Programme Structure

Bachelor's Programme in Fine Art - Subject Structure

On this page you will find information on the Bachelor's Program's structure and progression, with descriptions for both mandatory and elective courses. The Bachelor's Programme in Fine Art is a three-year programme amounting to 180 ECTS credits. Students must complete subjects amounting to 30 ECTS credits each semester, and must have completed 120 ECTS before starting their final semester.

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Updated course descriptions valid from the autumn semester 2025 will be published on 1 July.

General information about prioritization of elective courses
As a Bachelor student at the Art Academy, you must prioritize your electives within given deadlines each semester. Remember to check the teaching times for the courses in the course descriptions (link to timetable), to ensure that teaching in your course does not clash. Make sure you understand the teaching activity in the course (read the course description, especially "Supplementary semester information" and prioritize the courses you want to take in Studentweb. It is important that you meet the deadlines for you to be assigned courses by the start of the semester. The courses will be distributed according to priority and capacity and cannot be changed after allocation.

Subject structure for the Bachelor's Programme in Fine Art.

Important deadlines for semester registration for autumn semester:

1 July:

Schedules get published and course descriptions are available with current information at uib.no (see drop-down menus below for direct links to the courses)
Studentweb opens for semester registration and payment of semester fees
The 1st year students may start to prioritize their elective courses (MEME) in Studentweb.
The 2nd and 3rd year students may start to prioritize their elective courses in Studentweb.
Optional: Studentweb opens for registration to KMDINTRO access courses (health and safety courses) for workshops. Usually offered from week 33 (maximum 2 per semester, "first come, first served"). Bachelor students in the first semester get KMDINTRO included in their MEME course. For more information about the KMDINTRO courses and requirements for prior knowledge to access KMDINTRO, go to the the drop down menu "Workshop access courses" below.

15 August:

For 1st year students: Deadline to prioritize introduction subjects (MEME) in Studentweb
For 2nd and 3rd year students: Deadline to prioritize electives (PRO) in Studentweb

Administration assigns courses according to priority and capacity of the courses, given by the program board, with the aim of assigning either 1st or 2nd choice to all students. . You will get an e-mail when courses are assigned and that you must registers for teaching and assessment in the assigned course before teaching start, in order to get access to information about teaching in MittUiB.

1 September:

Deadline to complete the entire semester registration. (5 steps after pressing the big green button in Studentweb)
Please check that you are registered for teaching and exams in all courses you will complete this semester. You may check this in either UiBTreet or Studentweb
Deadline for paying the semester fee

Please note that you are in risk of losing your right to study if you do not meet this deadline.

Important deadlines for semester registration for spring semester:

1 December:

Schedules get published and course descriptions are available with current information at uib.no (Linked in the course codes in the drop-down menus below)
The students can start making their course priorities (PRO) in Studentweb

15 December:

Register for teaching and exams for the courses in your educational plan in Studentweb
Click on the big green button and follow the 5 steps. Make sure that you are registered in courses that add up to 30 credits
Final deadline for prioritizing elective courses (PRO) in Studentweb.

The administration assigns courses according to priority and capacity for the courses, given by the program board, with the aim of assigning either 1st or 2nd choice to all students. You will get an e-mail when courses are assigned and that you must registers for teaching and assessment in the assigned course before teaching start, in order to get access to information about teaching in MittUiB.
Optional: Studentweb opens for registration to KMDINTRO access courses (health and safety courses) for workshops. Usually offered from week 33 (maximum 2 per semester, "first come, first served"). For more information about the KMDINTRO courses and requirements for prior knowledge to access KMDINTRO, go to the the drop down menu "Workshop access courses" below.

Within study start, week 2

Elective courses (PROs) have been assigned in Studentweb
Make sure that you have registered for teaching and exams in all subjects in your educational plan in Studentweb to get automatically access to the course in Mitt UiB. After you have registered for the semester, you can check the teaching, time and place in your calendar at Mitt UiB.

1 February:

Deadline to complete the entire semester registration. (5 steps after pressing the big green button in Studentweb)
Check that you are registered for teaching and exams in all subjects you will complete this semester.
Deadline for paying the semester fee

Please note that you are in risk of losing your right to study if you do not meet this deadline. You may also risk not being able to take the exam if you are not registered for the exam in the course you are going to take, if you are not registered correctly by this deadline.

Remember that you must be registered for teaching and exams in the course in Studentweb to gain access to the course in MittUiB. This happens automatically when you have registered the course in Studentweb. Information about teaching activities is published in the courses at MittUiB. Please check teaching times in your calendar at Mitt UiB, when you have registered for the semester in Studentweb.

