Arts (Liberal Arts)

This three-year arts degree program offered at DkIT is a unique program in Ireland. It offers a traditional arts education in History, English, Archaeology and Politics, and Society, alongside three years of digital humanities training. This innovative, new development in arts education will provide you with critical and practical skills to meet the demands of a rapidly changing digital environment. The degree program creates Honours-level Arts Graduates that are also skilled users and creators of information in digital media, an increasingly important area in education and publishing. As a graduate, you will be able to integrate these new digital media with traditional scholarly activity in the Arts. As a graduate of this degree, you will be Academically Qualified in Two of the core Arts disciplines: History; English; Archaeology; Politics & Society; whilst also becoming a sophisticated Creator and User of Digital Humanities. Students who choose either French or Spanish for their degree can transfer to the BA (Hons) in Arts International, which is a four-year course, including a dedicated year studying abroad. This year takes place after year 2. Students then return to DkIT in the following academic year to complete their final year of studies. Students who choose not to go abroad can continue to study their language, as part of their BA (Hons) in Arts.