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Communication and Audiovisual Design

Bachelor’s Degree

Applications

IPCB has an Office for Access to Higher Education, where all the information about access to higher education is provided. Below you will find some important information, as well as the office’s contact details.

Opening hours: Monday to Thursday – 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. || Friday – 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (closed in the afternoon)

About the course

In general terms, a degree is awarded to students who demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a particular area of training, the ability to apply and understand the knowledge acquired, the ability to solve problems, construct and justify their own arguments, the ability to process information and communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions.
The training also encourages further study towards a second cycle in Graphic Design or Audiovisual Production for the New Media.A formação fomenta igualmente o prosseguimento de estudos para um segundo ciclo em Design Gráfico ou Produção Audiovisual para os Novos Media.

The degree in Communication Design and Audiovisual Production was created in 1999 as a two-year degree in Image Arts (3 years BA + 2 years BA), with the branches Graphic Design and Multimedia and Audiovisual Design. In 2007, the cycle of studies was reorganized in accordance with the Bologna process, adopting the designation of Degree in Communication Design and Audiovisual Production.
The study cycle is structured in six semesters, three curricular years, the first of which is basic training, the second theoretical-practical and the third year eminently practical, in a clear attempt to ground, consolidate and apply knowledge and skills in communication design, more specifically in the areas of graphic design, multimedia and audiovisuals.

Goals

Development of creativity and imagination, combined with the ability to analyze and explore materials, processes and new technologies capable of providing appropriate and innovative responses to the problems posed by today's world.

The aim is to train staff in the specific areas of Graphic Design, Multimedia and Audiovisual Production, capable of working in graphic design studios, advertising agencies, publishers and corporate image creation offices.

Career Opportunities

Creative Director
Graphic Designer
Multimedia Designer
Image Operator
Video Editor
TV Director

Curriculum Plan

1st Semester

Course units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Art History I 108 TP: 45; 4
Design Theory and Practice 108 TP: 45; 4
Design Technologies 108 TP: 45; 4
Photography 108 TP: 60; 4
Image Capture and Editing 81 TP: 45; 3
Communication Design 81 TP: 45; 3
Language and Text Production in Design 108 TP: 45; 4
Communication and Visual Perception 108 TP: 45; 4

2nd Semester

Course units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Typography 108 TP: 45; 4
Editorial Design 108 TP: 60; 4
Image Capture and Editing II 108 TP: 60; 4
Interface Design and Usability I 108 TP: 45; 4
Art History II 108 TP: 45; 4
Composition Studies 135 TP: 60; 5
Drawing 135 TP: 60; 5

1st Semester

Course units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Audiovisual Graphics 81 TP: 45; 3
Graphic Production 108 TP: 45; 4
Visual Identity Design 108 TP: 45; 4
3D Modeling 108 TP: 45; 4
Screenwriting 108 TP: 45; 4
Editing and Post-Production 108 TP: 45; 4
Sound Laboratory 81 TP: 45; 3
Advertising and Marketing 108 TP: 45; 4

2nd Semester

Course units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Interface Design and Usability II 108 TP: 45; 4
Integrated Communication Design 135 TP: 60; 5
Multimedia Laboratory I 108 TP: 45; 4
3D Animation 108 TP: 60; 4
Audiovisual Laboratory I 135 TP: 60; 5
History of Communication Design 108 TP: 45; 4
Option 108 TP: 45; 4

1st Semester

Course units Workload Créditos
Total Contact
Interface Design and Usability III 135 TP: 45; 5
Information Design 108 TP: 60; 4
Production Management in Communication and Audiovisual Design 108 TP: 45; 4
Multimedia Laboratory II 135 TP: 60; 5
Audiovisual Laboratory II 108 TP: 60; 4
Digital Media 108 TP: 45; 4
Illustration and Character Design 108 TP: 45; 4

2nd Semester

Course units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Packaging and Exhibition Design 108 TP: 60; 4
Experimental Video 108 TP: 60; 4
Animation Project 108 TP: 60; 4
Communication and Audiovisual Design Project 486 OT: 20; 18

Study plan