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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).

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eca attracts students of the highest quality from throughout the UK, Europe and the world. In Edinburgh they find a unique setting for research and study. They have access to world-class resources in a city celebrated for its vibrant creative and cultural environment.

Professor Ian Howard, Principal, Edinburgh College of Art

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