Master's Programme in Fine Art - Module Structure
You can find information here on the Master's Program's structure and progression, with descriptions for both mandatory and elective modules.
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The Master's Programme in Fine Art is a two-year programme amounting to 120 ECTS credits. Students must complete subjects amounting 30 ECTS credits each semester in a normal study progression.
Revised and updated module descriptions will be published 1. July.
General information about prioritization of elective courses
As a Master student at the Art Academy, you must prioritize your elective modules within given deadlines each semester. Please remember to check each module's schedule, to avoid double bookings. This, with "Supplementary semester information", is available on each module page linked bellow.
The courses will be distributed according to priority and capacity and cannot be changed after allocation.
Access to workshops and equipment: Students have the opportunity to complete workshop access courses at the beginning of each semester. These courses are required to gain access to the various workshops. Some workshop access courses require previously acquired technical experience or competence to obtain access. The necessary experience or competence will be described in the course content, linked from each workshop access course below. Please contact the workshop engineer if you have experience that may be approved.
You can apply approval of prior experience for access to workshops.Contact Studieveileder.kmd@uib.no if this is relevant. Please note the deadline in the drop-down menu.
Important deadlines for semester registration for autumn semester:
1 July: |
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31 July: |
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By study start, week 33: |
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1 September |
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Important deadlines for semester registration for spring semester:
1 December: |
Monday in week 50: |
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12. December (2024) |
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Within study start, week 1: |
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1 February: |
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Remember to check your schedule in Mitt UiB (calender), after you have done the semester registration in Studentweb and been assigned your courses. Information about teaching will be provided in the courses in Mitt UiB.
Semester 1
Mandatory: | ||
ART300 | Art Practice 1 | 15 stp |
REF300 | Ethics and Ideology | 5 stp |
Elective: - Choose one module | Prioritize modules 1-6 | |
PRO301 | Materialized Knowledge | 10 stp |
PRO318 | Moods | 10 stp |
PRO319 | Mediated Evidence | 10 stp |
PRO321 | Site and Context | 10 stp |
PRO326 | Global Challenges | 10 stp |
PRO327 | Exhibition Thinking | 10 stp |
PRO328 | Form and Freedom | 10 stp |
PRO329 | The Shape of Things | 10 stp |
PRO330 | Parallels and Convergences | 10 stp |
PRO331 | New Knowledge Now | 10 stp |
Semester 2
Track 1, staying at the KMD: | ||
Mandatory: | ||
ART320 | Art Practice 2 | 20 stp |
Elective: |
Prioritize module 1-6 | |
PRO312 | Form and Friction | 10 stp |
PRO313 | Im/Material Knowledge | 10 stp |
PRO315 | Exhibition Making | 10 stp |
PRO325 | Studio/Studio | 10 stp |
PRO332 | Dots and Loops | 10 stp |
PRO333 | Matter, Meaning and Making | 10 stp |
PRO334 | Doing Time | 10 stp |
PRO335 | Of Course! |
Track 2, exchange to one of KMD's many international partners: | ||
Mandatory: | ||
UTVKMDMAK1 | Exchange 2.semester, Master's Programme in Fine Art | 30 stp |
Semester 3
Obligatorisk: | ||
ART331 | Art Practice 3 | 15 stp |
REF310 | Critical Reflection workshop | 5 stp |
Elective: - Choose one module | Prioritize modules 1-6 | |
PRO301 | Materialized Knowledge | 10 stp |
PRO318 | Moods | 10 stp |
PRO319 | Mediated Evidence | 10 stp |
PRO321 | Site and Context | 10 stp |
PRO326 | Global Challenges | 10 stp |
PRO327 | Exhibition Thinking | 10 stp |
PRO328 | Form and Freedom | 10 stp |
PRO329 | The Shape of Things | 10 stp |
PRO330 | Parallels and Convergences | 10 stp |
PRO331 | New Knowledge Now | 10 stp |
Semester 4
Mandatory: | ||
ART350 | Art Practice 4 - Master's Project | 30 stp |
Workshop Access Course, each semester
The workshop access courses, health and safety (EHS) are required in order to get access to the different workshops. Please note that some workshop access courses require previously acquired technical experience/competence to gain access. Required experience/competence will be described in the course content linked from each workshop access course below. Contact the workshop technician regarding prior experience/education that could gain you access to a workshop.
Access to workshops and equipment: The workshop access courses, health and safety (EHS) needed for teaching in subjects are often a part of the teaching in the PRO subjects. Please read the subject descriptions for more information about this. In addition to this students will have the opportunity to complete workshop access courses needed for their own art practice. You may register for additional access course by signing up directly in Studentweb.
Optional: | Read the subject descriptions for information about EHS given in your subject teaching. If you need additional workshop access for your art practice, please sign up directly in Studentweb. | 0 ECTS |