Diploma · Dedicated photography program
Höhere Fachschule – HF Fotografie
Higher Vocational College (HF) Photography
Schule für Gestaltung Bern und Biel (SfG BB) · Stettlen, Bern, Switzerland
- Award
- Diplom-HF, Professional Bachelor (120 ECTS)
- Subject
- General photography, Commercial, DocumentaryPart time
- Format
- On campus6 semesters
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Six-semester part-time higher vocational programme in photography covering reportage, studio, portrait-style and other applied areas.
- School and department
- Schule für Gestaltung Bern und Biel (SfG BB)Höhere Fachschule HF
- Subject or specialization
- General photography, Commercial, DocumentaryRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- German
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Diploma
- Exact award
- Diplom-HF, Professional Bachelor (120 ECTS)
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationA vocational qualification listed in a national system or issued by a recognised awarding body.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 6 semesters
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Part timeTeaching on Fridays and Saturdays
- Credits
- 120 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- SfG BB Bern (Bernapark)Campus Bernapark 18, 3066 Stettlen
Admissions and portfolio
Portfolio requirement not confirmed
The pages we checked do not state a portfolio requirement. Missing information does not mean no portfolio is needed, or that admission is open; ask the institution.
- Interview or assignment
- Applicants are invited to an aptitude interview after sending their documents.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- February 2027
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Facilities, final project and placement
As published by the institution. None of this guarantees employment or exhibition opportunities.
- Final project or thesis
- Graduates complete diploma projects (Diplomarbeiten) that are shown on the school site.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, portfolio requirement, application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)