Art Practice 4 - Master's Project
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 30
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- ART350
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Norwegian and English.
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
In the final semester, you focus on the completion of your Master project, which is presented within a group graduation exhibition realized in an external, professional context. The year group works collectively in the planning and production of the exhibition, activating professional practice skills. In support of your Master project, you finalize and submit a critical reflection, which is supported by writing-based activities.
ART modules are designed to support your independent art practice. You develop self-initiated artworks and projects in dialogue with your main tutor and participate in complementary activities such as group critiques, year-group meetings, exhibitions, seminars, reflection exercises, and professional development workshops.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
- Articulate central themes, issues, tools, references, ethical dimensions, and processes within your practice
- Communicate intentions, values, and meaning in own practice to an audience of varying backgrounds and expertise
Skills
- Work purposefully and independently in the realization of an individual artistic project
- Manage your practice at a professional level
- Demonstrate ability to analyze others' artistic work
General competence
- Apply knowledge and skills at an advanced level
- Finalize an independent artwork and present it in a public context
Full-time/Part-time
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
ART modules are designed to support your individual art practice. The development of your work takes place in close dialogue with your main tutor through guidance, both individual and in groups, that stimulates exploration and experimentation. Group critiques encourage you to hone your reflective and analytical skills in relation to the work of your peers.
Early in the semester, you submit an individual semester plan outlining goals and proposed activities. These activities must correspond to the learning objectives of the module and must be approved by your main tutor. You additionally present your practice in the context of a group seminar. The presentations include documentation, contextual references, and critical reflection.
Over this semester, you finalize your Master project and accompanying critical reflection, which build upon the work you have developed over the three previous semesters.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
- Attendance at a minimum of four meetings with main tutor, individually and/or in groups
- Presentation at MA2 seminar
- Presentation of the MA project, typically in the context of the graduation exhibition
Forms of Assessment
Holistic assessment (mappevurdering) of the Master project, based on two parts:
- Critical reflection, typically in the form of a text of 3000 to 5000 words, or in another format approved by your main tutor, that reflects on, contextualizes, and analyses your Master project
- Dialogic exam:
a) 20-minute presentation outlining your Master project
b) 45 minutes of questions and critical feedback addressing your creation and reflection in relation to the module¿s learning outcomes
Assessment criteria:
Research
Analysis
Subject knowledge
Experimentation
Realization
Communication and presentation
Personal and professional development
Collaboration and independent work
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Course Evaluation
Programme Committee
Course Administrator
The Art Academy at The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design holds the administrative responsibility for the module and study program.