Objectives and competences
The master's degree in Production and Artistic Research offers students an opportunity to critically re-explore languages, media and disciplines in relation to artistic practice and research in such a way that they engage conceptually with the media they use and in the regeneration of lines of art discourse, in both personal and collaborative projects.
Faced with the continual transformation of artistic practices, we offer a master's degree program that emphasises critical thinking about art practices themselves and strengthens multidisciplinary, intermedia and media work in every area of artistic production in expansion today (two-dimensional, spatial, networked, audiovisual, and multimedia), exploring their social and conceptual contexts.
The program aims to provide participants with the intellectual tools and technological skills they will need to position themselves at the forefront of the creative sector in the production and post-production of intermedia or media art and to prepare them for research in the arts and based on artistic principles.
The content of this master's degree, which covers production and research in contemporary intermedia art and media arts, is unique among university master's degree syllabuses across Catalonia.
The program aims to provide participants with the intellectual tools and technological skills they will need to position themselves at the forefront of the creative sector in the production and post-production of intermedia or media art and to prepare them for research in the arts and based on artistic principles.
The content of this master's degree, which covers production and research in contemporary intermedia art and media arts, is unique among university master's degree syllabuses across Catalonia.
Basic information
| Type | Master's degree |
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| Faculty or school | Faculty of Fine Arts |
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| Mode of delivery |
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| Credits | 90 |
| Number of places available | 35 |
| Length of course | 2 academic years |
| Language(s) of instruction | Catalan - Spanish - English |
| Approximate price per credit | 27.67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2024-2025 |
| Coordination | RAMON PARRAMON ARIMANY |
| master.prodartbox@ub.edu | |
| Course details | Indicators |
| Open pre-enrolment | No |
| Open enrolment | No |
| Lead to doctoral studies | Yes |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification | No |
| Bridging courses | No |
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Objectives and competences
Objectives
The program offers participants the chance to critically re-explore languages, media and disciplines from the perspective of artistic practice and research, allowing them to reflect on conceptual considerations regarding the materials and media to be used and to take a role in regenerating lines of discourse related to art.
The goal of the program is to prepare graduates to join the workforce in a broad, multi-faceted and ever-changing market, providing them with the skills to respond to the reality of the contemporary artistic world through the development of products of creative excellence that are highly valued and easily assimilated in cultural, artistic and commercial contexts.
The program gives participants the capacity to develop innovative artistic processes, leading to the emergence of competitive products and research linked to new ways of thinking.
One of the strengths of this program is that it prepares participants to establish an intellectual discourse and to undertake advanced, continually evolving research tied to forms of artistic production.
Competences
- Understanding of the methodologies required in the development of an artistic and research project.
- Ability to apply the most suitable concepts and definitions for the specific artistic production being undertaken, participating in discourse open to debate, providing solid foundations for undertaking artistic practice.
- Knowledge of the languages and disciplines of intermedia and media art, as the basis of a well-grounded intellectual position with regard to artistic projects and related research.
- Ability to use appropriate and sufficient bibliographic materials in the preparation and implementation of an artistic project and in artistic research.
- Ability to use manual and technological approaches in the implementation of an artistic project in intermedia and media arts.
- Capacity to use the form and mode of artistic project production in professional contexts.
- Ability to make the best possible use of resources for the presentation of an artistic project in specific contexts and spaces.
- Ability to generate art projects with a specific research focus that open new perspectives.
- Capacity to manage the interplay between concepts, techniques and technologies in artistic practice and production.
- Capacity to present and organize art projects in exhibition spaces, public spaces and virtual environments.
- Ability to establish relationships in a cultural context and to acquire mechanisms for generating one's own artistic or cultural production enterprise.
- Capacity to take a critical view of artistic production, designed to facilitate the continuous reappraisal and renewal of ideas and convictions to reach well-founded conclusions relevant to the current cultural and social context.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
This master's degree is aimed at graduates in Fine Arts and other graduates or diploma holders with studies related to artistic practices and their research and production.This specific prior training also guarantees that the guidelines set by the Royal Decree establishing the Spanish Framework of Qualifications for Higher Education, MECES (RD1027 / 2011) can be fulfilled. These guidelines define master's degrees as those aimed at 'the acquisition by the student of an advanced training, specialized or multidisciplinary, oriented to academic or professional specialization, or to the initiation in research work.'
Access requirements and conditions
General requirementsIn 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.
Specific requirements
- Llicenciatura degree/EHEA bachelor's degree in Fine Arts
- Llicenciatura degree/EHEA bachelor's degree in Audiovisual Communication
- Llicenciatura degree/EHEA bachelor's degree in Architecture
- EHEA bachelor's degree in Design
- EHEA bachelor's degree in Scenography
Pre-enrolment
Calendar
2 May'30 November 2024.Notes:
- Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
- Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.
Required documentation
- Pre-enrolment application
- Photocopy of degree certificate or equivalent qualification. In case of admission, foreign degrees that require so should be translated and authenticated through diplomatic channels before completing the enrolment.
- Other specific documentation related to the selection criteria
Selection criteria
The Selection Committee is formed by the teaching staff members of the Master's Council. The Committee is responsible for selecting students, according to the following punctuation criteria and weighting:- Portfolio in PDF format (must include images and text): 50%.
This document should present artistic production with evidence of interesting discursive lines and their development.- Selection of images of eight to ten works or artistic projects in different media or medial art, from the last three years.
- Text (approx. 2 pages). Defining lines of the work and contextualization of the piece in relation to the following aspects:
- Ability to move art discourse forward.
- Capacity for the treatment of artistic production.
- Interest in conducting artistic research and production that leads to a doctoral thesis.
- Motivation to follow advanced artistic training.
- Academic, artistic or professional curriculum: 30%.
- Knowledge of techniques and technologies: 10%.
- Language skills: 10%.
- Candidates without native knowledge of Spanish or Catalan must provide a certificate or proof of a minimum level B2 or equivalent in Spanish or Catalan (minimum level required for classes, which are taught in Spanish).
- English: minimum level B1 or equivalent.
Notification
The Selection Committee must resolve the applications within the deadline established in the pre-enrolment process. The pre-enrolment system establishes that, once the allocation of places is completed, the selected candidates receive the resolution by email. Candidates who do not agree with the resolution may file an appeal to the Master's Coordination Committee, which must review the application and issue a new resolution.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
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- Grants and financial aid (in Catalan)
- Economic information (in Catalan)
Schedules
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
| Type | ECTS |
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| Compulsory | 30 |
| Optional | 40 |
| Compulsory placements | 0 |
| Compulsory final project | 20 |
| TOTAL | 90 |
List of subjects
Universitat de Barcelona Digital Repository: final projects
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 500 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.
Institutional information