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Visual Studies and Art Education

In the Nordic Master in Visual Studies and Art Education, students acquire relevant practical and theoretical skills in art, education, digital communication and project management to work in cross-cultural and international environments

Reasons you should choose this programme

You gain insight in visual and digital communication and culture developed in the Nordic countries
You achieve modern approaches to Nordic art pedagogy and learning
You are very enthusiastic about creative problem-solving project work

Copenhagen

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Master degree

Visual Studies and Art Education

In the Nordic Master in Visual Studies and Art Education, students acquire relevant practical and theoretical skills in art, education, digital communication and project management to work in cross-cultural and international environments

Reasons you should choose this programme

You gain insight in visual and digital communication and culture developed in the Nordic countries
You achieve modern approaches to Nordic art pedagogy and learning
You are very enthusiastic about creative problem-solving project work

Copenhagen

2-year educationEnglish

Nordic Master in Visual Studies and Art Education (NM NoVA) is a double degree program between Aalto University (Finland) and Aalborg University (Denmark) in which students achieve a comprehensive understanding of Nordic practices and traditions in art education, visual culture, and cultural work. NM NoVA graduates receive Master degree diplomas both from Aalborg University and Aalto University.

In NM NoVA, students acquire relevant practical and theoretical competencies in art, education, digital communication, and project management for working in cross-cultural and international environments.

Academic content

The first year of the degree builds a common academic qualification on top of the entry-level bachelor's degree, while specialization takes place in the second year of the degree through the integrated exchange program and project-oriented courses at the partner University towards the thesis.

The education is based on an interdisciplinary composition of the core elements of visual and digital communication and art pedagogy. These elements constitute the expertise and are linked with a module on project management, administration, entrepreneurship and business understanding.

The qualification provides competences for creative problem solving, including analyzing and designing change, development and learning, whether the goal is to improve a communicative practice, change a teaching practice, develop a product or an organizational practice. The education is organized as a project-oriented and problem-based study, where theoretical studies of digital and visual communication, information and communication technology, art, visual culture, art pedagogy and art-based methods will constitute the constituent skills.

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Visual Studies and Art Education (NM NoVA)

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Visual Studies and Art Education (NM NoVA)

NM NoVA offers a mix of problem-based and student-centred, hands-on experience with theoretical and practical studies in art, education, digital communication, and project management. NM NoVA graduates receive Master degree diplomas both from Aalborg University and Aalto University.

The key content areas of NM NoVA studies are:

Curriculum

How do you study at NoVA?

All modules are co-taught between Aalto and Aalborg. The modules may include physical teaching on campus, hybrid teaching and online activities. Building a supportive NM NoVA community is an important part of the program.

Study abroad

NM NoVA includes a mandatory mobility during the second year of the studies. Students who apply to NM NoVA through Aalborg will study their first year at Aalborg and second year at Aalto. Conversely, students applying through Aalto start their studies at Aalto and finish them at Aalborg. 

NM NoVA graduates receive master's degrees from both Aalborg University and Aalto University.

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Admission and requirements

Job and career

Depending on students’ educational backgrounds, NM NoVA graduates can work in various positions and contexts.

Here are some examples:

Get help at AAU to start your career in Denmark

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While studying at AAU, you can participate in career and job-related events, find help on our website, and book a personal career counselling session to talk about e.g.:

  • Finding your way in your career
  • Danish working culture
  • Application and CV the Danish way
  • What you can offer an employer
  • How to go about job search in Denmark – both student job, internship and full-time job

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