The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland hosts a variety of open days, admissions events and department events, providing opportunities to get to know what life is like studying at RCS — a place Like Nowhere Else.
All timings are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), please check your local time.
Open Days
Find out more about what it’s like to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with our in-person, on-campus Open Days. Booking will open up to a month before each date; and notification lists will be e-mailed with details of how to complete booking. Please note that numbers are limited due to capacity on-campus. To stay up to date with information regarding these events, we recommend signing up to our mailing list. You will only be contacted in relation to an upcoming open day or admissions event. If you have any questions, please email us at opendays@rcs.ac.uk.
- School of Music Open Day
- Orchestral Departments: Thursday 18th May 2023 (Brass / Guitar & Harp / Strings / Timpani & Percussion / Woodwind / Bachelor of Education).
- Non-Orchestral Departments: Thursday 25th May 2023 (Composition / Jazz / Keyboard / Traditional Music / Traditional Music: Piping / Vocal Performance / Bachelor of Education).
- School of Dance, Drama, Production and Film Open Day
- BA Production Arts and Design & BA Production Technology and Management: Friday 13th October 2023
- BA Modern Ballet: Friday 27th October 2023
- Undergraduate Drama (including BA Acting, BA Musical Theatre, BA Contemporary Performance Practice and BA Performance in British Sign Language and English): Monday 30th October 2023.
- BA Filmmaking: Friday 3rd November 2023
- MA Musical Theatre: Thursday 16th March 2023. This is a live Q&A Webinar Discovery session. You can sign up for the event here
- Dates for our other Postgraduate DDPF information sessions are not yet confirmed. If you would like to be kept up to date about these events, please complete this form here. Please note this is not the event registration form, this will be available once the events are confirmed.
Admissions Events
- RCS Admissions Presentation and Virtual Tour || New dates/times to be announced soon!
Get an overview of RCS and learn about its course offerings, admissions and auditions processes, fees and funding, student support, and more. Ask questions of the admissions team and take a virtual walkthrough of the facilities.
MA Psychology in the Arts (Music): Online Discovery Sessions
Join members of the MA Psychology in the Arts programme team for a series of free online Discovery Sessions exploring various questions around a variety of central themes. Taking place online, these sessions aim to give your further insight about the MA programme and what it entails.
By taking part in these sessions, you’ll experience how this programme challenges you to reflect on your ideas, beliefs and professional development priorities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email letting you know how to join the meeting.
Upcoming Sessions:
Note: Each session runs twice a day. Click the corresponding text below to sign up to the session(s).
Wednesday 15 March 2023 – 10am(GMT) & 6pm(GMT)
MEd Learning and Teaching: Online Discovery Sessions
Join members of the MEd Learning and Teaching programme team for a series of free online Discovery Sessions exploring various questions around a variety of central themes. Taking place online, these sessions aim to give your further insight about the MEd programme and what it entails.
By taking part in these sessions, you’ll experience how this programme challenges you to reflect on your ideas, beliefs and professional development priorities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email letting you know how to join the meeting.
Upcoming Sessions:
Note: Each session is run twice a day, once at 9.30am (GMT) and again at 7pm (GMT). Click the corresponding time below to sign up to the session(s).
Wednesday 26 April 2023: How can arts educators be agents of change? 9.30am & 7pm
Wednesday 7 June 2023: How do we measure success as arts educators? 9.30am & 7pm