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Storytelling – (M.A.)
Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
English Master's Degree Programs
| Application Deadline: | January 16 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 29,300 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Stockholm / Sweden / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | August |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Storytelling (Graphic design & Illustration) is aimed at the student who is driven by a desire to visualize stories in pictures or graphic design. The goal of the education is to promote experimentation with new narrative expressions and create a communication that affects people.
This Master's Group will also make up a creative meeting place for a critical and reflective discussion on visual communication in general and the student's own work in particular.
The education's unique profile of storytelling in its various forms is reflected mainly by the courses offered, which are mostly elective. This Master's Group's fourth and last semester is spent working on the degree project which comprises 20 weeks, the equivalent of 30 credits.
During the admissions process, great importance is given to the applicant's artistic abilities in the fields of graphic design, pictorial storytelling, illustration, moving images and related media. Therefore you need to have a good knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator and/or Photoshop. Knowledge of typography, web design, video editing and animation are desirable.
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The Master´s program at Konstfack functions as an exploratory experimental workshop. Our goal is to lead development in the respective disciplines of arts, crafts and design. This is a program that prepares you for both research and professional careers, and provides you with critical thinking, enabling you to evaluate your own creative work and place it in a meaningful context.
The Master´s program is designed for students with a Bachelor´s degree, a professional degree with a minimum of 180 credits, or an equivalent foreign degree. Exceptions to these degree requirements may be made for students who have acquired equivalency by other means.
Selection is made on artistic grounds and is based upon a portfolio of artwork, a project/thesis proposal or statement of intent. An interview is also conducted for all Master's Groups.
The major part of your program consists of discipline-specific courses and your own work within your Master´s Group. This makes it possible to cultivate a broad knowledge and advanced understanding of your main area of interest, i.e. your chosen field. You will be expected to work independently and to have a clear vision of your own educational goals.
A part of the Master´s program consists of compulsory courses which are the same for all Master´s students. These courses and seminars will introduce you to a wide spectrum of theories and research practices.
Other components of the program are elective courses where you and your advisor jointly decide which courses are required in order to broaden and enrich your education. Electives offered by the different specializations at Konstfack enable further individual specialization. Your degree project comprises at least one semester of work.
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Specific requirements: You can apply to the Master´s Group Storytelling, if you have a an approved Bachelor´s degree from a university in Sweden or abroad, or the equivalent entry requirements in the field. Documented proficiency in English.
Selection: Selection is made on artistic grounds and is based upon a portfolio of artwork, a statement of intent and interview. There will be an additional specific assignment.
Language of instruction: Lectures in which international students participate will be conducted in English. Seminars will be given in English if the student group consists of both Swedish and international students. Individual tutoring is given in Swedish when both advisor and student speak Swedish.
Applicant assignment for the academic year 2012/13: Please visit for more information.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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