As an exchange student, you will enroll in our full degree programmes taught in English. You will be joining a class consisting of both international and Danish students.
Language
The programme is taught in English
Duration of the semesters
Spring semester 2025: 6 January - 27 June 2025
Autumn semester 2025: 25 August - 31 January
The courses
2nd semester (spring semester, even years)
Content
The 2nd semester opens with a series of modules about telling satisfying and compelling short stories in crystal clear comics form before moving into dedicated writing modules. It culminates with The Comic Book Project, in which students write and draw 28 page comics in groups of four.
Programme elements
- Sequential Storytelling 1 – 20 ECTS
- Computer Based Tools – 5 ECTS
- Elective 1 – 5 ECTS
Please find a description of the relevant programme elements in the curriculum, where you can read more about the learning objectives and the exam for this semester. The programme elements should be stated in your learning agreement if you are accepted on an exchange semester.
3rd semester (fall semester, even years)
Content
This semester focuses on colour theory, digital painting and comics colouring, before moving into illustration for books, magazines and newspapers.
Programme elements
- Illustration - 15 ECTS
- World Building – 15 ECTS
Please find a description of the relevant programme elements in the curriculum, where you can read more about the learning objectives and the exam for this semester. The programme elements should be stated in your learning agreement if you are accepted on an exchange semester.
4th semester (spring semester, odd years)
Content
The semester opens with a five-week exploration of world building as well as character and environment design before diving into the fundamentals of writing long form fiction within different genres and for different target audiences, all building up to the Graphic Novel Pitch, in which students create a synopsis for a longform comic and 8 sample pages, all of which they then pitch to comics publishers at the end of the semester.
Programme elements
- Sequential Storytelling 2 – 20 ECTS
- Inter-aesthetic Collaboration – 5 ECTS
- Pitching – 5 ECTS
Please find a description of the relevant programme elements in the curriculum, where you can read more about the learning objectives and the exam for this semester. The programme elements should be stated in your learning agreement if you are accepted on an exchange semester.
5th semester (fall semester, odd years)
Content
The 5th semester goes beyond comics as students apply their visual storytelling skills to animation, video games and beyond, honing their character, prop and environment design skills and gaining a solid foundation in storyboarding.
Programme elements
- Digital and Interactive Productions – 10 ECTS
- World and Character Design – 10 ECTS
- Portfolio and Career Planning 1 – 5 ECTS
- Elective 2 – 5 ECTS
Please find a description of the relevant programme elements in the curriculum, where you can read more about the learning objectives and the exam for this semester. The programme elements should be stated in your learning agreement if you are accepted on an exchange semester.