Bachelor Degree in Design
Adscribed to the Arts and Humanities branch, is built around content from culture, art, and tools. With optional mention to Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Audiovisual Design, Interior Design or Fashion Design.
- Teaching period: from october to june
- Modality: on site
- Language: Spanish
- Price: 131 € / ECTS
- Duration: 4 years
- Qualification: Bachelor Degree in Design by the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
- Credits: 240 ECTS Academic Calendar 2019-20
Presentation
The purpose of BAU and its teachers is to train contemporary, questioning, creative, open-minded designers who are able to understand social, cultural and economic changes and are committed to sustainable development to respond to the changing needs of society.
The training model of BAU brings a solid humanistic, cultural, artistic, technical and methodological training that its characterized by up-todate teaching, connected to the real professional world from the culture of the project perspective.
BAU guarantees small classes to encourage comprehensive training, teamwork and personalized teaching, and is careful to watch over the research activity of both teachers and students as a basis for enhancing creative skills and innovation.
The BAU teaching team applies innovative, quality teaching practices based on the applicability of learning through the development fo the projects , and teaches students to work rigorously and systematically to achieve the professionalization of the creative process.
BAU aims to promote multilingualism for professional purposes, and particularly mastery of the English language, as the essential language for the competitiveness in the employment market in the field of design as well as for exercising the profession, and to contribute to the international reputation fo its students.
Differential characteristics
- Accredited degree by the Agency for the Quality of the University System of Catalonia.
- The entire institution is dedicated to the service of student learning.
- Teaching staff involved, cohesive, committed and highly qualified.
- Live and constantly evolving study plan and syllabus.
- Continuous improvement of teaching quality.
- Small groups and personalized teaching.
- Human quality.
- Spaces designed for research and design practice.
- Infrastructure and equipment with advanced technology.
- Internship program in institutions and companies.
- Mobility and exchanges with universities in Europe, America and Asia.
- Research as a growth engine.
- Location in the 22@ of Barcelona, the district of innovation and design.
Subjects and Mention
Programme of studies
Credits by type of subject:
- Basic training: 60 ECTS
- Compulsory: 60 ECTS
- Elective: 102 ECTS
- External internship: 6 ECTS
- Final project: 12 ECTS
TOTAL: 240 ECTS
The first two years of the Degree in Design are common, but in the second year, the subjects Graphic Expression and Introduction to Design Projects can be chosen according to the specific itinerary that you want to take from third.
First year
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Foundamentals of Design I | 6 ECTS | Required | 1st semester |
| Artistic Drawing Workshop | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 1st semester |
| Artistic Drawing Workshop I | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 1st semester |
| Expression and Communication Workshop | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 1st semester |
| Socio-cultural Anthropology | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 1st semester |
| Foundations of Design II | 6 ECTS | Required | 2nd semester |
| Colour Workshop | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 2nd semester |
| IT Tools II | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 2nd semester |
| Iconography and Communication | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 2nd semester |
| Aesthetics and Theory of Art | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 2nd semester |
Second year
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Audiovisual Languages I | 6 ECTS | Required | 1st semester |
| Three-dimensional and Artistic Investigation Workshop | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 1st semester |
| Expresión Gráfica I | 6 ECTS | Required | 1st semester |
| Introduction to Design Projects I | 6 ECTS | Required | 1st semester |
| Historia del Diseño | 6 ECTS | Required | 1st semester |
| Lenguajes Audiovisuales II | 6 ECTS | Required | 2nd semester |
| Economía, Empresa y Diseño | 6 ECTS | Required | 2nd semester |
| Creativity Workshop | 6 ECTS | Basic Training | 2nd semester |
| Graphical Expression II | 6 ECTS | Required | 2nd semester |
| Introduction to Design Projects II | 6 ECTS | Required | 2nd semester |
(*) The student can choose the subjects of "Project Initiation" and "Graphic Expression" depending on the mention he wants to take. This choice is not binding for the 3rd year.
