Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Arts in Architektur
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) · Institute of Architecture (IAR), Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture · Horw, Luzern, Switzerland
- Official award
- Bachelor of Arts Hochschule Luzern/FHZ in ArchitekturBA
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus6 Semester Vollzeit (7 bei Start im Frühlingssemester)
- Tuition
- CHF 800per semester, current (as printed 2026-10-19)
About this program
Bachelor's in architecture at HSLU Horw that leads on to the HSLU Master of Arts in Architecture; includes a fifth-semester option to study all modules in English and an exchange semester.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Institute of Architecture (IAR), Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree entered after secondary school.
- Pathway
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional status of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the degree name.
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
Verified in official recordswissuniversities (list of Swiss higher education institutions accredited under the Higher Education Act, HEdA)Institutional recognitionFull statusCH
Scope: Listing of the HSLU Departement Technik & Architektur under Hochschule Luzern HSLU as an accredited Swiss university of applied sciences; not a programme accreditation.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 6 Semester Vollzeit (7 bei Start im Frühlingssemester)
- Intakes
- Herbstsemester (September), Frühlingssemester (Februar)
- Campus
- HSLU Technik & Architektur (Horw)
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Published language requirements
- German C1 (passed) if German is not the native language.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Technical or design Berufsmatura with relevant training, or gymnasial Matura with internship; HF diploma also accepted.
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester feeTuition | CHF 800per semester, current (as printed 2026-10-19) | Semestergebühr | 19 October 2026Source |
| Registration fee (one-time)Application fee | CHF 200one-time, current (as printed 2026-10-19) | Anmeldeverfahren | 19 October 2026Source |
| Additional semester fee for foreign studentsOther compulsory charge · mandatory | CHF 500per semester, current (as printed 2026-10-19) | ausländische Studierende | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)