Student Life at Barratt Due Academy

A close-knit, supportive and ambitious student community where you get to play, sing, create and grow – every day.

Collaboration

You have numerous opportunities to collaborate through chamber music groups, choirs, opera- and orchestra projects. You are also free to take the initiative to form your own ensembles and projects during your studies, and we help facilitate such initiatives.

Sense of community

At the Barratt Due Academy you have great opportunitites for creating and participating in social activities and collaborative projects. As our student community is relatively small, there is a short distance between you and your fellow students.

Focus on the individual

The Barratt Due Academy's instruction model provides each teacher with a concentrated student group. This, combined with a large number of principal instrument lessons, gives you ample opportunity for individual follow-up.

Learning environment

Being a student at Barratt Due means becoming part of a close-knit and inspiring community.

The student community is defined by a strong sense of belonging and a culture of supporting one another, both academically and socially.

Here, students are encouraged to explore, experiment, and shape their musical identity, supported by an environment where you are both seen and heard.

Bachelor Students

Master Students

Practicerooms

With our facilities in Lyder Sagens Gate and Norabakken, we ensure that students have good access to practice rooms, providing flexible opportunities for independent practice and in-depth study.

Student committee

The Student Committee works to create an inclusive and engaging student environment.

The committee organizes social activities that strengthen the community at the school and are active on several councils and committees to improve students’ everyday lives, and the quality of their studies.

Elections for new members are held annually. If you are interested in joining, or have issues/questions concerning the committe, send an email to studentutvalget@bdm.no.

Student Representation in HBD's Council and Committees

Learning environment committee

The Learning Environment Committee (LMU) works to ensure that all students at Barratt Due have a safe, inclusive and functional learning environment. The committee monitors factors that affect teaching, practice and studies – both physical conditions such as teaching and practice rooms, and the psychosocial environment at the department. LMU has several employees and students as members.

Program Committee

The Program Committee (PU) is an operational committee consisting of heads of departments, the program director, key subject teachers and students. The committee shall ensure academic development and integrity in the current study program.

The Board

The board supervises the systematic quality work at the Barratt Due Academy, and has the overall responsibility for the integrity of the studies. According to the statutes of the foundation, the board shall consist of nine to eleven people, both external and internal, including several employees and students.

Student Association in Oslo (SiO)

Through affiliation with the Student Association in Oslo, SiO, you as a student have access to a wide range of services, such as athletic facilities, health services, housing and social activities.