Visual Communication and Digital Spaces BA
As digitalisation advances and visual communication becomes simplified, dealing critically with images has again gained in importance. In the Visual Communication and Digital Spaces bachelor’s programme, the focus is on thoughtfully developing visual messages for everyday and specialised communication contexts. The goal of this study programme is to achieve the ability to produce, judge and deliberately use images that can be perceived visually. Deviating from familiar images plays a central role in the visual communication practice. In order to achieve these goals, students are provided with excellently equipped studio spaces and workshops, giving them the opportunity to acquire manual, technical, artistic and analytical skills. These spaces are an ideal environment for acquiring hands-on experience and the knowledge necessary for the professional world.
Key data
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts FHNW
- ECTS points
- 180
- Start of semester
- September (week 38)
- Next start
- Mon. 16.09.2024 | Fall Semester (Details see dates)
- Final application date
- Thu, 15.2.2024
- Studying mode
- Fulltime
- Duration
- 6 Semester
- Teaching language
- German or English (B2 or equivalent)
- Place
- Basel
- Stay abroad
- Exchange semester abroad is possible
- Application fee
- CHF 200.- (incl. aptitude assessment and enrolment)
- Semester fee
- CHF 700 (CH); CHF 1.000 (EU); CHF 1.250 (Not-EU/EFTA) Fees detail
Information on admission, aptitude assessment and admission to the study programme
Structure of the programme
When applying for the study programme, students have the option between two areas of specialisation: ‘Visual Communication’ and ‘Digital Spaces’. Thanks to the different areas of specialisation, students have the possibility to gain more in-depth knowledge in a specific area and pursue their own design interests. After a foundational education during the first two semesters, students in both areas have the option to develop their own design stance in the individual projects.
Information on programme contents
Organizational matters

Institute Digital Communication Environments (IDCE)
Visual Communication is an independent branch of knowledge generation. By means of visualization matters become imaged, conceivable and understandable.
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