University of the Arts Helsinki
Degree Program in Fine Arts
Helsinki, Finland
DURATION
6 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Finnish, Swedish
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Degree Program in Fine Arts
This 5.5 year program leads to a Bachelor's and a Master's degree.
We train visual artists who learn their own strengths and expression methods and prepare them for a world where artists take on multi-faceted roles and profiles.
You will acquire skills and knowledge that will enable you to work independently as a visual artist and understand your own work as a part of the context of contemporary art and society, where artists may adopt multi-faceted roles and profiles.
Studies focus on artistic activities and theoretical studies. The Academy of Fine Arts focuses on independent art, giving the students the flexibility to pursue their personal aspirations when selecting courses and planning their curriculum. Individual guidance and independent artistic work are integral to the studies, but group instruction, workshops, field trips and different kinds of projects are also important and increase the sense of community within the academy.
Public exhibition of one’s own art in exhibitions, public space and other various contexts is an essential part of the studies. Students familiarise themselves with exhibition activities and practices at the Academy of Fine Arts galleries, Exhibition Laboratory and Project Room, which improves their ability to take part in exhibition productions of various sizes.
The subject areas of the Degree programs in Fine Arts are Sculpture, Painting, Printmaking and Time and Space Arts. The subject area of Time and Space Arts allows you to specialise in moving image, photography, or site and situation specific art. Bachelor’s students choose their subject area after being admitted to the university, during their first of year studies. Master’s students choose their subject area upon application to the studies.
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program Outcome
Target degree - Bachelor's (BFA) + Master's degree (MFA)
Doctoral studies in fine arts provide students with the competence and the opportunity to conduct independent and creative artistic research. Artistic research is a field of multi-disciplinary research that focuses on the artist and art. Graduates of the program are artist-researchers who develop and renew arts, as well as the making, research and teaching of arts.
Program Tuition Fee
Program delivery
The languages of instruction for this program are English, Finnish and Swedish.