- Faculty of Fine Arts reserves the right to make changes in course offerings.
- If you select courses from one faculty and within one level (bachelor or master level) you will have less scheduling conflicts.
- As an exchange student you can apply for courses within all three departments.
Information for incoming students
Courses within Classical Music
Bachelor's programme Classical Music Performance
For one semester; autumn or spring
- MUK256 Major Instrument and Chamber Music, 30 ECTS
- MUK253 Major Instrument and Chamber Music, 15 ECTS
For two semesters
- MUK174 Main Instrument 1, 30 ECTS, over two semesters
- MUK256 Major Instrument and Chamber Music, 30 ECTS, over two semesters
Master’s Programme in Classical Music Performance
For one semester; autumn or spring
- MUK405 Major Instrument and Chamber Music, 30 ECTS
For two semesters
- MUK402 Individual performance and Ensemble I, 15 ECTS
- MUK407 Individual performance and Ensemble II, 15 ECTS
- MUK405 Major Instrument and Chamber Music, 30 ECTS
Application requirements for Classical Music
If you are applying for performance-based courses at the Department of Classical Music and Music Education, you are required to send a recording of a performance with your main instrument.
The recording can be either audio or video – or a combination. Please send the files to linn.eriksen@uia.no. Remember to mark the files with your full name.
Courses Within Visual Arts and Drama
Bachelor's programme in Contemporary Theatre
Autumn
- TEA100 Physical theatre and theatre space, 20 ECTS
- We recommend that you combine this course with Norwegian for International students, 10 ECTS.
Scandinavian-speaking students can apply for Entreprenørskap for kunstfagstudenter, 10 ECTS.
Bachelor's programme in Visual Art and Art Education
Autumn
- KF-104 Site-specific art expressions, 10 ECTS
- We recommend that you combine this course with Norwegian for International students, 10 ECTS.
Scandinavian-speaking students can apply for Entreprenørskap for kunstfagstudenter, 10 ECTS.
Master's programme in Fine Arts
Autumn
- KF-408 Interdisciplinary Artistic Work, 10 ECTS
- KF-412 Art and research, 20 ECTS
Application requirements for Visual Arts and Drama
If you are applying for courses within any of the three programs above you have to send in a motivation letter containing the information listed in the template below. You will upload the motivation letter to the ApplicationWeb ("Søknadsweb") - please see this page for more information: How to apply - exchange students.
Please use this template to fill your motivation letter: Motivation letter – Exchange – Department of Visual Art and Drama.
Courses within Popular Music
Bachelor's Programme in Music Performance – Popular Music or Electronic Music
Autumn
- MUR209 Major Instrument and Ensemble, 30 ECTS
- MUR252 Major Instrument and Ensemble, 15 ECTS
- MUR202 Electronic Music Specialisation, 15 ECTS
- MUR206 Making Music, 15 ECTS
- MUR207 Producing Music, 15 ECTS
- MUR208 Performing Music, 15 ECTS
- MUE106 Live Remix, 5 ECTS
- MUE107 Mixing & Mastering, 5 ECTS
- MUR133 Touring & Project Planning, 5 ECTS
- MUR130 Instrument II, 5 ECTS
Spring
- MUR209 Major Instrument and Ensemble, 30 ECTS
- MUR252 Major Instrument and Ensemble, 15 ECTS
- MUE105 Designing Instruments, 5 ECTS
- MUR130 Instrument II, 5 ETCS
- MUR131 Arranging for strings: Pop Music, 5 ECTS
- MUR132 Advanced Reharmonization, 5 ECTS
- MUR134 Scoring to Picture, 5 ECTS
- MUR135 Composing Music, 5 ECTS
- MUE108 Music Producer‚ 5 ECTS
- MUR136 Building a Visual Profile for Musicians, 5 ECTS
There might be changes. Other courses from our curriculum might also available and can be taught in English, but it requires a closer agreement and that the schedule does not collide.
Master's Programme in Music Performance – Popular Music
Autumn
- MUR402 Individual performance and Interpretation I, 15 ECTS
- MF-404 Aesthetics, 5 ECTS
- MF-405 Audience Development and Marketing, 5 ECTS
- MF-406 Concept Development and Entrepreneurship, 5 ECTS
- MUR401 Major Instrument and Interpretation, 15 ECTS
Spring
- MUR403 Individual performance and Interpretation II, 15 ECTS
- ME-426 Musicological theory and Method, 15 ECTS
- MUR401 Major Instrument and Interpretation, 15 ECTS
Master's Programme in Music Performance – Popular Music: Two semesters (start autumn)
- MUR402 Individual performance and Interpretation I, 15 ECTS (autumn)
- MF-404 Aesthetics, 5 ECTS
- MF-405 Audience Development and Marketing, 5 ECTS
- MF-406 Concept Development and Entrepreneurship, 5 ECTS
- MU-402 Aesthetics Workshop, 15 ECTS (spring)
- ME-426 Musicological theory and Method, 15 ECTS
- MUR403 Individual performance and Interpretation II, 15 ECTS (spring)
Music Business and Management
Autumn
- MU-400 Music Business I, 15 ECTS
- MF-404 Aesthetics, 5 ECTS
- MF-405 Audience Development and Marketing, 5 ECTS
- MF-406 Concept Development and Entrepreneurship, 5 ECTS
Spring
- MU-401 Music business II, 15 ECTS
- ME-426 Musicological theory and Method, 15 ECTS
- MU-502 Music Business III, 15 ECTS
- MU-409 New Technologies, 15 ECTS
There might be changes. Other courses from our curriculum might also be available and can be taught in English, but it requires a closer agreement and that the schedule does not collide.
Music Business and Management: Two semesters (start autumn)
- MU-400 Music Business I, 15 ECTS
- MF-404 Aesthetics, 5 ECTS
- MF-405 Audience Development and Marketing, 5 ECTS
- MF-406 Concept Development and Entrepreneurship, 5 ECTS
- MU-401 Music business II, 15 ECTS
- ME-426 Musicological theory and Method, 15 ECTS
There might be changes. Other courses from our curriculum might also be available and can be taught in English, but it requires a closer agreement and that the schedule does not collide.
Application requirements for Popular Music
Applying for courses within Music Business and Management: please follow the instructions on this page: How to apply – exchange students.
Applying as a performance-based music student for courses at our Department of Popular Music: We do have some additional requirements beyond what is mentioned on the page: How to apply – exchange students:
- A motivation letter containing the information listed in the document below. You will upload the motivation letter to the ApplicationWeb ("Søknadsweb"). Please see this page for more information: How to apply – exchange students. Please use this template to fill in your motivation letter: Motivation letter - Applying for exchange at the Department of Popular Music at UiA
- Working links to an audition recording – approximately 7-15 minutes duration. The recording can be either audio or video – or a combination – and must be uploaded to for example Vimeo, Dropbox, or YouTube.You will put the links to your recordings in the motivation letter above.
- After we have received your application, and if you are qualified, we will invite you to a 10–15-minute digital Zoom meeting (in November/December for an exchange in the spring semester or May/June for an exchange in the fall semester or a full year) with representatives within the area you are applying to.
Contact
- linn.eriksen@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 20 46