If you are thinking of applying to one of our degrees, we understand that visiting us in an important factor in making that decision. We offer a variety of visiting options throughout the year, but please note that we do not currently accept individual visit requests. Please ensure that you do not book any travel or accommodation without checking our events first, as we will not be able to accommodate drop-in visits.
Open Days
We hold three undergraduate Open Days, and one postgraduate Open Day, each year. These events take place across the University of Edinburgh and are a great opportunity to meet staff and students, take a tour of our facilities, and attend a range of talks on study options and services such as Admissions, Student Finance and Accommodation.
Our next Undergraduate Open Days for 2018 will take place on:
- Saturday 22 September 2018
- Saturday 6 October 2018
- Find out more and book your place on an undergraduate Open Day
- Find out more and book your place on a postgraduate Open Day
Student-led tours
We are not currently offering student-led tours throughout the summer, and would encourage visitors to take advantage of the exhibitions on show that are currently being held within our studios:
Our next scheduled student-led tour will be taking place in November, but if you would like to visit ECA before this time, we would encourage you to attend one of the upcoming Open Days:
Visitors who wish to see the wider University of Edinburgh central campus can also sign up to the George Square campus tour. These are bookable throughout the year, and are suitable for potential undergraduates and postgraduates for all subjects:
School visits
If you would like to organise a visit to ECA for a school group, please contact us directly by emailing cara.samuels@ed.ac.uk with your preferred date and group size, and we will seek to accommodate you, where possible.
Your school may also be eligible to work with ACES (Access to Creative Education in Scotland). This project provides encouragement and advice for students from certain, targeted, schools who may be under-represented in universities and who are considering applying to art and design based courses.
Edinburgh College of Art co-ordinates the ACES programme for Edinburgh and the Lothians, working closely with LEAPS (Lothians Equal Access Programme for Schools).
Virtual tours and off-campus events
If you can’t join us for an Open Day, student-led tour or school visit, there are public events throughout the year, such as Degree Show, that will enable you to see selected parts of our campus.
However, we don’t want to disappoint you by being unable to show you our facilities during teaching time, when unscheduled visits can disrupt our students’ learning experience and pose a security risk, so please don’t book travel outside of our scheduled events.
We regularly participate in off-campus events, including Create Your Future in London and Manchester, where you can find out more about our programmes and what it’s like to study here.
If you would like to view our facilities virtually, you can explore the studios, libraries and performance spaces across the campus online.
Post Offer Visit Days
Post Offer Visit Days are an opportunity for successful applicants to learn more about their subject areas and life as a student at the University of Edinburgh.
These events include School-wide welcome talks, subject information sessions, an information fair, and tours of facilities, including the Main Library and Centre for Sport and Exercise.
You will also have the opportunity to see examples of undergraduate student accommodation at Pollock Halls.
If you have successfully applied to study at ECA, you will receive an invitation to your Post Offer Visit Day from our admissions team.
