Our entry requirements indicate standard and Minimum qualifications with which we usually accept students. However, competition for places varies yearly, and you aren't guaranteed a business if you meet the minimum qualifications.
Minimum year 1
SQA Higher
Standard Entry Requirement
BBBB to include one of the following subjects: Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media or Graphic Communication
National 5 Grade C in English.
Minimum Offer Entry Requirement
BBCC to include one of the following subjects: Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media, Graphic Communication, or Design and Manufacture
National 5 grade C in English.
A Level
BCC to include one of the following subjects: Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media or Graphic Communication/Moving Image Arts
GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
Irish Leaving Certificate
H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level to include one of the following subjects: Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media or Graphic Communication
Ordinary Level English at O4.
Scottish HNC
HNC with C in the graded unit in one of the following; Computer Arts and Design, Audio Visual Technologies, Art Design & Visual Communications, Computer Art and Design and Interactive Design, Digital Design and Web Development
Unrelated HNC/Ds may be considered and, in addition, have Higher Design subject at grade B National 5 C in Maths and English.
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject
GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
BTEC National Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades D*D (Distinction*, Distinction) in a related subject
GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, and 4 to include one of the following subjects: Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media or Graphic Communication at minimum grade 5.
Grade 4 in SL English.
European Baccalaureate
Pass at 70% or above with grade 7 in three subjects to include one of the following subjects: Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media, or Graphic Communication.
Grade 6 in English.
T Levels
Merit - T Level with additional A Level in Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media, Graphic Communication, Moving Image Arts grade B
GCSE Maths and English grade C/4
Minimum year 2
HNC
HNC - Pass in Computer Arts and Design, Audio Visual Technologies, Art Design & Visual Communication, Computer Art and Design, Interactive Design, Digital Design and Web Development, and Animation with a B in the graded unit.
SQA Advanced Higher
BBC to include at least one of Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media, or Graphic Communication.
A Level
BBB to include at least one of Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media, or Graphic Communication.
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades DDD (Distinction, Distinction, Distinction) in a related subject.
Minimum year 3
HND
HND - Pass in Computer Arts and Design, Audio Visual Technologies, Computer Art and Design, Interactive Design, Visual Communications (Digital Media), Visual Communications (Animation), and 3D Animation with grades B in the SCQF Level 8 graded unit.
For HND Visual Communication: User Experience Design OR Digital Design and Development (grades B in the SCQF Level 8 graded unit), applicants would also require a Higher grade C in at least one of the following subjects: Design, Art & Design, Music, Photography, Media or Graphic Communication. Those without a relevant Higher may have the opportunity to submit a portfolio.