Master of Arts
The MA programmes at the HGK build on an artistic position that has already been formulated or on design experience.
The master’s degree in art or design deepens previously acquired skills and knowledge, putting them into a broader context in terms of methods and content, and ensuring that graduates are forging connections to research-oriented practice and reflection.
Usually the master’s programme is two years long (Masterstudio Design takes one and a half years) and is concluded with the internationally recognised title Master of Arts in the respective discipline.
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Here you will find everything you need to know about the enrolment process at the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW.
Reception (Building D, High-rise)
Monday through Friday | 08.00 - 12.00 Uhr |
13.00 - 17.00 Uhr |
Telephone: +41 61 228 44 00
E-mail: empfang.hgk@fhnw.ch
The special opening hours from the end of the spring semester 2024 will be published here soon.
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.
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'.
Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Freilager-Platz 1
Postfach (P.O. Box)
CH-4002 Basel
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