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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.
Registration deadline is on Monday, 25 November 2024. Please address inquiries about later registration to Adriana Pozzi. The Foundation Course lasts two semesters, from 4 August 2025 to 11 May 2026 – or to May 2027, for part-time students on the two-year programme. Scroll down for more details.
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The Foundation Course in Design, Film and Art 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.
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 Information on the admission process (only available in German).
Registration deadline for the Admissions Procedure for the course year 2025/26 is on Monday, 25 November 2024.
The one-year (or for part-time students, two-year) Foundation Course 2024/25 begins on 05 August 2024. The Foundation Course 2025/26 begins on 04 August 2025.
Foundation Course – Academic Year 2024/25: First Semester begins: 05 August 2024 Study Trip: 30 September – 04 October 2024 Autumn Break: 07 October – 11 October 2024 Christmas Break: 21 December 2024 – 05 January 2025 Second Semester begins: 06 January 2025 Carnival Break: 27 February – 05 March 2025 Easter Break: 18 April - 21 April 2025 Annual Degree Show: 06 May – 10 May 2025 Semester ends: 11 May 2025
Foundation Course – Academic Year 2025/26: First Semester begins: 04 August 2025 Semester ends: 11 May 2026
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 2024/25 (only available in German).
Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art Foundation Course Fadenstrasse 22, Viscosistadt 742 CH-6020 Emmenbrücke
Postal address:
Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art Nylsuisseplatz 1, Viscosistadt 745 CH-6020 Lucerne-Emmenbrücke
Full-time students: one year (two semesters) Part-time students: two years (four semesters) Please see Part-time Foundation Course: Details.
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 Design, Film and Art.
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.
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Einwilligungserklärung Minderjähriger (Only in German)
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Info Sheet Foundation Course 2025 (Only in German)
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Admissions Procedure 2025/26 Details:
