Lucerne School of Art and Design
Creativity and innovation for the benefit ofculture, society, and business
The School of Art and Design offers a range of disciplines unmatched anywhere in Switzerland. It is the country‘s oldest arts school with a tradition spanning more than 130 years. The school draws on an extensive network of connections with faculty, students, and projects in Switzerland and abroad. Its select bachelor and master programs and its twenty fully equipped in-house workshops give it a name in the fields of applied art and design – affording students the kind of skills that will help them meet the challenges of this industry. This, in turn, further boosts the school’s reputation.
The Design and Arts institutes contribute in equal measure to the areas of research and training, as well as in professional development and service. In the field of design, the school‘s major research areas are visual narrative and explanation (communicating by means of images) and design and management (managing creative processes). The field of visual arts, on the other hand, places a strong emphasis on artistic materials research and on arts in the public sphere.
The Design and Arts institutes contribute in equal measure to the areas of research and training, as well as in professional development and service. In the field of design, the school‘s major research areas are visual narrative and explanation (communicating by means of images) and design and management (managing creative processes). The field of visual arts, on the other hand, places a strong emphasis on artistic materials research and on arts in the public sphere.
Three bachelor programs with nine disciplines
- Product and Industrial Design:
Design Management, International (in English)
Textile Design (in German)
Material Design (in German)
Object Design (in German) - Visual Communication:
Graphic Design (in German)
Illustration (Fiction, Non-Fiction) (in German)
Animation (2D/3D) (in German)
Video (in German) - Fine Arts and Art Education: (in German)
Fine Arts
Art Teaching
Art and Community
Two master programs with two majors each - Design (in German)
Major Animage (Animation and Illustration)
Major Product Design and Management (Product Design and Design Management) - Fine Arts (in German)
Major MAPS (Art in Public Sphere)
Major MAT (Art Teaching)
Professional development
Cultural Management Practice (in German)
Digital Media Product Design and Management (in German)
Digital Media Product Design and Management (in German)

