Studies at Trondheim Academy of Fine Art

Studies at Trondheim Academy of Fine Art

Study program page KIT

Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, 2024
 

 

Studies at KIT

Trondheim Academy of Fine Art (KIT) offers study programs in fine art, and is a department under the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the NTNU university. 

KIT is the only Norwegian art academy that exists within a university system. This provides unique resources and opportunities for collaboration with other faculties, such as engineering and the humanities.

The education offered by KIT focuses first and foremost on the artistic and personal progress of students. Our teaching is based on openness, dialogue and critical reflection, where students move freely in a flexible environment. With support from instructors and guest lecturers from different artistic orientations and backgrounds, the student explore and challenge artistic boundaries, learn, reflect and act. The academy is actively engaged in an international contamporary art milieu and has working relationships with artists, critics, curators and theorists from across the globe.


Our programmes of study

Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA)

The duration of the Bachelor of Fine Art course is three years, and results in the award of a BFA degree. Students who successfully complete their BFA degrees are eligible to apply for admission to the two-year Master of Fine Art programme.

Master of Fine Art (MFA)

The duration of the Master of Fine Art course is two years, and results in the award of an MFA degree. During this time, students develop their own artistic work from a conceptual, theoretical and practical perspective.
 

Exchange to Trondheim Academy of Fine Art 

Exchange to Trondheim Academy of Fine Art 

Exchange to Bachelor and Master of Fine Art is part of the general exchange opportunities at NTNU that you will find useful information on at the Office of International Relations.  

Note that you must be nominated by your home academy/university before you can access the application portal. You can apply for an exchange of 6 or 12 month. The language of instruction at bachelor level is Scandinavian and English and at master level English. 

Being an exchange student means that one of NTNU's primary admission requirements — that you must be proficient in Norwegian — does not apply. 

Some useful information: 

 

STUDIOBASED COURSES
Students within fine art, performance, design or architecture, who would like to participate and developed their own practice in the studio-based courses (15 ECTS) must submit a motivation letter and a portfolio.
It is recommended that students have completed 180 ECTS if they wish to apply for the master's level studio-based courses. 

WORKSHOP   
In the academy you can work in our spacious Intermedia Workshop, Wood, Metal and Plaster Workshop and Painting and Printmaking Workshop.  

KUNO 
Trondheim Academy of Fine Arts is a member of KUNO; a Nordic-Baltic association of institutes of fine art higher education. For more information about the KUNO scheme, please contact your home institution or go to KUNO's website.  

ERASMUS  
Please contact your home institution (i.e.your own academy/university) for more information about nomination through the Erasmus scheme.