The
aim of the University’s diploma programme in Design and its majors is to familiarise students with the theories, methods and
skills relating to the design of communications, surfaces, objects and spaces. The diversity of methods, theories and artistic
approaches employed guarantee the required range and the proximity of the training to actual practice is ensured together
with the nurturing of an ability to complete profound, scientific reflection with regard to the social environment and personal
action. In particular, students are prepared for the employment of the communicated theories, methods and skills in their
future professional surroundings and working in a conceptual manner.
The diploma programme in Design are divided into
two segments; the first segment comprising two semesters (60 ECTS points), the second segment comprising of six semesters
(180 ECTS points).
Graduate activities
With their acquired qualifications, graduates can work in
a variety of areas.
Applied Photography and Time-based Media
As photographers in the fields of
documentary photography, photojournalism, fashion photography, landscape and architectural photography, advertising and product
photography, time-based media.
Communication Design
As graphic designers, layout artists, copywriters,
art directors, advertising managers in advertising agencies, corporate advertising departments and other organisations.
Students receive a profound grounding in communications theory, the cultural sciences, market and motivation research, and
are therefore specially qualified to develop and realise advertising concepts for the print and electronic media.
Fashion
As fashion designers at existing national and international labels and/or fashion houses, or they will found their own fashion
labels.
Graphic Design
As graphic designers, typographers, illustrators, digital image processing
specialists, packaging designers and exhibition designers in design agencies, PR and advertising agencies in the areas of
corporate identity and corporate design, new media agencies, the publishing sector, various cultural facilities and for private
enterprise and public bodies.
