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Welcome to the School of Film, Music & Theatre

The School of Film, Music and Theatre is a place of ground-breaking creative learning and experimentation that promotes parity of esteem for theoretical and practical teaching, research and practice. Our School nurtures the ambitions of all who walk through its doors, and produces the most innovative, pioneering research and analysis of creative practice across disciplines in Ireland. 

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08 Oct

Cork Folk Festival 2026 - Lecture by Peter Browne - 8th October

In partnership with Cork Folk Fest, the Department of Music is delighted to welcome musician and broadcaster Peter Browne to the Ó Riada Hall next Thursday, 8 October at 5:30pm, where he will deliver a lecture entitled Tuning the Radio - 100 Years of Irish Traditional Music Broadcasting.

Screening: The Shadow Scholars, Mon 19th Oct, 4-6 pm, Film and Screen Media Auditorium

Screening of the award-winning documentary The Shadow Scholars, followed by a short panel discussion.

Screening of two films by Karrabing Film Collective, Australia - Wed 7 Oct 2026, 5–7 p.m., FSM Auditorium, Kane Building B10B

Department of Film and Screen Media Research Seminar Series 2026–27. In collaboration with: SENSA Lab – Laboratory for Semiotics, Ethnosemiotics, Nonfictional Studies and Audiovisuality MA Anthropology, UCC Followed by seminar: Prof. Deane Williams (RMIT, Melbourne) “Teaching and Researching First Nations Australian Film and Television (for a White Fellah)”

China-Ireland Ethnomusicology Workshop - Co-hosted by ECura Project and Yunnan Arts University

The China-Ireland Ethnomusicology Workshop: New Theories and Practices in Sustaining Indigenous Music was held from 9 to 13 September 2026 in Kunming, China. The workshop was co-hosted by the School of Music of Yunnan Arts University, University College Cork (UCC), and the European Research Council (ERC), and organized by the Center for Music Studies of Southern China and Neighboring Countries and Regions, in partnership with the ERC-funded ECura project based at Music, UCC.

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UCC is ranked in the top 100 universities for Performing Arts in the QS World University Rankings 2026.

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Highlighted Courses

MA in Film and Screen Media

MA in Irish Traditional Music

MA in Arts Management and Creative Producing

School of Film, Music & Theatre Gallery

Audience applauding theatre performance, Department of Theatre, UCC. Audience applauding theatre performance, Department of Theatre, UCC.

Collection of Javanese gamelan percussion instruments, School of Music, UCC. Collection of Javanese gamelan percussion instruments, School of Music, UCC.

Lighting and seating inside the Granary Theatre, Department of Theatre, UCC. Lighting and seating inside the Granary Theatre, Department of Theatre, UCC.

Music recording studio with sound desk and artists, Department of Music, UCC. Music recording studio with sound desk and artists, Department of Music, UCC.

Framed movie posters on the wall of the Department of Film and Screen Media, UCC Framed movie posters on the wall of the Department of Film and Screen Media, UCC

Film projector shining above tiered seating, Dept. of Film and Screen Media, UCC Film projector shining above tiered seating, Dept. of Film and Screen Media, UCC

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