The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Master's Programme in Fine Arts

Teaching language

Norwegian

Recommended prerequisites

KF-408 Interdisciplinary Artistic Work (10 credits)

Course contents

The course gives interdisciplinary insight into various forms or artistic research and focuses on research, reflection and knowledge outcome producing processes in creative artistic work. The course conveys knowledge about the origin of the term «artistic development», its relationship to the term «artistic research» and similar terms in other languages, as well as its specific relation to the term «research» and the discussion of this relation in Norwegian academic context.

Learning outcomes

After course completion the student must have:

  • knowledge of various types of artistic research and insight into different relationships between artistic intent, process and outcome

  • have in-depth knowledge of processes of research, reflection and arts creation in creative arts, and of the differences and similarities between such processes in different arts practices

  • be able to plan and complete their own artistic research projects and relate these to contemporary art, current discourse and the relationship between art, research and social conditions

  • be able to reflect on and account for the research, reflective and knowledge outcome of own their own artistic research in relation to relevant theories

Examination requirements

  • Approved attendance of compulsory classes

  • 2-3 approved practical assignments

  • 1 compulsory presentation

Supplementary information will be available on Canvas at the start of the semester.

Teaching methods

The teaching is in the form of workshops with various artists, where emphasis is placed on processes of exploration, reflection and cognition. The student will develop an artistic project where they can immerse themselves in their own field or work interdisciplinary. The artistic project involves documentation and preparation of a reflection on the work's knowledge-producing aspects, which must appear in the project description and the oral examination.

The course includes compulsory attendance. Details thereof will be available on Canvas at the start of the semester.

Expected workload is 27 hours per credits.

Evaluation

The study programme manager decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Admission for external candidates

No

Assessment methods and criteria

  • Part 1: Preparation of project description of approx. five pages

  • Part 2: Presentation of the result of the artistic development work.

  • Part 3: Individual oral debriefing will follow the presentation based on the project description and presented work.

All parts must be assessed to be passed to pass the course examination as a whole.

Assessment terminology: Pass/ Fail

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
KF-403 – Artistic Development Work 10
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