Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Fine Arts, 2025
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Fine Arts, 2023
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Fine Arts, 2021
Enrollment
02.12.2025 - 31.12.2025
Timing
12.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
- Fine Arts Virtuell
Teacher in charge
Felice Hapetzeder
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• Have started developing their unique personal voice and style in writing, complementing and enhancing their visual art practice.
• Have the knowledge to implement critical thinking and analytical skills by engaging in the critique of their own and others' written texts connected to their art.
• Have strengthened their communication skills, effectively conveying their artistic vision and ideas to a broader audience.
• Have fostered interdisciplinary skills by integrating creative writing with visual arts, to explore and express their creativity in multiple forms.
Content
Group projects and individual work
Teaching methods
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• Have started developing their unique personal voice and style in writing, complementing and enhancing their visual art practice.
• Have the knowledge to implement critical thinking and analytical skills by engaging in the critique of their own and others' written texts connected to their art.
• Have strengthened their communication skills, effectively conveying their artistic vision and ideas to a broader audience.
• Have fostered interdisciplinary skills by integrating creative writing with visual arts, to explore and express their creativity in multiple forms.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Assessment methods and criteria
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Qualifications
None
Enrollment
15.06.2025 - 31.07.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 25.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
- Fine Arts Virtuell
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• be able to define and identify with the professional role of the artist
• have an understanding of business ownership and entrepreneurship
• have a understanding of the financing systems within the creative industries
Content
Entrepreneurship for artists
Teaching methods
Competence objectives of the study unit
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• be able to define and identify with the professional role of the artist
• have an understanding of business ownership and entrepreneurship
• have a understanding of the financing systems within the creative industries
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Qualifications
None
Enrollment
02.12.2025 - 31.12.2025
Timing
12.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
- Fine Arts Virtuell
Teacher in charge
Felice Hapetzeder
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• be able to define and identify with the professional role of the artist
• have an understanding of business ownership and entrepreneurship
• have a understanding of the financing systems within the creative industries
Content
Entrepreneurship for artists
Teaching methods
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• be able to define and identify with the professional role of the artist
• have an understanding of business ownership and entrepreneurship
• have a understanding of the financing systems within the creative industries
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The students meets the expectations in the course competences.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Assessment methods and criteria
The students meets the expectations in the course competences.
Qualifications
Entrepreneurship 1
Enrollment
02.12.2025 - 31.12.2025
Timing
12.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
Teacher in charge
Felice Hapetzeder
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• be experienced with visual composition for moving images
• understand the importance and qualities of sound in moving images
• have created a short narrative film
Prerequisites: None
Contents of this study period (course)
Lectures, group projects and individual work.
Content
Lectures, group projects and individual work
Teaching methods
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• be experienced with visual composition for moving images
• understand the importance and qualities of sound in moving images
• have created a short abstract, poetic or narrative work sample
Prerequisites: None
Contents of this study period (course)
Lectures, group projects and individual work.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The students meets the expectations in the course competences.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Grade 1 (pass)
The student
- participates in the course according to the mandatory attendance requirements
- completes assignments and receives a passing grade
- understand the basic contents of the course of studies
***
Grade 2 (fair)
The student
- participates in the course
- completes assignments in an independent manner
- hands in the required assignments
- understand the contents of the course of studies
- gathers information independently
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Grade 3 (good)
The student
- actively participates in the course
- completes assignments independently and in a manner that shows initiative
- hands in the required assignments on time
- understand the contents of the course of studies
- gathers information independently
***
Grade 4 (very good)
The student
- actively participates in the course
- completes assignments independently and in a manner that shows initiative
- hands in the required assignments on time
- understand the contents of the course of studies and applies the knowledge in their own work
-
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Grade 5 (excellent)
The student
- actively participates in the course
- completes assignments professionally, independently and in a manner that shows initiative
- hands in the required assignments on time
- understand the contents of the course of studies and applies the knowledge in their own work
- gathers information independently and applies the knowledge in their own work
- demonstrates the development of their own professional identity
Qualifications
None
Enrollment
15.06.2025 - 31.07.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
- Fine Arts Virtuell
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• have an overview of the main questions of philosophy throughout history
• be able to recount some philosophical lines of inquiry from Plato to the present day
Prerequisites: None
Contents of this study period (course)
Lectures and assignments
Content
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• have an overview of the main questions of philosophy throughout history
• be able to recount some philosophical lines of inquiry from Plato to the present day
Prerequisites: None
Contents of this study period (course)
Lectures and assignments
Teaching methods
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• have an overview of the main questions of philosophy throughout history
• be able to recount some philosophical lines of inquiry from Plato to the present day
Prerequisites: None
Contents of this study period (course)
Lectures and assignments
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student meet the expectations of the course competences.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meet the expectations of the course competences.
