ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design and Engineering
Degree in Design and Innovation
Barcelona, Spain
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish,
PACE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Degree in Design and Innovation
The Degree in Design and Innovation puts at your disposal all the tools, knowledge and resources necessary for you to maximize your abilities and learn to use design as a tool for reflection and personal positioning.
At Elisava we want to train designers with a creative profile, with critical thoughts, with an exploratory vision of the world, who are capable of questioning and talking with other agents of the social, productive, scientific or cultural environment crosswise. We also want them to have a great decision-making capacity and influence in the strategy definition to create, develop and implement new elements of communication, services, products or environments for the society.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the school website for more information.
Curriculum
Course 1
Semester 1
- Discover
- Fundamentals of Product Design
- Fundamentals of Space Design
- Design processes
- Introduction to Design
Semester 2
- Build
- Fundamentals of Graphic Design
- Fundamentals of Interactive Experience Design
- Introduction to the Transversal Project
- Design History
Course 2
Semester 3
Context and User
Mention in Graphic Design
- Workshop I. Typography and Technical Processes
- Communication I. Formats
- Project I. Graphic Design
- Contemporary Art and Graphic Design
Mention in Product Design
- Workshop I. Craft Materials and Processes
- Communication I. Product Drawing and Representation
- Project I. Product Design
- Contemporary Art and Product Design
Mention in Space Design
- Workshop I. Construction Materials and Components
- Communication I. Representing Space
- Project I. Space Design
- Contemporary Art and Space Design
Mention in Design of Interactive Experiences
- Workshop I. Creative Code
- Communication I. Audiovisual Narratives
- Project I. Interaction Design
- Contemporary Interactive Art and Design
Semester 4
- Design and Technology
- New Social and Economic Models
Mention in Graphic Design
- Workshop II. Typesetting and Materials
- Communication II. Strategies
- Project II. Graphic design
Mention in Product Design
- Workshop II. Industrial Processes and Digital Manufacturing
- Communication II. Product Photography and Art Direction
- Project II. Product Design
Mention in Space Design
- Workshop II. Construction Details and Systems
- Communication II. Narrate the Space
- Project II. Space Design
Mention in Design of Interactive Experiences
- Workshop II. Tangible Interface Design
- Communication II. Interactive Environments
- Project II. Interaction Design
Course 3
Semester 5
- Material Experimentation
- Personal Identity
- Personal project
- Critical Theories
Semester 6
- Visual experimentation
- Crossover Project
- Context Project
Course 4
Semester 7
- Transversal Project
- Research and Design
- New Trends
- Design Management
Semester 8
- External Internships
- End of Degree Project
- Communication and Academic Writing
Program Outcome
Graduate in Design and Innovation, homologated degree issued by the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC). Title verified by AQU Catalunya.
Credits: 240 ECTS (60 ECTS per academic year)
Skills
At the end of the Degree in Design and Innovation you will have the necessary knowledge and skills to develop your work activity in a wide variety of sectors and participate in all phases of the design process:
- Define your personal positioning of design from a social, environmental, political, ethical and aesthetic vision.
- Design scenarios to anticipate future needs.
- Converse with professionals from other fields (technical, artistic, scientific...), managing knowledge from other disciplines in a resolute manner.
- Experiment with materials, processes and techniques to add value to the design project.
- Develop design projects in different work areas, on your own or in any business or institutional model.
- Communicate effectively in each of the phases of the design project.
- Applies knowledge of the different areas of design adapted to the evolution and needs of the professional context.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Upon completion of the Degree in Design and Innovation, you will have the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out your work activity in a wide range of sectors and fields, participating in all phases of the design process.
- Design of spaces (interior spaces – bars, restaurants, homes... –, design of stands, exhibitions, interventions in public spaces, scenery, ephemeral displays, window dressing).
- Product design and/or industrial design (furniture, lighting, automotive, packaging , objects and accessories, products, systems and services).
- Graphic design and visual communication (art direction, corporate image, editorial design, web design, application design, information design, packaging , illustration, typography, signage).
- Design of interactive experiences and interaction (web design, audiovisual design, multimedia, user experience, digital interface design, product design and interactive environments).
- Design education and research (criticism, research, theoretical and pedagogical development of design).
Program delivery
The languages of instruction for this program are Spanish/Catalan, with some courses taught in English.