ECA Undergraduate Open Day 2024

The Open Day will include the opportunities and events listed below.

Please remember to let us know you're attending and to book your place on talks (noted below) as spaces are limited. We look forward to seeing you there!

Attend a Head of School talk

Our talks will cover the following subject areas:

• Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA)
• School of History of Art
• School of Art
• School of Design
• Reid School of Music

Each subject area will have 2 talks, please book in to the talks you would like to attend.

Find out more about our subject areas and degrees on the ECA website: www.eca.ed.ac.uk

Tour our facilities, giving you an opportunity to see some of the spaces you will be taught in such as studios, workshops and tutorial spaces.

Due to the graduate show, some of our facilities will not be available to view at the open day on the tour. You will still be able to see examples of student work at the Graduate Show.

Facilities and workshops included on the tour will be:

• Digital making workshop
• Digital textiles workshop
• Textiles workshop and studio
• Jewellery workshop
• Fashion and Performance costume workshop and studios
• Cinema space
• Materials hub
• Photography
• Printmaking workshop
• Wood workshop
• Metal workshop

Due to limited space, these tours are for prospective students only. Parents, carers, guardians and friends are welcome to visit the grad show or grab a coffee in the café for the duration of the tour.

Tours will be running throughout the day and are drop in.

Explore the ECA graduate show

As this open day coincides with our Graduate Show, you’ll have the opportunity to see student work from across our programmes. From Film & TV to Landscape Architecture, the graduate show gives you an opportunity to see what you could do with a degree at ECA.

You can find out more about our Graduate Show events here.

Chat to our current students about their experiences

You’ll have the opportunity to speak to current students throughout the day and ask them about their experiences of studying at ECA and of student life in Edinburgh.

Meet our student support team and ask any questions you have

You can drop in to the Wee Red Bar at any time throughout the day to ask our student support team any questions you have about support throughout your studies.

Meet our admissions team

You can drop in to the Wee Red Bar at any time throughout the day to ask our admissions team any questions about entry requirements, the application process and portfolio requirements.

Attend a talk with information applying as a Widening Participation student

These talks are for widening participation applicants who may be applying with contextual admissions.

Not sure if you’re eligible for contextual admissions? You can use the ‘Contextual Data Checker’ online to find out: https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/access-edinburgh/widening-access-offers

If the event is cancelled

We will explore all options to avoid cancelling on-campus events, however there may be rare occasions where events or sessions are cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We are unable to accept liability for any costs incurred by visitors (e.g. travel, accommodation). Therefore you may wish to consider travel insurance or flexible tickets.

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