Master in Graphic Design
years training designers
COURSE
9 Months
CURSO
9 Months
CREDITS:
60 ECTS
MODE:
Presential in Madrid
LANGUAGES:
Spanish
DATE:
Start-up in October 2024 or February 2025
AVAILABLE SPOTS:
30
SCHEDULE:
Monday to Thursday from 18:30 to 22:00 h. One Friday a month from 18:30 to 22:00 h.
Official Master’s Degree in Graphic Design from a modern and transversal perspective.
You will specialize in Branding, Packaging, Audiovisual Design, UX and UI Design and Editorial Design, the most demanded disciplines.
Innovative model of University-Company collaboration. Guaranteed internships in leading companies in different sectors.
State-of-the-art equipment, installations and software so you can develop your projects.
Our University Campus located in the heart of Madrid is full of activities, masterclasses, catwalks, contests, fairs, events, etc. to maximize the creativity of students.
We are pioneers in elevating Design careers to the university level, creating the first Official Degrees in Product Design, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Video Game Design and Development or Multimedia and Graphic Design.
We have numerous agreements with some of the best universities in the world of design so that our students can incorporate international and multicultural experience into their time at the university.
85% of our teachers are professionals who combine teaching with their careers in the Creative Industry.
More than 2,600 agreements signed with the main companies in the sector for the professional practice of our students, advice and exchange of experiences and research.
Our students are at the heart of the University: they are creative and creative. In a unique ecosystem, we encourage teamwork, personalized attention and participation in national and international competitions to maximize their skills. As a result, our students ‘ work has won hundreds of competitions worldwide. The students of the Department of Audiovisual and Graphic Creation at UDIT have won more than 75 awards in the last five years and have accumulated more than 112 awards since the first edition of the undergraduate and master’s degree. Prestigious awards such as The Young Ones New York, LAUS Awards, ED Awards, Selected Bilbao, etc.
The curriculum is articulated in 60 ECTS credits and has a duration of one year. DOWNLOAD THE CATALOG AND FEES CONSULT THE TEACHING GUIDES Our courses are demanding and professionalizing. To access the Master’s Degree in Graphic Design and follow the classes you must have a previous level in digital and audiovisual techniques and tools (Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe IllustratorAdobe Photoshop y Adobe InDesign). After the interview with the director of the Master, if you do not have the knowledge in any of these, you will be recommended two training complements of 6 ECTS each that you must take before the beginning of the classes.
Contextualize Graphic Design in the history of Design. You will identify trends and point to the possible future of Graphic Design aligned with innovation or the impact that the growing impact of factors such as Artificial Intelligence will have on its practice.
You will work on color and images as iconic, symbolic and rhetorical elements in Graphic Design. The compositional systems in multiformat design and visual rhetoric applied to the representation, persuasion and transmission of audiovisual content that are able to express emotions and connect with recipients.
You will apply to the Design process, Design thinking and techniques to stimulate creativity and improve the narrative of the Design discourse and your own discourse, improving your presentation skills.
You will work on competencies other than the creative, conceptual or technical aspects of the discipline, and will focus more on the collateral elements of the practice of the profession itself: applied legislation, economic and organizational aspects, business models, deontology, ethics and social and environmental commitment.
You will apply typographic knowledge as a characteristic and differential element of the good transversal practice of this profession, regardless of the discipline.
You will learn the techniques with equipment, materials, digital image processing tools and processes involved in the photographic practice and its specific application to Graphic Design, through exercises that fix the knowledge. The reference software will be Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop.
Workshop in which you will work on the design, strategy and programming of brands in the corporate and institutional environment. You will also apply packaging as a support and preferred point of contact for consumer brands. It is a workshop integrating vector tools, digital image processing and presentation. The reference software will be especially Adobe Illustrator, but also Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Pro and Microsoft PowerPoint or Keynote.
You will work on the design and production control of editorial projects and applied graphics. It is an integrated workshop that places special emphasis on the use of word processing tools and typographic treatment and pays special attention to offline graphic production, including techniques, materials and processes and their coexistence with the online environment. You will also work on the interlocution with suppliers and collaborators and the techniques for presenting projects to clients. The software of reference will be especially Adobe Indesign, but also Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Pro and Microsoft PowerPoint or Keynote.
You will work on the design of audiovisual projects and motion graphics. In this workshop you will apply audiovisual narrative and audiovisual production and post-production processes with video and audio editing tools. The reference software will be Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop.
