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 2023/24

Dominique Blais, Alain Bublex, Christophe Constantin, Marcelline Delbecq, Anne Jean-Richard Largey, Claire le Restif, Estefania Peñafiel Loaiza, Gina Proenza, Laurence Schmidlin, Sébastien Verdon, Shirin Yousefi

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
Candidates are invited to register online until April 8, 2024. Only completed and validated online forms will be considered. Admission interviews will be held on April 23, 24 and 25, 2024.

Costs
Tuition fees: CHF 500.- per semester (CHF 1000.– per academic year)
Contribution to education costs and other services: CHF 350.- per semester (CHF 700.– per academic year))

Information
For any information, please contact Valérie Félix, head of the program.

More about the Bachelor

Presentation of the Bachelor in Visual Arts by Valérie Félix for the 2022 admissions:

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: