ZHdK - Zurich University of the Arts

What you'll study

Students learn to design parameters and systems that enable interaction across people, services and products. Teaching covers aesthetic, technological and societal perspectives on interaction design and includes project work that develops creative, methodical and technical competencies.

Available minors that complement or broaden the Interaction Design major include:

• Art Education
• Craft. Das Prinzip Handwerk – advanced (workshop-based craft techniques, constructive issues and topics such as sustainability)
• Design Experience Design (methodological foundations for human-centred digital product design)
• Design Experimental Interaction (for experimental, risk-taking and critically minded students)

Entry requirements

Admission follows ZHdK's application and selection procedures; specific portfolio and enrolment requirements are handled through the university's Anmeldung und Zulassungsverfahren. Applicants should consult ZHdK study advisement for precise entry steps.

Career prospects

Graduates become Interaction Designers who conceive interfaces and processes between people, services and products. In professional practice they apply creative, methodological and technological abilities in industrial contexts and academic research.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

Students should explore ZHdK's information on study fees and consult the university's international exchange and student advice services for scholarships, funding opportunities and mobility support; semester fees are listed above.