Bachelor’s Degree in Design. Specialization Branch in Product Design

: General Information
Type of Degree Program:: Bachelor's Degree
School:: School of Arts and Communication
Campus:: Villaviciosa de Odón
Duration:: 4 years
ECTS Credits: 240

In a world where the objects that surround us must live up to more and more demanding expectations, the Bachelor’s Degree in Design with a Specialization in Product Design provides you with an education in line with the latest, most sophisticated processes. The importance placed on our environmental surroundings, ergonomics, aesthetics, and mobility, are growing demands in today’s advanced and responsible society. Students who study in this Program develop creative, managerial, and industrial skills that make their entrance into the job market successful.

Student Profile

If you are a creative and innovative person, with cultural, artistic and technical interests and you aspire to receiving a quality education that will allow you to reach your highest professional potential, then this Bachelor’s Degree is designed for you.

You are eligible for acceptance into this Bachelor’s Degree if you have a High School Diploma or if you have fulfilled Advanced Career and Technical Education in pertinent areas.
21st Century Academic Quality

Integration Workshops: The complexity of the conceptual, technical and formal aspects of product design makes it one of the most interesting professions for your future career. As a product designer, developing your creativity and managerial skills are of great importance in your education. These workshops will equip you with an in-depth knowledge of the diverse manufacturing processes, providing you with a global vision that will allow you to achieve excellence in your professional development.

Design for All: UEM’s Bachelor’s Degree in Product Design serves as a reference in “Design for All”, both in academics and for the professional world As a result, its collaboration with the ONCE Foundation (Spanish National Organization for the Blind) offers excellent outcomes in student participation allowing them to develop skills for integrating persons faced with special needs.
An International Perspective

You will have the opportunity to spend semesters abroad at any of the universities within the Laureate Network, such as Anhembi Morumbi in Brazil, the NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, Bilgi University in Istanbul, or Nuova Academia de Belli Arti in Milan.
Professional Connections

Every year we welcome workshop directors from different professional fields, such as creative education, communication, business, or industry. During the 2010-2011 academic year we will welcome professionals from the field that include Antonio Serrano, Roberta Barbán, and Mormedi and Associates as guest professors.
Curriculum
Graduate Profile upon concluding your studies

As a graduate in Product Design you will be able to plan any production process within the scope of product design. You will have the skills necessary to negotiate and manage creative projects, adding a social and cultural dimension to your work. You will become a first-rate professional with the training to lead teams and design spaces thanks to the competency in communication and creativity you will have acquired throughout your education.
Career Opportunities

The design needs of today, regarding our commercial, industrial, domestic, and professional surroundings make this Bachelor’s Degree in Design with a Specialization in Product Design one of the best professional opportunities available. Studies in product design - within architecture, industrial manufacturing, the furniture industry, packaging, mobile items, and so on, are just some examples of angles from which you can approach your professional future.