简介
皇家艺术学院，Royal College of Art， 简称RCA，
成立于1837年，世界最着名艺术设计学院之一，也是世界上唯一在校生全部为研究生的艺术设计学院，学院坐落于伦敦，课程讲授者均为国际知名艺术家，从业者和理论家。皇家艺术学院拥有国家最先进的设施和优秀的研究资源，并且有促进优秀创意和智慧的环境。皇家艺术学院欢迎来自世界各地的学生，皇家艺术学院指定的目的是以推动学习，知识和专业能力，特别是美术水準，通过教学，研究与合作，为学员创造良好的发展空间。
皇家艺术学院是唯一的全研究式大学。不同于英国其它大学硕士学製1年，皇家艺术学院学製为两年。学生拥有实践艺术所需要的独特的设计环境，学院也为学生创造了优秀的艺术环境。学校位于伦敦着名文化区South Kensington，被多所着名博物馆与画廊包围。位于Battersea的新校区已投入使用，待2014年全部建成，超过三百名学生会在这裏学习生活。
1837 年建校，世界最着名的艺术设计学院之一，也是唯一的只有研究生阶段的艺术设计学院
1837 年创立，原名为 Government School of Design，位于 Somerset House，Strand
1851 年大博览会(第一届世博会)后，改革并更名为 National Art Training School，移至现今的South Kensington(南肯辛顿)校区
1896 年更名为 皇家艺术学院
1967 年获皇家特许状，拥有独立颁发学位权利
翻译自 Education UK 概述 :
提供MA，MPhil 和 PhD 三种学位，总学生数约 800，平均年龄 26，总约 100 多教职员工，全部为着名艺术家，设计师，作家。每年10月- 7月学期段的访问教授/从业者数量巨大，最密集的年轻艺术家，设计师和传播工作者的团体，学院提供了一个聚焦于设计环境中的艺术与艺术环境中的设计的团体。学院在世界上的声誉来自杰出的艺术与设计教育，基于员工，学生，以及当然，校友。学生除了英国外，来自约 35 个国家，混合的背景和天赋使得在学院的学习是一种独特的经历。
学院的中心有着一个强烈的信念:基于 Project 的教育，面对面地教授和专业的指南。一个以这些途径鼓励毕业生"找到他们自己的声音"的信念
2002 年 Higher Education Funding Council for England 所进行的 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) ，RCA 在 Art and Design 得到了5 分(满分)
在 1997-2001 的官方统计中，超过 92% 的学生毕业后在曾学习的专业或相关的领域工作
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2012-2013
新增以下专业，所有专业採用表格申请或网上申请:
室内设计(注:非'室内装饰设计',侧重建筑空间结构等)
游戏设计
服务设计
信息体验设计
学科
2012-2013 章程:
School of Material (材料学院)
Ceramics & Glass 陶瓷与玻璃
Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery (GSM&J) 金银/金属加工与珠宝
Fashion Menswear 时尚男装
Fashion Womenswear 时尚女装
Textiles 织品
School of Architecture (建筑学院)
Architecture 建筑
Interior Design 室内设计
School of Communications (传达学院)
Animation 动画
Information Experience Design 信息体验设计
Visual Communication 视觉传达设计
School of Design (设计学院)
Design Interactions (DI) 互动设计
Design Products (DP) 产品设计
Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) 创新设计工程 (原 Industrial Design Engineering 工业设计工程)
Service Design 服务设计
Vehicle Design 交通工具设计
School of Fine Art (美术学院)
Painting 绘画
Photography 摄影
Printmaking 版画复製
Sculpture 雕塑
School of Humanities (人文学院)
RCA/V&A Conservation 皇家艺术学院/维多利亚阿尔伯特博物馆文化保护
Critical Writing in Art & Design 艺术设计写作
Curating Contemporary Art 当代艺术管理
History of Design 设计史
以及各科系的研究学位(MPhil, PhD, Project or Thesis Based)
新章程将不再採用纸质印刷，请直接去学校网站查询，所有专业均有拍摄最新的高清影片介绍与学生採访
赞助商
各专业均有不同程度的外部赞助，不管是资金或项目合作
例如，
IDE系有 新力，诺基亚，福特，可口可乐，空客，BBC，联合利华，沃达丰，LG等合作项目
交通工具设计毕业部分学生会由各企业赞助，有福特，丰田，EXA，本田，雪铁龙，奥迪，宾利，Umbro等等
诸多项目的跨学科合作也很常见
申请条件
语言成绩要求:
MA -- 雅思 6.5(作文6.0)，托福 220(作文4.0)， 托福IBT 90 (作文20)，PTE 64 (作文54)
MPhil -- 雅思 6.5(作文6.5)，托福 237(作文4.5)， 托福IBT 92 (作文24)，PTE 62 (作文62)
PhD -- 雅思 7.0(作文7.0)，托福 250(作文5.0)， 托福IBT 100 (作文30)，PTE 68 (作文68)
所有专业採用表格申请或网上申请系统申请，需提交申请费，一般截止日期为每年1月下旬，
部分新专业会有延期
作品集大部分专业需要邮寄，格式和要求请查询各学校网站各专业信息，部分专业可以网上上载作品集。
通过初审后 2月通知面试(条件不允许的情况可能可以影片或电话面试，个别专业要求必须到校面试)
3月中旬所有面试结束，4月通知录取结果
硕士学位(MA)学习时间一般均为2年
IDE专业同时颁发 帝国理工的 MSc
学费
2012-2013 年度学费为(国际学生)
第一学年 26900 英镑
第二学年 25900 英镑
在校共有两次Refer机会(如毕业答辩为Refer，可延长一学期另作Project，)
校友
19th century
Helen Allingham, painter
HRH ThePrincess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
Maxwell Ayrton, architect
SirGeorge Clausen, painter
Austin Dobson, poet
Christopher Dresser, designer
Conrad Dressler, sculptor and potter
SirLuke Fildes, painter
