Edinburgh College of
Art
Introduction
Edinburgh College of Art
(eca) is one of the largest, longest-established
and most distinguished independent arts colleges in Europe, which
celebrated its centenary year in 2007. It’s very much a modern,
international institution with a friendly, supportive and enriching
learning environment, offering a high level of individual
instruction. Most tutors are practising artists with strong
international reputations in their own right. All degrees are
validated by the University of Edinburgh. Students leave
eca with a strong foundation in the creative
practice and find success in an impressive array of creative
industries ventures.
Quick facts
Website address
http://www.eca.ac.uk/
Programmes
The emphasis is on Fine Art, Design,
Architecture and Landscape Architecture at Undergraduate and
Postgraduate level, with around 17-20 programmes at both
levels.
First Year Studies programme - first year
undergraduate students are given the unique opportunity to
experiment and refine their skills in different areas before they
choose where to specialise in years 2-4. Most programmes are
studio-based and offer students dedicated studio space. An enviable
staff to student ratio and access to the latest methods and
technologies gives students the opportunity to equip themselves
with the skills and confidence their specialist subject
requires.
Highlights
- Annual Fashion Shows and Degree Shows are always very popular
and critically well received. Many students and graduates have won
awards, particularly in fashion, jewellery, animation and film and
TV
- The only Landscape Architecture School in Scotland
- The world’s only Golf Course Architecture Master’s Degree
Programme.
Location
With the purchase of a new award-winning
building on West Port, eca has consolidated to a
unified, city centre campus in the heart of the capital. This
enables students to integrate more closely and marks the beginning
of their ambitious plans for the next 100 years of first-class arts
instruction.
Undergraduate students:
1400
Postgraduate students:
300
International students: 20%
of all students from over 70 countries
Some famous alumni
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw (architect, President of
Royal Academy), Sir Basil Spence (architect), Dame Elizabeth
Blackadder (artist), William George Gillies (artist), Anne Redpath
(artist), William Crozier (painter), Callum Innes (painter and
Turner Prize nominee), Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (sculptor and artist),
Roy Williamson (member of the Corries), Alan Bold (poet), Stewart
Parvin (fashion designer), The Rezillos (1970s band).
