About us
The Degree Programmes in Design and Visual Communication base their education on the visual arts and humanities.
Their aim is to educate professionals to work in society and business with the ability to design and give concrete and visually perceivable form to objects, communication and services in our society.
Two Degree Programmes with 10 lines
Degree Programme in Design
Bachelor of Culture and Arts (Muotoilija AMK) 240 ECTS (4 years)
- Jewellery Design
- Package Design and Graphics
- Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
- Industrial Design
- Fashion Design
- Vehicle Design
Degree Programme in Visual Communication
Bachelor of Culture and Arts (Medianomi AMK) 240 ECTS (4 years)
- Graphic Design
- Multimedia Design
- Photography
- Film and Television
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History
The Institute of Design was founded in 1899 as the East-Häme Agricultural College. The Institute went through various directional changes both educationally and nominally, and received its present structure when Helsinki School of Goldsmithing (founded in 1938) became part of it, in 1971. At the time, and until 1979, the Institute of Fine Arts was part of the Institute of Design. Presently the Institutes are once again closely related through Lahti University of Applied Sciences.