Study Programmes - Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design
We educate future artists, designers, performing musicians, composers, music therapists, musicologists and educators.
Why study at KMD?
The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD) offers practice-based teaching in small academic communities, supported by well-equipped workshops and specialist facilities. Our degree programmes span the fields of art, music and design. You will learn from staff with active artistic and research practices and study in close dialogue with academic environments that value critical reflection, in-depth learning and exploration.
Study programmes at the faculty
The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design offers nine degree programmes in art, music and design, each with its own admissions requirements and practice-based learning environment.
Programmes at the Art Academy – Department of Contemporary Art
Bachelor's Programme in Fine Art (Scandinavian language requirement)
The Bachelor's Programme in Fine Art is designed for students who wish to pursue a professional career as an artist. The core of the programme is the development of your own artistic practice and an understanding of your work within the broader field of contemporary art.
All about the Bachelor's Programme in Fine Art (only in Norwegian)
Master's Programme in Fine Art
The two-year Master's Programme in Fine Art prepares you for an independent professional practice within the contemporary art field. Throughout the programme, you will develop a series of independent artistic projects, including a final degree project presented to the public.
Programmes at the Grieg Academy – Department of Music
Bachelor's Programme in Performance or Composition (Scandinavian language requirements)
The Grieg Academy offers one of Norway’s leading music education programmes. In a creative learning environment, you can develop your skills and artistic potential while specialising in your principal instrument.
Bachelor's Programme in Musicology (Scandinavian language requirements)
What role does music play in culture and society? This programme explores music both as an aesthetic practice and as a social and cultural phenomenon. Musicology at the Grieg Academy spans a broad historical, geographical and thematic range, from Western art and popular music to musical traditions from around the world.
Master's Programme in Performance or Composition
The Master's Programme in Performance or Composition is designed for instrumentalists, singers and composers working in classical, jazz and traditional music. The programme focuses on developing each student's artistic profile while strengthening their capacity for critical reflection and independent artistic work.
Integrated Master's Programme in Music Therapy (Scandinavian language requirements)
Are you interested in working with people and exploring the relationship between music and health? The Integrated Master's Programme in Music Therapy prepares students to use music as a health resource in work with people facing a wide range of challenges and health conditions.
Programmes at the Department of Design
Bachelor's Programme in Design (Scandinavian language requirements)
Would you like to shape the world around you and the objects, spaces and experiences people interact with? Are you creative and motivated to make things? The Bachelor's Programme in Design will help you turn your ideas into reality.
The programme offers two specialisations: Interior Architecture and Furniture Design, and Visual Communication. Each specialisation includes dedicated courses, while several courses are shared across the programme to encourage interdisciplinary learning and collaboration.
Master's Programme in Design
The Master's Programme in Design gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a creative design project over two years. You will have the time to explore, experiment and refine your ideas, while benefiting from access to specialist expertise and world-class workshop facilities.
One-year programme
Practical Pedagogical Education (PPU) in Art, Music and Design (Scandinavian language requirements)
Do you have a background in art, music or design and want to become a teacher? The Practical Pedagogical Education (PPU) programme could be the right next step.
The Practical Pedagogical Education (PPU) programme at the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design is a one-year programme that provides a formal teaching qualification in art, music or design. The programme is open to applicants who have completed a bachelor's degree in performance and creative music, composition, fine art or design.