Apply for BA programme in Metal Art
The information on this page applies to applications for the autumn semester 2025.
You apply in three steps:
- Apply for the programme at universityadmissions.se Deadline 3 March 2025.
- Submit your portfolio through SlideRoom Deadline 3 March 2025.
- Make sure you submit documents that proves you fulfill the entry requirements on universityadmissions.se Deadline 10 March 2025.
Portfolio instructions
Your application should be anonymous. Do not include your name or your contact details anywhere in this material. All texts must be in English.
Your portfolio to the BA Programme in Metal Art should include:
- CV (max 2000 characters)
- Letter of intent: A personal letter that describes why you have chosen to apply to our BA program in Metal Art and what you expect to gain from the programme. Describe what and/or who inspires you. (max 3000 characters).
- Use images to present a metal object (large or small, contemporary or historical) that has made a negative or positive impression on you. Take note! Do not use your own work here. Write a short description why you chose that metal object. 5–10 pictures and max 800 characters
- Hand drawings, sketches, paintings or life drawings (figure studies). 5–10 slides.
- Images (photos, prints) of work/objects you have designed and made yourself, preferably in metal, work/objects made in another material may also be submitted. Describe your chosen pieces: Material, technique, size and when they were made. 5–10 pictures.
Submit your portfolio
Submit your portfolio through our portfolio tool SlideRoom .
SlideRoom closes at midnight (CET) on the day of deadline. When you have submitted your portfolio in time, you will receive a confirmation e-mail från SlideRoom.
We recommend that you upload your material 24 hours before the deadline. Please note that it is not possible to submit your portfolio after the application deadline.
Portfolio assessment
The work samples will be assessed according to the following criteria:
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Ability to work independently to find own solutions, methods, arguments etc.
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Ability to work with hand tools, machines and materials, and understanding of material properties, constructions, etc.
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Ability to visalize ideas, forms and generate new ones through artistic methods such as sketching, drawing, modelling, painting etc
Your work samples must meet the assessment criteria to be approved.
Selection and admission
All complete applications are assessed by a jury consisting of the Programme Director and representatives from the department to which the programme belongs.
A number of applicants will be called for an interview. Notification on whether you are called for an interview or not will be sent to the email address that is registered on universityadmissions.se.
General entry requirements
Submit all documentation on universityadmissions.se that shows you fulfill the entry requirement.
If you have a foreign undergraduate / high school education, you need to upload grades and the right documents that show that you are eligible for the courses/programmes you have applied for. All documents are uploaded via "my pages" on universityadmissions.se. For more information go to provide application documents.
It is important that you submit complete documentation and follow the country specific guidelines carefully. For more information go to country instructions.
If you who are in the last semester of upper secondary school go on to an interview, you must upload a certificate on antagning.se that you are studying the last semester. Contact your school for a certificate. You upload the certificate on universityadmissions.se
If you submit incomplete documentation you will be considered unqualified.
Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements can be granted an exemption. HDK-Valand can grant exemption if an applicant in other ways have demonstrated ability to benefit from the programme. Ability to benefit from the programme can be demonstrated by:
- other relevant education
- relevant professional experience or other practical experience
- relevant artistic skills and abilities
Key dates
20 January 2025: Application round opens
3 March 2025: Last day to apply for the programme at universityadmissions.se
3 March 2025: Last day to submit your portfolio in SlideRoom
10 March 2025: Last day to pay the registration fee or provide proof you are exempted from paying
10 March 2025: Last day to submit the documents required to prove you are qualified on universityadmissions.se
March/April 2025: Invitations to interviews will be sent out. It is sent to the e-mail address you have registered on universityadmission.se
April 2025: Interviews are conducted and your formal academic qualifications are assessed
15 May 2025: Admission results are published on universityadmissions.se
