Total Cost of Study

Fees

The annual cost of your study will depend on a range of factors including your fee status, programme of study, accommodation arrangements and lifestyle. We understand however that for your effective planning it is really important that you have a good idea of how much studying at art school is likely to cost, and what kinds of costs you are likely to incur over and above fees. The following presents some of the costs that students considering higher education need to think about.

Fees

Your annual fee will depend on whether you are a Scottish student, Rest of the UK student or international student, and will also depend on the subject (programme) and level (undergraduate/postgraduate) at which you are studying.

Fees shown below are for new students starting in Academic Year 2023/24. Please note that continuing student fees will be advised directly.

Academic Year 2023/24:

Undergraduate

Scottish (Home) Students

→ £1,820 annual fee.

→ £1820 Diploma in Architecture Architecture only).

Scottish Students should contact the Student Awards Agency For Scotland for information on assistance with paying tuition fees, and any living cost support that may be available. www.saas.gov.uk

Rest of UK Students (England, Wales and Northern Ireland fee including Channel Isles and Isle of Man)

→ £9,250 annual fee

→ £520 for BArch (Hons) students undertaking their Professional Practice Year Out (PPYO).

Information on assistance with paying tuition fees, and any living cost support that may be available, can be accessed via https://www.gov.uk/student-finance

Students from the Republic of Ireland

Irish students will be eligible to pay the Rest of UK rate stated above.

Fees

Students from the rest of the European Union (excluding Republic of Ireland)

On 9 July 2020 the decision was made by the Scottish Government to end entitlement to the Scottish tuition rate for EU students starting in Academic Year 2021/22 onwards.

EU nationals with settled/pre-settled status in the UK

…or those students continuing on programmes of higher education they have already commenced - e.g. progressing from HNC/HND to degree - will continue to be eligible for the Scottish Students tuition fee (shown above), providing they also meet the residency requirements.

EU nationals and associated groups (without settled/pre-settled status)

…starting a course of study in Academic Year 2021/22 or later will be classed as International Students and your tuition fee is shown below.

Students should consult GSA’s scholarship pages for details of any tuition scholarships, including ones specifically for European Students, for which they might be eligible.

International Undergraduate Students (including EU nationals and associated groups without settled/pre-settled status)

→ Full-degree/ International Foundation students £23,500 per year. This fee will be fixed for the duration of the programme.

Study Abroad Student Tuition Fee (International including EU nationals and associated groups without settled/pre-settled status)

→ → Full Year £20,350. Semester Fee £10,175.

Fees Academic Year 2023/24:

Postgraduate Taught and Research Programmes

Scottish (Home) Students

→ Most one-year taught Masters £9,700

MSc Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy £13,500 (taking the programme over two-years part-time students will pay £6,750 each year the fee being the same in both years).

Two-year taught Masters £9,700 p.a. Fee will be the same in both years of study.

Diploma in Architecture £1,820 - Please refer to the Undergraduate fee listed above.

Research degrees £6,150 per year. Fee will remain at this level in all years of study.

Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in the Creative Disciplines/ Postgraduate Certificate in Supervisory Practices in the Creative Disciplines £3,250.

Rest of UK Students (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

→ Most one-year taught Masters £9,700 (for part-time students this is charged at £490 per 10 credit course across the duration of the programme).

MSc Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy £13,500 (taking the programme over two-years, part-time students will pay £6,750 each year - the fee being the same in both years).

Two-year taught Masters £9,700 p.a. Fee will be the same in both years of study.

Diploma in Architecture £9,250

Research degrees £6,150 per year. Fee will remain at this level in all years of study. Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in the Creative Disciplines/Postgraduate Certificate in Supervisory Practices in the Creative Disciplines: £3,250.

Students from the Republic of Ireland

Students from the Republic of Ireland with relevant residency will be eligible to pay the Rest of UK students rates shown above.

Students from the rest of the European Union (excluding Republic of Ireland)

On 9 July 2020 the decision was made by the Scottish Government to end entitlement to the Scottish tuition rate for EU students starting in Academic Year 2021/22 onwards.

