Program Overview

University Program Information

Overview of Courses

The university offers a wide range of courses, including undergraduate, postgraduate, micro-credentials, and short courses. These courses are designed to cater to the diverse needs of students and provide them with a comprehensive education.

• Undergraduate courses:
  • A-Z of undergraduate courses
  • Trinity Pathways
  • Trinity education
  • Fees
• Postgraduate courses:
  • A-Z of postgraduate courses
  • Postgraduate Research
    • Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
      • School of Business
      • School of Creative Arts
      • School of Education
      • School of English
      • School of Histories and Humanities
      • School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Studies
      • School of Law
      • School of Linguistic, Speech, and Communications Sciences
      • School of Psychology
      • School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies
      • School of Social Sciences and Philosophy
      • School of Social Work and Social Policy
    • Engineering, Mathematics, and Science
      • School of Biochemistry and Immunology
      • School of Chemistry
      • School of Computer Science and Statistics
      • School of Engineering
      • School of Genetics and Microbiology
      • School of Mathematics
      • School of Natural Sciences
      • School of Physics
    • Health Sciences
      • School of Dental Science
      • School of Medicine
      • School of Nursing and Midwifery
      • School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Micro-credentials:
  • About micro-credentials
  • A-Z of micro-credentials
  • By School
    • Micro-credentials in business
      • Negotiating for Value
      • Business and Human Rights: Principles and Practice
      • Leading Teams
      • Creating Value with ESG
      • Finance for Non-Finance Executives
      • Foundations in Lean Ops Excellence
      • Nature-based Entrepreneurship
      • You as Leader: Crafting Your Own Leadership Style
      • Driving Performance with AI and Analytics
      • Mastering AI in Digital Marketing
    • Micro-credentials in engineering
      • Solar Energy Conversion and Application
      • Low Carbon Power Technology
      • Cyber-physical Systems and Control
      • Air Pollution: Monitoring Assessment and Control
      • Measuring Environmental Impact: Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Practices
      • Introduction to XR: Applications and Technology
      • Spatial Audio
      • Motion Picture Engineering
      • Advanced Spatial Analysis using GIS
      • Transport Modelling and Planning
    • Micro-credentials in social work and social policy
      • Domestic Violence Child Protection: Training for Child Protection and Welfare Practitioners
      • Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy and People
      • Digital Technologies in Human Services
      • Disability, Mental Health, and Child Protection: Towards a New Understanding
    • Micro-credentials in nursing and midwifery
      • Advancing Health and Assessment Practice for Healthcare Practitioners
      • Nurse Authority to Refer for Radiological Procedures
      • Chronic Cardiac Disease Management
      • Perinatal Mental Health and Childbirth Related Trauma
      • Application of Simulation Practice in Healthcare
      • Childhood Adversity
      • Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Abuse
      • Professional, Ethical, Legal, Communication Issues Informing NM Prescribing Clinical Practice
      • Digital Health: Understanding the Application of Technology in Modern Healthcare
      • Enacting Human Rights in the Lives of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
    • Micro-credentials in psychology
      • Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Higher Education
    • Micro-credentials in medicine
      • Assessment and Management of Frailty in Ageing Adults
    • Micro-credentials in innovation and enterprise
      • Practical Frameworks for Innovation
    • Micro-credentials in natural sciences
      • Climate Leadership Development
• Short courses:
  • A-Z of short courses
  • Centre for Gender and Women's Studies: Gender, History, Culture, and Representation
  • Classics: Ancient Greek Language and Culture – Beginners
  • Classics: Ancient Greek Language and Culture – Intermediate
  • Classics: Beginners Modern Greek Language
  • Classics: Greek and Roman Mythology and Religion Part I
  • Classics: Greek and Roman Mythology and Religion Part II
  • Classics: Introduction to Greek Art and Architecture
  • Classics: Introduction to Greek History
  • Classics: Introduction to Roman Art and Architecture
  • Classics: Introduction to Roman History
  • Classics: Latin Language and Culture
  • Classics: Post-Beginners Modern Greek Language
  • English: English Literature
  • English: Literature
  • History of Art: Arts of Japan
  • History of Art: Cultural Intersections in the History of Art 1
  • History of Art: Cultural Intersections in the History of Art 2
  • History of Art: Global Postmodern and Contemporary Art
  • History of Art: Introduction to European Art 2
  • History of Art: Introduction to European Architecture 2
  • History of Art: Introduction to the History of Art 1
