At the School of Arts and Communication (K3), we work with interdisciplinary education and research in media, culture and design. We combine traditional scientific and academic theory with artistic methods and practical elements.

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Education

The School brings together technology and culture. Our students work with new media, design, culture and a wide range of arts. A hallmark of K3 is that we collaborate with companies, organisations and other parties. Our students work with real-life cases through projects and assignments.

Find education

In the university building called “Orkanen”, our students have access to labs and studios for sound and radio, photography, motion picture, animation and games as well as studios for editorial work, labs and workshops.

Throughout the year, students at K3 organise exhibitions showcasing their own work. Most notable are the annual degree exhibitions, which take place in May and June. More information about upcoming degree exhibitions will be available in the calendar as the dates approach, and on the programme pages.

Research

K3 attracts researchers in several different disciplines, from design and information technology to media research and cultural sciences. Research projects can involve anything from participant design and physical computing to social media, cartoons and questions about culture and class. Much of the research is done together with external parties.

Research projects

K3 Research Seminars

Programme

The seminars provide an opportunity for both K3’s own researchers and invited guests to come together for presentations and discussions.

Please contact Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt to view the programme

Teachers, researchers and doctoral students

Research publications

In DiVA, you will find scholarly output by faculty staff and students. It is also the open archive for publications series published by Malmö University.

Doctoral studies

The School of Arts and Communication (K3) provides third-cycle education and awards degrees in interaction design and media and communication studies. In order to be admitted to third-cycle education, you need to apply for a vacant position as a doctoral student.

Research centres

Imagining and Co-Creating Futures

In a world that seems caught in a crisis-ridden present, there is a need to reawaken our capacity to collectively imagine, make...

Sustainable Digitalisation Research Centre

The research centre studies both social and technological aspects to promote sustainable digitalisation. The aim is to...

Networks

CEMES explores Europe's political, cultural, and intellectual transformation in recent centuries. The network is a collaboration with Lund University and the University of Copenhagen.

The Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Lab focuses on how design can be used to explore and raise discussions about societal challenges. It does so both through research projects and teaching activities.

Iaspis is an international programme for visual and applied artists. Its mission is to work with internationalisation with the aim of increasing and developing contacts between Swedish artists and international institutions and fellow artists.

Research subjects

Media and Communication Studies

Media and Communication Studies at K3 focuses on the significance of media for culture and society and for human thinking and...

Arts-based Research

Arts-based research at Malmö University has an emphasis on critical and interdisciplinary approaches. Focus is thereby put on...

Design

To design is to contribute to meaningful changes in the everyday life. Design research at Malmö university, therefore, takes as...

Language and Literature

Language and literature at Malmö University is focused on comparative literature, English literature and linguistics, creative...

Collaborate 

For K3, it is natural to collaborate with different parties. Many teachers and researchers run their own activities, companies or projects alongside their work. It is natural to involve people outside the university in our study programmes, degree projects, research projects or other types of projects. One exciting example is the IASPIS studio for collaboration with international artists.

Please contact us if you have ideas for collaboration with our students or researchers.

Current students

If you are already studying at School of Arts and Communication, you can find practical information about studying at Malmö University on the Student Web. Information relating to your programme or course is available through Canvas, the University's virtual learning environment, which you can also access via the Student Web.

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Contact us 

Contact a study administrator

Do you want to get in contact with a study administrator at K3? 

Send an e-mail to: k3student@mau.se

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Niagara, floor 4b, 4c and 5c, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1, Malmö

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