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Accessibility & LanguageScientific Arts
Duration
12 weeks
Next start date
January 2026
NFQ
Level 8
ECTS
5 Credits
Mode of Study
Blended Learning
Apply By
Nov 28, 2025, 5PM
Fee
€500
Subsidised Fee
( ℹ ) €250
Overview
Scientific Arts is an interdisciplinary micro-credential in which students will learn: (1) how the brain perceives the world through the senses and builds predictive models of our environments, and (2) how this shapes our actions and interactions with objects and other agents. Students will express and illustrate their learning through creative practices, including artistic and technological media. Students will participate in lectures, seminars, and arts and creative technology workshops.
Entry Requirements
Applicants must be over 21 years of age.
What you will Learn
How the brain works, the cognitive science of perception, and how this influences how we interact with the world. You will be able to research a theme within this topic and express that learning through newly acquired artistic and technological skills. Completing this project will demonstrate the ability to manage their time, orally communicate their knowledge, and exhibit their work.
Contact
If you have any questions about this course, please contact:
Micro-credentials Team,
University of GalwayEmail: Micro-credentials
How to Apply
From the 1st October 2025, you can apply for this micro-credential through our Online Application Portal.
Learn more about our application process.
Apply here: Online Application Portal
When completing your application please make sure to select the following categories:
Academic level: Micro-credentials and CPD
College/Interest type: Micro-credentials/CPD Undergrad Level 7 and 8
Academic programme: Arts & Social Science Micro-credentials - CPB17
You will need to manually enter the Module Name and Code under ‘Module Name’ on the second page of your application. Please copy the name and code below:
Scientific Arts - PS3124
Mary Deely | Project Officer in Public Engagement in STEAM, CÚRAM
This course strikes a good balance between combining scientific concepts and artistic responses to these concepts. The course lead, Dr Jane Conway, delivers the course content in such a clear and stimulating way. It was a great opportunity to deliver an artistic project based on the theme of ‘Perceptions’ – I made a short documentary (‘Matrescence’) which screened at film festivals internationally and was nominated for 2 awards. It was wonderful to share knowledge with classmates who came from a variety of backgrounds and practices and to see all of our work showcased at an exhibition at the end of the course. Also the course benefitted my work in public engagement in CÚRAM.
Rocío Romero Grau | Student
The micro-credential “Scientific Arts”, led by experimental psychologist Dr Jane Conway, allowed me to integrate specialized and specific knowledge that richly contributed to my ongoing research in arts and creative technologies. This knowledge opened interesting and fruitful insights about the underpinned psychological processes when engaging with art and allowed me to use and interrogate technological scientific devices as artistic mediums. The micro-credential was well balanced with theoretical and practical resources and promoted ongoing discussions between the participants, approaching different disciplines and interests. The micro-credential ended up with a final exhibition at the university gallery which offered different ways of representing scientific topics through artistic methods. As a result, the work I developed in this experience -under the insightful supervision of Dr Conway- greatly informed my PhD proposal and allowed me to receive two artistic residencies at CREW (Galway) and KIT-ITAS (Germany).in Connect with Rocío
