study abroad in Scotland with IFSA
Glasgow
, Scotland

Glasgow School of Art Partnership

Program Overview

More than a few internationally recognized artists, designers, and architects have earned their chops in the studios of GSA, one of the few free-standing art schools left in Europe. Choose from fine art, design, photography, fashion, textiles, silversmithing, jewelry, sculpture, and architecture at the art and design school ranked #5 in Europe and #8 in the world.

Details at a Glance

Application deadline

Fall: March 15
Academic Year: March 15
Spring: Oct. 1

Minimum GPA

3.00

Credit load

15

Housing

Apartment/Flat

Instruction language

English

Prerequisites

None

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Academics

Looking for specific classes? Explore CHART, our exclusive class database—if the Glasgow School of Art Program is preapproved at your institution, you’ll find classes recently taken by other IFSA students.

As a studio art school, Glasgow School of Art is based on a tutorial system, in which students are expected to work independently and in groups on assignments that are often very broad and allow for much creativity, imagination and self-direction. Guidance from instructors is always available, but students must initiate contact with their advisors at the GSA. You will be admitted to a specific school and department, and are expected to undertake the projects that are assigned for that year or semester of study at the GSA.

ADVANCED STUDIO ART
Glasgow School of Art offers three different schools: The School of Fine Art, the School of Design, and the Rennie Mackintosh School of Architecture. The staff at the Glasgow School of Art will review your application and portfolio and assign you to a year of study. Most IFSA students are admitted into Year Two studies and will be fully integrated with degree-seeking students. Students who demonstrate extensive background in their chosen medium may be admitted into Year Three studies.

To learn more about what is taught in each year of study in the various departments at the Glasgow School of Art, visit the website and click on one of the many different degrees offered by the school, then click on the “Study Guide” PDF on the right side of the page, next to the Programme Overview.

BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE STUDIO ART
(Program Suspended for Fall 2023, Year 2023-2024, and Spring 2024)
Designed for students pursuing a liberal arts or social sciences degree, this option is for students who wish to take classes in a studio art setting for a semester at the introductory to intermediate level. Students can choose to take only arts classes, in which case they would take six classes at GSA, or they can add an elective from the University of Glasgow College of Arts or College of Social Sciences, and take four classes at GSA. Students will take classes with other incoming study abroad students.

Available classes include:

CREDIT CONVERSIONS

At the Glasgow School of Art, a full class load is 15 U.S. semester credit hours for semester.

1 SCQF = .25 U.S. semester credit hours

Lab & Field Trip Fees
Please review syllabi and course materials when registering for direct-enroll classes. Certain classes may have a one-off lab or field trip fee disclosed in the syllabus or during the first meeting of the class. These fees are not included in your IFSA program fee. You will be responsible for these fees, whether they are billed and paid by IFSA or billed to you.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Eligibility

  • You must be at least 18 years of age. Students under 18 may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
  • You must be currently attending or recently graduated from a U.S. or Canadian community college, technical college, two-year college, four-year college, or four-year university.
  • You must have completed at least one (1) semester of study at your home institution before the beginning of the semester program or one (1) year of study at your home institution before the beginning of the year program.

Recommendation Letters
Your application to this program will require two (2) academic letters of recommendation.

Portfolio
The Advance Studio Art program requires a portfolio of your work as part of the application process. The portfolio must be submitted as a PDF file consisting of 15 to 20 images of your more recent artwork—links to video content should also be included. The portfolio should include a numbered list of its contents, including the medium and a description of the work. More information can be found at Portfolio Examples.

The Beginner/Intermediate Studio Art program does not require a portfolio.

Visa Requirement

  • A visa is not required for U.S. or Canadian citizens for the semester program.
  • A visa may be required if you are a citizen of another country.
  • A visa is required if you are participating in the year program.

TRANSCRIPT
Upon completion of your program, IFSA will send an official Butler University transcript to your home university with your coursework converted to the U.S. semester credit hour system. You will also have access to an unofficial transcript in your IFSA Student Portal. The transcript reflects courses taken, credits attempted, and grades earned during your term abroad. This service is included in your study abroad program at no additional cost. See our Transcripts page for more information.

Excursions

Activities and excursions are designed to pull you into the communities you visit and encourage cultural connections of every kind. There’s no extra fee to participate in these optional outings—everything is included in your program fee.

Below are examples from previous terms; outings may be different for your program. We’ll make every effort to run them all, but sometimes things we can’t our control, such as local regulations and health protocols, get in the way. As result, we cannot guarantee activities and excursions.

Activities

  • Cooking lessons
  • City tours
  • Theater performances

Excursions

  • Trip to the Scottish Highlands to see Loch Ness, Culloden Field, Dunrobin Castle, a whiskey distillery, and a working sheep farm.
  • Day trip to Argyll with hiking, caving, mountain biking, or gorge scrambling
  • Short homestay with a local family

Housing and Meals

Housing

Apartment/Flat

Meals

Self-Catering

Details

Glasgow School of Art students are housed at the Margaret Macdonald House or Blytheswood House. Meals are self-catered. Pillows, duvet and other linens are not provided, but may be purchased upon arrival.

Dates and Fees

Term

Term begins

Term ends

Program costs

Application deadline

Fall 2023 (Beg/Int) - Suspended

Early Sept. 2023

Mid-Dec. 2023

$21,775

Suspended

Fall 2023 (Adv)

September 14, 2023

December 16, 2023

$21,775

Passed

Academic Year 2023-2024 (Beg/Int) - Supsended

Early Sept. 2023

Early May 2024

Contact IFSA

Suspended

Academic Year 2023-2024 (Adv)

September 14, 2023

Late May 2024

Contact IFSA

Passed

Spring 2024 (Beg/Int) - Suspended

Late Jan. 2024

Early May 2024

$23,775 (estimated)

Suspended

Spring 2024 (Adv)

Late Jan. 2024

Late May 2024

$23,775 (estimated)

Oct. 1

Fall 2024 (Beg/Int)

Early Sept. 2024

Mid-Dec. 2024

$21,775 (estimated)

March 15