Bachelor International Music Performance Exchange Semester (BAM-INTSEM)
Course description for study year 2025-2026. Please note that changes may occur.
Course code
BAM-INTSEM
Version
1
Credits (ECTS)
30
Semester tution start
Spring, Autumn
Number of semesters
1
Exam semester
Spring, Autumn
Language of instruction
English
Content
This course is for inbound students to the Faculty of Performing Arts at UiS. For inbound students, the course will mainly include performing activities aimed at the bachelor level, including principal instrument and ensemble activities. In addition, the course International Semester may also include theoretical and/or pedagogical components, but the performing area must account for at least half of the total workload. A detailed plan is documented through the Learning Agreement.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
account for expanded perspectives in relation to their own role as a performing and/or co-creating musician through having had a stay at a foreign institution
Skills
After completing the course, the student should be able to
demonstrate a deepened and further developed understanding of their own performance knowledge and musical expression
General competence
After completing the course, the student should be able to
reflect on their development and experience as a performing and/or co-creating musician through a stay at a foreign institution
reflect on the cultural framework under which they have worked and contextualise this in relation to themselves as a performing and/or co-creating musician
Required prerequisite knowledge
Exam
Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
---|---|---|---|---|
Portfolio | 1/1 | Passed / Not Passed |
Assessment is determined individually based on the programme that the individual student completes at the faculty. The form of assessment must be specified in the learning agreement.
Coursework requirements
Mandatory work requirements are specified in the learning agreement that forms the basis for the individual's exchange programme.
Course teacher(s)
Course coordinator:
Bjørn Einar HalvorsenStudy Adviser:
Anne Siri NorlandStudy Adviser:
Lena Crosby HaugMethod of work
Inbound students follow a study programme at the faculty, either by joining an existing programme or by the institution organising a programme specifically for the individual student.
Inbound students are assigned a supervisor at UiS, who follows up on their work during their stay abroad.