Graduate Diploma Art & Design Program By Royal College of Art |Top Universities
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Tuitionfee

20,200 GBPTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

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Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Blended

The Graduate Diploma Art & Design prepares you for Master’s study at the RCA. We focus on developing proficiency in the independent learning methods and practices of art and design, and on introducing you to the role and influence of art and design in the world today.
The programme offers:
  • January, May and September start dates
  • On-campus, online or dual-learning modes of study
  • Progression opportunities to our Master’s programmes.
Specialisms
The programme is interdisciplinary in nature, mirroring the experience of Master’s study at the RCA, however on the Graduate Diploma you’ll be invited to select a specialism when you apply from the following areas:
  • Communication
  • Design
  • Fashion & Textiles
  • Fine Art
  • Research

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Blended

The Graduate Diploma Art & Design prepares you for Master’s study at the RCA. We focus on developing proficiency in the independent learning methods and practices of art and design, and on introducing you to the role and influence of art and design in the world today.
The programme offers:
  • January, May and September start dates
  • On-campus, online or dual-learning modes of study
  • Progression opportunities to our Master’s programmes.
Specialisms
The programme is interdisciplinary in nature, mirroring the experience of Master’s study at the RCA, however on the Graduate Diploma you’ll be invited to select a specialism when you apply from the following areas:
  • Communication
  • Design
  • Fashion & Textiles
  • Fine Art
  • Research

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

5.5+
Prospective Diploma in Art & Design applicants are likely to be:

Those who have the required educational background to go on to Master’s study, but who require greater proficiency in the English language.
Those who do not have an undergraduate background in art and design, but who can demonstrate potential in their chosen discipline of study.
Those for whom their undergraduate studies did not adequately prepare them for Master’s study at the RCA
Those who would like to use the programme as a diagnostic experience to help them decide which area to specialise in at Master’s level.
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May

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

9,700 GBP
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International Students

20,200 GBP
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Ranked the World's number one art and design university for five consecutive years (2015-2019),  the Royal College of Art is the world’s most influential postgraduate university of art and design. Specialising in teaching and research, the RCA offers Graduate Diploma, MA, MRes, MPhil and PhD qualifications across the disciplines of fine art, architecture, applied art, design, communications and humanities. There are over 2,100 masters and doctoral students from 75 countries and more than 1,000 professionals interacting with them – including scholars, leading art and design practitioners, along with specialists, advisors and distinguished visitors. The RCA is the most concentrated community of artists, designers and communicators to be found anywhere; a community focused on art in a design environment and design in an art environment. At the College’s heart is a firm belief in project-based education, face-to-face teaching and learning and professional orientation. Our mission is to recruit talented students of great variety and complexity - whatever their background. www.rca.ac.uk

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