The Glasgow School of Art

How to Apply

Institution Name: GSA
Institution Code: G43
UCAS Code: K100
Applications to the part-time mode should be made directly to the School

Award

Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelor of Architecture with Honours. Exemption from Part 1 of RIBA/ARB Examination in Architecture. 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 and a founder member of Universitas 21, an international grouping of universities dedicated to setting worldwide standards for higher education.

Assessment

Peer and staff review, formative and summative assessment, with continuous feedback from tutorials. Lecture courses are assessed by essays and coursework.

Facilities
Architecture students get their own desk within the open plan studio space to work alongside their peers; workshops for wood and metal work; specialist equipment for making architectural models; a reprographics and audio-visual base; a lighting lab including heliodon and model-scope; an architectural science computer suite; Grace and Clark Fyfe Gallery; cafe bar.

Indicative Additional Costs
Individual departments levy material fees as indicated on this page. You should budget for each year of your programme of study and should allow for costs over and above your fees and maintenance, particularly if expensive materials or projects are chosen.

Graduates include:
Gillian McInnes, Stuart McKnight and Simon Usher (MOMA), Alyesha Choudhury, Carl C.Z. Jonsson and Mia Pinder-Hussein (/other – co-curators of the Scotland + Venice International Architecture Exhibition 2023); Sam Brown and Jennifer O’Donnell (O'Donnell Brown); Clare and Sandy Wright (Wright and Wright); Charlie Hussey, Colin Harris and Charlie Sutherland (Sutherland Hussey Harris); Karen Anderson (founder Anderson Bell + Christie); Ian Alexander and Henry McKeown (JM Architects); the late Gareth Hoskins (Hoskins Architects); Andrew Whalley (Grimshaw); Ross Hunter (Graven Images); Andy Bow (Foster Associates).