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about the programme
In media art, we look for openings or contradictions between new and old media, virtual and physical, concept and matter, etc. We believe that technology can have an activating effect because analogue, mechanical or digital tools provide new artistic playing spaces. You choose this study path from 1st bachelor onwards. In the master of fine arts, the distinction between the disciplines falls away.

fine arts:
media art

about the programme
study path
bachelor visual arts
graduating option fine arts
study path media art
3 years
language
Dutch
English master

read more about the programme

New artistic play spaces

Media art focuses on technological experiences in our society. The emergence of new technologies and products changes our expressions and communication. How we learn, perceive and interact with the world. The artistic result does not have to be virtual, programmable or digital. We look for openings or contradictions between new and old media, virtual and physical, concept and matter, ... We do believe that technology can have an activating effect because those analogue, mechanical or digital tools offer new artistic play spaces. We also pay ample attention to video art, artists' film and sound art.

Knowledge and skills for your creative process

From the first undergraduate year, the emphasis is on conceptualisation and elaboration of individual themes. We encourage this through critical questioning, theoretical and practical thinking exercises and reflection. We follow up the steps of the creation process, driving your personal and artistic development. Dealing with and mastering current and older techniques and media is a second important element of the course. Initiations in photography, video, sound, web techniques and programming of interactive audiovisual and generative systems partly constitute the practice of the first undergraduate year. Thus, you acquire knowledge and skills in function of your creative process. The initiations are framed in an art-historical and social context.

Opportunities and deficits of technology

The issues of the use of technology within artistic processes, as well as the freedoms associated with it, are outlined and sharpened in the second and third undergraduate years. Within a framework of individual guidance, collective showcasing moments and group discussions on the placement of individual work within contemporary technology, general visual culture and art, you will develop your specific trajectory. The media art studio has specialised workspaces in a large studio. There are facilities for focused work with video editing, 3D, game design, VR, AI and sound. The studio houses two research labs: Formlab, for digital fabrication, and Laboratory, an experimental lab. 

Media Art collaborates with KASKcinema, Art Cinema OFFOff, Courtisane, Cinematek, Auguste Orts, Vooruit, Netwerk, Kraak, Nerdlab, iMal,...

photo: Sam De Buysere
photo: Jordi Coppers

After your studies

Fine arts focuses on future artists who can start their own practice. Graduates can work in a wide range of fields. They have knowledge of a wide range of basic techniques in audiovisual and digital media. This will enable them to work in museums, as artists' assistants, in the performing arts and in specialised branches of the creative sector.

study programme

1E BACHELOR
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Atelier mediakunst I
18
J
Atelier mediakunst II
12
J
Atelier narratieve technieken
6
J
Tekenen 1(Mediakunst)
6
J
Theorie van de Mediakunst
3
1
Overzicht van de wijsbegeerte
3
J
Overzicht van de kunst: avant-garde tot heden
3
J
Kunstenaarsteksten 1
3
J
Inleiding tot het onderzoek in de kunsten
3
1
Psychologie van de waarneming en beeldanalyse
3
1
Beeldanalyse
1
1
Psychologie van de waarneming
2
1
60
2E BACHELOR
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Atelier mediakunst III
12
J
Atelier mediakunst IV
12
J
Tekenen 2 (Mediakunst)
3
J
Film als compositie
3
1
Theorie en Actualiteit van de Mediakunst
3
J
Kunstfilosofie 1
3
J
Overzicht van de kunsten: renaissance tot avant-garde
3
J
Kunstenaarsteksten 2
3
J
Lectuur teksten vanuit historisch perspectief
2
Schrijven
1
Studie van literaire teksten 1
3
J
Antropologie van de kunsten
3
1
Minor te kiezen
12
1+2
60
3E BACHELOR
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Atelier mediakunst V
15
J
Atelier mediakunst VI
15
J
Kunstfilosofie 2
3
J
Studie van literaire teksten 2
3
J
Kunstenaarsteksten 3
3
J
Semiotiek
3
2
Te kiezen
3
1
Initiatie werkveld beeldende kunst
3
1
Initiatie werkveld audiovisuele kunsten
3
1
Minor te kiezen
12
1+2
Dossier
3
2
60

studieprogramma master

1E MASTER
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Masterproef
29
J
Scriptie
9
J
Theoretische seminaries
12
J
Keuze 1 seminaries
4
J
Keuze 2 seminaries
8
J
Keuze 3 seminaries
12
J
Masterclass Vrije kunsten
4
J
Te kiezen
6
J
Kunst in het werkveld
6
J
Keuzevak binnen AUGent
6
J
60
ENGLISH MASTER
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Master's Project
29
Y
Thesis
9
Y
Elective Seminars
12
1/2
Masterclass Fine Arts
4
1/2/Y
To choose
6
1/2/Y
Arts in Practice
6
Elective courses within Ghent university Association
6
60

enrolment

If you want to apply for an academic bachelor's degree, you must first pass an artistic admission test. To enter the master's programme, you will take part in an orientation test. These are organised several times per academic year.

contact
you'll follow most classes at
Cloquet
2, Louis Pasteurlaan
9000 Ghent
the studio is located on
Kunsttoren
5, Offerlaan
9000 Ghent

credits

  1. Miro Bollen, Graduation 2023, photo: Benina Hu
  2. photo: Jordi Coppers
  3. Jacob Schoolmeesters, Graduation 2023, photo: Rembert De Prez