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DegreeBachelor
Semesters6
Credits180
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Admission Conditions
Admission Conditions
This study cycle accepts candidates who submit their application via the institutional entry admission and have obtained a positive score on one of the following national exams:- 03 Desenho
or- 10 Geometria Descritiva
or- 18 Português
Entry competition/tender: Course changes; Transfers; Returns. In accordance with Decree 401/2007, of April 5. Special competition/tender for those over the age of 23: On completing 23 years of age by the 31st of December of the preceding year Those not entitled access to higher education (if they have undertaken and been approved in the entrance test for the college they want to enter, they are entitled to the referred access). Special competition/tender for higher education graduates and Diplomas in Specialized Technology: (In accordance with Decree-Law No. 393-B/99, of 2 October; In accordance with Ordinance No. 854-A/99, of 4 October; In accordance with Decree-Law No. 88/2006, of May 23).
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Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired
Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired
Today, Design is experiencing an unprecedented expansion. Never before has Design fulfilled so many different communicative and expressive missions in such diverse contexts. In this way, the degree in Communication Design at Universidade Lusófona do Porto invests in comprehensive training, endowing the student with the ability to respond to the multiple areas in which Design currently operates: - Editorial Design, Typography and Illustration; - Corporative identity; - Packing; - Studies and Narrative Practices of Image; - Multimedia; - History and Criticism of Art and Design; - Visual Culture Studies; - Technologies, materials and pre-press; - Photography All these areas are covered in the course, in spaces for theoretical learning and laboratory practice, investing simultaneously in personalized learning contexts and in models of teamwork.
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Study plan
Study plan
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1º Ano / Branchless
- [1º Semestre]
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History of Design
5 ects -
Introduction to Computing
6 ects -
Introduction to Design
8 ects -
Introduction to Design Techniques
4 ects -
Introduction to Photography
4 ects -
Three-Dimensional Narratives
3 ects
- [2º Semestre]
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Computer-Aided Design
6 ects -
Design
8 ects -
Drawing I
4 ects -
History of Art
5 ects -
Photography
4 ects -
Three-dimensionality
3 ects
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2º Ano / Branchless
- [1º Semestre]
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Aesthetics and Art Theory
4 ects -
Communication Design I
8 ects -
Contemporary Art
4 ects -
Drawing II
4 ects -
Typography
6 ects -
Visual Culture
4 ects
- [2º Semestre]
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Communication Design II
8 ects -
Design Language
4 ects -
Design Technologies I
6 ects -
Design Theory and Criticism
4 ects -
Semiotic
4 ects -
Tendencies
4 ects
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3º Ano / Branchless
- [1º Semestre]
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Communication Design III
8 ects -
Communication Design in Digital Medias
4 ects -
Design Laboratory
4 ects -
Design Technologies II
4 ects -
Drawing III
4 ects -
Multimedia Product Design
6 ects
- [2º Semestre]
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Communication Design IV
8 ects -
Creative Processes
6 ects -
Design and Management
4 ects -
Illustration
4 ects -
Multimedia Computing and Interactivity
4 ects - Option
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1º Ano / Branchless
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Options
Options
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Course Team
Course Team
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Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
The underdegree in Communication Design gives the ability to exercise the profession and the leadership of multidisciplinary communication design teams (design studios, advertising agencies, editorial area), multimedia and digital media. It also provides students with teaching skills in the areas of design, visual culture, design consultancy, curatorship of exhibitions or events related to design and visual culture.
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Future Studies
Future Studies
The conclusion of the underdegree in Communication Design at Universidade Lusófona do Porto allows to continues Master and PhD studies in Design, Arts or other areas of Communication.
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Infrastructure and Equipment
Infrastructure and Equipment
The bachelor in Communication Design at Universidade Lusófona do Porto has adequate spaces for the practice of drawing and design, as well as computer and audiovisual means with specific equipment for carrying out projects, enhancing and valuing learning in the various areas of knowledge. of design and communication. It also takes advantage of ULP's own resources, namely a wireless network, computer labs, a video editing room, a sound studio, a photo lab and a library.
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Scientific Areas
Scientific Areas
Design
Porto | Fac.Comunicação,Arquitetura, Artes e TI
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Fees
Course Direction
Course Subdirection
Secretariat
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Telephone extension3182
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LocationSATA
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Service hours9h -17h
Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior
Graduation Requirements
Have completed a total of 180 ECTS.