Semester 1

Mandatory:
ART100	Art Practice 1	15 ECTS
REF100	Reflection and Context	5 ECTS
Elective: - Choose 1 of 4 subject	Prioritize subjects 1-4
MEME102	Introduction to Ceramics and Clay	5 ECTS
MEME104	Introduction to Painting	5 ECTS
MEME106	Introduction to Printmaking	5 ECTS
MEME107	Introduction to Performance and Time Based Art	5 ECTS
Elective: - Choose 1 of 4 subject	Prioritize subjects 1-4
MEME101	Introduction to Textil: Weave	5 ECTS
MEME103	Introduction to New Media	5 ECTS
MEME105	Introduction to Photography	5 ECTS
MEME108	Introduction to Sculpture and Installation	5 ECTS

Semester 2

Mandatory:
ART111	Art Practice 2	20 ECTS
Elective: - Choose 10 ECTS	Prioritize subjects 1-4
PRO212	FORM & Friction	10 ETCS
PRO213	Im/material Knowledge	10 ETCS
PRO215	Exhibition Making	10 ETCS
PRO225	Studio/Studio	10 ECTS
PRO232	Dots and Loops	10 ECTS
PRO233	Matter, Meaning and Making	10 ECTS
PRO234	Doing Time	10 ECTS
PRO235	Of Course!	10 ECTS

Semester 3

Track 1, staying at the KMD:
Mandatory:
ART200	Art Practice 3	15 ECTS
REF200	Discource and Positioning	5 ECTS
Elective: - Choose 10 ECTS	Prioritize subjects 1-4
PRO201	Materialized Knowledge	10 ETCS
PRO218	Moods	10 ETCS
PRO219	Mediated Evidencia	10 ECTS
PRO221	Site and Context	10 ECTS
PRO226	Global Challanges	10 ECTS
PRO227	Exhibition Thinking	10 ETCS
PRO228	Freedom and Form	10 ECTS
PRO229	The Shape of Things	10 ECTS
PRO230	Parallels and Convergences	10 ECTS
PRO231	New Knowledge Now	10 ECTS

Track 2, exchange to one of KMD's many international partners:
Mandatory:
UTVKMDMAK1	Exchange 3.semester, Bachelors's Programme in Fine Art	30 ECTS

Semester 4

Track 1, staying at the KMD:
Mandatory:
ART210	Art Practice 4	20 ECTS
Elective: - Choose 10 ECTS	Prioritize subjects 1-4
PRO212	FORM & Friction	10 ETCS
PRO213	Im/material Knowledge	10 ETCS
PRO215	Exhibition Making	10 ETCS
PRO225	Studio/Studio	10 ECTS
PRO232	Dots and Loops	10 ECTS
PRO233	Matter, Meaning and Making	10 ECTS
PRO234	Doing Time	10 ECTS
PRO235	Of Course!	10 ECTS

Track 2, going on exchange:
Mandatory:
UTVKMDKUN2	Exchange, 4.semester, Bachelor program in Fine Art	30 ECTS

5. semester

Mandatory:
ART221	Art Practice 5	15 ECTS
REF220	Bachelor Text Workshop	5 ECTS
Elective: - Choose 10 ECTS	Prioritize subjects 1-4
PRO201	Materialized Knowledge	10 ETCS
PRO218	Moods	10 ETCS
PRO219	Mediated Evidencia	10 ECTS
PRO221	Site and Context	10 ECTS
PRO226	Global Challanges	10 ECTS
PRO227	Exhibition Thinking	10 ETCS
PRO228	Freedom and Form	10 ECTS
PRO229	The Shape of Things	10 ECTS
PRO230	Parallels and Convergences	10 ECTS
PRO231	New Knowledge Now	10 ECTS

6. semester

Mandatory:
ART250	Art Practice 6 - Bachelor's project	30 ECTS

Workshop Access Course, each semester

Access to workshops and equipment
KMDINTRO is workshop access courses (health and safty course) for the workshops. They are required in order to get access to the different workshops. Students have the opportunity to complete two KMDINTRO courses at the beginning of each semester as an offer additional to the teaching in PRO. BA students in their first semester get KMDINTRO included in their introduction courses (MEME) and can register for KMDINTRO from the 2nd semester.

Some elective courses (PRO) include the KMDINTRO course as part of the teaching, as described in the course description (links in the course codes above). If you have a urgent need for access to a specific workshop we recommend that you register for a KMDINTRO course, even if you have prioritized a PRO course that has HSE included in the teaching, as we cannot guarantee that you will be assigned your first chosen PRO course.

NOTE: Some KMDINTRO courses require previously acquired technical experience or competence in order to participate. This applies to the courses listed in this application form. The required experience or competence is described in the descriptions for each KMDINTRO course at uib.no/emner. The workshop engineer for the relevant workshop must approve your application for prior experience in order for you to attend these KMDINTRO courses. You will always find a link to the application form in the relevant course in your educational plan in Studentweb or in the content description for the KMDINTRO course. Please contact the senior engineer if you have questions about which experience or documentation can be approved.

Optional:
- max. 2 each semester

Direct registration in Studentweb (First come, first serve)
All available courses are listed in Studenweb, with information if it requires prior knowledge.
You may also see the list by following this link.

24.06.2025