Step 1
In universityadmissions.se, you upload documents to show your basic qualifications for studies at master’s level.
If you have grades from a Swedish bachelor programme in fine art, they are already in the portal. If you have a degree in fine art from another country, they must be uploaded here.
If you are currently attending a programme in fine art with an expected degree before autumn 24, you can be conditionally admitted while waiting for your degree. You will then need to provide proof that you have completed your credits before the start of the autumn semester. Upload proof of ongoing education.
If you have another bachelor’s degree or do not have a bachelor’s degree but have other experience that you consider equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in fine art, you must apply for prior learning. You will need to upload all the documents you want us to include in the assessment.
In the Higher Education Ordinance, Appendix 2, you can read about what is included in a Bachelor of Arts degree: Read more.
You can read more about prior learning here.
Step 2
In our application portal, you upload work samples and text.
Work samples
- You must upload 6-8 work samples, such as paintings, drawings, photographs, graphics, objects, sculptures, videos, etc. Each work sample can contain up to 5 images.
- Each work sample must show one (1) work. What you count as a work is up to you. A work can be a painting or a sculpture that you choose to display with one or more images (up to five), such as overview images, close-ups, installation images. A work can also be several images that belong together or photos that are, for example, an account of an installation, a performance or still images from a video next to the video.
- If you have films or video works longer than 3 minutes, you also need to upload a short trailer of 30-60 sek of the complete work.
- Accepted file formats for movies are MOV, MP4 (MPEG4) or AVI, max 1080p, however no more than 2GB/movie, JPG for picture (max 7 MB/picture) and MP3 for audio (2 channel stereo is used during the application process but there is a possibility for 7.1 channel audio).
The application can only be made on your own merits. If you work collectively, you need to specify what is your part / your task / your contribution to the work.
Note! An attached link to a website is not accepted!
You must also enter the following data about the works:
- dimensions (size)
- material
- playing time (about moving images)
- year when you did the work (year of creation)
You can also choose to write a short description of each work. You should do this in the field for description, not directly in the pictures of the work sample.
Note! Be careful not to make files too large, as they take a long time to load and may prevent the admission board from seeing your work properly.
Text
You must also write a personalised text for your application. The text should be in English (maximum 400 – 450 words) and describe your artistic orientation and focus. In addition, it may include reflections on the submitted work samples. You can also supplement the English text with a shorter Swedish version (the maximum number of words for one language applies, but the total maximum number of characters for both languages is 2500 characters).
Here are answers to the most common problems:
- If the system is not accepting your registration number (“anmälningsnummer”), make sure you have written your personal eight numbers number, and not the code (anmälningskod) for the programme.
- If the system is not accepting your phone number, make sure it is written in the right format.
- If your pictures are not uploading – make sure the title of the file does not contain any strange characters. Try to save the files with a new name only containing letters.
- If your texts are not saved in the system – sometimes strange characters gets into the text when it is copied from Word. Try to write directly in the system or save your text as a pure text-file and try pasting it again.
- If some of your pictures only show as question marks, it is usually only the thumb nail, and the application board is able to see the full pictures from their view.
- If you are trying to delete pictures it takes some time before the file is deleted, especially if it is a big file. Please close the system and re-enter after a little while again.