Visual Communication: Photography and Media Arts

Photography’s capacity for transversal action makes it a powerful means of communication, capable of changing our perception of reality, and meeting multidisciplinary artistic challenges. This BA in Visual Communication: Photography and Media Arts explores the art in new ways, developing the technical and manual skillset necessary to achieve new personal and professional heights.

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Join a community of emerging creatives and experienced mentors on our spectacular 11,000m2 campus. Sustainable architecture meets state-of-the-art facilities in 22@, Barcelona’s innovation district. Our inspiring campus is the place to turn creative dreams into career realities.

To enroll in this program, you must have completed high school or a CFGS (Higher Technical Education) and passed a specific entrance exam.

Candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

The bachelor's degree program has a single start date in the month of September. The enrollment period begins in October of the previous year and ends in July.

YEAR 1

First semester

• Design Fundamentals
• Expression and Representation I
• Digital Language and Techniques
• Applied Science and Technology
• Culture and Society
• Projects I

Second semester

• Color Theory
• Expression and Representation II
• Representation Techniques I
• History of Arts and Design
• Typography
• Projects II

YEAR 2

First semester

• Communication and Audiovisual Media
• Creative Industries Management
• Projects III
• Visual Composition
• Graphic Production
• History of Image and Design

Second semester

• Representation Techniques II
• Graphic Design and Visual Arts Management
• Projects IV
• Communication and Visualization
• Audiovisual Languages
• Digital Technology

YEAR 3

First semester

• Visual Studies I
• Photojournalism
• Analog Lab
• Advertising Photography
• Digital Creation I (2D, 3D, CGI)
• Photography Projects I
• Internship

Second semester

• Art Direction
• Fashion Photography
• Print Lab
• Digital Creation II (2D, 3D, CGI)
• Photography Projects II
• Experimental Visual Languages
• Internship

YEAR 4

First semester

• Contemporary Aesthetics and Trends in Photography
• Digital Marketing Strategies and Transmedia Narratives
• Visual Studies II
• Color Management
• Web Design
• Final Degree Project

Second semester

• Editorial Design
• Cultural Management and Curation
• Final Degree Project