Learning platform and teaching in practice
The Bachelor in Art Direction programme has been designed in such a way that the courses and work on these courses will help students progress towards the intended learning outcomes described in Chapter 2 of this programme description.

Each course has been created to showcase the breadth of knowledge, skills and general expertise, reflecting the field. Some of the courses focus more on learning outcomes, while others focus on developing specific skills and others include several skills at the intersection between theory and practice. This is reflected in teaching.

The study programme utilises a variety of teaching methods in order to facilitate learning. A substantial share of working hours is dedicated to individual work and preparations. Students will work individually, in teams of two and in small groups of four to six. Group work provides training in various roles in the work process and allows students to practice receiving and giving input on each other's work.

The methodological choices also reflect the contribution of the course to the programme of study as a whole. Students will therefore encounter varied learning activities during their period of study, a variation that, overall, will reflect the field for which students are training.

An important aspect of the bachelor’s programme is to develop broad expertise within the field and train students for independent work. Teaching aims to comment on, illustrate and expand upon aspects from learning materials, as well as providing additional materials that are not available in print.

External customers and industry representatives act as lecturers and supervisors and students participate in reviews, workshops, lectures and seminars. Students will present their work individually and in groups, to fellow students and, if relevant, to an external audience and/or external clients. Students are required to actively participate in teaching and group work. The projects organised are interdisciplinary.

As with all higher education, Kristiania sets out requirements concerning students’ independent learning work. The University College assumes responsibility for facilitating students’ work through properly designed learning. It must be noted that a teacher can only disseminate and facilitate. The actual learning takes place on the part of the individual student and will be the result of students’ own work. In terms of the teaching, students must therefore expect to make a significant personal contribution.

The most important working, teaching and assessment methods that students on the Bachelor in Art Direction will encounter are described below.

Lectures/presentations, instruction, non-specific supervision and other teacher-led activity
Supervision and formative assessments
Digital preparatory and follow-up work
Case, group and/or project work
Workshops and seminars
Independent practice with practical work, individually or as part of groups.
External and internal projects, productions, assignments, etc.
Other student activities, including presentations, plenary discussions, dissemination
Business experience and supervised professional training
Study groups and assignment work
Independent academic work with the syllabus, etc.

Examination and assessment methods
Students who require supervision outside of scheduled teaching may access the University College’s academic resources, including administrative staff, librarians, digital learning resources (e.g. LinktinLearning) and student supervisors. These may be contacted by individual students as needed.

In addition to literature and assistance with literature searches, the library also offers various training courses in academic writing.

Throughout the programme, various programme-specific events such as industry and student competitions, career events, etc. will be held and visiting lecturers, external organisations and industry representatives may participate in such events. Projects may be managed by course coordinators and/or students and are supported by administrative resources. For the Bachelor in Art Direction, this will be relevant for most of the courses from the third semester onwards. Please refer to the course description for further information.

An assessment refers to a situation in which a submitted or presented piece of work is assessed against a set of criteria. The criteria are set by the learning outcomes defined for each course. Assessments may be performed by fellow students, teachers or examiners. These generally lead to feedback, either for the purpose of guidance or as a grade (examinations).

At Kristiania, we distinguish between assessment as learning, assessment for learning and assessment of learning. The format of the assessed work (format of assessment) may be the same in all three of these assessment scenarios but the purpose varies.

The purpose of assessment as learning (peer assessment) and for learning (feedback from the teacher) is to create a learning process in order to help students achieve the best possible learning outcomes. We consider these types of assessment to be part of our teaching methods, which can be found in Chapter 4.1.

Assessment of learning is a final assessment (examination), in which the actual learning outcomes achieved are assessed. At Kristiania, examinations are defined as follows: “An examination is a final assignment within a course or a limited sub-course”. The submitted or presented work will be assessed by an examiner and the outcomes of the assessment will be included in the grade transcript.

Students on the Bachelor in Art Direction programme may encounter the following examination methods:

Home examination
Portfolio examination
Production examination
Bachelor’s thesis

Compulsory activities are defined for certain courses. Compulsory activities must be approved before you can take an examination. Such activities may include requirements for one or more works to be submitted (coursework requirements) and/or requirements for participation in defined activities and/or lectures and/or compulsory supervised professional training.

Compulsory activities are graded as Approved/Not Approved and the right to take an examination in a course with compulsory activities requires any such activities to have been graded as Approved. Students will otherwise lose their right to take the examination for the course until the activities have been assessed as Approved.

For supplementary information about examinations and compulsory activities, please refer to the Kristiania website.

Study program WAD

Bachelor in Art Direction