Fees

EU nationals with settled/pre-settled status in the UK or those students continuing on programmes of higher education they have already commenced - e.g. progressing from HNC/HND to degree - will continue to be eligible for the Scottish Students tuition fee shown above, providing they also meet the residency requirements found here.

EU nationals and associated groups (without settled/pre-settled status) starting a course of study in Academic Year 2021/22 or later will be classed as International Students and your tuition fee is shown below. Students should consult GSA’s scholarship pages for details of any tuition scholarships, including ones specifically for European Students, for which they might be eligible.

International Postgraduate Students (including EU nationals and associated groups without settled/pre-settled status)

→ Most one-year Masters programmes - £25,000.

→ MSc Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy - £32,500.

→ Two-year taught Masters programmes - £25,000 per year. Fee will be the same in both years.

→ Research Degrees - £20,350 per year. Fee will remain the same in all years of study

→ Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Creative Disciplines/Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Supervisory Practices in Creative Disciplines £8,350 each year of study

Part-time student fees will be the appropriate proportion of the full-time fee. Alumni Discount

If you have completed your undergraduate degree at the GSA, or you have attended as a Study Abroad Exchange student, you are eligible for a 10% discount on programme fees for a masters degree programme. This discount also applies to RUK and International students progressing from BArch (Hons) to the Diploma in Architecture. Students who complete a masters degree programme at GSA will also be eligible for a 10% discount on PhD fees. Students wishing to take advantage of this discount should contact the Finance Office on +44(0) 141 353 4579 or fees@gsa.ac.uk.

International students and Postgraduate students

When you have accepted your offer of a place to study at the GSA you will be required to pay a deposit:

International

→ £5,900 International Undergraduate Study,

→ £5,900 Study Abroad (2 semesters) / £2,250 (1 semester)

→£6,250 International Postgraduate Taught / £8,125 Postgraduate Taught Medical Visualisation / £5,900 International Postgraduate Research

Home/RUK

→£970 Home/RUK Postgraduate Taught programmes / £1,350 Home/RUK Postgraduate Taught Medical Visualisation / £615 Home/RUK Postgraduate Research

Your deposit will be deducted from the balance of your tuition fees on enrolment. Please note we will not be able to issue a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for visa processing until this deposit is received. Where programmes are over-subscribed we will not be able to guarantee your place until the deposit is paid. Any offer made to a prospective student will be subject to the condition that the School will require payment of tuition fees in respect of each academic year of the student’s period of study at the School.

Please refer to the Fees Policy on the gsa website at www.gsa.ac.uk for details or contact the Finance Office on +44(0) 141 353 4579 / fees@gsa.ac.uk.

Indicative Programme Costs

During your time studying at the GSA you are likely to incur additional costs beyond your fees for things like materials and study trips. All programmes across the school have broken down estimated course costs for each year of study. These costs include things necessary for your coursework such as materials, specialist workshop charges or course trips. Each year, programmes at the school are asked to assess and review these costs so that these can be indicated to students.

You can find the indicative programme costs for your programme on the GSA website on each programme’s page, or you can contact us for this information in other formats at marketing@gsa.ac.uk

When considering your budget for study each year, you should make sure to include these costs in your budget. Indicative programme costs are regularly reviewed and will vary with each year of study.

Cost of Living— How Much Will I Need?

The everyday cost of living has risen across the UK and may continue to rise. At the GSA we are aware of the impact of this on our students. We have put together guidance for students on budgeting for the Cost of Living to support students to understand the kinds of costs they might incur whilst studying as well as to support them in building and managing their monthly budget.

We recommend all students plan a monthly budget in advance of searching for accommodation and the beginning of the academic year. This is a quick guide to monthly costs you may encounter while studying in Glasgow. Please be aware that costs can vary widely depending on a range of factors such as lifestyle, living arrangements, travel costs and part-time work.

Estimated Monthly Costs

Accommodation Approx £535

This is the average rental cost in the UK according to the National Student Accommodation Survey conducted by Save the Student. This corresponds roughly with average rents in Glasgow. Anecdotal research suggests rents for students in the current market can be anywhere between £400 £800 per month.

