Curatorial and Artistic Experiments with Science, Technology and Economics

2025/2026

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The aim of the module is to provide students with insight into curatorial and practice-based work. 

Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • Gain a deep understanding of the confluence of art, science, technology, and economics in contemporary settings, with an emphasis on their societal and cultural ramifications.
  • Recognize and delve into the primary methods, ideologies, and theories that bind art, science, technology, and economics.
  • Familiarize with the evolving landscape of art in response to technological advances and understand how art itself becomes a mutant entity in the face of such changes.
     

Skills

  •  Acquire the aptitude to critically assess the intersections of art, science, technology, and economics in diverse contexts and settings.
  • Cultivate the capability to formulate pioneering forms of artistic and curatorial strategies that are deeply rooted in cross-disciplinary research, especially in the context of mutants in various domains.
  • Hone the ability to lucidly articulate insights on the evolving multi-disciplinary trends in art, discerning their societal implications, and presenting cogent arguments in their favor.
     

Competences

  • Showcase proficiency in orchestrating curatorial and artistic research endeavors, crafting narratives that underscore the fusion of art, technology, science, and economics.
  • Master the ability to pinpoint and capitalize on the synergies between art, technology, science, and economics, employing them as tools to spearhead innovations in artistic and curatorial practices.
  • Demonstrate a holistic understanding of the transformative nature of art, recognizing its role in an ever-changing, technologically advanced society, and proposing avant-garde solutions to address the inherent challenges.

Exam

Exams

Name of examCuratorial and Artistic Experiments with Science, Technology and Economics
Type of exam
Practical exam
ECTS5
Permitted aids
All written and all electronic aids
Further instructions to be found in the semester description.
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleCuratorial and Artistic Experiments with Science, Technology and Economics
Module codeKAMAC20244
Module typeCourse
Duration1 semester
SemesterSpring
This module is offered only as a part of the ERASMUS MUNDUS Master of Excellence: Media Arts Cultures at Aalborg University, Denmark
2nd. semester
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Education ownerMaster of Arts in Media Arts Cultures
Study BoardStudy Board of Art, Health and Technology
DepartmentDepartment of Communication and Psychology
FacultyFaculty of Social Sciences and Humanities