You will develop interactive design projects with user experience design, research, strategy, information architecture, prototyping, visual design, usability analysis, evaluation and documentation, aimed at the development of digital products such as web and apps. The reference software will be UX design and analysis tools, prototyping tools such as Sketch or Adobe XD and prototype visualization tools such as Marvel or Invision.
You will develop personal skills, emotion management, project planning, budget management, report writing, teamwork and presentation defense and argumentation.
This is the course that requires the student to carry out an original and individual work that integrates and reflects the knowledge acquired during the development of the Master’s program.
The relationship between University-Business is vital for the professional success of students while activating the necessary transfer of knowledge between the two sectors and combines the rigor of university education with cutting-edge professional practice in digital content companies.We have signed more than 2,600 active internship agreements with the main companies in the sector such as:
Our university campus has the best technological and professional equipment used in large companies. You will have 13,000 m2 spread over three buildings with state-of-the-art facilities designed for your learning and practice.
"MediaLab, a multimedia laboratory that brings your projects to life".
"200 CINTIQ graphics tablets and 400 computers with dedicated software".
"Turn your ideas into digital reality"
Our alumni in Master in Graphic Design will be able to work in the main companies of the sector in areas and positions such as:
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Student counselor at UDIT
Yes, this Master can be subsidized by FUNDAE. Check with our admissions department for all the details. FUNDAE is a public company that manages the funds destined to the training programmed by the companies, which they can make effective by means of bonuses in their contributions to the Social Security. They favor the access, through subsidies, to free and quality training for all workers.
Adobe programs are installed on the computers enabled for this purpose in the classrooms. Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, all UDIT students will have an Adobe Creative Cloud license that can be used on any device, inside or outside the University.
If you do not have the necessary previous knowledge for the development of the Master in Graphic Design , you must take one of the following 6ECTS training complements.
1. Graphic Applications – 6 ECTS
You will learn and apply the functionalities of vectorial design with Adobe Illustratorimage retouching and image transformation with Adobe Photoshop and text editing and processing with Adonbe InDesign.
2. Digital and Audiovisual Applications – 6 ECTS
You will acquire a mastery of the interface design tool Figma and the prototyping tools Marvel and Invision. In addition, you will learn and apply the functionalities of the audiovisual creation tools Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Audition.
After evaluating the candidate, the director of the Master’s program will recommend the need to take this complementary training course.
Yes, internships are guaranteed. In the second quarter of the Master’s program, the student will apply the knowledge learned in leading companies in the sector.
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The duration of a Master’s Degree in Graphic Design at UDIT is approximately one academic year. During this period, you will participate in:
The duration of the Master in Graphic Design at UDIT is approximately one academic year, from October to July (60 ECTS). During this period, you will participate in:
The market currently demands versatile designers capable of tackling complex design projects that require the knowledge and use of any technique and multimedia support.
In addition, market trends and the needs of companies have made brand value and branding, 360º advertising and UX/UI design (among others) become a fundamental aspect of their activity, growing in importance in the structures of large organizations.
A graphic designer can opt for multiple master’s degree programs, but UDIT’ s Master’s in Graphic Design stands out for its comprehensive and practical approach. This master’s degree not only expands your technical and creative knowledge, but also prepares you to face the challenges of today’s job market. By studying at UDIT, you will have access to:
The master’s degree is recommended for creative graduates with a graphic or project component and different backgrounds (from general design degrees to degrees in Product Design, Fashion, Interior Design, Animation, Video Games, Digital Art, Interactive Products, Architecture, Fine Arts or Information Sciences in the fields of Audiovisual Communication or Advertising). It is also aimed at graduates trained in professions other than creative professions who work in creative environments and want a full and versatile training than the one focused only on learning the professional technical tools.
The future is being redesigned today.
The Master in Graphic Design at UDIT is an official and professionalizing master’s degree that will allow you to deepen or reorient your professional career towards Graphic Design. With an innovative curriculum, only existing in the Anglo-Saxon university, and a modern and transversal perspective, you will specialize in the four most demanded disciplines, Branding and Packaging, Audiovisual Design, UX and UI Design and Editorial Design.
Our students have won more than 75 awards in the last five years and have accumulated more than 112 awards since the first edition of the undergraduate and master’s degree . Prestigious awards such as The Young Ones New York, LAUS Awards, ED Awards, Selected Bilbao, etc.
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Main results of the degree No. of places in the Master’s Degree in Graphic Design: 30
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