Graphic Design
Step into a professional world where your creative talent is your greatest asset: learn to evoke emotions with images
Bilbao
ESP
Bachelor of Arts
Language
Spanish
Start date
September 2026
Frequency
Full time
Duration
4 Years
Credits
240 ECTS
Course Coordination
Eider Corral
In this program you’ll acquire all the skills you need to analyse, research and create visual narratives using different media, from paper or digital to audiovisual, in a variety of professional fields.
A program in design excellence: the Bachelor of Arts in Design, specialising in Graphic Design is a high-level course, in which you’ll learn to combine strategic vision with a skill set that includes technical problem-solving skills and a healthy dose of self-reflective and critical awareness applied to the field of graphic design.
This degree gives you great flexibility to develop your professional career in a number of different areas of design, and qualifications that open the doors of other related professions.
If you love the challenge of a blank piece of paper; if you enjoy composing and creating plastic images to express messages and concepts; if you want to work in a creative professional environment where you can project visual and chromatic harmony using graphic design, this is the course for you.
The Bachelor of Arts has a total of 240 ECTS credits divided into four academic years. It is valid throughout the European Higher Education Area and, to all intents and purposes, is equivalent to an official university degree, and accredited by the Agency for the Quality of the University System. This program enables access to official master’s degrees.
Information to decide
A humanistic and cross-disciplinary degree at a unique school. IED Kunsthal Bilbao leads the way in a cultural vanguard of what’s locally known as the "island of knowledge" in a city that’s a prime example of urban, economic and social transformation, one where design has a key role to play.
The program is based on the concepts of learning by doing, learning from real life situations, and from those who know and share their know-how; this makes the school a knowledge-sharing space.
At IED Kunsthal Bilbao you’ll work with projects and acquire both theoretical skills and practical experience as you progress in these, your projects.
The lecturers on this degree are all professionals with extensive hands-on experience in the specialties they teach, eager to pass on their knowledge of the profession, where it is today and where it’s headed in the future.
The syllabus covers all facets of design: from traditional 2D sketching to the latest digital and audiovisual developments.
This program is for those who see the world from a creative perspective; those with a special interest in culture, art and the visual arts in particular, who want to find their way in a professional sector where these same passions represent a distinct advantage.
Students who are comfortable with city life in a urban environment who want to benefit from the context of a cosmopolitan city surrounded by a rich natural environment will find this degree course in Bilbao a unique opportunity to develop their full potential and use it as a springboard for their career.
If you’re constantly seeking stimuli and have what it takes to pick up the gauntlet and face dynamic and constantly evolving challenges, this is the program for you.
You’ll be studying in Bilbao, a city that’s quickly becoming a point of reference in the field of design. What’s more, IED Kunsthal Bilbao is a boutique school, where human relations take centre stage.
The program include hands-on workshops, the ideal place to apply the knowledge acquired, in practice. As you hone your visual narrative skills you’ll be able to apply these tools in any project context, whether it’s to meet the most basic demands or develop highly experimental project proposals.
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Syllabus
What will you learn?
In the first introductory year you’ll study the theory and history of design. Artistic drawing, form and volume, science applied to design, are just some of the subjects on the syllabus.
First Semester
Design Fundamentals / Method and process
Science Applied to Design
Second Semester
Communication, methodology, productivity
Design Fundamentals / Graphic Project 0
Annual
Artistic drawing
Representation systems
The basics of colour
Form and volume
The History of Art 1
Aesthetics 1
Digital technology
Creativity
An introduction to typography
Computer Media for Graphic Design
What will you learn?
In the second year of the course you’ll begin developing graphic design projects in a variety of fields, such as editorial design, user experience design and digital environment design. You’ll acquire in-depth knowledge of the tools and techniques you’ll one day use on a daily basis.
First Semester
Projects 1 The digital context
Colour 2
Computer Media for Graphic Design 2
Photography
Photography and audiovisual design
The History of Art 2
Second Semester
Projects 2 Editorial design
Computer Media for Graphic Design 3
Printing Techniques
Aesthetics
Annual
Typography and desktop publishing
The History of Graphic Design
Design management
Design culture
What will you learn?
In the third year, subjects such as Graphic Design Management give you an insight into the marketing mechanisms design studios use to create value. You’ll start to see how your work can be used in hands-on applications.
First Semester
Projects 3 Branding and packaging
Photography
Digital media 4 2D motion graphics
Digital media 6 An introduction to UX
Second Semester
Digital media 5 Motion graphics II 3D
Digital media 7 Video and audiovisual language
Emotional design skills
Projects 4 Narrative environments
Annual
Graphic design management
Contemporary art and design
Advertising and transmedia storytelling
Illustration
Participation in activities
What will you learn?
In the fourth year you’ll develop your Final Project and learn about design applications in new technologies, such as those used to create digital interfaces.
First Semester
Scenic and event design
Typography 3
An introduction to the UI
Cinema and design
Technology and design
Final Project / introduction
Art direction
Elective Courses
Final Project
Work experience
Work experience II
Here you can access the Study Plan of Higher Artistic Design Education.
Faculty
Course Coordinator
Eider Corral
Teacher
Allan Daastrup
Teacher
Ángela Alonso
Professional Collaborator
Eduardo Piédrola
Teacher
Fermín Hualde
Professional Collaborator
José MIguel Vilalta
Professional Collaborator
Pedro Rivero
Teacher
Maite Mugerza
Teacher
Marián Rubio
Teacher
Naiara Bordería
Teacher
Borja Legarda
Professional Collaborator
Tomás Carrascal
Teacher
Susana Zaldívar
Teacher
Pablo Salgado
Professional Collaborator
Josema Carrillo
Teacher
Marina Goñi
Teacher
Adele Orcajada
Inside the labs
+3
Printmaking Workshop
+2
Multidisciplinary Workshop on Artistic Techniques
+4
Textile Workshop
+3
Prototyping Workshop
Projects
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