Curriculum

The following programme structure is valid from the Autumn semester 2012.

Programme structure

The first year of the programme consists of 6 courses, including a 10 week internship. All courses in the first 1,5 semester combine academic and theoretical studies with practice based exercises. Two courses are performed in cooperation with the Master’s programme in Aesthetic disciplines with specialization in Art history, and one course is run in collaboration with the Department of Law and the School of Business. In addition to the courses, the students partake in the mandatory seminar series Talks on Art. They also participate in a number of workshops that aims at deepening the understanding of different curatorial tools, such as sound, light, and movement. The first year ends with a 10 week internship in a Swedish or international institution.

In the second year, the students produce their Master examination, consisting of a Master thesis (15 credits) and a curatorial project (15 credits). The thesis is tutored in group seminars with peer review, stretching over the whole semester, whereas the curatorial project is tutored by a curator affiliated to the programme. It finalizes in a public presentation, perhaps as an exhibition, at the end of the Autumn semester and is examined by two curators. The last semester is open for elective courses (30 credits) at Stockholm University or other universities in Sweden or abroad, after agreement of with the Head of the curating art programme.

The Curating Art programme provides ample opportunities for partaking in projects and events that continuously take place in Stockholm’s very rich art scene. Thus, we urge the students to prepare for full-time engagement during the two years of education.

Course requirements

First year :
Curatorship, 7.5 credits
Art history in practice, 7.5 credits
Theorizing art, 7.5 credits
Audience and audiences, 7.5 credits
Art management and Law, 15 credits
Internship, 15 credits

Second year :
Master thesis, 15 credits
Curatorial project, 15 credits
Elective, 30 credits

In addition to named courses, the students partake in the mandatory seminar series Talks on Art. They also participate in a number of workshops that aims at deepening the understanding of different curatorial tools.