Optional
In the second year, the Graphic Expression and Introduction to Design Projects courses can be directed towards one of the training routes that are studied from year three. From the third year, students may choose to follow one of these training routes offered by Bau: graphic design and visual communication, interior space design, audiovisual design or fashion design.
Mention in Graphic Design and Visual Communication
Third year
Choice of 60 ECTS
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Graphic Design Projects I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Graphic Design Workshop I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Tipografía I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Image Culture I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Computer Graphics I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Graphic Design Projects II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Graphic Design Workshop II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Typography II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Image Culture II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Computer Graphics II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
Fourth year
Choice of 60 ECTS
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Graphic Design Projects III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Graphic Design Workshop III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Design and Communication | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Design and Advertising | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Introduction to Web Design | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Programming for Designers | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Workplacement in Companies | 6 ECTS | External internships | 2nd semester |
| Final Project Degree | 12 ECTS | Final Project | 2nd semester |
| Training Activities (RAC) or Elective Subject from another mention | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
(**) Transversal subjects suitable for study in the first or second semester of the third or fourth year.
Mention in Fashion Design
Third year
Choice of 60 ECTS
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Fashion Design Projects I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Fashion Workshop I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Theory and Analysis of Fabrics | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| History of Fashion Design I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Pattern Design I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Fashion Design Projects II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Fashion Workshop II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Image and Communication | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| History of Fashion Design II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Pattern Design II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
Fourth year
Choice of 60 ECTS
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Fashion Design Projects III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Fashion Workshop III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Fabric Manipulation and Printing | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Marketing and Fashion | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Pattern Design III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Pattern Design IV | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Workplacement in Companies | 6 ECTS | External internships | 2nd semester |
| Final Project Degree | 12 ECTS | Final Project | 2nd semester |
| Training Activities (RAC) or Elective Subject from another mention | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
(**) Transversal subjects suitable for study in the first or second semester of the third or fourth year.
Mention in Interior Design
Third year
Choice of 60 ECTS
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Interior Design Projects I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Spatial Workshop I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Computer Graphic Techniques I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| History of Interior Design I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Construction and Installations I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Interior Design Projects II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Spatial Workshop II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Computer Graphic Techniques II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| History of Interior Design II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Construction and Installations II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
Fourth year
Choice of 60 ECTS
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Interior Design Projects III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Spatial Workshop III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Product Analysis | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Project Management | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Construction and Installations III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Construction and Installations IV | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Workplacement in Companies | 6 ECTS | External internships | 2nd semester |
| Final Project Degree | 12 ECTS | Final Project | 2nd semester |
| Training Activities (RAC) or Elective Subject from another mention | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
(**) Transversal subjects suitable for study in the first or second semester of the third or fourth year.
Mention in Audiovisual Design
Third year
Choice of 60 ECTS
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Digital Animation I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Digital Creation and Authorship I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Audiovisual Culture I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Audiovisual Design Projects I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Audiovisual Workshop I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Digital Animation II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Digital Creation and Authorship II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Audiovisual Culture II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Audiovisual Design Projects II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Audiovisual Workshop II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
Fourth year
Choice of 60 ECTS
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Digital Animation III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Digital Creation and Authorship III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Audiovisual Design Projects III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Audiovisual Workshop III | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Typography in Movement | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st semester |
| Digital Creation and Authorship IV | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
| Workplacement in Companies | 6 ECTS | External internships | 2nd semester |
| Final Project Degree | 12 ECTS | Final Project | 2nd semester |
| Training Activities (RAC) or Elective Subject from another mention | 6 ECTS | Elective | 2nd semester |
(**) Transversal subjects suitable for study in the first or second semester of the third or fourth year.
Transversal option
To take the Degree in Design without mentioning you must choose 102 credits of optional subjects of the mentions, and / or the following transversal subjects.
| Credits | Type | Semester | |
| Diseño y Retos Contemporáneos I | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st or 2nd semester |
| Diseño y Pensamiento Crítico | 3 ECTS | Elective | 1st or 2nd semester |
| Diseño e Interacción | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st or 2nd semester |
| Diseño y Retos Contemporáneos II | 6 ECTS | Elective | 1st or 2nd semester |
Objectives
- Ability to develop their own creativity through the learning of artistic languages.
- In-depth knowledge of the socio-economic and cultural determinants events in the evolution of design and vision of the same from a critical perspective.
- Command and management of specific tools for the development of the professional projectual process.
- Creative, innovative, committed and responsable spirit, respect to the needs and demands of society.
- Implementation of business, management and communication knowledge in the context of national and international design.
- Ability to transmit, exhibit and communicate, in both orally and writing, the typical design proposals, in both the native language and in English.
- Application of specific methodologies of research into the world of design.
- Ability to develop design projects in teamwork and in structures of collaboration and cooperation.
- Development of the profession from a committed attitude with sustainability and respect for the environment.
International mobility
Mobility programs are a fundamental line of action to facilitate the exchange of content, methodologies and resources, and to enhance the generation and transmission of knowledge.
From this perspective, student mobility is considered at BAU as a means of mutual knowledge between different countries and cultures that invites intercultural dialogue and an exchange of enriching educational experiences.
BAU promotes the mobility of its students, amd his international recognition as a design institution offersthe possibility of an international education under ERASMUS program regulations within Europe and with exchange programs with foreign universities prestige.
List of schools and universities with ERASMUS agreement and collaboration agreements.
Teachers
Mireia Feliu
PhD in Fine Arts
Sílvia Rosés
Phd in Art History
Rubén Martínez
PhD in Political Sciences and Public Policies
Montse Casacuberta
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts
Silvia Bernad
Grau en Disseny / Postgrau en espais expositius / Màster oficial en recerca en art i disseny
Paloma G. Díaz
PhD History of Art. Degree in Information Sciences
Francisco Díaz
Architect and Master in City and Sustainable Architecture
Laura Gual
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
David Ortiz
Technical Engineer in Computer Management
David Torrents
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts
Fran Casado
Fashion Designer
Carla Boserman
Master's Degree in Communication, Culture and Digital Citizenship.
Raül Maldonado
Graduate in Design
Nico Juárez
Audiovisual Designer and Architect
Kike Macías
Interior Designer
Anna Clemente
Architect
Mònica Mestanza
Bachelor's Degree in Advertising
David Martín
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design
Anna Oset
Graduate in Audiovisual Design
Oscar Núñez
Multimedia and audiovisual designer
Núria Costa
Co-founder of ZER Collection brand
Josep Maria Marimon
Master's Degree in New Media Art Curators
Mariona García
Bachelor's Degree in Teaching and Graphic Design
Adrián Varea
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Fran Pinel
Phd in Advanced Studies in Artistic Productions (Image and Design)
Roger Vicente
Bachelor's Degreee in Graphic Design
Ane Castro
Co-founder of ZER Collection brand
Joaquín Jordán
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts
Pau de Riba
Master's Degree in Graphic Design
Elisa Amann
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts
Diego Suárez
Technical Engineer of Telecommunication, specialty in Electronic Systems
Genoveva Carrión
Architect
Ricardo Iscar
Bachelor's Degree in Laaw and Higher education in image
Frank María
Bachelor Degree coordinator of the Audiovisual Design Department and Coordinator of the Master degree in Stop motion animation
Pierino dal Pozzo
Master's Degree in Philosophy
Lara Amat
Degree in Fine Arts
Isa Quiles
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts
Gabriel Ventura
Bachelor's Degree Humanities
Elisenda Fontarnau
Bachelor's Degre in Fine Arts
Cecília Gorriz
Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Design
Lúa Coderch
PhD in Fine Arts
Fernando Aguileta
Bachelor's Degree in Communication
Eva Sánchez
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Israel Frutos
Fashion designer
Isabel Vega
Architect
Marina Martínez
Bachelor's Degree in Design
Jordi Planelles
Master's Degree in Architectural Technology
Anna Carreras
Master's Degree in Audiovisual Media
Glòria Deumal
Bachelor's Degree in Humanities
Crisal Rodríguez
Graduate in Biology
Jesús Morentin
Bachelor's Degree in Design
Montse Roig
Degree in Journalism and Choreography
Mariona Moncunill
Doctor in Information and Knowledge Society
Arnau Pi
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design
Mariona Genís
PhD in Arquitecture
Camila René Maggi
Architect
Joan Maroto
Architect. Doctorand. Specialist in performative design and digital manufacturing.
