Alongside the diploma seminars, the studio is a fundamental creative subject in the study programme. Its central focus is the students' own artistic practice. The studio provides them with the material conditions for this practice, given the specific space and the specific media or technological focus. It provides them with a welcoming and stimulating environment for reflection and contextualisation of their own creative intentions in continuous communication with the teachers and other students.

The studio is run by a pair of head teachers. Students work individually on the conception and realization of their own master's project. They are also motivated to collaborate with other students and with individuals outside the studio, including genre, concept and disciplinary overlaps. In their work, they respects the ethical rules agreed by the group, based on the fundamental principles of equal rights and opportunities, respect for others, solidarity and ecological sustainability. Students take good care of the shared space.

In the realization of partial and more complex authorial outputs associated with the master's project, students deepen their conceptual thinking about their work, technical skills and knowledge of relevant material processes or technological procedures, and the ability to verbally articulate their own artistic intention, the confidence to negotiate their position as artists, an orientation to relevant theoretical approaches and disciplines, an overview of issues in contemporary art and wider public debate, and the ability to critically evaluate and contextualise their own creative practice.

The timetable and specific content of the studio practice, teaching methods and criteria and methods of evaluation are defined in the introductory classes of each semester. They thus reflect the composition of the students in the studio as well as the current artistic, social and environmental context.

The assignment or topic of the studio practice is determined by personal agreement between the students and the responsible teachers. The creative process is accompanied by continuous presentations and consultations. Consultations can take place collectively in the form of periodic studio meetings or individually. Learners are also encouraged to consult their creative practice with other figures working in the field. Technological and theoretical support for work on studio projects is provided by supervisors in collaboration with the cabinets and the KTDU.

• The course Studio 1 is focused mainly on introducing new students to the studio and the overall framework of study in the given study programme. Attention is paid to determining the conditions of the student's work in the studio with regard to the individual master's project. The viability of the pre-selected topic and methodology is verified. An ongoing schedule for the implementation of the master's project is formed.