Overview

You will work in the studios located in the faculty building: one devoted to space (for sculpture and installations); one to the visual arts (photography, videos and film), one to interaction (for performative arts/new media) and one to exhibitions (visual culture/curatorship). You will be able to experiment and create your customised study programme. You can also choose to repeat the experience of one studio twice.

The relationship between students and lecturers is very well balanced: work groups are small and supervised by three lecturers.

In this Bachelor in Design and Art - Major in Art from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano theory is always linked to practice. Lively and regular discussion is a guarantee for successful learning.

Career opportunities

This programme provides various training options, the main of which being becoming familiar with contemporary thought and creative practices.

You can specialise in photography, video-making and three-dimensional projects.

This will enable you to further your studies in the fields of graphic or product design, photography and cinematography.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Project Warm-Up ART

Artistic Drawing 2D

Artistic Practices

History of Contemporary Art

Artistic Productions

Drawing and Storytelling

Interaction and Communication Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-09 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-06 00:00:00 , International

Language

English, German, Italian

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60

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bolzano - Bozen, Italy

Disciplines

Design Visual Arts View 5 other Bachelors in Visual Arts in Italy

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

72

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60

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Other requirements

General requirements

To gain admission to the programme you need one of the following qualifications:

a secondary school leaving certificate (Italian system)

equivalent qualification obtained abroad.

Foreign school leaving certificates are considered equivalent if obtained after 12 years of education. In this case, you furthermore must have attended at least the last two years in the foreign school system (e.g. Irish Leaving Certificate: it is not enough to attend one year and obtain the foreign certificate).

The Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research has set specific admission requirements for holders of certain certificates (e.g. American high school diplomas, British and Greek certificates).

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1200 EUR / year

≈ 1200 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

1200 EUR / year

≈ 1200 EUR / year

Living costs

Bolzano - Bozen

Italy

750 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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