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Foundation Course in Art and Design: The Facts Schedule, Facts, Admissions Procedure 

On this page you’ll find both facts about what to expect from the Foundation Course in Art and Design, and details of the admissions procedure.

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Admission procedure

Admission Procedure 2020/21 in brief:

Registration deadline is on Monday, 2 December 2019. Please address inquiries about later registration to Monika Roth. The Foundation Course lasts two semesters, from August 2020 to May 2021 – or to May 2022, for part-time students on the two-year programme. Scroll down for more details. 

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Field of activity

The Foundation Course in Art and Design does what it says, namely provides an excellent basis for advanced studies in art, design and film at home or abroad. It is a prerequisite of most bachelor degree programmes. By the end of the Foundation Course students have a comprehensive portfolio of work that attests their aptitude for further study. However, the Foundation Course is no guarantee of admission to a degree programme.

Admission
    Applicants must have completed secondary education, preferably with a vocational baccalaureate, baccalaureate or equivalent qualification, although (unlike for the Bachelor of Arts) none of these is mandatory for the Foundation Course in Art and Design; or they must pass the entrance examination.
Entrance examinations

There are two stages to the admissions procedure. The first consists in independent work on set themes that are announced during an admissions open day in early December. The work must be submitted by end of January. Selected applicants are then invited to a half-day admissions procedure held mid-February, during which they must complete one or two set tasks. Final decisions on admissions are announced in late March/ early April. 

Further helpful information can be found in the PDF: Aufnahmeverfahren Vorkurs 2019/20 (only available in German). 

Application deadline

Registration deadline for the Admissions Procedure is Monday 2 December 2019.

Commencement of studies

The one-year (or for part-time students, two-year) Foundation Course 2019/20 begins on 05 August 2019.

Semester dates

Foundation Course – Academic Year 2018/19:

First Semester begins: 06 August 2018
Autumn Break: 08 October – 14 October 2018
Study Trip: 15 October – 20 October 2018

Second Semester begins: 17 December 2018
Christmas Break: 24 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
Carnival Break: 28 February – 06 March 2019
Annual Degree Show: 01 May – 04 May 2019
Semester ends: 06 May 2019

Foundation Course – Academic Year 2019/20: 

First Semester begins: 05 August 2019
Study Trip:  30 September – 04 October 2019
Autumn Break: 07 October – 13 October 2019

Second Semester begins: 16 December 2019
Christmas Break: 21 December 2019 – 5 January 2020
Carnival Break: 20 February – 26 February 2020
Annual Degree Show: 06 May – 09 May 2019
Semester ends: 11 May 2020

Language of instruction
  • German
Head of studies/Study coordinator
Study fees

Tuition Fees per Semester

CHF 803.– for students resident in Canton Lucerne or any canton signatory to the Reciprocal Agreement (incl. CHF 3.– membership fee in the SUMO students’ association)

CHF 8’050.– for students resident in any canton non-signatory to the Reciprocal Agreement, who are subject also to a one-off service fee of CHF 60.–

Further helpful information can be found in the PDF: Studiengebühren Schuljahr 2018/19 (only available in German).

Place of study

The Lucerne School of Art and Design
Foundation Course in Art and Design
Sentimatt 1 / Dammstrasse
6003 Lucerne, CH

 
Duration of studies

Full-time students: one year (two semesters)
Part-time students: two years (four semesters) Please see Part-time Foundation Course: Details.

Further studies

Potential Further Studies
A bachelor degree programme at university; or further training in a fine arts field or creative industry.

Further information on bachelor programmes at the Lucerne School of Art and Design.

Services

The Lucerne School of Art and Design offers the Foundation Course in Art and Design as preparation for successful admission to a bachelor degree programme.