Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design | Institute for Theoretical Studies

Art and Design Theory BA

Understanding visual arts, creative theories and processes
Further information on applications for our programmes in English starting in 2026 are available on our website. MOME offers 6 English-language MA programmes, the rest are available in Hungarian language only.
Type of course
Full-time
3 years
6 semesters
Qualification
BA degree
Hungarian state funded
2026-02-15
Applications closed
Language
Hungarian
Career opportunities
Social media links
Contact
Lili Pokker
programme coordinator
pokker.lili.nadin@mome.hu
The programme focuses on providing a deeper understanding of design, visual arts and architecture. Our graduates go on to study for various master’s degrees or work at cultural institutions and agencies.
The goal is to train professionals who are able to provide a complex (art history, social science, philosophical and communication theory) analysis of design and visual arts.
The goal is to train professionals who are able to provide a complex (art history, social science, philosophical and communication theory) analysis of design and visual arts.

Modules

The aim of the two courses in the Foundation module is to introduce first-year students to university education and prep...
Design Solfege is a one-semester subject for students participating in the Design Institute’s Bachelor’s programmes (Des...
The aim of the theoretical module is to present the history of the theories behind various fields of cultural study. Wit...

News

The recipients of the Stefan Lengyel Scholarship of Excellence for the spring semester of 2026 have been announced. The sixteen winning projects include an animated series exploring children’s rights, a contemporary cemetery and memorial site, an inclusive tableware set for children, a documentary on collective trauma, and a project exploring the legacy of Tungsram.
A fresh take on a forgotten lamp, a sauna on the banks of the Danube, and sustainable fashion collections – five creative practitioners affiliated with MOME, including last year’s graduates, have been selected for the 2026 BIG SEE Perspectives Award. Dorottya Bató, Valentin Szarvas and Nóra Szilágyi were nominated in the product design category, and Julianna Skrabák and the girls can scan collective in architecture. Their work forges links between current challenges in industrial design, the social issues explored through fashion, urban communities, and architectural heritage. On 21 May, the participants of the Perspectives 2026 introduced their projects to an international professional audience at the BIG SEE Festival in Portorož.
This year, the MOME community celebrated the graduates of twelve MA and nine BA courses in a festive ceremony. Speeches were given by interior designer Mrs. Bánki née Laura Szerdahelyi, one of our jubilee graduates, who turns 91 this year and designed the interiors of Déli Railway Station; Curator and László Moholy-Nagy’s grandson Daniel Hug; and designer Stefan Lengyel, who is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year. In addition to conferring the degrees, this year’s Rector’s Special Awards and several professional awards were announced, and the Gold, Diamond and Iron jubilee graduates also received their certificates.

Events

2026.10.21
18:00 - 21:00
On 21 October, the *The Next Station is...* exhibition of the Stefan Lengyel Scholarship of Excellence will open at Merlin. Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the exhibition, this year’s show presents the work of all 32 scholarship recipients from the 2025/26 academic year, this time outside the MOME Campus, in the iconic Merlin exhibition space in the city centre.
2026.05.06
18:00
A tavaszi IDE sorozat második eseményén a kiállítóterek és kiállítások kapcsolatát, valamint a kulturális terek értékképző működését vizsgálják a MOME elméleti képzéseinek hallgatói.
2025.12.08 09:00
2025.12.12 18:00
From 8–12 December, MOME KIPAK returns once again! Every corner of the campus will be filled with the works, exhibitions, installations, and presentations of MOME students.

Management

associate professor, Head of BA programme, supervisor

foldi.eszter@mome.hu

associate professor, BA programme lead, Head of Centre, supervisor

horan@mome.hu

programme coordinator

pokker.lili.nadin@mome.hu

Faculty

associate professor, supervisor

antaloczy@mome.hu

associate professor, supervisor

andras.beck@mome.hu

university professor, professor emeritus, supervisor

ferkai@mome.hu

associate professor, Head of BA programme, supervisor

foldi.eszter@mome.hu

habilitated associate professor, Kontextuális Ismeretek Modulvezető, supervisor

zsgyenge@mome.hu

associate professor, supervisor

phaba@mome.hu

university professor, University Doctoral and Habilitation Council, professor emerita, supervisor

kap8455@mome.hu

adjunct professor, supervisor

a.g.kapitany@gmail.com

habilitated associate professor, MA programme lead, supervisor

keszeg.anna@mome.hu

assistant professor

budairita@mome.hu

Head of Education Organisation, master instructor

schmidt@mome.hu

university professor, Doctoral School Board, Head of the PhD programme, MA programme lead, University Doctoral and Habilitation Council, supervisor

szem@mome.hu

Head of MA programme, university professor, supervisor

za@mome.hu

External lecturers

external lecturer

adi.brigitta@stud.mome.hu

assistant lecturer, doctoral candidate

external lecturer

assistant professor, doctoral student, external lecturer

hartmann.gergely@g.mome.hu

associate professor

external lecturer

PreMOME teacher, external lecturer

external lecturer

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