Design BA (Hons)

STAGE 1
Aims to professionally prepare for the various areas of design at large, providing an advanced higher education, comprehensive, coordinated and supported by the latest developments in the scientific and technological fields.
Have a contemporary and encompassing understanding of the concepts, tools, history and methods of design at large and the links between key areas of activity (such as communication, interactive and product design);Develop a comprehensive vision of the themes associated with the mission of design, their interaction with markets and their role in society.


STAGE 2
Graduates are prepared for an evolving market environment. This preparation aims to instil solid skills for project development and implementation, articulated around the main areas of communication design, interactive design and product design.
Identify and Analyse: analysing the environment in which problem-solving takes place; thinking creatively; identifying the conditions and objectives associated with the resolution of problems; identifying the resources and skills required;Make Choices: being able to make decisions; understanding the uncertainties and related risks; anticipating the future implications of decisions; developing the ability to question the choices made;Integrate processes and diversity of interests while increasing flexibility and innovation;Implement: planning and organising; creating appropriate environments; implementing and controlling; developing creative skills in the design and project implementation stages


STAGE 3
By stage 3 Graduates should be independent and entrepreneurial people who can also bind with teams of designers, or interdisciplinary teams, on a casual or permanent basis.
Flexibility: being able to handle a variety of design projects and adapt to changing circumstances as a multi-competent professional open to multidisciplinary teamwork;Empathy: being able to understand different points of view and argue them;Realism: making a valid assessment of their capabilities and acting capacity at any given moment, while trusting their competence and performance;Entrepreneurship: the ability to create, develop and sell an idea, visual work, product or service.