University of Barcelona

Information for the student – Design

Course curriculum

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Basic training 60
Compulsory 138
Optional 30
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 12
TOTAL 240

Subjects by year and semester

FIRST YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Culture and Design I: Fundamental Principles 1 FB 6
Drawing 1 FB 6
Graphic Project I 1 OB 6
Industrial Project I 1 OB 6
Systems of Representation 1 FB 6
Colour 2 FB 6
Graphic Project II 2 OB 6
History of Design I 2 FB 6
Industrial Project II 2 OB 6
Volume 2 FB 6
SECOND YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Culture and Design II: Contexts 1 FB 6
Graphic Project III 1 OB 6
Industrial Project III 1 OB 6
Photo and Video 1 FB 6
Typography I 1 OB 6
Digital Development 2 FB 6
Graphic Project IV 2 OB 6
History of Design II 2 FB 6
Industrial Project IV 2 OB 6
Typography II 2 OB 6
THIRD YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Contemporary Practices and Studies 1 OB 6
Graphic Arts 1 OB 6
Graphic Project V 1 OB 6
Industrial Project V 1 OB 6
Production Systems 1 OB 6
Applied Research 2 OB 6
Projects VI 2 OB 12
Theoretical Processes in Design 2 OB 6
Optatives Subjects 2 OT 6
FOURTH YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Projects VII 1 OB 12
Social Sciences and Design 1 OB 6
Final Project 2 TR 12
Principles of Business 2 OB 6
Optatives Subjects 1 OT 12
Optatives Subjects 2 OT 12
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