MDes Basel - Fall 2026 Application

MDes Basel - Fall 2026 Application

The International Master of Design in Graphic Design UIC/HGK Basel (MDes Basel) is a collaboration between two preeminent design schools housed in leading public research institutions: The Institute for Digital Communication Environments within the Basel Academy of Art and Design (FHNW HGK) and the School of Design at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Unique to this program, is the opportunity to graduate with an internationally accredited Master of Design (MDes) from UIC and the Swiss equivalent (MAS) in Graphic Design I, Iconicism and Graphic Design II, Mediality from the HGK. Students are matriculated and registered at UIC with classes being held at the HGK in Basel, Switzerland.

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