BDes ( Product Design) Program By The Glasgow School of Art |Top Universities
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Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BDes

Study Level

Undergraduate

The programme spans 4 years (B.Des) or 5 years (MEDes) in duration, with the two degree pathways sharing a common “core” in years One and Two. The programme covers the spectrum of making practices associated with design across two, three or four dimensions, including the design of tangible services and experiences in the immaterial domain (information), and in Year Two contains a Language Acquisition course in conjunction with Glasgow University. Throughout the B.Des programme the Studio component is complemented by Social Sciences and coursesin DH&T, with an elective opportunity offered in Year 3. Years Three and Four of the MEDes pathway are specific to the “host” institution in which the student is then situated as part of the two-year academic exchangecomponent.

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BDes

Study Level

Undergraduate

The programme spans 4 years (B.Des) or 5 years (MEDes) in duration, with the two degree pathways sharing a common “core” in years One and Two. The programme covers the spectrum of making practices associated with design across two, three or four dimensions, including the design of tangible services and experiences in the immaterial domain (information), and in Year Two contains a Language Acquisition course in conjunction with Glasgow University. Throughout the B.Des programme the Studio component is complemented by Social Sciences and coursesin DH&T, with an elective opportunity offered in Year 3. Years Three and Four of the MEDes pathway are specific to the “host” institution in which the student is then situated as part of the two-year academic exchangecomponent.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

6+
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30+

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Founded in 1845, The Glasgow School of Art is one of the few remaining independent art schools in the UK. With a proven history of producing some of the world’s most influential and successful artists, designers and architects, the GSA’s studio-based specialist, practice-led education draws talented individuals with a shared passion and concern for visual culture from all over the world. Many graduates have chosen to stay in Glasgow so that today the city is home to one of the UK’s largest and most vibrant creative communities. 


Undergraduate students work within the School of Fine Art, the School of Design or the Mackintosh School of Architecture. We offer undergraduate degree programmes in Architecture, Communication Design, Digital Culture, Fashion Design, Fine Art Photography, Interior Design, Painting & Printmaking, Product Design, Product Design Engineering, Sculpture & Environmental Art, Silversmithing & Jewellery and Textile Design.

Founded in 1845, The Glasgow School of Art is one of the few remaining independent art schools in the UK. With a proven history of producing some of the world’s most influential and successful artists, designers and architects, the GSA’s studio-based specialist, practice-led education draws talented individuals with a shared passion and concern for visual culture from all over the world. Many graduates have chosen to stay in Glasgow so that today the city is home to one of the UK’s largest and most vibrant creative communities. 

 

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