Course setup

The course contains consistent teacher-led theory and practice. As a student, you will approach the concepts through literature, lectures and workshops. You will investigate through independent tasks and discuss the results in seminars. You will devise a plan and direct a group of circus students in a 3 week practical collaboration. You will finally write a reflection on the outcome of your plan and discuss this in a seminar session.

Course start 2 September 2024, week 36

Course end 8 November 2024, week 45

Draft of the schedule

Weeks 36-39 Classes

Weeks 40-42 Practical directing project

Weeks 43-45 Digestion, written reflection task and seminar

Note that this is a preliminary schedule that is subject to changes. On site attendance is required during weeks 36-42. We are hoping to provide opportunity to participate by distance weeks 43-45, further information will be communicated to applicants.

General entry requirement for studies at the first cycle with an exemption from Swedish 1, 2 and 3 and English 6.

Specific entry requirement:
• 60 credits in circus, another performing arts subject or the equivalent professional experience.

If you don’t fulfil the formal entry requirements for the programme you may apply for recognition of prior learning, in other words that the knowledge and competence you have acquired through other activities are assessed as the equivalent of the formal merits that are required. Submit your application for recognition of prior learning with your application for the programme.

You may also apply for an exemption/a waiver, that allows you to proceed to the selection process even though you don’t meet the general admission requirements. Submit your application for an exemption/a waiver together with your application.

Read more about how you can show that you meet the entry requirements (that you are eligible).

Start your application early! Don’t delay in submitting your application! You may run into trouble if you wait until the last day and your internet connection happens to be down, or you find that your files are in the wrong format. You will not be able to apply once the last date for applications has passed. Keep in mind that your application needs to be turned in by 23.59 (Swedish time).

Apply to the education via universityadmissions.se

You apply to the education in two steps

1. Apply to the education via universityadmissions.se   
Last day for application: 15 April 2024

Please note! Choose “Autumn 2024” if you search for the course at universityadmissions.se.

Please note that you need to submit supporting documents showing that you meet the entry requirements via universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Upload documents.

Last day to submit supporting documentation: 2 May 2024

2. Submit your worksample via Varbi (according to instructions below)
Last day to submit worksamples to be part of the selection: 15 April 2024

Important dates for your application 

- Last day for applications: 15 April 2024
Please note! Choose “Autumn 2024” if you search for the course at universityadmissions.se.

- Last day to submit supporting documentation for entry requirements: 2 May 2024.* NB! SKH's date is an earlier date then the general date communicated on universityadmission.se.

- Last day to pay the application fee or prove that you are not required to pay the fees: 2 May 2024 (read more under Application and tuition fees below).

- Admission results: Published on My pages on universityadmissions.se 11 July 2024.

- Last day to reply to possible course offer: 19 July 2024. 

*If you're completing your upper secondary studies in Sweden or other EU/EEA country, Switzerland or an IB/EB programme, you have until 5 July to submit your documents. All other supporting documents should be submitted together with your application.

Instructions for work samples

You need to submit the following work samples via Varbi in order to be part of the selection to this education. Only files uploaded in the current admission round can be considered for selection.

1. Your CV including supporting documentation List your education, professional experience and other relevant experiences that you want to refer to.

2. Letter of Motivation, explaining why you want to take this course and how you think you will be able to use it in your work/practice. Maximum 1 A4-page approximately 4000 characters incl. blanks. Please use pdf and name the file "Direction – YOUR NAME".

3. Video of previous work Upload a film if you have documented experience of directing that you wish to share. Please use MP4 (max 150MB/file and max 3 min). You may need to resize the video before uploading it. Read more here about reduce video size and What is Bitrate.

Proceed as follow to upload work samples via Varbi:

•  Register by providing name and e-mail address.
• Fill in you contact information.
• Please note! Fill in the application number you received when submitting your application to the course via universityadmissions.se.
• Submit the requested documents/files.
• Please name the document/file with content and your name for example: CV_ first name_ family name

Confirmation that you have submitted your work samples via Varbi

When you've submitted your work samples you will receive a confirmation to the e-mail address that you’ve stated. If you don’t receive a confirmation e-mail, you should first check your spam filter. If the confirmation e-mail is not there, contact Varbi's technical support.

E-mail: support@varbi.com 
Phone: +46 520 580 050 (weekdays 08:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30).

If there are more eligible applicants than available places there will be a selection. Selection is based on the submitted documentation of merits from eligible applicants. In the assessment we especially consider the experiences/activities that focus on, and have a relationship to, the contents of the course.

If you are a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are not required to pay application or tuition fees. Some other groups are also exempt from the requirement to pay application and study fees.

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are required to pay application and tuition fees. The level of the study fees depends on which course/programme they are for, and the level is set in order to cover the actual costs of the course/programme in question. SKH has some possibilities of offering scholarships that cover the study fees for programmes.

If you are required to pay an application fee, the Swedish Council for Higher Education needs to receive your payment by the last date for paying the application fee. The application fee is SEK 900. If you are required to pay the application fee and the Swedish Council for Higher Education has not received your payment by the last date for paying the tuition fee, they will not process your application. Read more here.

The tuition fee for the course is 141 000 SEK.

Read more about tuition fees and scholarships.