Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño Gran Canaria
Higher education centre in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
The Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño Gran Canaria (EASD Gran Canaria) is a public school of art and design in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on Avenida de Canarias opposite the San Cristóbal fishing quarter. It has about 1,000 students and 130 teachers and has been teaching on the island for 50 years. Besides the arts track of the Bachillerato and vocational art and design courses, it offers the official Grado en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Diseño, equivalent to a university bachelor's degree, in three specialities:
- Interior Design
- Fashion Design
- Graphic Design
All specialities include two semester courses of English and 350 hours of work placements; students can also take official B1 or B2 English certification exams at the school. The degree gives access to master's and doctoral studies, and students can apply for an Erasmus+ stay in another European country.
The four-storey building has specialised workshops for ceramics, audiovisual media, wood, printmaking, metal, fashion, photography, prototyping and stone. Admission requires the Bachillerato or an equivalent qualification and a pass in a specific entrance test.
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Programmes
Grado en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Diseño (official) in three specialities:
- Interior Design
- Fashion Design
- Graphic Design
Every speciality includes two semester courses of English and 350 hours of work placements in companies and organisations.
Admission
Applicants need the Bachillerato, a higher arts, university or Técnico Superior qualification (or a recognised equivalent), or a pass in the university entrance exam for over-25s. They must also pass a specific entrance test, with parts a, b and c (part c for the chosen speciality). Holders of the Técnico Superior de Artes Plásticas y Diseño can enter directly without the test. Applications are made in April.
Language requirements
No language certificate is required for admission; all specialities include two semester courses of English, and students can sit official B1 or B2 English certification exams at the school.