Bachelor of Arts

In the fields of Art and Design, a BA degree qualifies you to take up professional work. The BA course normally takes three years and is completed with the Bachelor of Arts degree in the respective subject field. All Bachelor programmes are assigned to specific institutes.

Fine Arts
In the studio, in project work and in the context of exhibitions students gradually develop their own artistic language and handwriting.
Industrial Design
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.
Interior Architecture and Scenography
The degree programme offers a comprehensive education that prepares students to design urban spaces that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also socially relevant and sustainable. At a time when spaces are increasingly perceived as integral components of social life and the public sphere, this degree programme provides the necessary knowledge and practical skills to create spaces that meet the demands of our present and future.
Fashion Design
Doing fashion is a culture, and fashion design is a cultural practice. Fashion is involved in all areas that are very important to us at the moment. Alongside a emphasis on performance and performativity, the degree programme is characterised by a focus on the body, its perception and movement, on body-based design methods and on body-knowledge.
Process Design at HyperWerk
Everything in our world is designed: from our everyday objects and the architecture of our cities to the structures and systems that affect how we interact. As designers, we help to shape this world: students learn how to develop different forms of co-living and initiate social change. The focus is on the key issues of social justice, sustainability and digitality, which are addressed in a collaborative way.
Arts and Design Education
Working with art and design – and with people: The bachelor in Arts and Design Education offers a strong foundation for direct entry into a career in socioculture, art, design and cultural education, or embarking on an Master.
Visual Communication and Digital Spaces
As digitisation progresses, visual communication is becoming increasingly important, and developing a critical approach to images is becoming increasingly important. The bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication and Digital Spaces focuses on the reflective development of visual messages for everyday and specialised communication contexts.

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Opening hours

Reception (Building D, High-rise)

Monday through Friday	08.00 - 12.00 Uhr
	13.00 - 17.00 Uhr

Contact

Telephone: +41 61 228 44 00
E-mail: empfang.hgk@fhnw.ch

Special opening hours during the semester break:

The special opening hours from the end of the spring semester 2024 will be published here soon.

Getting there

Public transport
The campus is easy to reach by public transport. The stop Freilager on BLT line 11 is immediately in front of the Campus (from Bahnhof SBB in direction Aesch)

By car
Leave the motorway A2 at the junction Basel-St. Jakob and follow the sign Dreispitz. Approaching from Münchensteinerstrasse enter the Dreispitz complex through Gate 13 and park your car in one of the public car parks (Ruchfeld or Leimgrube). When setting your satnav, please note that the Freilager complex is part of the municipality of Münchenstein, Canton Basel-Landschaft.

Access by car for people with disabilities
Choose the access via Florenz-Strasse in the direction of the High-rise building (Building D). To lower the bollard at the gates of the campus please ring the bell. You will be connected to our reception in Building D.

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Accessibility

The buildings of the HGK Basel are accessible by wheelchair, stroller, and for people with walking difficulties. The entrance to the highrise building (Building D) is at ground level, the studio building (Building A) can be reached via a ramp. There is at least one lift in both buildings.

Access by car for people with disabilities: See Gender-neutral toilets: See ‘Getting there‘.

Toilets for people with disabilities:

Highrise building (Building D): Ground floor to 8th floor in the centre of the building
Studio building (Building A): Ground floor to 3rd floor, southern section of main corridor

Gender-neutral toilets: See ‘All Welcome WC’.

Parent-child-room: See 'Parent-child-room'.

Postal address

Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Freilager-Platz 1
Postfach (P.O. Box)
CH-4002 Basel

Visitor and delivery address

Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Freilager Platz 1, High-rise building
4142 Münchenstein b. Basel

T + 41 61 228 44 00
F + 41 61 228 44 44
M info.hgk@fhnw.ch

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Bachelor of Arts

Fine Arts

Industrial Design

Interior Architecture and Scenography

Fashion Design

Process Design at HyperWerk

Arts and Design Education

Visual Communication and Digital Spaces

Study guide 2024/2025 (german)

Contact

Dreispitz Basel

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Bachelor of Arts

Fine Arts

Industrial Design

Interior Architecture and Scenography

Fashion Design

Process Design at HyperWerk

Arts and Design Education

Visual Communication and Digital Spaces

Study guide 2024/2025 (german)

Contact

Dreispitz Basel

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