul.ie).

Music and / or dance experience in at least one area is required.

Successful applicants will have successfully conducted an interview, audition and a written assignment.

The written assignment will consist of a 800 to 1200 word essay accounting for the applicants artistic practice to date, their motivations for applying to undertake the Certificate and their expectations of the programme.

In the audition the students may be given an aural test where they will be asked to write about a recorded piece of music or dance shown to them.
Non-EU Entry Requirements

How to apply

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Fees and funding

Student course fees are broken into three components - Student contribution, Student Levy and Tuition Fees.

A number of illustrative examples of fees for this course based on the current fee levels have been set out in the tables below.

An explanation of the components, how to determine status and the criteria involved is provided below the examples as is a list of possible scholarships and funding available.

EU Students with Free fees status in receipt of a SUSI grant

HEA pays Tuition Fees €0
SUSI pays Student contribution €3,000
Student pays Student Levy €100
€3,100

EU Students with Free fees status not in receipt of a grant

HEA pays Tuition Fees €0
Student pays Student contribution €3,000
Student pays Student Levy €100
€3,100

Students with EU fee status not in receipt of a grant

Student pays Tuition Fees €0
Student pays Student contribution €3,000
Student pays Student Levy €100
€3,100

Non-EU Students

Student pays Tuition Fees €17,000
Student pays Student Levy €100
€17,100

Student course fees are comprised of the following components:

Student Contribution

Annual charge set by the government for all full-time third level students. All students are liable unless they have been approved for a grant by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Please refer to https://www.studentfinance.ie to determine your eligibility for a grant and for instructions on how to apply. The current student contribution is set at €3000.

Student Levy

All students are liable to pay the Student Levy of €100. Please note the Student Levy is not covered by the SUSI Grant.

Tuition Fees

These are based on Residency, Citizenship, Course requirements.

Review the three groups of criteria to determine your fee status as follows

  1. Residency
    • You must have been living in an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland for at least 3 of the 5 years before starting your course
  2. Citizenship
    • You must be a citizen of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland or have official refugee status
  3. Course Requirements (all must be met)
    • You must be a first time full-time undergraduate (Exceptions are provided for students who hold a Level 6 or Level 7 qualification and are progressing to a Level 8 course in the same general area of study).
    • You must be undertaking a full-time undergraduate course of at least 2 year’s duration
    • You cannot be undertaking a repeat year of study at the same level unless evidence of exceptional circumstances eg serious illness is provided (in which case this condition may be waived)

Depending on how you meet these criteria your status will be one of the following -

  • Free Fee Status: You satisfy all three categories (1, 2 and 3) and therefore are eligible for the Higher Education Authority’s Free Fees scheme.
  • EU Fee Status: You satisfy both the citizenship and residency criteria but fail to satisfy the course requirements and are liable to EU fees.
  • Non EU Fee Status: You do not meet either the citizenship or residency criteria and are therefore liable to Non EU fees.

More information about fees can be found on the Finance website

These scholarships are available for all courses