  • History of Art: Introduction to the History of Architecture 1
  • History of Art: Islamic Art and Architecture of the Medieval Mediterranean
  • History of Art: Renaissance Art
  • History of Art: Themes in Irish Art 1
  • History of Art: Themes in Irish Art 2
  • History: Across the Sea: Ireland and its Neighbours in the Early Middle Ages
  • History: American Dreams: Culture in the US, 1840-present
  • History: Conquest and Colonization: Early Modern Ireland
  • History: Debating Modern Britain: Conflict, Change, and Society in the Long Eighteenth Century
  • History: Earthly Pasts: An Introduction to Environmental Histories
  • History: Empire, Oil, and Revolution: The Middle East in the 20th Century
  • History: Europe Divided, c.
  • History: Famine, Land, and People: Ireland 1830s-1880s
  • History: Humans and the Environment in Modern History
  • History: Imperialism, Neo-colonialism, and Decolonisation in Modern East Asian History
  • History: Modern Eastern Europe
  • Histories and Humanities: Introduction to Irish Family History
  • Histories and Humanities: Irish Family History: Intermediate Level
  • Irish Palaeography
  • Languages: Introduction to Irish Sign Language (ISL)
  • Languages: Irish Sign Language (ISL) for Beginners
  • Languages: Japanese, Intermediate
  • Languages: Japanese, Introduction to Language and Culture
  • Languages: Japanese, Post-Beginners
  • Languages: Korean, Introduction to Language and Culture
  • Languages: Korean, Post-Beginners Language and Culture
  • Languages: Portuguese
  • Languages: Slavonic Languages – Russian
  • Psychology: The Science of Behaviour and Mind
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Actors' Ensemble
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Armed Combat
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – The Clown Within Weekend Workshop
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Audiobook Narration
  • The Lir Academy Acting: Acting Level 1
  • The Lir Academy: Costume Level 1
  • The Lir Academy: Screen Acting Level 1
  • The Lir Academy: Design – Introduction to Set Design
  • The Lir Academy Youth Academy 15-17
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Musical Theatre
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Musical Theatre Intensive
  • The Lir Academy: Introduction to Playwriting
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Young Actors' Programme (Two Weeks)
  • Botany: Nature Connection Workshops
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Audition Workshop
  • The Lir Academy: Impact and Influence for Women in Business
  • The Lir Academy: Presenting Made Brilliant
  • History of Art: Global History of Art
  • Material Witnesses: Sixteen Objects and the Shaping of Global History
  • Languages: Arabic
  • Languages: Chinese, Introduction to Language and Culture
  • Languages: Turkish, Introduction to Language and Culture
  • Languages: Turkish, Post-Beginners
  • Languages: Turkish, Intermediate
  • Languages: Slavonic Languages – Polish
  • Languages: Slavonic Languages – Croatian
  • Languages: Slavonic Languages – Bulgarian
  • Languages: Slavonic Languages – Ukrainian
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Audition Masterclass
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Fundamentals of Acting
  • The Lir Academy Acting: Acting Level 2
  • The Lir Academy: Screen Acting Level 2
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Introduction to Voice Over Acting
  • The Lir Academy: Acting – Summer Acting Camps
  • The Lir Academy: Screenwriting Intensive
  • The Lir Academy: Performance – Introduction to Dance
  • The Lir Academy: Performance – Physical Theatre
  • Philosophy Today
  • Foundation Course in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy for Psychosis
  • Classics: Writing the Past
  • History of Art: Arts of Astrology: Science and Belief from the Thirteenth to Seventeenth Century
  • History: Northern Ireland since 1921
  • History: Saints and Sinners in Medieval Europe
  • History: The Hundred Years War
  • History: The Sexual Politics of Modern Ireland
  • History: US History: Power, Politics, People
  • History: The World Wars
  • The Lir Academy: Puppetry Weekend Workshop
  • The Lir Academy Acting: Over 35s Level 1
  • The Lir Academy Youth Academy 12-14
  • The Lir Academy: Introduction to Theatre Directing
  • The Lir Academy: The Art of Screenwriting
  • The Lir Academy: Screen Acting Intensive Summer School

The Lir Academy – Introduction to Playwriting

Overview

This ten-week program is designed for novice or budding playwrights to explore the fundamentals of playwriting. Throughout the program, students will develop the tools to craft stories using frameworks such as narrative structure through plot and setting. The course will look at how stories unfold to engage, fascinate, or tease an audience. It will also explore character and dialogue.

Date, Time, and Place

This course runs at various times throughout the year, for one evening a week over 10 weeks, at The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art, Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus, Pearse Street at Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2.

Course Fees

The course fee is €430.

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