Course Description

Knowledge within the tradition-based arts, crafts and design using various materials is perhaps less in focus today. The work on the Bachelor’s thesis will provide the student with more confidence to continue further work within the area of arts and crafts; not least because they will have spent three years focusing on a special area of study in relation to the material they have chosen.

The Bachelor’s thesis which students work on in the spring semester is based on the teaching that is provided in the autumn semester.

The student will be given the opportunity to specialise within their field, both theoretically and practically.

The student will work systematically in order to acquire new knowledge. The semester starts with the drafting of a project that forms the basis for further work. The student will define his/her project by limiting his/her field of study, formulating project questions and setting a project schedule. The project outline must be approved before the student embarks on his/her independent work.

• Students should be able to limit their field of study, formulate questions, use source material, present and evaluate the results of their work.
• Students will gain knowledge of different methods for gathering data and on the basis of this select appropriate methods, in which the combination of practical and theoretical approaches will be central.

The project will include theoretical and practical creative components, and should reflect the aim of the study programme, which is to achieve a higher level of skills in practising the arts and crafts. The student will receive supervision, attend seminar teaching and undertake self-study when writing his/her Bachelor’s thesis.

The student will do research to gather primary and secondary sources for his/her thesis.

Assessment Methods

Spring semester, 30 ECTS credits

The following course requirements must be fulfilled in order to receive a diploma:

The student must have participated in the 3 mandatory weekly workshop sessions.

Students should have attended the mandatory counselling sessions.

Project – the Bachelor’s thesis counts for 100% of the final grade.

The Bachelor’s thesis will be presented at the conclusion of the academic year through exhibition and oral presentation.

A-E are passing grades and F is a failing grade.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean