Two Programmes
Kungl. Konsthögskolan (Royal Institute of Art) offers two programmes: the Five-year programme in Fine Art (300 credits), which leads to both a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree, and the Master’s programme in Fine Art (120 credits), for those who have studied a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art elsewhere.
Programme Description
The programmes in Fine Art at Kungl. Konsthögskolan (Royal Institute of Art) differ from many other types of studies. The education places significant emphasis on supporting the student to practically, orally and in writing situate and reflect their work. This takes place, for example, in workshops, studios, seminars, exhibition rooms, stages, public rooms and through instruction in art history and art theory. All processes are supported by continuous dialogues with institute’s teaching staff as well as with visiting artists and teachers. The programme allows for a plurality of encounters and enables several learning processes to take place in parallel.
The Five-year Programme in Fine Art
The Five-year programme in Fine Art comprises 300 credits and leads to both a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art (180 credits) and a Master’s degree in Fine Art (120 credits). It is possible to end the programme after three years and obtain a Bachelor’s degree. The first three years are at basic level. During this time, the student test and find their expression in dialogue with others, practice discussing and presenting their work, and explore different techniques and materials in the university’s various workshops. In the last two years, which are at advanced level, the student focus on discursively and materially deepening their own work and its dialogues.
Individual work is the name given to longer courses that recur annually and involve the student receiving supervision, participating in group activities with their professors, taking electives and working independently.
The Master Programme in Fine Art
The Master programme in Fine Art comprises 120 credits and leads to a Master’s degree in Fine Art (120 credits). During the two years, the student focus on discursively and materially deepening their own work and its dialogues. The Master’s programme follows the structure of years 4 and 5 of the five-year programme.
Advanced individual work is the name given to longer courses that recur annually and involve the student receiving supervision, participating in group activities with their professor, taking electives and working independently.
| Year | Autumn Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 (basic level) | Introduction (6 credits) Individual Work 1H (19,5 credits) Art history for artists (4,5 credits) | Writing (3 credits) Individual Work 1V (27 credits) |
| Year 2 (basic level) | Individual Work 2H (30 credits) | Vocational preparation course 1 (1,5 credits) Individual Work 2V (21 credits) Thematic course in art theory (4,5 credits) Experimental writing (3 credits) |
| Year 3 (basic level) | Vocational preparation course 2 (1,5 hp) Individual Work 3H (28,5 hp) | Group exhibition (15 credits) Individual Work 3V (12 credits) Bachelor’s essay (3 credits) |
| Year 4 (advanced level) | Research methods (3 credits) Advanced Individual Work 1H (27 credits) | Master seminar (4,5 credits) Master’s essay (4,5 credits) Advanced Individual Work 1V (21 credits) |
| Year 5 – alt1 (advanced level) | Solo exhibition (20 credits) Advanced Individual Work 2H (10 credits) | Group exhibition (10 credits) Advanced Individual Work 2V (20 credits) |
| Year 5 – alt2 (advanced level) | Advanced Individual Work 2H (10 credits) Advanced Individual Work 2V (20 credits) | Group exhibition (10 credits) Solo exhibition (20 credits) |
Independent Work (degree project)
The independent work at first cycle comprises 15 credits in year 3 in the form of a public group exhibition. The independent work at advanced level comprises 30 credits in year 5 and is presented in a public solo exhibition and a public group exhibition.
Teaching Language
The Royal Institute of Art (Kungl. Konsthögskolan) has both students and staff who do not speak Swedish, so English may be used in all parts of the program. On the five-year programs in fine art, theory courses at the bachelor’s level (the first three years) are taught in Swedish. The Master program is taught in English.
