Program Overview

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Master in Fine Art

The Master's Programme in Fine Art requires a completed Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art or other relevant field of study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS credits, but normally of 4 years duration.

Admission Requirements

Before starting the application for admission, please check that you have the required academic background. Only applicants who meet the admission requirements can be qualified. If you are not qualified, your application will be rejected.

• The Master's Programme in Fine Art requires a completed Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art or other relevant field of study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS credits, but normally of 4 years duration.
• In the first round of the application process, the applicants' qualifications will be assessed on the basis of their application, which must include a Letter of Motivation and documentation of relevant artistic production (portfolio).
• Applicants who advance to the second round will be interviewed.

Academic Requirements

1. You must have obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art, normally of minimum 4 years' duration.
2. Your degree must be issued by a recognized university or university college.
3. You can find the specific requirements for your home country in the country list.
4. You must document your English language proficiency.

Language Requirement

Applicants who are not native English speakers must document their proficiency in English by taking an internationally recognized English test.

Application Requirements

• Deadline for registering your application for entry to the programme in August 2026 is 1 February 2026.
• The application form will be open from 1 December 2025.
• Complete application:
  • In the online application form, you fill in all the necessary information.
  • After you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmational email which contains important instructions about your application.
  • The email also contains a link to your application folder where you upload all the required documentation including your Letter of Motivation and portfolio.
• Checklist:
  • Register your application in Søknadsweb
  • Portfolio
  • Letter of Motivation
  • CV showing former education and artistic experience and activities.
  • Secondary School certificate / High School Diploma
  • University degree certificate(s)/diploma(s)
  • Transcript of records (an official statement listing courses/subjects you have completed at your university) including a description of the grading scale used.
  • Documentation of English language proficiency
  • Copy of your passport or picture ID including full name and date of birth.

Additional Requirements for Applicants from Outside the EU/EEA/EFTA

1. Documentation of sufficient funding to obtain a residence permit for studies. Required amount for 2025/2026 is NOK 166 859.
2. After admission:

• You will need a confirmation receipt from UiB as documentation for your application for a residence permit for studies.
• Transfer the required amount to the deposit account.
• UiB will send you a confirmation receipt by email as soon as possible after your transfer.
• Submit the receipt with your application for a residence permit for studies.

Tuition Fees for Non-EU/EEA/EFTA Applicants

All non-EU/EEA/EFTA students are required to pay tuition fee. The tuition fee for the Master's Programme in Fine Art for the academic year 2026/2027 is 401 704 NOK.

Letter of Motivation

Your Letter of Motivation should not exceed 2 pages, and should explain:

• Why you are applying for admission to the Master's Programme in Fine Art.
• What expectations you have for your studies on the Master's Programme in Fine Art.
• How you work artistically; what methods, materials, media etc you plan to use in your work.
• Your thoughts and critical reflections concerning your artistic practice to date.
• Which artistic topics or issues you want to explore through your studies on the Master's Programme in Fine Art
• In what context you place your own artistic practice.

Portfolio

Your portfolio must follow your application to the programme, and must include documentation of relevant artistic production that demonstrates your academic qualifications for carrying out an independent MA project.

• Your portfolio must consist of 6-10 works you find to be relevant for your application to the programme.
• Each work can be documented with more than 1 image.
• Your portfolio may contain works in any media you choose, i.e. video, web page or app.
• Should you wish to present a video, web page or app as part of your portfolio, these must be presented as screenshots in your portfolio along with text and functioning link to the specific webpages where they can be viewed.
• Your portfolio must appear as one document with multiple pages.
• Videos must not exceed 10 minutes in length.

Technical Specifications for Your Portfolio

• File format: PDF
• Physical format PDF: Landscape orientation A3 (420 x 297mm)
• Maximum size: 250 MB
• Name your file as follows: last name_first name

Interview

The interviews will take place during week 12 in March. All applicants who move on to the interview round of the application process are encouraged to have their interview in person in Bergen. We understand that this might be difficult for some applicants, and interviewing remotely via zoom or similar is therefore an option. Please state your preference in the application.

Application Status

Your application status will be "Under consideration" until the application process has been finalized. Applicants who have not yet documented their Bachelor's Degree at the time of acceptance will, if successful, receive a conditional offer of admission. Applicants whose applications are rejected during the assessment will only be notified through the application portal.

Application Procedures

1. Application period: You can change your application and upload new documents until the deadline 1 February.
2. Registration period: We check for complete applications and formal requirements.
3. Portfolio assessment: Complete applications will be assessed by the relevant jury.
4. Invitation to interview: Applicants with an approved application/portfolio will receive an invitation to the interview as part of the admission process to the programme.
5. Interview: Interviews are conducted in the course of one week. Approved applications including the jury's recommendations will be presented to the Department Head.
6. Offer of admission: Applicants who are offered admission to the Master's Programme in Fine Art will have the result published in the application portal. You will also be notified by e-mail.
7. Deadline for responding: Applicants with an offer of admission or a place on the waiting list must accept the offer in the application portal. No response will be registered as a negative response to the offer.
8. Rejections: Applicants whose application has been declined will only receive notification in the application portal.