Art & Ecology

MFA students will also propose and implement an achievable, interdisciplinary collaborative project that engages with ecological/environmental concerns in the Burren or on a global scale.



Studio research provides for the development of artistic practice alongside students in the MFA/MA Studio Art. These modules provide for studio-based investigation and experimentation leading to the production of a substantial body of work. Theory and Art and Ecology engages with historical and contemporary discourses informing arts practice and ecological issues. In the first year an Introduction to Ecosystem Science provides an understanding of the operation of ecosystems through lectures and first-hand experience of the Burren. This is extended in Ecology and Sustainability in the Burren, which examines the stewardship of the area as a microcosm of environmental and ecological issues. Professional Studies modules are taken with the MFA/MA Studio Art students and focus on the development of professional skills necessary to survive and thrive as an artist.



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Year 1 (90 Credits)

Required EN529: Dissertation

Required EN6116: Writing and Research

Optional EN601: Writing Workshop: Poetry

Optional FR6101: Language, Gender and Power

Optional EN527: Literature Of North America

Optional FM6101: Ireland on Screen

Optional EN672: Environmental Literature: Nature and Narration

Optional EN6125: WB Yeats and the Cultural Revolution

Optional EN6143: Media for Social Change

Optional FM6119: Film, Politics, and Colonialism

Optional EN547: Literature And Colonialism

Optional EN6141: SERVICE LEARNING: LITERARY STUDIES IN THE COMMUNITY

Optional EN671: Literature for Children and Young Adults in the 21st Century

Optional EN573: Travel Literature

1 year (3 semesters), full-time (MA)

2 years (4 semesters), full-time (MFA)

1 year (2 semesters), full-time (Post Baccalaureate HDip)

Next start date: September 2026

Career Opportunities

Graduate artists find work in related fields, such as art curating, gallery administration and art education. The knowledge, skills and understanding developed in this programme are transferable to a wide variety of applications, depending on the individual graduate.