Kate Greenaway, illustrator
William Harbutt, sculptor and inventor ofPlasticine
Gertrude Jekyll, garden designer
Alfred Garth Jones, illustrator
Edwin Lutyens, architect
Walter Sykes George, architect
Henrietta Montalba, sculptor
Mortimer Menpes, artist
Edward Poynter, artist
Elizabeth Thompson(Lady Butler), painter
Sir Hubert von Herkomerpainter, composer, film maker
Fred Whisstock, illustrator
20th century
Kristian Aadnevik, Fashion Designer
M. R. Acharekar, painter, art director
David Adjaye, architect
Victor Ambrus, illustrator
Frank Auerbach, painter
Mathias Augustyniak, graphic designer and art director, founder ofM/M (Paris)
Christopher Bailey, Creative Director forBurberry
Tom Barker, technologist, design engineer, and a professor at RCA.
Jonathan Barnbrook, typographer and graphic designer, one of the 'Young British Artists'
Sebastian Bergne, industrial designer
Allen Boothroyd, industrial designer
John Bridgeman (sculptor)head of sculpture Brimingham College of Art
Cressida Bell, textile designer
Henry Bird, muralist
Peter Blake, painter
Quentin Blake, cartoonist, author and illustrator ofRoald Dahl's books
Derek Boshier, painter
Victor Burgin, 1986 Turner Prize nominee
Ian Callum, Design Director (Jaguar cars)
Moray Callum, automotive designer (Ford)
Gillian Carnegie, 2005 Turner Prize nominee
Benedict Carpenter, 2001 Jerwood Sculpture Prize winner
Michelle Cartlidge, illustrator
Patrick Caulfield, 1987 Turner Prize nominee
Jake and Dinos Chapman, 2003 Turner Prize nominees
Betty Churcher, Director of theNational Gallery of Australia, 1990–1997
John Clappison, ceramic and glass designer
Ossie Clark, fashion designer
Benjamin Clemens, sculptor
Clarice Cliff, ceramic designer, modeller and sculptor
Sue Coe, political artist
Richard Cook, painter
Susie Cooper, ceramic designer
Jack Coutu, printmaker and sculptor
Tony Cragg, 1988 Turner Prize winner
Adam Dant, 2002 Jerwood Prize winner
Alki David, writer, actor, director, philanthropist, explorer and businessman
Robin Day, designer
Richard Deacon, sculptor, 1987 Turner Prize winner
Roger Dean, artist
Len Deighton, historian and author
Charles Dillon, designer
Jane Dillon(née Young), designer and artist
Ian Dury, musician, singer
James Dyson, designer
Benoit Pierre Emery, silk scarf fashion designer
Tracey Emin, artist, 1999 Turner Prize nominee
Cathie Felstead, illustrator
Alan Fletcher, graphic designer, founder ofPentagram
Marion Foale, fashion designer
Elizabeth Fritsch, ceramic artist, potter
Anton Furst, production designer
Mary Gillick, sculptor
James Henry Govier, painter, etcher, and engraver [R.C.A. etching demonstrator]
Raymond Hawkey, designer and author
Thomas Heatherwick, designer and sculptor
John Hedgecoe, photographer, founder of the photography department at RCA
Barbara Hepworth, sculptor
Hilda Hewlett, pioneer aviator and aviation entrepreneur
David Hockney, painter
Eileen Hogan, painter
Peter Horbury, automotive designer (Ford)
Laurence Housman, playwright
Albert Houthuesen, artist
Michele Jannuzzi, graphic designer
Chantal Joffe, painter
Jasper Joffe, artist
Allen Jones, artist
R. B. Kitaj, artist
Simon Larbalestier, photographer
Noel Harry Leaver, painter
