Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts HES-SO in Fine arts

EDHEA’s Bachelor’s degree in Fine arts enables students to develop their own artistic practice within a cross-disciplinary setting. This threeyear programme prioritises an experimental approach that blurs the boundary between theory and practice.

The course is taught through projects and both group and individual work, encouraging students to engage as broadly as possible with issues relating to contemporary art.

With the support of experienced artists, curators, cultural practitioners and theorists from Switzerland and beyond, students are invited to develop a critical approach to moving images and visual cultures, materials and environments, painting and drawing, sound and aural practices, digital and performing cultures, photography, texts, publishing and artists’books, and exhibition practices.

The course is taught through field work taking place in a mixture of classes and workshops, with students also working on projects alongside regional and national artistic and cultural institutions.

The exchange programme offers students the opportunity to spend a semester in a European art school, and learn more about the international art scene. The international network also includes a programme of summer schools and residencies for EDHEA students and alumni.

EDHEA’s Bachelor’s degree in Fine arts is one of the BA in Fine Arts programmes offered by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO ).

The degree is taught in French; one-to-one tutorials can also take place in German, English and Italian.

Modules

Guests 2024/25

Eric Baudelaire, Dominique Blais, Alain Bublex, Jeanne Jacob, Olivier Kaeser, Anne Jean-Richard Largey, L/B (Sabina Lang & Daniel Baumann), Estefania Peñafiel Loaiza, Gina Proenza

Admissions

Prerequisites
Students on the HES-SO Art & Design faculty’s Bachelor’s degree programmes must have obtained a Baccalaureate, a Federal Vocational Baccalaureate related to the field of study, or a Specialised Baccalaureate in the field of art and design. Equivalent qualifications and academic studies will also be considered.

Registration fee
In order to guarantee the validation of their registration, candidates have to pay the registration fee of CHF 150.– when they apply.

Application form and dossier
Candidates are invited to register online until April 7, 2025. Only completed and validated online forms will be considered.
When submitting the form, candidates are asked to enclose the following items:

• a copy of the certificate(s), diploma(s) or degree(s) giving access to the training, or provisional attestation if these documents are in the process of being obtained,
• a copy of identification,
• a letter of motivation,
• a curriculum vitae,
• a portfolio (URL for access to your files),
• a copy of proof of payment of the registration fee.

Admission interview
All candidates whose applications have been accepted will be invited to an interview with a jury to determine their eligibility for the Bachelor in Fine Arts program, on the basis of their complete file and the individual interview.
Dates: April 29, April 30 or May 1, 2025

Costs
Tuition fee: CHF 700.- per semester (CHF 1400.– per academic year) for students of Swiss nationality or tax residents in Switzerland. CHF 1050.- per semester (CHF 2100.– per academic year) for international students.
Contribution to education costs and other services: CHF 350.- per semester (CHF 700.– per academic year)

Information sessions

• Open day: January 25, 2025
• Online information session, Bachelor in Fine Arts: January 28 2025, 5pm (Link)
• Online information session, Bachelor in Sound Arts: February 12 2025, 5pm (Link)
• Online information session, Bachelor in Fine Arts: March 4 2025, 5pm (Link)
• Online information session, Bachelor in Sound Arts: March 4 2025, 6pm (Link)

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Presentation of the Bachelor in Fine Arts and of the MAPS - Master of Arts in Public Spheres by Camille Villetard and Matthieu Barbezat (duo Barbezat-Villetard), who both studied at the EDHEA: