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Programme
Curriculum
The programme consists of four semesters. The first two represent a knowledge year, while the second year is an output year in which work is mainly devoted to the final exam project and theoretical thesis. The presented results of the studies and their progress are discussed and assessed at the end of the first three semesters. The fourth semester concludes with the final exam.
First year
The first year offers an intensive programme with practical and theoretical workshops in the field of interactive media and environments. Programming is a core activity within this. Also dealt with are a crash course in programming, art by numbers, hardware, sensing, interfacing, 2d and 3d computer graphics and computer visualisation. In addition there are workshops on website building, verbal and written presentation, web publishing, blogging, communication theories, history of art and media, media philosophy, media psychology and media art theory. In the second semester there are fewer workshops and a start is made with formulating the final exam project. At the end of the second semester each student also presents their plans for the final exam project.
MaxMSP classes, instuctor Jan Klug
Second year
The third and fourth semesters are devoted to working on the final exam project and the thesis, under the supervision of the tutors, core staff and semester teachers. Technical support usually takes place in the Frank Mohr Institute laboratory, but is also to be found in the Centre for High Performance Computing & Visualisation at the University of Groningen. In working on the final exam project you learn about the different aspects and problems that characterise professional practice. The thesis sharpens your artistic vision at the level of content. In connection with your final exam project, you are required to take an optional subject at the University of Groningen in order to ensure theoretical depth and increase your knowledge. In the third semester you also follow a practical internship linked to your final exam project.
Between whiles students present their work (work in progress) to their fellow students, including those following other MFA programmes at the Frank Mohr Institute. They are also expected to present their work on the institute?s website. The students are required to present their work in an exhibition once during their studies.
The programme of workshops and lessons is compulsory. In addition, there is an optional programme of lectures and projects at the University of Groningen as well as workshops organised by the postgraduate departments of MFA Painting and MFA Scenography. Part of this programme may, after consultation, replace part of the compulsory programme.
The compulsory workshops deal with the competences and intrinsic areas that are relevant to the studies. They are always tailored to practical skills, deepening of conceptual insight and broadening of knowledge. In addition to the compulsory programme, there is also space for participating in masterclasses and (group) excursions to at least two media festivals. Exchanges with international master programmes with which the Frank Mohr Institute collaborates are also possible.
Exams
You conclude your studies with the results of your studio research and a theoretical thesis. The exam comprises a verbal explanation of your work in the presence of the examining committee. After the exam an exhibition is held in which the work of those graduating is shown. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue which also includes the graduation work of the other departments, and an annual survey of the institute and the collaborative platform.
Professional perspectives
MFA IME graduates will be able to hold their ground in different contexts and to contribute to a wide diversity of cultural projects. Alumni work, for example, as innovation and application designers, media artists or project developers in the field of communications and information production and distribution. In this way they contribute to the qualitative development of the information society?s content and meaning. In short, having graduated in MFA IME you work in places where you are working inventively and innovatively on the audio-visual formulation and presentation of communication and information. Very often this takes place in direct dialogue with the user. The specialised knowledge and skills you have acquired during your studies enables you to do this.
Network
The programme works closely together with the Computing Centre, High Performance Computing & Visualisation (HPC & V) and the Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN) laboratory which is part of the Institute for Movement Sciences. Both belong to the University of Groningen. The Computing Centre is responsible for developing unique and highly advanced visualisation environments in the Netherlands, including a CAVE. For advanced rendering and visualisation capacities you can also make use of the facilities of the HPC & V. At an international level MFA IME is developing joint ventures with the Akademie f?r Medien in Cologne, the Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design in London and the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada.
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