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Textile Design at Glasgow School of Art - UCAS

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Course summary

BA (Hons) Textile Design at The Glasgow School of Art prepares students for potential future careers in textiles, fashion, interiors, product, automotive, film and television, material innovation, colour, trend forecasting or other creative areas. The programme offers the opportunity to investigate the exciting possibilities and breadth of textile design, learning from textile traditions whilst looking to the future to contribute to and challenge the discipline. The curriculum consists of an exciting range of practical and theoretical courses, which vary in length within and across the two academic semesters each year. Project-based learning is central to the studio courses, which encourage curiosity and risk-taking. This evolves to develop students’ creative identity through skills development, exploration of research, drawing, colour, design, technical and material investigation, sampling, production and visualisation of textiles. Stage 1 studio courses provide foundations in textile design skills, built upon during Stage 2, alongside technical skill acquisition and design application in the pathways of weave, knit, print and embroidery. Towards the end of Stage 2, supported and guided by staff, students reflect upon their learning experiences and apply to study one of these pathways. Design and technical skills advance during Stage 3 through design projects. Stage 4 builds on knowledge, understanding, processes and skills acquired in previous stages. Through self-directed study, students explore individual themes and concepts towards creative aspirations. Studio and workshop learning promotes innovation through making, heritage techniques, digital skills and design processes. We value analogue and digital methods to inform and generate new interpretations and solutions. Sustainable and responsible thinking and design continue to evolve and inform approaches, practices and outcomes. Within the programme, Studio courses provide a series of incremental project-based experiences with opportunities to reflect upon learning as it develops towards building a critical practice. Design History and Theory courses explore critical and contextual perspectives, and courses shared with other programmes, including Co-Lab and Design Domain, foster expanded perspectives by connecting broader domains of learning and knowledge. Opportunities for student international exchanges, collaborative learning, industry projects, and careers and enterprise experiences help support how students develop graduate skills and attributes. The programme aims to create assured and specialist textile design graduates with individual and creative identities prepared for employment, self-employment and postgraduate study. The work of our graduates demonstrates uniqueness and diversity in terms of ideas, concepts, processes and practices towards individual interests and creative aspirations. Our graduates work in industry, with community groups, set up their own practices and businesses, or continue their educational journeys.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
W231
Institution code:
G43
Campus name:
Garnethill Campus
Campus code:
A

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

We accept a range of qualifications and many of our entrants come with advanced entry – meaning they begin their studies in second or third year. For more information please visit https://www.gsa.ac.uk/study-at-the-gsa/advanced-entry

Entry requirements

Standard Qualification Requirements

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Additional entry requirements

Interview

You may be invited to interview

Portfolio

When the GSA receives your completed application form from UCAS, you will receive an email from the GSA Admissions team with an acknowledgement of your application and instructions on how to upload your Digital Portfolio and Portfolio Statement to the GSA Digital Portfolio Site. You are welcome to upload your Digital Portfolio as soon as you receive your invitation email from GSA Admissions, but no later than the final deadline of 13:00 (UK Time) on the 5th of February 2025.


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6IELTS for UKVI (Academic) or IELTS (Academic) test taken at a UKVI approved test centre. Applicants must achieve 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.
PTE Academic59Pearson PTE Academic UKVI or Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic. Applicants must achieve 59 overall, with a minimum of 59 in each subtest.
TOEFL (iBT)73TOEFL (IBT) or TOEFL IBT at home. Applicants must achieve 73+ overall, with the following minimum scores in each component: Listening-17; Reading-18; Speaking-20; Writing-18.
Institution's Own TestApplicants who complete GSA’s Pre-Sessional English for Creative Disciplines course will satisfy language conditions - https://www.gsa.ac.uk/undergraduate-degrees/english-for-creative-disciplines

Applicants who require a Student Visa, and who are not a national of, nor have obtained a degree in one of the countries on the approved UKVI exemption list, will need to provide evidence of their English language ability through the use of a standardised test. All test results must be dated within 2 years of your programme start date.


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
85%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
EU £24350 Year 1
Scotland £1820 Year 1
England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
International £24350 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Textile Design at Glasgow School of Art - UCAS