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University degree

Production Arts And Design

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,790
Study
full-time
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About this course

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.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
48-63 pts10%
64-79 pts10%
96-111 pts30%
112-127 pts10%
144-159 pts10%
224-239 pts10%
240+ pts20%
How they qualified
55% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels55%
another degree20%
other higher education20%
no formal qualifications5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
80%
In work or further study after
95%
Continue past first year
80%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£22,000
After 15 months
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Design occupationsHighly skilled20%
Skilled trades occupations40%
Elementary occupations20%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled10%
Sales occupations10%
What students say National Student Survey
80%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching78%
Assessment & feedback72%
Academic support76%
Well organised72%
Learning resources79%
Student community71%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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