Qualifications
None
Enrollment
15.06.2025 - 31.07.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
- Fine Arts Virtuell
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• understand ethics and values, in relation to their own artistic practice
Prerequisites: None
Contents of this study period (course)
Lectures, group projects and individual work.
Content
Lectures, group projects and individual work
Teaching methods
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• understand ethics and values, in relation to their own artistic practice
Prerequisites: Philosophy 1
Contents of this study period (course)
Lectures, group projects and individual work.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Qualifications
Philosophy 1
Enrollment
15.06.2025 - 31.07.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
9 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
- Fine Arts Virtuell
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• understand the need of developing an individual expression
• be able to plan a simple visual project
• be able to easily verbalise ideas and photographic images
Prerequisites: None
Contents of this study period (course)
The student deepens their own personal expression through photography, supervision, and discussions
Content
We deepen our own personal expression through photography, supervision and discussions.
Teaching methods
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• understand the need of developing an individual expression
• be able to plan a simple visual project
• be able to easily verbalise ideas and photographic images
Prerequisites: None
Contents of this study period (course)
The student deepens their own personal expression through photography, supervision, and discussions
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The students meets the expectations in the course competences.
Qualifications
None
Enrollment
02.12.2025 - 31.12.2025
Timing
12.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
- Fine Arts Virtuell
Teacher in charge
Felice Hapetzeder
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• have immersed themselves in developing their own creative expression
• be able to plan a complex visual project
• verbalise and relate their ideas and images to a theoretical framework
Prerequisites: Photographic expression 1
Contents of this study period (course)
The students deepens their own personal expression through photography, supervision, and discussions
Content
We deepen our own personal expression through photography, supervision and discussions.
Teaching methods
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• understand the need of developing an individual expression
• be able to plan a simple visual project
• be able to easily verbalise ideas and thoughts about photographic images
Prerequisites: None
Contents of this study period (course)
The student deepens their own personal expression through photography, supervision, and discussions
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The students meets the expectations in the course competences.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Qualifications
None
Enrollment
15.06.2025 - 31.08.2025
Timing
01.09.2025 - 30.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
9 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• have a first insight into professional life as an artist
• have a deeper understanding of how to use experiences from work practice as way to find new opportunities for the rest of their studies
• understand the importance of writing a report about their experiences
• see a clear connection between the study programme, their own artistic expression, and practical real life work in the field
Content
Work or internship outside of the university setting.
Teaching methods
Competence objectives of the study unit
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• have a first insight into professional life as an artist
• have a deeper understanding of how to use experiences from work practice as way to find new opportunities for the rest of their studies
• understand the importance of writing a report about their experiences
• see a clear connection between the study programme, their own artistic expression, and practical real life work in the field
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
See separate framework for evaluation
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Qualifications
No prior prerequisites
Enrollment
02.12.2025 - 31.12.2025
Timing
01.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
9 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Jakobstad, Köpmansgatan 10
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Fine Arts
Teachers
- Felice Hapetzeder
Groups
-
FA25H-JFine Arts, 2025, blended studies
Objective
The learning goals of the study period (course)
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• have a deepened insight into professional life as an artist
• have a deeper understanding of how to use experiences from work practice as way to find new opportunities for the rest of their studies
• understand the importance of writing a report about their experiences
• see a clear connection between the study programme, their own artistic expression, and practical real life work in the field
Content
Work or internship outside of the university setting.
Teaching methods
After completing this course, the student is expected to:
• have a deepened insight into professional life as an artist
• have a deeper understanding of how to use experiences from work practice as way to find new opportunities for the rest of their studies
• understand the importance of writing a report about their experiences
• see a clear connection between the study programme, their own artistic expression, and practical real life work in the field
Employer connections
Work or internship outside of the university setting.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
See separate framework for evaluation
Assessment methods and criteria
The student meets the expectations of the course competences.
Qualifications
Work Practice 1