Aesthetics, usability, materials, emotional impact, legibility, formal value: the design of serially produced goods draws on the knowledge of various disciplines. To assume an active role as designers in an era of rapid social change, students learn how to approach their own discipline with confidence and how to deal with related areas in a professional and socially competent manner.
Factsheet
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts FHNW in Design
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Learning mode
- Onsite
- ECTS credits
- 180
- Next start
- 14.9.2026
- Duration
- 6 semester
- Teaching language
- German (B2 or equivalent), partly in English
- Place
- Campus HGK Basel
- Stay abroad
- Possible
- Application fee
- CHF 200.- (incl. aptitude assessment and enrolment)
- Semester fee
- CHF 750 (CH); CHF 1.000 (EU); CHF 1.250 (Not-EU/EFTA)
At a glance
- Students learn the conceptual, methodological and technical components of the creative, problem-oriented design process.
- Whether it's circular economy, new materials or digital technologies, students acquire the necessary know-how to realise responsible innovations.
- In order to address relevant current and future topics, the programme offers access to three labs: Design Culture Lab, Material@Sustainability Lab, Digital Integration Lab.
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Contact
Prof. Werner Baumhakl
- Phone
- T +41 61 228 41 06
- werner.baumhakl@fhnw.ch
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Thank you for your interest in studying at the Basel Academy of Art and Design. The application deadline for a Bachelor's degree programme beginning in the fall semester 2026/27 has expired on February 15, 2026. The next application window for the fall semester 2027/28 opens on November 1, 2026.
Industrial Design BASeptember 2026
- Date
- 14.9.2026
- Duration
- 6 semester
- Place
- Campus HGK Basel
- Application start
- 1.11.2025
- Final application date
- 15.2.2026
Industrial Design BASeptember 2027
- Date
- 20.9.2027
- Duration
- 6 semester
- Place
- Campus HGK Basel
- Application start
- 1.11.2026
- Final application date
- 15.2.2027
Institute Contemporary Design Practices (ICDP)
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Basel Academy of Art and Design
Institute Contemporary Design Practices (ICDP)
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4002 Basel