History

1890 Municipal School of Music founded by the Royal Irish Academy of Music at 58 South William Street, Dublin.

1904 management transferred to City of Dublin Technical Education Committee

1908 moved to premises in Chatham Row

1930 Vocational Education Act

1936 granting of diploma-awarding powers

1940 Certificate Examinations and Teachers' Diplomas introduced

1946 opening of the Library

1954 drama classes introduced

1962 renamed ‘Dublin College of Music’

1978 becomes part of Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)

1986 Bachelor of Music Education introduced, with Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Irish Academy of Music

1987 Graduate Diploma in Music introduced (now the BMus programme)

1987 Foundation Certificate in Music introduced

1992 DIT Act

1995 Diploma in Speech and Drama Studies introduced

1996 renamed ‘DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama’

2003 Master of Music (Performance) introduced

2005 Bachelor of Arts in Drama introduced

2006 Composition introduced at postgraduate level (MPhil)

2006 Irish Traditional Music introduced at postgraduate level (MMus)

2008 Jazz introduced at postgraduate level (MMus)

2011 Pop and Rock introduced at undergraduate level, in association with BIMM Dublin

2013 Conducting introduced at postgraduate level (MMus)

2019 School renamed TU Dublin Conservatoire

2021 TU Dublin Conservatoire moves to Grangegorman

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