Griffith College Dublin

This programme is designed for the contemporary practitioner in drama education, whether teaching in a school or running a practice or studio.
It is intended that this programme will provide a path for the progression of drama students to teachers, as well as a professional development opportunity to revitalise the practices of existing drama teachers. The students will benefit from the creative, practical, and pedagogical input and direction of tutors with wide experience in the areas of drama and theatre, teaching and learning, and drama education.

In recent years there has been a dramatic rise in the number of schools operating countrywide in this field. With such a diverse range of extra-curricular and leisure activities in the dramatic field, almost one in five children now participates in some form of extra-curricular dramatic art. Parents continue to look for specialist classes in speech, drama, dance, communication and public speaking beyond the specified curriculum.
Drama, as part of Arts Education has become a subject in its own right in the Primary Curriculum (1999). Many schools, both at primary and second levels, employ specialist teachers in this area to assist the classroom teachers in the development of whole school approaches to drama.
The key abilities which will contribute to successful individual participation on the programme have been identified as: a high level of drama performance skills; a thorough knowledge of drama theory; creativity in drama education; an ability to understand theoretical concepts in education; excellent communication skills; a genuine desire to nurture and develop drama skills among learners of all ages and abilities; an openness to new ideas and an ability to challenge and interrogate conventional methods.

It will be delivered by LSMD lecturers in the fields of education, psychology, storytelling, writing, directing, mime, dance, acting and voice. The teaching strategies employed will seek, by example, to encourage practices, which will disseminate artistic and creative initiatives, and require the students to instigate and develop their own ideas and reflect on the processes involved.

Students emerging from this programme will be qualified to teach drama, either as private practitioners, or in schools. Graduates may progress on to study at Level 9, and this programme would equip students for research interests in the following areas:

• Drama in Education
• Drama Therapy 
• Theatre Studies
• Psychology of Drama Teaching and Learning 
• Drama in Early Childhood Education
• The Arts in Education

Apply directly to the Leinster School of Music and Drama.

Application Form
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Course Entry Requirements:

1. A primary degree in a drama related field
2. A primary degree in a non-cognate (unrelated) discipline + grade 10 in Speech and Drama from the LSMD, or an approved substitute.
3. Candidates with significant prior experience in drama education or performance may also be considered under the College's APL and APEL policy. In all such cases, candidates will be required to submit their application for consideration by the College's academic and professional council and may be required to present for interview and/or audition.