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Design Innovation & Citizenship

Award: MDes in Design Innovation & CitizenshipThis one-year taught postgraduate programme offers students the opportunity to use design practice, thinking tools and methods to engage critically with the changing social, economic and political imperatives of contemporary culture. Students on the programme will engage with, examine, critique, and propose contemporary and emerging definitions of design practice and citizenship by addressing political and technological issues faced by today’s society.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/designandenv

Design Innovation & Environmental Design

Award: MDes in Design Innovation & Environmental DesignThis one-year taught programme focuses on the study of ‘place’. It considers the material geography and the relationship and interactions of a community within a particular landscape or location. It aims to identify opportunities for change and innovation through the application of design methodologies and thinking, to use design practice as a means to understand and explore the human and material factors that shape an environment.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/designinnovation

Design Innovation & Service Design

Award: MDes in Design Innovation & Service DesignThis programme seeks to equip students with the thinking, tools and processes of service design, creating innovation in the conception, design and delivery of services and service experiences. It places an emphasis upon the social value of service design, as well as its economic importance. As part of the programme, students work closely with communities and organisations on live projects, which have recently included NHS Scotland, the Scottish Government and Highlands & Islands Enterprise.

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Doctoral Study

Award: MPhil or PhDThe GSA has a distinctive specialist, practice-based research culture that is widely recognised internationally. Our researchers and PhD supervisors include artists, designers, architects, historians and critics of world standing.

We offer opportunities for part-time and full-time programmes of research, starting in September and January each year, and welcome applications for either mode. Enquiries about topics will be considered on their merits and on our capacity to provide appropriate expert supervision.

Doctoral SupervisorsView profiles of primary research supervisors and current research students on our website.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/supervisors

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Fashion + Textiles

Award: MDes in Fashion + TextilesThe MDes in Fashion and Textiles at The Glasgow School of Art is an advanced skills postgraduate programme designed to meet the ambitions of motivated Fashion and Textiles graduates who wish to extend, develop and hone their individual ‘design signature’. The programme is studio-based with workshops for weave, print and dye knit, embroidery and CAD, and allows access to the Centre for Advanced Textiles (CAT) and digital jacquard weave.

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Fine Art Practice (MLitt)

Award: MLitt in Fine Art PracticeThe MLitt in Fine Art Practice is a one-year taught programme, with five pathways in Photography and the Moving Image; Painting; Drawing; Print Media; and Sculpture.Students applying to the programme identify in advance which pathway they would like to study; they are housed within, and supported by staff from, the appropriate area of the School of Fine Art. The MLitt is studio based, and centred on practice.

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PG Cert: Learning and Teaching/Supervision

Award: PG Cert in Learning and Teaching/SupervisionTwo PG Certificates are available. The purpose of the PG Cert in Learning and Teaching (Creative Practices) is to enable staff in UK HEIs and related professional fields to develop knowledge and skills of teaching practice in higher education in the creative disciplines. The PG Cert in Supervision will enable you to develop skills to supervise projects of research at postgraduate taught (PGT) and postgraduate research (PGR) levels. Participants acquire and develop knowledge and understanding of current research contexts and pedagogies of supervision at postgraduate level.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/pde

Product Design Engineering

Award: MSc in Product Design EngineeringThis MSc programme is collaboratively delivered between GSA’s PDE department and two departments at the University of Glasgow’s School of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Mech Eng) and Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEE), with curriculum delivery being equally split between the two institutions. The programme aims to equip students with design engineering expertise, management skills and creative drive. Students acquire key skills in the areas of user-centred design, product design, mechanical engineering, and electronic and electrical engineering, and develop work in the context of a rigorous but supportive intellectual climate.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/seriousgames

Serious Games Development

Award: MSc in Serious Games DevelopmentThe Serious Games Development pathway offers students transferable skills to design, develop and analyse serious games, and encourages interdisciplinary research in serious applications of games technology across sectors. The pathway prepares students for work in the creative industries, and in areas such as healthcare, education, and cultural heritage, where games technology is increasingly in demand.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/sound

Sound for the Moving Image

Award: MDes in Sound for the Moving ImageMDes in Sound for the Moving Image offers the opportunity for graduate students to engage with the craft and creative practice of sound production applied to film, animation, television, new media, electronic games and visual art, as well as equipping students with the tools required to develop a research project within this field. The programme promotes production of original work, through individual or group-based research, that is conceptually-driven, aesthetically challenging and wide-ranging in its use of sound design and music production.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/diparch

