Master’s degree in Design and Multimedia

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.


Study Programme

Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Composition Studies 1 1st Semester Compulsory FA 4.0
Design Workshop I 1 1st Semester Compulsory AVMP 10.0
Human-Computer Interaction 1 1st Semester Compulsory CS 4.0
Modeling and Animation 1 1st Semester Compulsory CS 6.0
Artistic Expression and Multimedia 1 2nd Semester Compulsory FA 6.0
Design Studio II 1 2nd Semester Compulsory AVMP 12.0
Information Visualization 1 2nd Semester Compulsory CS 4.0
Interface Technologies 1 2nd Semester Compulsory CS 4.0
Advanced Typography 1 1st Semester Elective * AVMP 6.0
Drawing and Representation 1 1st Semester Elective * FA 6.0
Programming 1 1st Semester Elective * CS 6.0
Game Design 1 2nd Semester Elective * CS 4.0
Multimedia 1 2nd Semester Elective * AVMP 4.0
Photography, Cinema and Video: Cross-Disciplinary Practices 1 2nd Semester Elective * AVMP 4.0
Typography 1 2nd Semester Elective * AVMP 4.0
Rules
  • The student should register in two optional curricular units in a total of 10 ECTS (6 ECTS in the 1st semester and 4 ECTS in the 2nd semester), among the curricular units offered for the Masters or among any curricular units taught in the UC, bearing in mind the limit of optional ECTS per scientific area (AVMP up to 14 ECTS, CS up to 18 ECTS, FA up to 10 ECTS and Free Option up to 18 ECTS). The register in optional curricular units is subject to approval by the Masters Coordinator.
Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Internship/Dissertation 2 Annual Compulsory AVMP 42.0
Virtual Architectures 2 1st Semester Compulsory ACP 4.0
Visual Cultures 2 1st Semester Compulsory SOS 6.0
Computational Art 2 1st Semester Elective * CS 4.0
Concept and Practice in Contemporary Art 2 1st Semester Elective * FA 4.0
Illustration Practice 2 1st Semester Elective * FA 4.0
Internet Technologies 2 1st Semester Elective * CS 4.0
Learning and Multimedia 2 1st Semester Elective * CS 4.0
Social and Value Networks 2 1st Semester Elective * CS 4.0
Theory and History of Design 2 1st Semester Elective * AVMP 4.0
Rules
  • The student should register, in the 1st semester, in two optional curricular units, of 4 ECTS each, among the curricular units offered for the Masters or among any curricular units taught in the UC, bearing in mind the limit of optional ECTS per scientific area (AVMP up to 14 ECTS, CS up to 18 ECTS, FA up to 10 ECTS and Free Option up to 18 ECTS). The register in optional curricular units is subject to approval by the Masters Coordinator.
Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Mobile Computing 1st Semester Elective * CS 6.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit