100 Master's degrees in Arts, Design & Architecture in Ireland

Urban Design and Climate Resilience
The Urban Design and Climate Resilience programme from University of Limerick prepares you for the range of professional activities in Urban Design, Sustainability and Climate Resilience. The MSc UDCR programme is situated in The School of Architecture and Product Design and, like the other programmes in the School, the Design Studio is at the core of the teaching methodology.
ReSound European Joint Masters
Discover ReSound, an innovative Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Programme that reimagines the role of sound in culture, society, and the creative industries. This two-year, four-semester journey goes beyond the screen, elevating sound as a fully-fledged discipline and a starting point for exploring its profound connection to image, space, and experience. *This programme is subject to validation*

Redesigning the Post-Industrial City (RePIC)
This Redesigning the Post-Industrial City (RePIC) course delivered by the University College Cork is a two-year, English-taught Master's programme jointly designed and delivered by the UNIC alliance – where the ambition is to build a vibrant knowledge and innovation community committed to the rethinking of more sustainable urban futures.
Music
Music from Munster Technological University will include opportunities to participate in masterclasses with international artists as well as workshops with professionals operating in the international cultural sector.

Professional Master of Education (Art and Design)
This Professional Master of Education (Art and Design) degree course delivered by University College Cork is a new two-year full-time professional teacher education programme offered jointly by UCC's School of Education and the Munster Technological University (MTU) Crawford College of Art & Design (CCAD).

Interaction and Experience Design - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year Interaction and Experience Design - Pre-Master's Programme from OnCampus Ireland at University of Limerick offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.

Irish Traditional Music Performance
The Irish Traditional Music Performance course from the University of Limerick develop as an advanced professional traditional music performer or pursue opportunities in music production, education and the arts

Classical String Performance
The Classical String Performance course from University of Limerick enables you to develop your skills and realise your full potential as a postgraduate string player, ready to embark on a professional career.

Design and Development of Digital Business
The Design and Development of Digital Business course delivered by the University College Cork is a 12-month (full-time) taught master’s degree course. This intensive and innovative course is aimed at creatively minded honours graduates from non-technical backgrounds.

Global Gallery Studies
The Global Gallery Studies course at University College Cork is a unique two-year part-time MA that prepares you for a career in the gallery sector and fine arts institutions in Ireland and internationally.
Education (Art and Design)
Education (Art and Design) from Munster Technological University leads to a professional qualification as post-primary teacher of Art and Design. It is recognised and accredited by the Teaching Council of Ireland for the purpose of registration as a post-primary teacher of Art and Design in Ireland and the EU. The programme integrates three strands of study.
Music and Technology
The Master of Arts in Music and Technology at Munster Technological University is a full-time programme lasting one year. This course offers students the opportunity to specialise in either an MA or MSc pathway, focusing on the integration of music and technology. It is designed to equip learners with essential skills for the evolving creative industries.

Film and Screen Media
The Film and Screen Media degree delivered by the University College Cork combines film studies in theory, analysis, history, and practice, with an emphasis on encouraging students’ academic skills and creativity (in critical writing; filmmaking; film/media journalism; and cultural administration).
Urban Design and Planning
The Urban Design and Planning course at University College Dublin is available to graduates of Architecture, Planning and other professions, such as Landscape Architecture and Engineering, with suitable academic qualifications.
Theatre Directing
The Theatre Directing programme of Trinity College Dublin is the first entirely practiced-based Masters programme of its kind in Ireland. It was introduced following extensive consultation with the Irish theatre community and is a direct response to the stated needs of the industry and of talented emerging artists.

Creative Musicianship (Part-time)
The Creative Musicianship (Part-time) course from Ulster University is a flexible, practice-based course for musicians wishing to develop or refresh their professional expertise for work in the creative industries.
Performance
This MFA in Performance program at American College Dublin provides a student with an advanced introduction to the challenges and possibilities of organizing and presenting a public professional performance. Based around the development of a substantial live performance, the program also offers supervision on an agreed dissertation topic and two courses in management and marketing.
Design for Change
Our Design for Change MA at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology aims to give designers and non-designers alike an in-depth knowledge of integrated design strategies and the skills to leverage design in the pursuit of organisational change and sustainable innovation.
Global Change and Landscape Design
The Global Change and Landscape Design programme from University College Dublin offers students the opportunity to complete a 1-trimester work placement, where students’ technical and business knowledge can be applied and developed in a dynamic real-world setting.

Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year Pre-Master's Programme from OnCampus Ireland at Royal Irish Academy of Music offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.