Architecture (DipArch)

Award: DipArch/Exemption from Part II of RIBA/ARB Examination in ArchitectureThis programme is designed to provide the necessary educational framework for students who intend to enter the architectural profession, and offers exemption from Part II of the Examination in Architecture ARB/RIBA. It offers an intensive training in the forces acting on building, and the specific skills of the architect. Project-based, it centres on contemporary issues of urban building, with work ranging from live projects and sponsored research to competitions and theoretical studies.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/archconv

Architecture by Conversion

Award: MArch in Architecture (by Conversion)Students who achieve a sufficiently high standard in the final design thesis of the DipArch may be eligible to proceed to a programme leading to the award of a masters degree, MArch (by Conversion), where there is an opportunity to develop an aspect of the thesis in greater depth. Students progressing on to the MArch (by Conversion) prepare an individual piece of work relating to their final design thesis supervised by the Professor of Architecture.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/march

Architectural Studies

Award: MArch in Architectural StudiesThe MArch in Architectural Studies programme is research and project driven with multi-disciplinary input, providing ground for shared discourse. Programme pathways are Urban Design, Creative Urban Practices, Urban Building, Digital Creativity, Energy and Environmental Studies, History and Theory of the City, and Zero Energy Mass Customised Housing. Applicants should specify their chosen pathway in the application.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/commdesign

Communication Design

Award: MDes in Communication Design MDes in Communication Design is a two-year programme, which is practice-led and process-oriented in relation to definitions of broad design practices. The programme provides rigorous methods for the interrogation of visual and textual research, positing questions relating to the role of the designer in society, and fundamental questions regarding personal and social responsibility.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/creativeprac

Creative Practices

Award: MRes in Creative Practices The Master of Research in Creative Practices aspires to produce highly individual researchers who are able to integrate the rigorous traditions of academic research with the autonomy of creative practices. In a multi disciplinary and culturally conscious environment, students are encouraged to examine the place of academic enquiry and the many forms of creative expression in the wider context of social, historical and theoretical discourse. The MRes serves as a stand-alone masters qualification or as preparation for Doctoral studies.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/curatorial

Curatorial Practice(Contemporary Art)

Award: MLitt in Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art)This new one-year masters programme aims to engage with varied modes of contemporary curatorial practice, be they collections, archives, contemporary art or relational and performative practices. Students develop a professional, outward-looking focus, through which the city and beyond become the platform of activity. The programme is offered jointly with the University of Glasgow, and offers links with external institutions in the city, including the Hunterian Museum, GoMA, the Common Guild and more.

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Visit our dedicated Research website pages to find out more about the GSA’s active research community.

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Our Research Expertise

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Applicants are welcome to contact the Graduate School for help and advice:Graduate SchoolThe Glasgow School of Art167 Renfrew StreetGlasgow, G3 6RQ

Tel. +44 (0) 141 566 1438 Email. info@gsa.ac.uk

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Graphics, Illustration, Photography

Award: MDes in Graphics/Illustration/PhotographyThe MDes in Graphics/Illustration/Photography is run alongside the two-year MDes in Communication Design. It is a one-year programme with three subject-specific pathways. It is designed specifically for those students wishing to explore, at postgraduate level, subject specialisms in one of these three areas. Applicants should specify their chosen pathway in the application.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/interiorspg

Interior Design

Award: MDes in Interior DesignA one-year taught programme, over the course of which students develop a reflective portfolio of work to a professional standard. Emphasis is placed on the exploration of fundamental issues facing the subject, the value of appropriate levels of technological intervention, and an understanding of the importance of disciplinary autonomy as well as interdisciplinary dialogue.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/intheritage

International Heritage Visualisation

Award: MSc in International Heritage VisualisationThe MSc in Visualisation is a one-year taught programme based at the GSA’s state-of-the-art Digital Design Studio. The International Heritage pathway aims to develop the knowledge and skill sets required to deliver and conduct digital preservation of world heritage sites. The programme presents a unique opportunity to combine architecture and heritage with state-of-the-art digital technologies, including 3D laser scanning, digital reconstruction of historic sites and artefacts, interaction and visualisation using virtual reality facilities.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/intmanage

