Valid documentation for admission to Master in Scenography and Master in Performance at Norwegian Theatre Academy through local admission procedures at Østfold University College.
Make sure you have read all the information before submitting your application. You can only apply if all admission requirements are met. The admission requirements are listed at each study program under the button “Apply for this programme”.
Important information - before uploading your documents
- For applications submitted in SøknadsWeb, all documents must be uploaded electronically using the tab “My document”. Only upload what is required. We recommend that you prepare all your documents before submitting your application.
- Only upload official documents. Student copies/unofficial transcripts are not official documents.
- We recommend that you upload your documentation in PDF format. Documents consisting of several pages must be scanned together into one PDF file. Documents must be clear, legible, and appear right-side up.
- We do not accept documents via e-mail or post unless explicitly requested by us. Never send originals by post; these will not be returned.
- Name your files as instructed below and upload documents under the required mandatory document category. You will find more important information under each category´s requirements below. It is possible to upload more than one document under the same category.
- It is the applicant's responsibility to upload all required documents within the deadline.
- Check your uploaded documents under the tab “My Documents” in SøknadsWeb. Upload your documents using the correct mandatory required document categories and make sure that all the categories have a green checkmark.
Submission of fraudulent documents is illegal and will be reported to the appropriate authorities.By applying to Østfold University College you allow Østfold University College to verify the authenticity of your documentation. Østfold University College maintains the right to contact governments, agencies, institutions_ and other associations to verify your documents.
Everyone who applies for admission to study programs at Østfold University College may be asked to present the original documents for control. Students are obliged to present the original documents at a stipulated time and place; failure to do so means that you will lose your place.
Higher education
Higher education must be documented by the submission of a dated and signed transcript of grades and diploma. The document must be issued by the institution where you completed your education. A transcript from StudentWeb is not valid documentation.
Diploma: Name your PDF files bachelor or/and master.
Transcript: Name your PDF files bachelortranscr or/and mastertranscr.
Upload it to the mandatory required documents category: Diploma and transcript of Records from Higher Education.
Higher education taken outside the Nordic countries must be documented by the submission of a dated and signed diploma/certificate and a transcript of grades in the original language. If the original language is not English or a Nordic language, you must also enclose an official translation.
If you are in the process of completing qualifying education in the same semester that admissions are taking place, you must upload a dated and signed transcript of grades for completed and passed courses, and a dated and signed confirmation that you have registered for exams in the remaining courses.
Applicants who only have education from Østfold University College only need to submit documentation of their education if the education was completed before 2005.
Documents to be sent as hard copies by post
Transcripts of bachelor’s/undergraduate diplomas:
Applicants with degrees from Cameroon, Canada, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Nigeria, the Philippines and the USA must send their bachelor’s transcripts as hard copies directly from the relevant college/university, in addition to uploading them online.
To send hard copies to HiØ, please use the following address:
Høgskolen i Østfold
Opptakskontoret
Postboks 700
1757 HALDEN
Validation of Prior Learning
Applicants without a relevant bachelor's degree, but who can document other relevant education and/or practical training/work competence, may also apply for admission if their prior learning has been pre-approved. The pre-approval must be uploaded in the application.
Name the PDF file pre-approved prior learning and upload it to the documents category: Diploma and transcript of Records from Higher Education.
Project Proposal
Requirements for Project Proposal for Master in Performance:
Include a written reflection on your current artistic practice and its context.Describe a possible area of artistic investigation for your MA research emerging from your current practice(s) and interests.Include artistic and ethical dilemmas or questions you want to investigate through performance during your studies, and their importance and/or relevance for the field.In this proposal, please mention why you wish to pursue a MA in Performance at NTA and what this programme would mean for your artistic development. (2-4 pages total.)
Requirements for Project Proposal for Master in Scenography:
An outline of the topic or area relating to scenography that you wish to investigate and explore artistically for your MA research, emerging from your current practice(s) and interests. Apart from text, the outline may include 2 pages of other material such as sketches, photography, literature and/or video or sound files of max 5 minutes in length.In the proposal, please mention why you wish to pursue a MA in Scenography at NTA, what this programme would mean for your artistic development and your motivation to explore and subsequently implement a project. Additionally, please contextualize your intended project in terms of its relevance for the field, in writing and in form of visual references to three art works (performing arts, visual arts, architecture, film, etc.). (2-4 pages total.)
Name the PDF-file Project Proposal and upload it to the mandatory required documents category: Project Proposal.
Portfolio
Documentation of artistic work (portfolio) focusing on the last 5 years (Max 15 pages in A4 format.) Describe in each presented work: your role, the type of production, the content, the year and the context in which they were produced.
Name the PDF file Portfolio and upload it to the mandatory required documents category: Portfolio.
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae desirable with photo, name the PDF file CV and upload it to the mandatory required documents category: Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Upper secondary school
Upper secondary education must be documented by the submission of a dated and signed certificate of competence or certificate of upper secondary education. A transcript of the examination record is normally not valid documentation.
Name the PDF file Upper secondary and upload it to the documents category: Certificate and transcript of Records from Upper Secondary Education.
Upper secondary education taken outside the Scandinavian countries must be documented by a dated and signed certificate from the upper secondary school in the original language. If the original language is not English or a Scandinavian language, you must also enclose an official translation.
Name change
Any name change must be documented. Documentation of name change must be uploaded if your name appears different in any of your documentation.
Name the PDF file name change and upload it to the category: Other documents