Student Guide

Master's Programme in Art and Media

For Aalto students
This site contains the student study guide for Master's Programme in Art and Media. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies. All the materials and instructions are for the students in all the majors of] the programme. If you are interested in applying to the programme, follow the link on the bottom of the site to the application page.
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Master's Programme in Art and Media is organized by the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

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Kuvataidekasvatus, taiteen maisteri

Opinnot kuvataidekasvatuksen pääaineessa tarjoavat sinulle mahdollisuuden syventyä taiteelliseen ajatteluun suhteessa yhteiskunnan ja ympäristönmuutoksiin sekä niihin vaikuttamiseen taidepedagogisen toiminnan keinoin. Opiskelijana sinulta edellytetään taiteellisten perusvalmiuksien lisäksi uteliaisuutta kuvataiteen ja visuaalisen kulttuurin moninaisia ilmiöitä sekä pedagogisia kysymyksiä kohtaan, kriittistä ajattelua sekä avoimuutta uusille näkökulmille. Kuvataiteen aineenopettajan kelpoisuuden lisäksi opinnot tarjoavat sinulle mahdollisuuden monipuoliseen ammatilliseen verkostoitumiseen sekä kotimaassa että kansainvälisesti.

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Photography, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

A photograph has an all-piercing force in society and culture, impacting individuals, communities and nations alike. In our image-saturated world, the significance of a powerful photograph hasn’t been lost. If anything, artists and photographers with something to say are needed now, more than ever before.

Lada Suomenrinne: Iđitguovssu, 2021 (yksityiskohta teoksesta)

Sound in New Media, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

The aim of the Major in Sound in New Media is to explore, discover and comprehend the emerging digital technology and its aural impact in society; to find and exploit the possibilities it opens to acoustic communication, sonic interaction and new interfaces for musical expression and to evaluate, understand and deal with the challenges it poses to art, design, and creative production in the auditory domain.

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New Media, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

In a technology-saturated world, it is indispensable to understand and study the impacts that technology has on individuals, organisations and society. The New Media major brings together a multicultural group of students with very versatile skills and backgrounds.

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Visual Communication Design, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

In the Visual Communication Design major you get to investigate contemporary modes of acting and thinking through visual communication.

Visual Communication Design

Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

At VICCA, artists, curators and researchers aim to understand, challenge and shift the paradigms of contemporary art and the world around us.

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Game Design and Development, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

A unique mix of artistic and technical aspects in game design and development, grounded in Nordic game dev culture and the latest research.

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Tuition fees

Tuition fee for tuition-fee students in this programme:

  • Study right started on or before 1 August 2024: 15,000 EUR / academic year
  • Study right started on or after 1 August 2025: 20,000 EUR / academic year

For more information, please see the Tuition fees and scholarships webpage in the Student Guide.

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