International Management & Design Innovation

Award: MSc in International Management & Design InnovationThis masters programme is offered by The University of Glasgow and taught in partnership with The Glasgow School of Art. The programme is delivered over one year, in three stages of 15 weeks via a series of taught workshops, tutorials, set and elective projects, lecture and seminar-based sessions and self-directed learning. The emphasis of the programme rationale is on the interplay between user-led practices of design innovation, underpinned by theoretical research, and the social, technological and economic context of contemporary management and design practice.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/mfa

Master of Fine Art

Award: MFA A two-year, multidisciplinary programme: both of these fundamental facts are significant. A two-year programme of study offers students an extraordinary opportunity to analyse their studio practice in depth, and to modify, develop and secure it accordingly. The multidisciplinary context also ensures that such developments are protected against narrowly defined ambitions. Students learn from, and contribute to, the delivery of the programme curriculum, the experiences of their peers, and the wider art community based within the city of Glasgow. Within this situation a premium is placed upon independence, originality, initiative and enterprise. MFA alumni include three Turner Prize winners: Simon Starling, Richard Wright and Martin Boyce.

» www.gsa.ac.uk/medvis

Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy

Award: MSc in Medical Visualisation & Human AnatomyThis one-year Visualisation pathway is offered in collaboration with the Laboratory of Human Anatomy, School of Life Sciences, University of Glasgow. It provides a unique opportunity to combine actual cadaveric dissection with 3D digital reconstruction, interaction and visualisation using state-of-the-art virtual reality facilities. It allows students to examine human anatomy, and to reconstruct it in a real-time 3D environment for use in education, simulation, and training.

Take a look at our annual showcase of postgraduate work on the Graduate Degree Show microsite - visit our 2014 show in person in September.

Graduate Degree Show 2013

» www.gsa.ac.uk/graddegreeshow2013

Browse the digital archive of our research output across Architecture, Criticism, Design, Digital, and Fine Art.

RADAR Research Repository

» radar.gsa.ac.uk

Visit our Vimeo channel to see student profiles, films on specific postgraduate programmes, exhibitions, fashion shows and more.

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Channel: Graduate School

HOW TO APPLY

Entry Requirements

Academic: Applicants to all programmes should have a good first degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent industrial or professional experience. Applicants should also refer to additional entry requirements on the individual programme pages for guidance.

English Language: Generally the School expects all students to demonstrate proficiency in the English language, which for UK students is normally shown by a Higher or GCSE in English. International applicants will normally be expected to provide evidence of attainment equivalent to Academic IELTS 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each component). Please note these are minimum scores and some programmes may have a higher English requirement.

Portfolio: See individual programme pages for portfolio, show reel, essay or other requirements. Guidelines for submission of supporting materials can be found at: » application.gsa.ac.uk

Applicants from outside the UK should consult our international student pages for details of accepted qualifications from specific countries:» www.gsa.ac.uk/international

Please note that entry requirements are subject to alteration, and applicants should check the GSA website for current entry requirements before making an application.

Making an Application

Visit the Graduate School pages for detailed programme specifications and more information on the application process:» www.gsa.ac.uk/graduateschool

Funding + Finance

For information on Graduate School programme fees, available funding and scholarships, visit our dedicated web pages:» www.gsa.ac.uk/finance

University of Glasgow

All GSA degree programmes are validated by the University of Glasgow. Established in 1451, the University of Glasgow is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK research universities: » www.gla.ac.uk

Please Note: This poster is a general guide. The information it contains is as far as possible up to date and accurate at the time of publication (June 2014), but is subject to alteration without notice.

Images. 1. UNITS (detail) - Fraser Sim, Master of Fine Art 2013. 2. Songs of Dumb Beasts – Elizabeth Grant, MLitt Fine Art Practice 2013 3. The Information of Alfama – Vivienne Chang, MArch Architecture by Conversion 2013. 4. Revitalisation of High Street – Vikrant Singh, MArch Architectural Studies 2013 5. Masters Collection - Ning Wang, MDes Fashion + Textiles 2013. 6. Hospital Shoes Atomiser - Ken Chang, MSc Product Design Engineering 2013 7. The Chamber of Wishes (detail) - Thomai Pnemvonidou, MDes Interior Design 2013. 8. Untitled – Alexandra Gunn, MDes Graphics Illustration Photography 2013

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