Santiago Leon
Producción textil, especialista en género de punto en tricotosas.
Mónica Rikić
Artist of new technologies and creative programmer
María Fernanda Moscoso
Phd of Anthropology
Nataly dal Pozzo
PhD in Art History
Mercedes Boronat
Performer, Pedagogy and Creator
Mara Martínez
PhD in Anthropology
Katharina Hetzeneder
Diseñadora gráfica
Pol Alert
Bachelor of Arts and Master in Creativity and Advertising Strategy
Mª Àngels Fortea
PhD in Design. Coordinator of the Master's Degree in research and design experimentation.
Mariel Fuentes
Master's Degree in Interior Design
Marina Salazar
Master's degree in research and experimentation in design
Marta Morralla
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Serafín Álvarez
Master in Artistic Productions and Research
Rebecca G. Mutell
PhD in Fine Arts
Mariona Benedito
Architect
Mireia Carbonell
Master’s Degree in Graphic Design
Joan Achon
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design
Claudio Marzà
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Pau Pericas
Master's Degree in Cinema and Audiovisual contemporary studies
Laura Tordera
Architect
Clara Davis
Textile designer
Ramon Ríspoli
PhD in History of Architecture
Ricard Marimón
Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Design
Jorge Luis Marzo
PhD in Visual Arts
Roc Albalat
Graphic designer and audiovisual producer
Testimonial
It is a place where you are working and you do not realize that you are working. It is a place that encourages you to be better and you have fun while you make them.
Career opportunities
- Designer -Graphic, Space, Audiovisual, Fashion and / or Services-
- Creative director
- Art director
- Marketing, Communication and Organization of Events
- Investigator/Researcher
- Multidisciplinary equipment
- Strategist in innovation and research
- Project manager and coordinator
- University teacher/Professor
- Occupations linked to the culture of design, art and creation: critic, analyst, curator of exhibitions, editor of publications, etc.
Cost
The total cost of the course depends on the number of ECTS inscribed.
The price of the ECTS credit for the 2020-21 course is 131 €.
The total amount of the course for 60 ECTS is 7.860 € (student insurance, management fees and university fees included)
Payment conditions:
- Single payment: If you pay the full course upon enrollment a 3% discount is applied to the total amount of the credits.
- Installment payment: Consists of an initial payment of 2.865 € (upon enrollment) + 9 monthly installments of 555 € (from October to June).
Scholarships and grants
As a Bachelor of Design student at BAU, University Design Center, you will be able to enjoy different scholarships and grantsthroughout your academic life at the Center, as well as special discounts and preferential internal and external financing conditions.
Access and registration
Access
The registration period for the Bachelor's Degree in Design for new students takes place according to the calendar established by the University Preregistration office of Catalonia (Oficina de Preinscripción Universitaria de Cataluña). For more information please consult the web page or the educational regulations of the Bachelor's programs which are found on the website: www.bau.cat. The registration is done at reception at BAU Design College.
Foreign students must process their admission through the UNED - www.uned.es
Students educated in Spain
- COU with the PAAU
- Higher School level LOGSE with the PAAU
- 2nd degree from FP
- Training cycles from the Superior Degree
- Admissions exams for prospective university students over the age of 25, 40 and 45
- Graduate students
- Students from other universities with a minimum of 30 credits recognized
Entrance
Through the official University Preregistration of Catalonia.
Quality
The quality of the BAU pedagogical system is guaranteed by various indicators and reports by the seals of (AQU, RUCT, ANECA, EUC ...). Visit the Quality section.
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