Bachelor's Degree in Design

⁽¹⁾ Ord: ordinary call, Ext: extraordinary call. Cut-off mark for the 2026/2027 academic year
⁽²⁾ Tuition fees for the ECTS credits of the first year. Other fees not included
⁽³⁾ Discount equivalent to 99% of the tuition fees for first-time enrolment, under a decree of the Xunta de Galicia

Description

The Bachelor's Degree in Design at the Universidade de Vigo seeks to train the professionals of the future interested in graphic/digital design and fashion design, key sectors in economic and cultural development.

Design is a discipline of the future that is present today both in communicating the value proposition of products or services and in facilitating digital transformation and innovation processes themselves. The emerging activities of design (user experience design, digital service design, new proposals in sustainable fashion) and its more strategic applications (creative problem solving, strategic design, Design Thinking or Circular Design) show that the future of the profession will have a significant impact on training processes and on the multidisciplinary specialisation of future professionals.

Specialisations

• Specialisation in Graphic/Digital Design
• Specialisation in Fashion Design

Applicant profile

The recommended applicant profile, in terms of starting knowledge, skills and abilities, is that of Baccalaureate (upper secondary) level. Specifically, the personal characteristics (sensitivities, aptitudes, specific abilities…) and academic characteristics of the people considered best suited to begin the Bachelor's Degree in Design are the following:

• Basic knowledge of art and culture in their different expressions and contexts.
• Interest in and basic knowledge of design in its historical and contemporary expressions.
• Sensitivity in the field of design and the visual arts.
• Oral and written expression and reading comprehension skills.
• Sensory and perceptual abilities linked to the field of knowledge.
• Basic social skills for teamwork.
• Capacity for self-directed learning and for making decisions independently.
• Basic skills and sensitivity for handling tools, new technologies and materials in the field of design and creation.
• Openness to, interest in and sensitivity towards cultural diversity.
• Ability to plan one's own work.
• Creative ability for carrying out projects and assignments.
• Ability to adapt to cultural and technological changes in design and audiovisual media.
• Curiosity about the everyday material environment and the expressions of visual culture

Access and admission

• Baccalaureate with the university entrance exam (PAU) passed
• Higher vocational training qualifications
• Entrance exam for people over 25 or over 45
• Previous university degree

Career opportunities

• Graphic designer. Graphic design professional specialising in different disciplines: corporate identity design, editorial design, packaging design, applied and advertising graphics, infographics and data visualisation, type design, signage and visual environments, and illustration for design.
• Digital graphic designer. Graphic design professional specialising in digital and interactive media in different disciplines: digital product and/or service design, web and front-end design, interactive applications, UX (user experience) and UI (user interface), and interaction design.
• Audiovisual graphic designer. Graphic design professional specialising in audiovisual media in different disciplines: design for audiovisual media, film and TV, audiovisual design for advertising, 3D animation and modelling, design of graphic spaces and environments for audiovisual installations.
• Fashion designer: professional specialising in the design of fashion and fashion collections in their different disciplines.
• Fashion stylist for audiovisual productions, fashion photography, catalogues and magazines, fashion shows and corporate styling.
• Fashion creative director
• Fashion critic
• Fashion illustration
• Design specialising in textile printing
• Trend analysis and coolhunting
• Fashion content creator
• Specialist in digital media applied to fashion
• Designer of services and of innovation and design strategies. Design project management.
• Teaching design, both at the different levels of education and in the productive sector.
• Specialist in design culture. Design critic, curator of design exhibitions, content creator and editor of design publications. Historical research and management of the cultural heritage of design.