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Student Profile
Student Profile
Patrice Finneran Programme: BA (Honours) in Business Studies and Arts Management After leaving school I entered into a college with over 8500 students. I was overwhelmed with the vastness of its campus and structure as well as the lack of guidance I received. When entering IADT a year later I was astonished with the personable approach that all the lectures took with introducing students into the college atmosphere, through an introduction week, and secondly by taking the time to get to know each student. The first few weeks of college is an intimidating time for any student, through this interactive approach I got to know my classmates and make friends easily. The Business and Arts Management course provides a platform to many different industries and opportunities. The modules range from theatre, film studies and arts policy to marketing, accounting, human resource and management. You inevitably leave with the skill set to enter any business situation, arts or otherwise. The tacit skills acquired within the course are the most valuable, with cross industry collaboration, approaching tasks creatively, working within groups and producing individual presentations, the course prepares you for any working environment.
“When entering IADT, the student support services make themselves known to the classes quite quickly offering support for personal and professional difficulties.� I was diagnosed with dyslexia in my first year of entering IADT, and found a safe haven in the support given to me by the writing and research services. They support you as little or as much as you want, they provided me with a program that was a huge help during my final year. My future will draw from the experiences and practical theory I learned at IADT. The broadness of the course means that I acquired the skill set to enter many different sectors. I first hope to travel and experience the delights of other cultures, when I return, I will work on bringing arts in education more dominantly into arts education in Ireland.