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Art and Design courses
We offer a range of facilities including a ceramic workshop, a foundry, an art shop, and a printmaking workshop, ensuring we meet your needs whichever course you choose to study. You will also have access to dedicated studio space where you can work and collaborate with other students.
Undergraduate courses
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A narrative-driven course focusing on characters and storytelling, where you will learn 2D and 3D animation techniques
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We are the only university in Scotland to offer an Art & Design General Foundation course as the first year of its Honours degrees
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Taught by artists of international standing, this is the only undergraduate course in Scotland that combines Fine Art with Philosophy
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Explore, build, and craft people’s everyday interactions with digital technology
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Combine studio practice with critical understanding of theory and experiment across a range of media
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Graphic design is about the visual communication of ideas. You will develop your skills with a range of industry-focused design projects
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Illustration uses visual media to tell stories and communicate complex ideas
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Study the architectural, artistic, and social dimensions of interiors, generating design proposals that explore how we live, work, and play
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Experiment with a range of precious and non-precious materials to develop wearable objects, from concept to finished piece
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Use human-centred approaches to design to find out what people want, and design the right products for them
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Gain core skills in printed and knitted textile design while developing an understanding of the ways textiles can be used in society
Postgraduate courses
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Learn the creative and technical skills and the professional production pipelines that you need to work in the animation industry
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Combine studio art practice with modules in English, philosophy and film studies in this interdisciplinary course
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Develop your leadership and applied research skills in professional practice with a professional doctorate in Art and Design
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Bringing together leading and internationally renowned disciplines to provide an opportunity to explore the relationships between science and art
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Through a mixture of theory and practice, you will learn to use design thinking to innovate, transform businesses, and realise your leadership potential
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Through a mixture of theory and practice, you will learn to use design thinking to innovate, transform businesses, and realise your leadership potential
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Learn, integrate and apply design skills with healthcare system knowledge to develop creative responses to the healthcare challenges we face
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Learn, integrate and apply design skills with healthcare system knowledge to develop creative responses to the healthcare challenges we face
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Explore, experiment, create and develop your art practice in a supportive, collegiate and nurturing environment
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Forensic Art is the presentation of visual information in relation to legal procedures. It encompasses subjects such as facial anthropology and identification.
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Medical art encompasses a wide range of applications from patient communication and information to medical teaching and training
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This research-driven and interdisciplinary course will teach you to design and build prototypes that challenge the way people interact with technology
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This research-driven and interdisciplinary course will teach you to design and build prototypes that challenge the way people interact with technology
Upskilling short courses
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This course enables creative practitioners from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels to diversify their career by developing new knowledge, skills and industry contacts