Objectives and competences

The master's degree in Advanced Studies in Design - Barcelona is a proposal for future design in which creativity, innovation and research are applied as knowledge tools. The course has a multidisciplinary focus (architecture, engineering, industrial design, fine arts). The master's degree is conceived in an integral, broad and transversal sense, typical of of Barcelona design, which has become an international benchmark in the last decades.
The interuniversity master's degree in Advanced Studies in Design - Barcelona provides new viewpoints on design theory, participatory networking strategies and the most innovative trends in product design. Teaching is delivered through design workshops, projects on different topics, research laboratories in materials and technology, collaborative work and in digital manufacture labs, among others.

It has expert teaching staff from leading schools such as the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering (ETSAB), the Vilanova i la Geltrú School of Engineering (EPSEVG), the Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT), and the UB's Faculty of Fine Arts. It also teaches optional cross-disciplinary competences that address business, intellectual property and entrepreneurship topics.

Basic information

TypeMaster's degree
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Fine Arts
Branch of knowledge
  • Interdisciplinary
  • History of art and artistic expression, and fine arts
Mode of delivery
  • Face-to-face
Credits60
Length of course1 academic year
CoordinationSHEILA GONZALEZ MARDONES
E-mailsecretaria.etsab@upc.edu
Course detailsIndicators
Open pre-enrolmentNo
Open enrolmentNo
Lead to doctoral studiesYes
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualificationNo
Main university information Master's degree course homepage
InteruniversityYes
Main universityUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Universities
  • Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
  • Universitat Barcelona
Bridging coursesYes
Specializations
  • Art Management in Design
  • Contemporary Design
  • Design Research
  • Design, Innovation and Technology
  • Industrial Design Enginering

Objectives and competences

Objectives

Competences

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

Access requirements and conditions

General requirements
In accordance with Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, students wishing to be admitted to a university master's degree must hold one of the following qualifications:

  • Official Spanish university degree.

  • A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.

  • A qualification issued by an institution outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, applicants must request homologation of the degree to its equivalent official Spanish university qualification or obtain express approval from the University of Barcelona, which will conduct a study of equivalence to ensure that the degree is of a comparable level to an official Spanish university qualification and that it grants access to university master's degree study in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.

Pre-enrolment

Calendar

Pre-enrolment is carried out at the coordinating university.
Further information

Required documentation

Selection criteria

Notification

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Compulsory 15
Optional 30
Compulsory placements
Compulsory final project 15
TOTAL 60

List of subjects

Subject Type Language Credits
Specialization: Art Management in Design
Applications of Graphics Optional 5
Areas and Methods of Theoretical and Critical Research in HCCSS on Design Optional 5
Art Management in Design Projects Optional 5
Business Principles for Designers Optional 5
Design Aesthetics and Theory Optional 5
Design, Project and Environment Compulsory 5
Design, Technology and Innovation Compulsory 5
Design, Theory and Criticism Compulsory 5
Final Project Compulsory 15
Graphic Architecture and Typography Optional 5
Industrial and Intellectual Property Optional 5
Information Design Optional 5
Social Sciences Applied to Design Optional 5
Theory, History and Historiography of Design Optional 5
Specialization: Contemporary Design
Business Principles for Designers Optional 5
Creativity, Invention and Emotion in Design Optional 5
Design and Materiality Optional 5
Design Culture. Architecture and Exhibition Optional 5
Design, Project and Environment Compulsory 5
Design, Technology and Innovation Compulsory 5
Design, Theory and Criticism Compulsory 5
Final Project Compulsory 15
Industrial and Intellectual Property Optional 5
Integral Design. Systems and Programs Optional 5
Representation and New Formats Optional 5
Social Sciences Applied to Design Optional 5
Sustainable Reality and Future. Environment and Product Optional 5
Theory, History and Historiography of Design Optional 5
Specialization: Design Research
Areas and Methods of Theoretical and Critical Research in HCCSS on Design Optional 5
Business Principles for Designers Optional 5
Design Aesthetics and Theory Optional 5
Design Culture. Architecture and Exhibition Optional 5
Design, Project and Environment Compulsory 5
Design, Technology and Innovation Compulsory 5
Design, Theory and Criticism Compulsory 5
Final Project Compulsory 15
Industrial and Intellectual Property Optional 5
Innovation-Research in Design and Technology Optional 5
Methods and Processes of Research in Design, Innovation and Technology Optional 5
Research Methods and Processes Applied to the Industrial Design of Products Optional 5
Research, Development and Innovation in Product Design Optional 5
Social Sciences Applied to Design Optional 5
Sustainable Reality and Future. Environment and Product Optional 5
Theory, History and Historiography of Design Optional 5
Specialization: Design, Innovation and Technology
Business Principles for Designers Optional 5
Creativity Net and Technology Optional 5
Data-Driven Design Optional 5
Design and Society Optional 5
Design Processes in Complex Systems Optional 5
Design, Project and Environment Compulsory 5
Design, Technology and Innovation Compulsory 5
Design, Theory and Criticism Compulsory 5
Final Project Compulsory 15
Industrial and Intellectual Property Optional 5
Innovation-Research in Design and Technology Optional 5
Methods and Processes of Research in Design, Innovation and Technology Optional 5
Social Sciences Applied to Design Optional 5
Theory, History and Historiography of Design Optional 5
Specialization: Industrial Design Enginering
Advanced Geometrics in Design Optional 5
Business Principles for Designers Optional 5
Design, Project and Environment Compulsory 5
Design, Technology and Innovation Compulsory 5
Design, Theory and Criticism Compulsory 5
Final Project Compulsory 15
Industrial and Intellectual Property Optional 5
Materials Study and Technical Analysis Optional 5
Practical Application of Materials in the Design Process Optional 5
Prototyping Optional 5
Research Methods and Processes Applied to the Industrial Design of Products Optional 5
Research, Development and Innovation in Product Design Optional 5
Social Sciences Applied to Design Optional 5
Theory, History and Historiography of Design Optional 5

Bridging courses

Subject Type Language Credits
Specialization: BC for admission to the master's degree in Advanced Studies in Design - Barcelona
Architectural Representation I Optional 5
Architectural Representation II Optional 5
Business Principles for Design Management Optional 6
Design Criticism and Introduction to Trend Analysis Optional 6
Drawing I Optional 6
Drawing II Optional 6
Electrical Systems Optional 6
Electronic Systems Optional 6
Graphic Architecture (Typography) Optional 6
History I Optional 6
History, Theory and Criticism of Design I Optional 6
History, Theory and Criticism of Design II Optional 6
Materials Resistance and Elasticity Optional 6
Materials Science and Technology Optional 6
Mechanical Systems Optional 6
Mechanics Optional 6
Principles for Project I Optional 6
Principles for Project II Optional 6
Principles Supporting Technique Optional 6
Principles Supporting Theory Optional 6
Project Management Optional 6
Projects Methodology and Orientation Optional 6
Sustainability and Accessibility Optional 6

Previous years

Placements

Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.



Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 750 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.



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