The programme enables students to enhance their skills in the areas of design practices, technical knowledge, research methods and theoretical knowledge in the context of digital communication channels.
Factsheet
- Degree
- Master of Arts FHNW in Digital Communication Environments
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Learning mode
- Onsite
- ECTS credits
- 120
- Next start
- 14.9.2026
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Teaching language
- English (B2 level or equivalent)
- 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 expand their skills in the experimental and reflective design practice of visual messages for analogue and digital communication environments.
- The programme introduces design-oriented research and experimental exploration of new technologies for the empirical evaluation of visual messages.
- It teaches positions in visual, media and communication theory as well as philosophy, anthropology and psychology in order to critically contextualise design decisions, concepts and research questions.
Why study this?
Goals and benefits
Career prospects
Structure and programme contents
The study programme
Study structure
Target audience
Infrastructure
Projects
International
International Office
Exchange programmes offer students and staff the opportunity to network and develop both within Switzerland and internationally. The Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW maintains partnerships and accredited agreements with universities and academies in Switzerland and abroad.
Programme Head & Lecturers
Requirements and admission
Admission requirements
Information of the aptitude assessment + dates + study regulations
FAQ online registration
Advising and information events
Contact
Prof. Michael Renner
Head of IDCE / Head of MA Digital Communication Environments
- Phone
- +41 61 228 40 85
- michael.renner@fhnw.ch
Information events
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Registration
Thank you for your interest in studying at the Basel Academy of Art and Design. The application deadline for a Master's degree programme beginning in the fall semester 2026/27 has expired on March 22, 2026. The next application window for the fall semester 2027/28 opens on November 1, 2026.
Digital Communication EnvironmentsSeptember 2026
- Date
- 14.9.2026
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Place
- Campus HGK Basel
- Application start
- 1.11.2025
- Final application date
- 22.3.2026
- Notes
- The application window has been extended until 22 March 2026.
Digital Communication EnvironmentsSeptember 2027
- Date
- 20.9.2027
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Place
- Campus HGK Basel
- Application start
- 1.11.2026
- Final application date
- 15.3.2027
Campus HGK Basel
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Basel Academy of Art and Design
Freilager-Platz 1
4142 Münchenstein near Basel