Admissions

Admissions to our Master's degree program is done through a competitive evaluation, which assesses the artistic and creative abilities of the candidates.

Necessary qualifications
Master in Fine Arts (Contemporary Art Ensemble)
  • Bachelor’s degree in the field of Art and Design
  • or equivalent foreign certificate*
Master in Photography
  • Bachelor’s degree in the field of Visual Communications or Visual Artsº
  • or equivalent foreign certificate*

º Bachelor's degree holders from another field, who can justify an extensive experience in photography are invited to contact ECAL's secretariat by email inscription@ecal.ch before March 4th 2025.
 

Master in Type Design
  • Bachelor’s degree in the field of Visual Communications°
  • or equivalent foreign certificate*

º Bachelor's degree holders from another field, who can justify an extensive experience in type design are invited to contact ECAL's secretariat by email inscription@ecal.ch before March 4th 2025.

Master in Product Design
  • Bachelor’s degree in the field of 3D Design
  • or equivalent foreign certificate*
Master in Film Studies (every two years > next competitive exmamination in 2026)
  • Bachelor’s degree 
  • or equivalent foreign certificate*

 

* ECAL evaluates title's equivalences. This procedure being relatively long, a request of examination (Diploma, transcripts & cv) must be submitted by email to ECAL Secretariat inscription@ecal.ch until March 4th 2025 the latest.

> Request of evaluation submitted after the above mentionned date will not be processed.

Administrative file
  • a curriculum vitae
  • a copy of passport or identity card
  • a copy of Bachelor's degree (or equivalent certificate), diploma supplement and transcripts (a certified translation is required for languages other than French, German, Italian, English and Spanish).
Portfolio
  • a presentation and motivation letter
  • a short description of the Master project
  • a representative portfolio of recent works. Films or other moving images will only be accepted via a "Vimeo" channel. 
Application file (ASD-M)

The master’s admissions process based on an application file (ASD-M) gives candidates without an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) the opportunity to enroll in a master’s programme at a University of applied sciences (HES).

In order to be eligible, candidates must :

  • be at least 25 years old at the time of application.
  • have at least seven years of professional or artistic experience in their chosen field. Candidates need to provide evidence of their experiences by submitting letters of recommendation and a portfolio outlining all of their artistic and/or design-related projects and achievements.

If you would like to apply via ASD-M, you need to register online by March 4th 2025 at the latest, and pay a non-refundable registration fee of CHF 150.-.


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