Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – MEd in Learning and Teaching in the Arts Applications Claimed

Join a vibrant online community from across the world, sharing in a journey of professional enquiry and development designed to enhance your practice as an arts educator.

Shape the Future of Arts Education – Wherever You Are

Join a dynamic, international network of arts educators through our part-time, hybrid MEd in Learning and Teaching in the Arts course – a flexible, master’s programme designed to fit around your professional life and arts education practice.

Whether you’re teaching in a studio, classroom, rehearsal space, or community setting, this three-year programme invites you to critically explore and evolve your approach to arts education. Through a blend of online and in-person sessions, one-to-one tutorials, and collaborative learning, you’ll engage with a diverse community of peers who share your passion for teaching and the arts.

During the course you’ll design research projects that reflect your unique interests, context, and learners – building a strong evidence base that connects your practice to educational theory, discipline-specific discourse, and professional standards. In your final year, you’ll carry out a self-directed project that makes a real impact in your educational setting.

Wherever you’re based, this programme is built to support your growth as an educator, artist, and researcher.

Ready to innovate, collaborate, and elevate your practice? We warmly invite you to join us.

The programme is designed to appeal to individuals anywhere in the world who have a role as an arts educator –

Within a formal education context such as:

- An early years nursery or kindergarten
- A state or private primary, secondary or ASN school
- An International School
- A Further Education College
- A Higher Education University, Art School, or Conservatoire

Or within a non-formal education context, such as a:

- Community Arts Centre
- Professional Arts Organisation
- Public Arts Organisation
- Participatory Arts Organisation
- Private practice

APPLICATIONS
Apply via UCAS Conservatoires
Applications are made through UCAS Conservatoires website. The UCAS Conservatoires application system is separate from the main UCAS undergraduate application system. You can read our guidance about using UCAS Conservatoires on our dedicated How to Apply page.

Applicants will also be required to create an Acceptd account when they apply, which will be used for scheduling auditions. More information about this process will be available soon.

We do not offer deferred entry. If you wish to commence in 2027, you must apply next year.

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland institution code is R58. You will also require the following programmes codes to apply: MEd Learning & Teaching in the Arts – 310P