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Exchange students at the Department of Popular Music

At the Department of Popular Music we educate musicians, composers, musicologists, music teachers and specialist in music technology. We engage in all aspects of popular music as a genre, and our aim is to provide a creative environment for musical diversity. We offer programmes and courses within popular music at Bachelor, Master and PhD level, as well as a study programme for music teachers.

We are Norway’s largest department for popular music, and proud to have been named one of the University of Agder’s two Signature Studies. We focus on the performer, and can offer state of the art facilities on our campus in Kristiansand. Among our facilities are two professionally equipped recording studios, a room rigged with 3D sound system and a variety of fully equipped rehearsal and band rooms. 

Courses for exchange students

As an exchange student in the Department of Popular Music, you may chose courses from a variety of programmes, ranging from bachelor to Master, and from performance-based modules to theoretical coursework. More information linked below.


Bachelor's Programme in Electronic Music

The courses listed below are taught in English.

For Autumn semester: 

  • MUR209 Major Instrument and Ensemble  (30 ECTS)
  • MUR252 Major Instrument and Ensemble (15 ECTS) 
  • MUR202 Electronic Music Specialisation (15 ECTS) 
  • MUE106 Live Remix (5 ECTS) 
  • MUE107 Mixing & Mastering (5 ECTS) 
  • MUR133 Touring & Project Planning (5 ECTS) 
  • MUR130 Instrument II (5 ECTS) 

For Spring semester: 

  • MUR209 Major Instrument and Ensemble  (30 ECTS)
  • MUR252 Major Instrument and Ensemble (15 ECTS) 
  • MUE105 MAX Programming (5 ECTS) 
  • MUR130 Instrument II (5 ETCS)
  • MUR131 Arranging for strings: Pop  Music (5 ECTS)
  • MUR132 Advanced Reharmonization  (5 ECTS)
  • MUR134 Scoring to Picture (5 ECTS)
  • MUR135 Composing Music (5 ECTS)
  • MUE108 Music Producer (5 ECTS)
  • MUR136 Building a Visual Profile for Musicians (5 ECTS)

There might be changes. Other courses from our curriculum might also available and can be taught in English, but it requires a closer agreement and that the schedule does not collide.

Bachelor's Programme in Music Performance – Popular Music

The courses listed below are taught in English.

For Autumn semester: 

  • MUR209 Major Instrument and Ensemble  (30 ECTS)
  • MUR252 Major Instrument and Ensemble (15 ECTS) 
  • MUR202 Electronic Music Specialisation (15 ECTS) 
  • MUR206 Making Music (15 ECTS) 
  • MUR207 Producing Music (15 ECTS) 
  • MUR208 Performing Music (15 ECTS) 
  • MUE106 Live Remix (5 ECTS) 
  • MUE107 Mixing & Mastering (5 ECTS) 
  • MUR133 Touring & Project Planning (5 ECTS) 
  • MUR130 Instrument II (5 ECTS) 

For Spring semester: 

  • MUR209 Major Instrument and Ensemble  (30 ECTS)
  • MUR252 Major Instrument and Ensemble (15 ECTS) 
  • MUE105 MAX Programming (5 ECTS) 
  • MUR130 Instrument II (5 ETCS)
  • MUR131 Arranging for strings: Pop  Music (5 ECTS)
  • MUR132 Advanced Reharmonization  (5 ECTS)
  • MUR134 Scoring to Picture (5 ECTS)
  • MUR135 Composing Music (5 ECTS)
  • MUE108 Music Producer (5 ECTS)
  • MUR136 Building a Visual Profile for Musicians (5 ECTS)

There might be changes. Other courses from our curriculum might also available and can be taught in English, but it requires a closer agreement and that the schedule does not collide.

Popular Music, Master's Programme

The course code in the different specializations are the same, but in the course description, you can read about what the different specializations emphasize. The courses listed below are taught in English.

Within the Performance- based Music specialization:

(Popular Music Performance, Electronic Music, World Music, Songwriting)

For autumn semester:

  • MUR402 Individual performance and Interpretation I (15 ECTS) 
  • MF-404 Aesthetics (5 ECTS)
  • MF- 405 Audience Development and Marketing (5 ECTS)
  • MF-406 Concept Development and Entrepreneurship (5 ECTS)
  • MUR401 Major Instrument and Interpretation (15 ECTS)

For spring semester: 

  • MUR403 Individual performance and Interpretation II (15 ECTS) 
  • ME-426 Musicological theory and Method (15 ECTS) 
  • MUR401 Major Instrument and Interpretation (15 ECTS)

For two semesters (semester start fall):

  • MUR402 Individual performance and Interpretation I (15 ECTS) (autumn)
  • MF-404 Aesthetics (5 ECTS)
  • MF- 405 Audience Development and Marketing (5 ECTS)
  • MF-406 Concept Development and Entrepreneurship (5 ECTS)
  • MU-402 Aesthetics Workshop(15 ECTS) (spring)
  • ME-426 Musicological theory and Method (15 ECTS)
  • MUR403 Individual performance and Interpretation II (15 ECTS) (spring)

Within the specialization Music Business and Management:

For autumn semester:

  • MU-400 Music Business I  (15 ECTS) 
  • MF-404 Aesthetics (5 ECTS)
  • MF- 405 Audience Development and Marketing (5 ECTS)
  • MF-406 Concept Development and Entrepreneurship (5 ECTS)

For spring semester:

  • MU-401 Music business II  (15 ECTS) (spring)
  • ME-426 Musicological theory and Method (15 ECTS)
  • MU-502 Music Business III (15 ECTS)
  • MU-409 New Technologies (15 ECTS)

For two semesters (semester start from fall):

  • MU-400 Music Business I  (15 ECTS) 
  • MF-404 Aesthetics (5 ECTS)
  • MF- 405 Audience Development and Marketing (5 ECTS)
  • MF-406 Concept Development and Entrepreneurship (5 ECTS)
  • MU-401 Music business II  (15 ECTS) (spring)
  • ME-426 Musicological theory and Method (15 ECTS)

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Please note!

  • Faculty of Fine Arts reserves the right to make changes in course offerings. 
  • Make sure that you meet the course requirement, which is stated under prerequisites and co-requisites. In certain cases prerequisites may be negotiated for exchange students and on individual bases.
  • All music students need to send in a recording when applying. Please send the files to linn.eriksen@uia.no. Remember to mark the files with your full name. In the e-mail, please write your full name and which courses you are applying fo

Contact me

linnjse
Linn Jeanett Simonsen Eriksen
International Coordinator
+47 977 72 915
linn.eriksen@uia.no
G3011 (Universitetsveien 25, Kristiansand)

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Hanna Maria Pinta
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