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Production Arts and Design at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - UCAS

Course summary

Studying Production Arts and Design at RCS, you’ll learn in a high-level conservatoire environment, preparing you for a career as a scenic artist, prop maker, stage carpenter, costume maker, or set/costume designer. Production consists of both the BA Production Arts and Design and the BA Production Technology and Management programmes. Production students work closely with each other both in the classroom and on RCS productions. The Production Arts and Design programme creates a high-level learning environment for aspiring scenic artists, prop makers, stage carpenters, costume makers, and set and costume designers. You will be learning in an environment where your creativity and individuality is as important as your technical skill. You will be accepted based on your profile in one particular area, taken from the five subjects on offer. You will follow an individual pathway based on a major and minor study to ensure a quality learning experience and will have the unique opportunity to engage with the diverse range of performance programmes. The facilities available to our Production students are second to none. The Wallace Studios at Speirs Locks has purpose-built production workshops and design studios. The Renfrew Street building has five public performance spaces including a fully-equipped proscenium arch theatre and a black box studio theatre. The combination of professional venues, extensive workshops, construction spaces, design studios and the latest stage and workshop technologies provides a fantastic learning environment. Our standards are based on professional practice and we have strong links with industry partners from across the UK and beyond. We have close relationships with the national performing arts organisations in Scotland as well as many of the regional theatres. We work closely with these partners to ensure the education you receive is current, competitive and of the highest professional standard. Audition Information All applicants are required to complete a pre-interview task relevant to your chosen discipline area. This must be completed and uploaded to Acceptd a mimimum of five working days prior to your interview date. Without this, we will not be able to proceed with the interview.

Course details

Principal study options

During the application and audition process, you must select which instrument(s) you wish to specialise in for the duration of your course. On this course, you can choose from the following options:

Main specialism

Only one specialism is studied. It may be possible to study a further instrument, but this will not contribute towards the qualification.

Instrument/specialisms

For all courses, you must select at least one specialism from the 'primary' list. For those studying primary/secondary pathways, two instruments may be selected – one from the 'primary' list and one from the 'secondary' list. Joint pathway students may select any two instruments from either list.

Primary instrument/specialism

  • Costume Construction
  • Props Construction
  • Scenic Art
  • Set Construction
  • Set and Costume Design

Modules

Please see our webpage for more information about the course

Assessment method

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

*If you are an international applicant, or you are applying for a postgraduate course, or are choosing certain assessment locations, the 'on time' deadline may be later in the year - please contact the conservatoire directly.

Application codes

Course code:
203F
Institution code:
R58
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

Applications for direct entry beyond Year 1 will be considered on a case-by-case basis and in accordance with the Royal Conservatoire’s Recognition of Prior (Experiential) Learning policy. If you wish to apply for direct entry, please mark the point of entry on UCAS Conservatoires application as 2 or 3. We do not offer deferred entry

International applicants

Currently around 20% of our students come from outside the UK. Between them, they represent over 55 different nationalities and add a rich diversity to the Conservatoire. To find out more please visit: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/study/international-students/

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Further information about our entry requirements can be found in the weblink.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://royal-cons-scotland-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/EU-and-International-Entry-Requirements.pdf

Additional entry requirements

Interview

You will be required to identify your chosen major study subject at the point of application and your interview experience will be tailored to this choice. The five major subjects are; Set Construction Scenic Art Props Construction Costume Construction Set & Costume Design As well as an interview with two members of programme staff (approx. 30/40 minutes), you will also be offered a short tour of the Production Arts and Design facilities with a current student (15/20 mins) At your interview, the panel will ask you about your previous experiences and your interests and hobbies and they will also want to discuss your portfolio and your response to the tasks (detailed in the ‘pre-interview task’ section above) It is important that you show us your previous work as well as your response to these tasks. Without this, we will not be able to proceed with the interview.

Portfolio

Each candidate is seen as an individual, and a holistic view is taken of your unique mix of qualities; therefore, the panel will be most interested to see any evidence of interests or experience to-date. Due to time restrictions, the panel will wish to see quality rather than quantity, so pick examples of your work that best illustrate your suitability for the programme. Your portfolio of work should evidence your suitability for study in you chosen specialism and take any form you chose. As well as evidence of the set tasks noted below, this could include: * Physical examples of work * Photographs of previous work * Models (3D renderings, images, etc.) * Technical drawings and ground plans * Audio/video files * Other relevant production documentation

Other

As well as submitting a portfolio of work relevant to your discipline area, you will also need to compelte a production/performance presentation and a creative technical response project. This is part of the interview requirments for this programme. Our website has the full details of what to prepare under the 'how to apply' section: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/courses/ba-production-arts-design/#how-to-apply


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.56.5 with no component below 5.5
TOEFL (iBT)88Overall score of 88, with minimum scores of: Reading – 18, Listening – 17, Speaking – 20, Writing – 17
PTE Academic62Overall score of 62 with a minimum of 59 in all components (reading, listening, speaking, writing)
Cambridge English AdvancedOverall score of 176 with a minimum of 162 in all components
Cambridge English ProficiencyOverall score of 176 with a minimum of 162 in all components

More information about our language requirements can be found at the weblink.

https://www.rcs.ac.uk/study/international-students/english-requirements/


Assessment locations

In the event of a successful assessment, applicants may be invited for a further interview prior to being made an offer.

Remote assessment recordings may be accepted in the event that you cannot attend an assessment in person.

Single specialism assessment

LocationOn-time FeeLate Fee
RCS£35£35
Online£35£35

Joint principal specialism assessment

LocationOn-time FeeLate Fee
RCSNot available at this location
OnlineNot available at this location

Additional information

All applicants are required to create an Acceptd profile and application (https://app.getacceptd.com/rcs) at the point of submitting their UCAS application, regardless of which audition location you have selected. We will continue to offer online auditions to international applicants and those who are unable to attend in-person due to exceptional circumstances. For the best audition experience, we would encourage all UK applicants to attend in person. For more information on what to prepare for the interview, please see our website - https://www.rcs.ac.uk/courses/ba-production-arts-design/.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Channel Islands £9535* Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535* Year 1
England £9535* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535* Year 1
Wales £9535* Year 1
Scotland £1820* Year 1
EU £28919* Year 1
International £28919* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

All new students are required to pay associated programme cost related fees at the start of their studies. For more information on fees, funding and Scholarship, please see our website: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/ Please note all tuition fees per year are subject to an annual review.

Sponsorship information

The School of Stage and Screen scholarships are awarded for a mixture of financial need and merit. Scholarships are applied for and awarded on an annual basis. If you are offered a place at the Conservatoire, you will be forwarded the link to apply for a Scholarship- https://www.rcs.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/scholarships/

Production Arts and Design at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - UCAS