Independent art school
Burren College of Art
College: Burren College of Art
Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Overview
Independent art college at Newtown Castle in the Burren, County Clare, offering postgraduate studio art programmes and practice-based research degrees.
Programs researched: 5. None yet has a verified program-level accreditation record in our data.
Subjects with a verified program link: Studio Arts.
Programs
Each program is listed with its official award, subject link, delivery and published tuition. Accreditation, fees, language and entry requirements belong to the program, not to the whole institution.
MFA programs
MFA in Studio Art
MFA in Studio ArtMaster’sMFAStudio Arts
On campus2 years, 4 semestersEnglishNewtown Castle
Tuition not published
MFA in Art & Ecology
MFA in Art & EcologyMaster’sMFAStudio Arts
On campustwo year programme comprising of 120 ECTSEnglishNewtown Castle
Tuition not published
Other master’s awards
MA in Studio Art
MA in Studio ArtMaster’sMAStudio Arts
On campus1 year, 3 semestersEnglishNewtown Castle
Tuition not published
MA in Art & Ecology
MA in Art & EcologyMaster’sMAStudio Arts
On campusone year programme (Sept-August)EnglishNewtown Castle
Tuition not published
PhD programs
PhD in Studio Art
PhD in Studio ArtResearch doctoratePhDStudio Arts
On campusFull-time study takes four yearsEnglishNewtown Castle
Tuition not published
Campuses and facilities
Places where teaching actually happens. Studio, workshop, fabrication, printmaking, ceramics, darkroom, digital and gallery facilities are stated per campus, only as published.
Newtown Castle
Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare H91 H299, Ballyvaughan, Clare, Ireland
Facilities not described on the pages we checked.
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded per program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, program accreditation, professional validation, degree-awarding authority and national qualification registers are different things, and a qualification accepted in one jurisdiction is not automatically accepted elsewhere.
No recognition records have been verified for this institution yet.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the institution’s own pages and from official registers, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 23 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)