Educational objectives and professional fields

Educational objectives.

After graduating with a major from the Department of Design, you will have the necessary design tools to exploit the potential and meet the challenges of sustainability and innovation. You will speak the language of aesthetics like a native and be able to tailor it to your audience. Your main points of reference will be social relevance and potential economies. 

Qualified designers ... 

  • ... have a broad understanding of design with an eye to the future that takes criticism and reflection seriously.
  • … adopt an explorative, practical, speculative and critical-reflective approach to their work, which is often interdisciplinary in nature.
  • … cultivate the many different facets of design that develop as a result of the interplay between the issue, designer, format, technology, area of application and market. 
  • … deal with topics such as material futures, aesthetics, gender & identity, emerging technologies, sustainability, interaction, storytelling, design activism and health, and respond agilely to new developments.

Degree title:
Bachelor of Arts ZHdK in Design with a Major in Game Design

Potential areas of employment.

This degree programme at ZHdK prepares you for a range of occupations related to the development and design of entertainment, edutainment and infotainment products. After you graduate, you will have the necessary skills to, at a minimum, fulfil the requirements of entry-level positions and work as a:

  • Level designer
  • 3D game artist
  • Character designer
  • Game concept designer 
  • Project manager, etc.