This Bachelor’s Degree is based on PBL - project-based learning - where the Project curricular unit leads the semester. In each semester there is a project that combines all the curricular units of that semester. Also included in the study plan is a Professional Exploration curricular unit which introduces a very interesting feature: there's a pause in the semester and projects are carried out in collaboration with companies.
This BA in Design Global has a very strong international component and it shows not only by the classes being taught in English, but with the presence of international academic staff and a mandatory mobility semester. This international semester may be done through Erasmus or at one of the best design schools in the world: Media Design School, in New Zealand, or at NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, USA.
Additionally, all students also receive, during their 3-year degree, the Adobe Pack.
The international component of the Bachelor’s Degree in Global Design is evident not only because of the faculty it comprises, but also because of the international semester it offers its students. During a semester, the students get the chance to study in two of the best design schools in the world:
During this Bachelor’s Degree in Design, students will have constant contact with the business world, both through seminars with renowned leaders and professionals, and through shadowing experiences, projects with companies and the possibility of carrying out traineeships.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Global Design is centred on learning models of project-based learning. The course is design around integrated project curricular units, these being the glue and the backbone of the entire degree.
The various areas of design are combined progressively, thereby providing students with an instrumental matrix in their learning process.
The relationship with the market is clear. The students are involved in real projects and challenges with companies and studios, working on projects in areas such as health, sustainability, industry, technology, art, culture and leisure.
Carlos Rosa
Dean at IADE
Daytime / 6 Semesters
September/ October
Santos - Lisbon
Global Designer (integration of all areas in the same project)
Graphic/ Product/ Multimedia/ Environmental/ Interaction/ Service Designer
Project/Creative Agency Leadership Roles
Design Thinker
Strategist in Creative Industries
Business Designer
Consultancy Projects
Research in Art and Design, Art Culture and Technology
1st Semester
| COURSES | HOURS | ECTS |
| Theory of Shape | 24 | 2.5 |
| Semiotics | 24 | 2.5 |
| Contemporary Art History | 24 | 2.5 |
| Design Methodology | 48 | 5 |
| Communication Drawing | 48 | 5 |
| 2D and 3D Structure Project | 72 | 7.5 |
| Professional Exploration I | 40 | 5 |
2nd Semester
| COURSES | HOURS | ECTS |
| Theory of Perception | 24 | 2.5 |
| Models and Prototypes Workshop | 24 | 2.5 |
| Graphic Workshop | 24 | 2.5 |
| Digital Studio I | 48 | 5 |
| History of Design | 48 | 5 |
| Integrated Project I | 72 | 7.5 |
| Professional Exploration II | 40 | 5 |
3rd Semester
| COURSES | HOURS | ECTS |
| Social and Cultural Studies | 24 | 2.5 |
| Photography Lab | 24 | 2.5 |
| Production Materials Lab | 24 | 2.5 |
| Ergonomics | 48 | 5 |
| Digital Studio II | 48 | 5 |
| Integrated Project II | 72 | 7.5 |
| Professional Project I | 40 | 5 |
4th Semester
| COURSES | HOURS | ECTS |
| Design Management | 24 | 2.5 |
| Visual Narrative Lab | 24 | 2.5 |
| Multimedia Lab | 24 | 2.5 |
| Usability and UX | 48 | 5 |
| Digital Studio III | 48 | 5 |
| Integrated Project III | 72 | 7.5 |
| Professional Project II | 40 | 5 |
5th Semester
| COURSES | HOURS | ECTS |
| Design and Visual Contemporary Culture | 24 | 2.5 |
| Visualization and Information Lab | 24 | 2.5 |
| Digital Animation LAb | 24 | 2.5 |
| Space and Environments | 48 | 5 |
| Digital Studio IV | 48 | 5 |
| Integrated Project IV | 72 | 7.5 |
| Professional Project III | 40 | 5 |
6th Semester
| COURSES | HOURS | ECTS |
| Marketing | 24 | 2.5 |
| Innovation | 24 | 2.5 |
| Branding and Advertising | 24 | 2.5 |
| Rehearsal | 24 | 2.5 |
| Global Design Studio | 144 | 15 |
| Professional Project IV | 40 | 5 |
Certification and Accreditation
Aprovado pela A3ES em 07-04-2016
R/A -Cr 49/2016/AL02, a 02/08/2021
Despacho n.º 8543/2021, de 27 de agosto de 2021, II Série nº 167 D.R.
(available only in Portuguese)
For entry to the Design Global Bachelor’s Degree course, students must submit one of the following admission exams:
Design
or
Descriptive Geometry
or
Portuguese
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