In the past, most of the recommended Nordic universities were for students to recommend master's programs, because most English-taught programs were focused on master's degrees, and the cost of bachelor's degree was also higher in four years.
But today I want to introduce Nordic undergraduate programs to students, because in recent years, with the increase in international students, more and more European universities have begun to set up English-taught undergraduate programs
What colleges and majors are available, let's take a look~
01Uppsala University
As the oldest university in Sweden and also known as the "Nordic Cambridge", Uppsala University has cultivated one of the top research universities in the world.
Source: www.uu.se/en
The English-taught programs suitable for students to apply are mainly in the field of game design, with three directions, namely:
Bachelor's Programme in Game Design and Graphics
This major mainly provides skills and skills in commercial production and development of games, covering the study of 2D games and 3D games, and the development direction of students includes
不少学生毕业后流向了：Massive Entertainment、CD Project Red、Starbreeze, Crytek、Fatshark、Frictional Games 等国际游戏工作室中工作。
Bachelor Programme in Game Design and Programming
Compared with the previous major, although this major also covers game design and graphic production, the course content is more inclined to programming and developing games, students will learn commonly used commercial game engines, code and develop games, and from the first year to make small game projects to the later stage of the project gradually increase in size and complexity, after graduation, it also flows to the above-mentioned international game studios.
Source: www.uu.se
Bachelor Programme in Game Design and Project Management
Students in this major mainly learn how to plan and lead the process of game design from game production to release, and in addition to the theoretical management knowledge, they will also learn some technical aspects of game design, but not in depth.
In the daily study, there will be a number of cooperation plans with the above two majors, and the three majors will work together to gain practical experience and project output, and it can be said that there is no need to hesitate to go to Uppsala to learn games.
The requirements to apply are: completion of upper secondary education, possession of English 6 equivalent to the Swedish High School Curriculum, and Intermediate Mathematics equivalent to Swedish Mathematics 2a/2b/2C. The tuition fee is 55,000 CZK for the first semester, and the total for undergraduate students is 330,000 CZK, which is about 22W RMB.
Source: www.uu.se
02 University of Gothenburg
The University of Gothenburg is the most widely offered university in Sweden, with a total of 8 faculties, 57 disciplines, and many majors to choose from.
Source: www.gu.se
There are two English-taught undergraduate programs that are suitable for students to apply for, namely:
BFA Programme in Wood Oriented Furniture Design
This programme is based on Sweden's long-standing furniture design and traditional craftsmanship skills, and students will study at the Cultural and International Education Conference in Dals Långed.
With a focus on the environment and the development of sustainable materials, students will explore topics such as an ageing population, accessibility in public spaces, and material circularity in the context of industrial production.
The application period for this major is open in mid-January and the deadline is in March, and the application materials include three parts:
1. Design assignment (3 pages) to explore and study wooden furniture in your own cultural context;
2. Portfolio (at least 3 pages), showing your own works and creative experience;
3. An introduction to past experience and education (1 page), such as what art training you have participated in, what classes you have taken, and what activities you have participated in for the major
Source: www.gu.se
BFA Programme in Metal art
Only 6-8 students are admitted each year, and the students are taught one-on-one with the faculty, and the admitted students will study in the world's largest academic metal studio, exploring the use and production of different materials.
This is more of a student-oriented profession than teaching by textbook, and even undergraduate students attend seminars with graduate students.
The application period for this major is open in mid-January and the deadline is in March, and the application materials include five parts:
1. Resume;
2. A letter of intent, describing why you chose this major and what you want to gain from it;
3. Use 5-10 pictures to present metal objects;
4. 5-10 hand-painted, sketched, painted, and life paintings;
5. 5-10 images, which can be photographs or prints, describing the material, technique, size and production time of the work, details
Source: www.gu.se
The tuition fee for the first semester of the above two programs is 149,500 CZK.
03 Aalto University
As a famous art and design school, Aalto's strength goes without saying, compared with the number of applications in 2023, the number of applications has increased by 46%, of which the number of applications for popular majors has surged by 178%.
Source: virtualtour.aalto.fi
Here's a look at its English-taught art and design program
Bachelor's Programme in Design+Master of Arts（3+2）
The program is committed to cultivating creative design professionals, and the first two years of courses are mostly completed to learn the fundamentals of design, and then students can take courses on their own.
Source: www.aalto.fi
Although there is no portfolio requirement, to apply for this major, students need to complete specific assignments issued by the school within a characteristic time for the interviewer to understand their design level, and in order to enter the program, they also need to learn the basics and skills related to design in advance:
Source: www.aalto.fi
In terms of tuition fees, this is a 3-year bachelor's + 2-year master's program, with a bachelor's degree of 12,000 euros/year and a master's degree of 15,000 euros/year, and outstanding students can get 50% or 100% tuition fee waiver (that is, free tuition).
At this point, the English-taught programs suitable for art and design students in the Nordic undergraduate have been almost introduced, but here I would like to provide students with an additional tuition-free pathway, namely
Since 2021, Finland has extended the compulsory education period to 18 years old, and some of these free high school places have also been allocated to international students, that is, if they can win this part of the places, students can achieve high school tuition-free and low-cost study in Finland.
What's more:
Seeing this, many students probably also saw the difficulty - "Finnish", so it can only be said that this is a low-cost admission track for some students, the conditions are harsh but the cost performance is really high, and students who meet the requirements can consider it.
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