Why Study Music Education at Griffith College?
The Higher Diploma in Arts in Music Education is available on a full or part-time basis over a 1-Year Period, Ireland's only specialised certification in music education qualifications. The programme will allow students to concentrate on developing their skills with a view to progressing on to a music teaching qualification.
Modules are certified under HETAC's Accumulation of Credits and Certification of Subjects Scheme (ACCS).
A range of study options are available including part-time evening study, with the possibility to take the programme in three stages under the QQI ACCS scheme.
Access to performance oriented facilities, including a 600-seater concert hall and an impressively stocked drama library.
Access to fully equipped studios with the latest industry-standard music software for writing, recording, performing, editing, mixing and composing music.
Highly focused and experienced teachers, many of whom are active in the performance arena
The core content of the programme centres around 72 hours of teaching time (3 hours per week), catalogued in the student's Teaching Portfolio.