Bachelor’s degree · BA / BA (Hons)
Visual Communication and Digital Spaces BA
Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel FHNW (Basel Academy of Art and Design) · Basel Academy of Art and Design · Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
- Official award
- Bachelor of Arts FHNW in Visual Communication and Digital SpacesBA
- Subject
- Visual Communication DesignDigital Arts (concentration)
- Format
- On campus6 Semester
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Six-semester full-time onsite Bachelor of Arts in visual communication with two specialisations, Visual Communication and Digital Spaces; German, partly English.
- Department
- Basel Academy of Art and Design
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Bachelor of Arts FHNW in Visual Communication and Digital SpacesBA
- Award family
- BA / BA (Hons)A Bachelor of Arts (including BA (Hons)). It is not relabelled as a BFA.
- Academic level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Communication Design | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. | |
| Digital Arts | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Digital SpacesStudents choose it after enrolment“Students can choose between two specialization: “Visual Communication” and “Digital Spaces”.”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 6 Semester
- Credits
- 180 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- 20.9.2027
- Campus
- Campus HGK Basel
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German, English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Teaching language as published: German – partly English (B2 level or equivalent for both languages).
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Deadlines
- Final application date 15.2.2027 (application start 1.11.2026) · 20.9.2027
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application fee (incl. aptitude assessment and enrolment)Application fee · mandatory | CHF 200one-time, as published 2026-10-23 (study year 2026-2027 fee document linked) | All students | 23 October 2026Source |
| Semester fee (CH)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | CHF 750per semester, as published 2026-10-23 (study year 2026-2027 fee document linked) | CH | 23 October 2026Source |
| Semester fee (EU)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | CHF 1,000per semester, as published 2026-10-23 (study year 2026-2027 fee document linked) | EU | 23 October 2026Source |
| Semester fee (Not-EU/EFTA)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | CHF 1,250per semester, as published 2026-10-23 (study year 2026-2027 fee document linked) | Not-EU/EFTA | 23 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, portfolio requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)