Bachelor's Programme in Mime and Physical Theatre

This page is currently being updated. Information about the programme starting in autumn 2027 will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

During your studies, you will explore the following subjects: 

• Mime 

• Physical theatre, object theatre and clowning 

• Movement and dance 

• Acrobatics 

• Health and sustainability 

• Voice and rhythm 

• Improvisation 

• Artistic research 

• Collaboration and performance-making 

• Theory, reflection and analysis 

• Knowledge of professional fields 

Examinations take various forms, including practical performances, open studios, and written and oral examinations. 

You will develop your physical skills and creativity, as well as your ability to work independently and as part of a group, turning your ideas into performances. 

From the start, you will present your work and develop the ability to perform for different types of audiences. 

As this is a programme of higher academic study, you will also read, write, reflect and analyse. These activities help you understand your artistic choices, communicate your ideas and develop your practice. They also prepare you for professional work and further studies. 

As a fully trained mime artist, you will be a performer and creator with the whole world as your stage. 

This page is currently being updated. Information about entry requireents for the programme starting in autumn 2027 will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

General entry requirements for studies on the first-cycle level in higher education, with an exemption from Swedish 1, 2 and 3.

Eligibility through prior learning

If you don’t fulfil the formal entry requirements for the programme you may apply for recognition of prior learning, in other words that the knowledge and competence you have acquired through other activities are assessed as the equivalent of the formal merits that are required. Submit your application for recognition of prior learning with your application for the programme. Submit at universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Documents/Provide educational documents. 

You may also apply for an exemption/a waiver, that allows you to proceed to the selection process even though you don’t meet the general admission requirements. Submit your application for an exemption/a waiver together with your application.

Read more about how you can show that you meet the entry requirements (that you are eligible).

Read more about recognition of prior learning.

Start your application early

Don’t delay in submitting your application! You may run into trouble if you wait until the last day and your internet connection happens to be down, or you find that your files are in the wrong format. You will not be able to apply once the last date for applications has passed. Keep in mind that your application has to be turned in by 23:59 (Swedish time).

This page is currently being updated. Information about how to apply for the programme starting in autumn 2027 will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

You apply to the programme in two steps

1. Apply to the course via universityadmissions.se.
Please note! Choose “Autumn 2027” when you search for the course at universityadmissions.se. 

Please note that you need to submit supporting documents showing that you meet the entry requirements via universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Documents/Provide educational documents. 

Last day to submit supporting documentation: 1 February 2027. Please note that this does not apply to any work samples that may be used as qualification test, see below. Please note that date for Stockholm University of the Arts is an earlier date then the general last day communicated on universityadmission.se. 

2. Submit your work sample via Grade Varbi (according to instructions below)
Last day to submit work samples via Grade Varbi: 15 January 2027.

Instructions for work samples

You need to upload the work samples below via Grade Varbi to prove the special entry requirement ‘Passed qualification test’ and to participate in the selection process. Only files uploaded for the current admissions round are valid for the purposes of the qualification test and selection.

If you have used AI tools/AI techniques to produce or process video, image, audio or text in any of your artistic works or submitted work samples, we expect you to disclose and describe your use and production process.

The work samples consist of three videos.

INSTRUCTIONS to be announced on 1 December 2026.

Read more here about reduce video size and What is Bitrate.

Proceed as follow to upload work samples via Grade Varbi

•    Register by providing name and e-mail address. NB! Please enter your name exactly as it appears on universityadmissions.se.
•    Fill in you contact information.
•    Please note! Fill in the application number you received when submitting your application to the course via universityadmissions.se.
•    Submit the requested documents/files.
•    Please name the document/file with content and your name for example: Video 1_ first name_family name.

Confirmation that you have submitted your work samples via Grade Varbi

When you've submitted your work samples you will receive a confirmation to the e-mail address that you’ve stated. If you don’t receive a confirmation e-mail, you should first check your spam filter. If the confirmation e-mail is not there, contact Grade Varbi's technical support.
Phone: +46 520 580 050 (weekdays 08:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30)
Support Talentech, of which Grade Varbi is a part: Talentech Help Center 
Enter: Company name: Stockholm University of the Arts; Candidate; Subject: E.g. Problem uploading a file; Product: Grade Varbi; Area: Candidate/Application.

Important dates for your application 

• Last day for applications: 15 Januari 2027.
  Please note! Choose “Autumn 2027” when you search for the course at universityadmissions.se.
• Last day to submit supporting documentation for entry requirements: 1 February 2027. Please note that this does not apply to any work samples that may be used as qualification test, see below. Please note that date for Stockholm University of the Arts is an earlier date then the general last day communicated on universityadmission.se. However, you can supplement with certain qualifications later.*
• Last day to pay the application fee or prove that you are not required to pay the fees: 1 February 2027 (read more under Application and tuition fees below). Submit passport/identification card on universityadmissions.se under My Pages/Documents/Provide identity documents.
• Admission results 1: Published on My pages on universityadmissions.se 5 May 2027.
• Last day to reply to possible course offer: 18 May 2027.

^{* 18 June 2026 is deadline for submitting your final grades for you who are currently studying the last term of your Upper Secondary Education in Sweden. Please upload a certificate confirming that you are currently studying, along with your application.
5 July 2026 is deadline for submitting your final grades for you who are currently studying the last term of your Upper Secondary Education in another country or IB-education. Please upload a certificate confirming that you are currently studying, along with your application.
5 July 2026 is deadline for you who need to submit proficiency test in English or Swedish. Please upload a certificate confirming that you are currently studying or a certificate of registration for a recognised language test, along with your application.}

Detailed information about the selection process will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

The assessment of eligibility and the selection take place in several stages. The assessment of formal merits/grades is carried out by the Swedish Council for Higher Education. The assessment of artistic merits is carried out by an admission group from SKH consisting of teachers and professionals from the field. A student representative can also participate in the admissions group, but will not take part in the assessment.

After each stage of the process there will be a decision on who will proceed to the next step. Everyone is informed of whether they will proceed or not.

Detailed information about the selection process will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

If you are a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are not required to pay application or tuition fees. Some other groups are also exempt from the requirement to pay application and study fees.

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are required to pay application and tuition fees. The level of the study fees depends on which course/programme they are for, and the level is set in order to cover the actual costs of the course/programme in question. SKH has some possibilities of offering scholarships that cover the study fees for Bachelor´s and Master´s programmes.

If you are required to pay an application fee, the Swedish Council for Higher Education needs to receive your payment by the last date for paying the application fee. The application fee is SEK 900. If you are required to pay the application fee and the Swedish Council for Higher Education has not received your payment by the last date for paying the tuition fee, they will not process your application. Read more here.

The tuition fee for the Bachelor's programme in Mime Acting is SEK XXX,XXX and SEK X,XXX,XXX for the whole programme.

Read more about tuition fees and scholarships.