Stow College

Stow College

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Stow College is a college in Glasgow in Scotland.

History

The college is named after David Stow, whose primary teaching seminary was founded close to the college at Dundasvale. Stow was the first purpose-built Further Education college in Glasgow, celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2009. [http://www.stow.ac.uk/std/html/general.html#heritage]

Traditionally an engineering college, Stow has now diversified [http://www.tes.co.uk/search/story/?story_id=2042304] into ICT, social sciences, women's studies, business studies and music [http://www.stow.ac.uk] . The college offers courses from introductory to Higher National Diploma level within the six departments, namely Music & Creative Industries, Management & General Education, Computing & Internet Technologies, Engineering Technology, Science & Health and Trade Union Education. It also offers online and distance learning and a large range of commercial short courses. The Trade Union Education Department is the largest of its type in Scotland and one of the most successful in the UK.

The college won a number of Star Awards from the Scottish Qualifications Authority including their top award, the Pride o' Worth Award. This was awarded due to the internationally renowned success of their record labels, Electric Honey, Gdansk and Root8 which are run by Music Business Administration students. Acts which have been launched through the Electric Honey label include Snow Patrol (then known as Polar Bear), Belle & Sebastian and Biffy Clyro.

The college was the first in Scotland to devise and offer a Higher National Certificate course in Computer Games Development which helps to support Scotland's thriving computer games industry.

Extensive links with local universities including the University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University and Strathclyde University ensure that students can progress to second or third year of degree courses.

Lecturers include Pam Currie. The college's Music and Creative Industries department includes a number of former professional musicians including Stuart Woody Wood, formerly of the Bay City Rollers, Alan Rankine (The Associates) and Ken McCluskey (The Bluebells). The college's music label Electric Honey released Belle & Sebastian's first album, Tigermilk in 1996.

James Johnston and Ben Johnston of Biffy Clyro studied there.

* Stow West

Courses

* Web Development
* Music industry management and marketing

External links

* [http://www.tes.co.uk/search/story/?story_id=2042304/ TES article discussing women's studies course at Stow]

* [http://socialscience.stow.ac.uk Social Science @ Stow website]

* [http://socialscience.stow.ac.uk/women.htm Women's Studies @ Stow website]

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