Utilities £100

Mobile Phone And Broadband £40

Tv Licence £159 per year

Council Tax Variable depending on student status

Full-time students can apply for an exemption during their studies, meaning they do not need to pay anything. Part time students may be liable to payCouncil Tax. You can find guidance on Council Tax exemption on the GSA Student Intranet. If you are eligible for council tax, the rate will depend on the banding of your property. Information on how to check this can be found on the Glasgow City Council website.

Food & Essentials

Other (e.g., Transport, Clothing, Entertainment)

International Students

£180 + £150 +

Please note, international students applying for a UK Student Visa are required to have specific funds in their bank account prior to applying for their visa.

Watch Graeme Fraser Graeme Fraser, Student Support Manager at The Glasgow School of Art talk through the process:

https://vimeo.com/574449198

Financial Assistance During Study

Scholarships

If you are a new entrant to GSA and have been given a Conditional or Unconditional offer of study, you are eligible to apply to our scholarship programme. Some of our scholarships offer a contribution towards your tuition fees and others provide a maintenance grant to assist with your living costs while you study at the GSA. Most cover one academic year of study, unless otherwise stated.

Discretionary Fund

The Discretionary Fund is a fund allocated by the Scottish Government via the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) and administered by The Glasgow School of Art (GSA). The fund is intended to help home (UK) students in financial difficulties enable them to access and/ or continue in Higher Education. These funds may be awarded in addition to other forms of financial support to contribute towards essential living costs such as food, rent and utility bills and cannot be awarded to pay for tuition fees, studio fees or material costs.

Short Term Assistance Grant

Short-Term Assistance Grant (STAG) funds are administered through our Student Support Services. They are available to provide a small one-off funding grant to students in financial hardship who are not eligible to apply to the GSA Discretionary Fund. A STAG award is not intended to cover all of a student’s shortfall in living costs, meet all additional costs or to pay student debt, but is there to assist students facing financial hardship during study.

Support is Available

Here at The Glasgow School of Art our programmes are designed to support the creative development of students in their chosen subject. Learning and the change this implies cannot happen without support. Student support is therefore integral to the activities of every academic department.

The School also has an excellent record of providing specialist support services that complement and underpin the core provision available through the academic departments. At the GSA, to help you navigate your way through the various services, student welfare can offer a single point of contact to support you from before you arrive, until after you graduate.

Practical support and advice about finding accommodation, funding and finances, childcare and the practicalities of being a student are available from Student Welfare welfare@gsa.ac.uk

Software and Digital Inclusion

GSA Student Software

As an enrolled student at the GSA, you will have access to an extensive range of software applications to support your study.

All GSA Apple and Windows Devices are preconfigured with the following list of software:

→ Adobe Creative Cloud Full Suite 2023 and 100GB of cloud storage

→ Microsoft Office 2019. Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.

→ Zoom

→ ScreenPal

→ Various additional software is also available depending on the requirements of the programme, for example, AutoCAD and Sketchup

Assistive Technology Applications available on GSA devices include:

→ Claroread

→ Grammarly

→ Mindview

→ Sonocent Audio Notetaker

The following software is available to you on your own personal device and available on request on GSA devices if not pre-installed:

→ Adobe Creative Cloud Full Suite 2023 and 100GB of cloud storage

→ Microsoft Office 365. Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. including 50GB of OneDrive storage

→ Rhino

→ SketchUp

→ VectorWorks

→ V-Ray

→ Zoom

→ Padlet

Digital Inclusion Scheme

The Glasgow School of Art’s Digital Inclusion Scheme offers the long-term loan of GSA laptops to students to enable them to study online/ off campus, where they may be unable to access this equipment otherwise due to financial hardship, digital exclusion, or other relevant circumstances and can evidence that requirement.

There is a limited budget for the supply of laptops, so eligibility does not guarantee that students will receive a laptop although every effort will be made to support students in some capacity. Priority is given to those on the lowest household income.

LinkedIn Learning Courses

As a GSA Student, you have free access to all the contents on LinkedIn Learning. LinkedIn Learning is an online platform that offers video tutorials and short courses on many topics that benefit your studies and support independent learning, including software applications helpful to designers, architects and artists.