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Master's Programme in Fine Art - Course structure

On this page you will find information about the Master's Program's structure and progression, with descriptions for both mandatory and elective courses. The Master's Programme in Fine Art is a two-year programme amounting to 120 ECTS credits. Students must complete courses amounting 30 ECTS credits each semester in a normal study progression and complete 90 ECTS in total before 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 Master student at the Art Academy, you must prioritize your elective courses (PRO) within given deadlines each semester. Please read "Supplementary semester information" carefully in the course descriptions (linked in the course codes in the drop-down menues below) before you prioritize.

The courses will be distributed according to priority and capacity and cannot be changed after allocation.

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 students may start to prioritize their elective courses (PRO) 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"). 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

Deadline to prioritize electives (PRO) in Studentweb.

Administration assigns courses according to priority and capacity of the courses, decided by the Program board. You will get an email when courses are assigned and that you must registers for teaching and assessment in the assigned course before teaching starts, in order to get access to teaching information in MittUiB.
If relevant: Deadline to apply approval of prior education. Contact studieveileder.kmd@uib.no

1 September

Deadline to complete the semester registration. (5 steps after pressing the big green button in Studentweb)
Please check that you are registered for teaching and exams in all subjects 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 subject descriptions are available with current information at uib.no (see drop-down menus below for direct links to the courses)
Log in to Studentweb and prioritize your PRO courses. Make sure that at least your first 3 choices are subjects that you may desire.

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 subjects, given by the program board, with the aim of assigning either 1st or 2nd choice to all students.
Optional: Studentweb opens for registration to KMDINTRO access courses (health and safety courses) for workshops. Usually offered from week 2 (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 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:

Final deadline to complete the 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.
Final 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:
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: - Choose one module	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

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. Master students in Fine art have the opportunity to complete two KMDINTRO courses at the beginning of each semester as an offer additional to the teaching in PRO.

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 workshop engineer if you have questions about which experience or documentation can be approved.

Optional:
(max. 2 each semester)

Please read the course descriptions for the electives courses (PRO) for information about HSE given in teaching.

If you need additional workshop access for your art practice, please sign up directly in Studentweb.
Please read information above about required previously acquired technical experience or competence and how to apply to these.

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Application deadline for entry in August 2026 is 1 February.

24.06.2025