Graphic Design
Define your voice in the world of graphic design, explore new languages and develop real projects for companies working in the sector
Barcelona
On campus
ENG
Bachelor of Arts
Language
English
Start date
September 2025
Frequency
Full time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
4 Years
Credits
240 ECTS
A learning experience to channel your creativity developing original, meaningful visual communication.
This program, taught in English, gives you the resources you need to find ideas, plan, create and make an impact with visual stories in a variety of settings. The program focuses on experimentation and developing your own style, refined in online and offline projects during the 4-year course.
You’ll discover all the steps of the creative process, from research and interpretation to creating proposals that meet the client’s expectations and more, thanks to the versatility, commitment to value and critical eye you’ll acquire. To do so, you’ll learn to work with text, colour, images, symbols and illustrations to convey an effective message on paper, digital media, internet, audiovisual media, and more.
There are 60 places available for first-year students majoring in Graphic Design. Of these places, there is no specific number assigned by pathway or language.
The Bachelor of Arts has a total of 240 ECTS credits divided into four academic years. It is valid throughout the European Higher Education Area and, to all intents and purposes, is equivalent to an official university degree, and accredited by the Agency for the Quality of the University System. This program enables access to official master’s degrees.
Information to decide
A program in which you’ll acquire comprehensive knowledge of the world of graphic design with an emphasis on its social impact, learning from professional designers working in the sector.
The program syllabus encourages interdisciplinary interaction with other areas of Visual Communication, Design, Design Strategies, Fashion and Management in collaborative workshops and joint projects.
Each subject you study is another step on the way to defining your own personal style as a professional graphic designer, a style you’ll refine with every project you work on.
The syllabus sets increasingly demanding goals as the 4-year program progresses, culminating in a Final Project working for a real company.
At the end of the 4-year program you’ll have all the resources you need to develop every aspect of a visual communication campaign: posters, banners, merchandising, a magazine, packaging for any kind of product, and digital platforms.
This program is for inquisitive people with questions to answer, who want to use graphic design to make a positive impact on society.
If you’re a creative person who wants to approach this profession from a critical, original and contemporary point of view, if you want to make your mark developing different proposals for a variety of settings, this is the program for you.
Today, graphic design is one of the most sought-after professional profiles in a creative city like Barcelona. What’s more, you’ll be studying at one of the best design schools, in an international and multidisciplinary environment that puts you in touch with leading companies in the sector.
The 4-year program gives you a holistic vision of the complex world of graphic design: you’ll delve into every area of visual communication where graphics are used, learning to adapt your proposals to meet the current and future demands of a constantly evolving sector.
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Syllabus
What will you learn?
The first year introduces you to the basic concepts of design, project culture and methodology. You’ll be actively encouraged to break the mould, to create and communicate.
First Semester
Informatics Graphic Design I
Animation Techniques in Graphic Design
Graphic Design Workshop I
The History of Graphic Design
Semiotics
Graphic Techniques in Graphic Design
Graphic Design Photography I
Typography I
Second Semester
Foundation Project II
Representation Techniques II
Project Communication II
Technical Drawing I
Sociology
Volume
Year Subject
The History of Art and Design
What will you learn?
In the second year of the graphic design course you’ll study the technological and design tools you need to communicate a simple but effective visual message. You’ll learn the importance of typography in an editorial context, of narrative language in audiovisual production and discover motion graphics.
First Semester
Informatics Graphic Design I
Animation Techniques in Graphic Design
Graphic Design Workshop I
The History of Graphic Design
Semiotics
Graphic Techniques in Graphic Design
Graphic Design Photography I
Second Semester
Audiovisual Graphic Design
Digital Communication I
Graphic Design I
Informatics Graphic Design II
Typography II
Digital Communication II
Interdisciplinary Project
What will you learn?
In the third year you’ll gain experience with companies and work on more technical and complex projects, developing prototypes and calculating real production costs. You’ll work on corporate identity, packaging, signage and poster designs.
First Semester
Graphic Design Strategy and Management
Workshop II
Corporate Identity Project
Editing Techniques
Project Communication III
Project I
Second Semester
CREATIVITY
Calligraphy, Serigraphy & Engraving Wsp
Editorial Project and Interactive Communication
Contemporary Communication
Packaging Project
Multidisciplinary Workshop I
What will you learn?
In the fourth year you’ll put what you’ve learnt into practice in the form of mandatory work experience, and choose a professional specialisation. Last but not least, you’ll culminate the year with your Final Project working for a real company.
First Semester
Motion Graphics
Workshop III
Eco-design
Project II
Digital Communication III
Professional Internship
Multidisciplinary Workshop II
Second Semester
Final Project
Inside the labs
+4
Printing Lab
+3
Hybrid Lab
+2
Media Lab
+3
XR Lab
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