Dante Leonelli, artist
David Mach, 1988 Turner Prize nominee
Jeremy Marre, film director
Kenneth Martin, sculptor
Simon Martin, epigrapher and Mayanist scholar
Donald Maxwell, artist and illustrator
David Mellor, cutler and industrial designer
Sam Messenger, artist
John W. Mills, sculptor
Henry Moore, sculptor
Malcolm Morley, 1984 Turner Prize winner
Jasper Morrison, designer
Paul Neale, graphic designer
Chris Ofili, 1998 Turner Prize winner
Marilene Oliver, sculptor
M. C. Oliver, calligrapher
Vaughan Oliver, designer and graphic designer
Chris Orr, English artist
Christopher Orr, Scottish artist
Jay Osgerby, designer
Susan Parkinson(née Sanderson), ceramic artist, teacher, co-founder of Arts Dyslexia Trust
Brothers Quay, stop-motion animators
Zandra Rhodes, fashion designer
Ceri Richards, painter
Bridget Riley, artist
SirRidley Scott, film director (brother of Tony)
Asif Kapadia, film director
Johnny Rozsa, photographer
Tony Scott, film director (brother of Ridley)
Uday Shankar, choreographer
George Shaw, artist, Turner Prize nominee 2011
Peter Sís, artist and illustrator
Graham Smith, photographer
Martin Smith, automotive designer (Ford)
Richard Smith, graphic designer
Cecil Stephenson, artist
Peter Stevens, automotive designer
Stuart Stockdale, fashion designer
Linda Sutton(painter), RCA 100 mural prize 1972
Storm Thorgerson, photographer and designer
David Tremlett, artist, Turner Prize nominee 1992
John Tunnard, artist
Charles Tunnicliffe, painter
Gavin Turk, artist
Sidney Tushingham, painter and etcher
Dirk van Braeckel, Director of design (Bentley Motors)
Lee Wagstaff, photographer performance artist
Ray Walker, mural artist, 1945–1984
Suling Wang, artist
Richard Wentworth, sculptor
Alison Wilding, 1992 Turner Prize nominee
Christopher Williams (Welsh artist), 1873–1934
Joash Woodrow, painter
Jon Wozencroft, graphic designer and cofounder ofTouch Music
Andrea Wulf, History of Design 1999
Althea Wynne, sculptor
Carey Young, artist
Mukul Dey, Painter-Engraver
David Blackburn (artist), landscape artist
21st century
Christopher Bailey, creative director at Burberry
Christine Berrie, illustrator
Gillian Carnegie
Guy Hendrix Dyas, designer and feature film production designer, BAFTA winner 2010
Max Hattler, visual artist, animator
Idris Khan
Liz Neal
Xavier Pick, artist
Sophy Rickett, visual artist, awarded theArts Council of England
Helen Chadwick Fellowship, and theBritish School at Rome, Italy
David Sullivan, contemporary British painter
Suzie Templeton, director of animated films, winner ofAcademy Award2008
Erdem Moralioğlu, fashion designer
设备
各种小中大型木材加工机，真空成型机
中型平台雷射切割机一台(高精度)
一台手持三维雷射扫瞄器(逆向工程)
快速成形机 6 台:
ZCORP 一台 (3D 粉末列印)
EBM 一台 (电子束熔炼，构建钛粉末层)
SLA 一台 (立体光刻技术)
OBJET Eden 500V 一台(超薄层厚树脂喷射成型技术)
SolidScape Wax Printer 一台 (高解析度蜡印表机，用于陶瓷型铸造)
FDM 一台 (熔融沉积快速成型，使用ABS塑胶)
大型 5 轴 CNC 一台
各类基本金属加工器械
更大规模的金属加工在隔壁的帝国理工学院机械系厂房
IDE系 在帝国理工的区域 09年将继续扩充，将扩建新的presentation room, 更大的工作室空间等等
IDE 帝国理工方面设备:
固定式三维雷射扫瞄器一台
大型平面雷射切割机一台 (可切割金属)
3轴 小型 CNC 一台
FDM 一台
各种木材加工机械
SolidScape Wax Printer 一台 (高解析度蜡印表机，用于陶瓷型铸造)
FDM 一台 (熔融沉积快速成型，使用ABS塑胶)
大型 5 轴 CNC 一台
更大规模的金属加工在隔壁的帝国理工学院机械系厂房
IDE系与帝国理工机械系共享帝国理工的设备
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