Visual art is recognized through a wide spectre of expressions, from drawing and painting, crafts, architecture, design, art in public space and art in social relations.
The aim of the bachelor programme is for the students to become acquainted with visual art through explorative practical-aesthetic processes. The programme will expose students to both domestic and international art, as well as art theory and art mediation. These encounters will lead to discussions of the importance of art both for individuals and society.
The programme emphasizes community involvement with regards to art practices that are critical, creative and involving. For this reason, contemporary art is an overarching theme. The programme also explores how relevant questions can be given a visual expression through explorative methods of work, as well as through new ideas, concepts and objects.
The programme will facilitate the creation of visual expressions. The students will get experience with various forms of expressions, materials and techniques, both analogue and digital. The lectures will be held in well-equipped workshops as well as other areas such as museums and galleries. The students will have practical training in various cultural institutions, as well as visits from practitioners within the field of art and culture as guest lecturers, ensuring that the programme is practice-based and vocational.
The programme emphasizes critical reflection with regards to art and art education, and the students will practice various forms of art education strategies. These strategies apply to dissemination of the student's works as well as others, through producing exhibitions, curating and mediation workshops. A mediation workshop is where the students will meet and reflect on art, as well as working with relevant exhibitions at museums, galleries, in a collection of art or in other contexts where art exists.
The study program aims to give the students’ knowledge of an expanded concept of mediation. The department of Visual Arts and Drama collaborates closely with Kunstsilo, and some of the mediation workshops will be held at the museum.
1. sem | KF-100-1 Creative and Experimental Processes 30 sp | |||||||||||
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ORG001-1 Health, Safety and Environment 0 sp | ||||||||||||
2. sem | KF-101-1 Art and Art Education in Context 30 sp | |||||||||||
3. sem | KF-102-1 Between Art and Design 20 sp | EX-100-1 Exam Philosophicum 10 sp | ||||||||||
4. sem | EX-102-1 Examen Facultatum, Humanities 10 sp | KF-103-1 Art Educational Practice 10 sp | KF-200-1 Visual Culture 10 sp | |||||||||
5. sem | Exchange or courses at UiA | |||||||||||
6. sem | KF-201-1 Design of Bachelor’s Thesis 10 sp | KF-300-1 Bachelor´s Thesis 20 sp |
On completion of the programme, the candidate:
KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS
GENERAL COMPETENCE
Relevant forms of teaching include hands-on teaching, lectures, projects, practical and theoretical individual counselling, seminars and subject-related debates. There will be guest lectures, meetings with artists, excursions and visits to regional artists' studios, and also voluntary field trips. Collaborative presentations and exhibits will create the foundation for discussion and assessment of the students work and will serve as a method to develop the student's professional reflection
There are work-related practices in KF-103 Mediation practice. This will be situated in cultural institutions who are collaboration partners to the professionals at the faculty. Such as Kunstsilo, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Bomuldsfabriken and others. In the practical part, the students stay in an organization or business for a total of two weeks. The students participate in the tasks that are carried out in the organization.
The digital content management system Canvas is used as a method of communication for the study programme. Parts of the lecturing in the courses are mandatory due to the large share of teaching within specific techniques, tool and machine use. The students will be part of collective creative processes that require attendance. See individual course descriptions.
Contemporary art is international, and the students will gain knowledge of global art movements.
Through an international network and contact with regional collaborators, the students will have an opportunity to experience international contemporary art. The programme emphasizes increasing the student's global awareness. It focuses on international affairs, through themes such as globalization, migration and sustainability. This is made possible by using guest lecturers, visiting exhibits and the range of topics presented through the student's practical work. The students are encouraged to see art from a regional, national and international perspective. The faculty will facilitate the possibility to see both domestic and international contemporary art through voluntary study tours.
Parts of the teaching will be in English, and parts of the curriculum will focus on international perspectives.
The faculty strives to achieve good exchange agreements that also open up for international students coming to UiA. UiA has facilitated the students to have an option to study at an educational institution abroad in the 5th semester. The students can choose nearly any course within visual art during this semester. It is encouraged to select courses that make their education unique. It is emphasized that the students can choose between educational institutions that have a varied set of profiles. See UiAs web site for information on exchange programs.
UiA will facilitate incoming exchange students to participate in the course KF-104-1, Site-specific expressions, during the 5th semester. Both the teaching and curriculum in this course will be in English. The international students will parttake in the lectures with students already following the progress of the programme.
The students need to have completed the following to progress to the 6th semester:
The programme may qualify for further studies at Faculty at Fine Arts, the master's degree program, University of Agder, as well as other educational institutions both nationally and internationally.
The student's experiences with art processes and art education practices make the education qualified for work within the culture field, where creative project work and art education are significant.
Combining the bachelor's degree with practical-pedagogical education can qualify the students to teach in secondary school, high school and art schools. For work with teaching in Norwegian secondary or high schools, a supplementary year with Practical-Pedagogical Education is required.
It is required that all students at UiA provide their own laptop computer for use in course and exams, according to § 12d in Regulations for studies and exams at the University of Agder.
KF-103-1 Mediation practic (10 sp)
In the 3rd semester the students must apply for a specific practice place, which the institute has a collaboration with. Some of the practice places will require a police certificate, and others will not. Students are free to apply to a practice place with or without the specific requirement for a police certificate. If the student chooses a practice place who requires a police certificate, the institute will obtain this from the student.
If students choose a practice place, without a cooperation agreement with the institute, the institute will survey whether this practice will involve contact with children for a period of time. If that is the case, the institute will require a police certificate from the student.
For more information regarding how to obtain a certificate from the police: https://www.uia.no/studier2/opptak/linkeblokksamling/politiattesthttps://www.uia.no/studier2/opptak/linkeblokksamling/politiattest
More information will be given in the 3rd semester at Canvas.
180
Full time
Kristiansand
Faculty of Fine Arts