Fine Arts

Since 2003, higher education in Flanders has undergone fundamental reforms. Currently, both professional and academic bachelor diplomas are awarded and recognized in Flanders. Professional bachelor programmes are focussed on
the acquisition of professional skills and do not directly qualify graduates for admission to the KASK masters programmes. Academic bachelor programmes, on the other hand, with an emphasis on research skills, do qualify
graduates for admission to the masters programmes.

In Flanders, the majority of art schools provide academic training. The research skills aimed for are theoretical and reflexive, as well as artistic. Immediate admission to the masters programme at the KASK is only available to those who
hold an academic bachelors diploma in the visual arts or in audiovisual art, or an equivalent diploma.

If you wish to apply to one of our masters programmes, together with you, we will examine whether your bachelor diploma can be considered the equivalent of an academic bachelors diploma. Once the equivalency has been determined, you
can directly apply for the masters programme.
A recognition of equivalancy can be obtained in two ways:
1) When applying for the programme, the candidate provides us with a copy of his or her diploma, diploma supplements and, where possible, curricula descriptions. On the basis of the programme you followed, we can decide internally whether the diploma is the equivalent of a professional or an academic training.

2) An equivalency acknowledgement can also be acquired through the Ministry of Education. This is provided by the NARIC Flanders organization.
Information and the required forms to start this procedure are available at: http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/hogeronderwijs/NARIC/default.htm.
Please note: this is not a requirement. You are free to wait for the internal KASK decision.

If we are unable to recognize your bachelors diploma as the equivalent of an academic bachelors diploma, you can still apply to the masters programme. It simply means that you are not guaranteed admission. Depending on the decision
of the orientation committee and in consultation with the programme counsellor, you can follow a preparatory programme to prepare for the masters course.

This course of study will depend on your previous education. For more information about the preparatory programme, feel free to contact the programme counsellor.