Courses

Glasgow School of Art Courses

You will earn 15 U.S. semester credits:

Please review your courses with your academic or study abroad advisor to ensure they will transfer back to your home school and that you are following your home school's policies.
Please be flexible - we can't guarantee specific courses. If your participation in the program depends on a particular course, be sure to make a note on your online course form.

Special Considerations

Intensive Art Programmes, for students majoring in Fine Art and applying to specific departments
School of Design: required additional class, Design Domain, for 2.5 credits. Studio credits are reduced to 10 credits.

Course Restrictions

You will apply to a specific department, such as Painting, Illustration, etc. for the intensive art programs.
Year 1 and Year 4 studies are not available for intensive art programs.

Choosing Your Courses

Intensive Art Programmes

Designed for Students Pursuing a BA in Fine Arts

**Mackintosh School of Architecture**
Term*	Credits
Academic Year (AY) - Year 2	30 (15 Studio, 7.5 Architectural Technology, 5 History of Architecture and Urban Studies & 2.5 Studio Practices)
Academic Year (AY) - Year 3	30 (12.5 Studio, 7.5 Architectural Technology, 5 History of Architecture and Urban Studies, 2.5 Professional Studies & 2.5 Interdisciplinary Design)

*Academic Year only

**School of Fine Art**
*Fine Art Photography, Painting & Printmaking, Sculpture and Environmental Art*
Term	Credits
Academic Year (AY)	30 (25 Studio, 5 Exploring the Discipline - Ideas, Materials and Forms 1 and 2)
Fall Semester	15 (12.5 Studio, 2.5 Exploring the Discipline - Ideas, Materials and Forms 1)
Spring Semester	15 (12.5 Studio, 2.5 Exploring the Discipline - Ideas, Materials and Forms 2)

**School of Design**
*Communication Design, Fashion Design, Interaction Design, Interior Design, Silversmithing & Jewellery, Textile Design*
Term	Credits
Academic Year (AY)	30 (20 Studio, 5 Design History & Theory, 5 Design Domain)
Fall Semester	15 (10 Studio, 2.5 Design History & Theory, 2.5 Design Domain)
Spring Semester	15 (10 Studio, 2.5 Design History & Theory, 2.5 Design Domain)

**Innovation School**
*Product Design*
Term	Credits
Academic Year (AY)	30 (25 Studio, 5 Design History & Theory)
Fall Semester*	15 (12.5 Studio, 2.5 Design History & Theory)
Spring Semester	15 (12.5 Studio, 2.5 Design History & Theory)

*Year 2 is Fall only

26 to 32 hours per week in the studio.
Non-studio courses average between four and eight hours per week. Private study time is additional.
Year 2: Junior level
Year 3: a Junior/Senior level.

Enrollment Process

Submit your Academic Preferences Form through your Arcadia Passport.

List all department choices and alternates in order of preference (i.e. Fine Art - Photography, Painting and Printmaking, etc.). Enter "GSA" as the course code for all areas.

Intensive Art Programs

GSA does not offer courses in the traditional sense.
GSA will review your application and portfolio.
Upon acceptance, you will be assigned a focus area and year of study.
You will complete projects solely in that particular area.

Miscellaneous

You will need to submit a portfolio of 15-20 images of recent work. This will be reviewed by a specific department for admittance into that department.

Grade Scale for the Glasgow School of Art - AACRAO EDGE

The following information is vetted and provided by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) on the Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE).

Grade Range	Description	U.S. Equivalent
A1-A5	First Class	A
B1-B3	Second Class Upper	B+
C1-C3	Second Class Lower	B
D1-D3	Third Class/Pass	C
E1 and below	Fail	F

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