Performing Arts (Hons) Atlantic Technological University

Overview

At Performing Arts (Hons) course from the Atlantic Technological University you are encouraged to take up short work placements in Year 3. This allows them to create industry contacts and gain first-hand professional experience. Work placements take place in a variety of settings including schools, radio stations, arts centres and theatre companies. Work placement locations have included the Abbey Theatre, Blue Raincoat Theatre Company Sligo, CBC television (The Tudors) as well as in theatre companies across Europe and the United States.

Careers

Graduates work as actors, designers, teachers and facilitators in the performing arts and creative industries. Our graduates work for some major production companies across the film, TV and theatre industries. They have worked as actors and designers on big productions, including Normal People, Orange is the New Black, Game of Thrones, The Queens Gambit, The Young Offenders, Finding Joy and on Broadway and West End productions.

Irelands screen production sector has more than doubled in the last decade, with major streaming giants using Ireland for productions. Globally, the screen industry is transforming at an unprecedented rate as on-demand streaming has increased significantly. Companies such as Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV continue to escalate production schedules to respond to the public appetite for home entertainment.