The Higher Studies of Higher Artistic Education in Product Design are guided, fundamentally, by what is established in: DECRETO 48/2011, de 6 de mayo, del Consell (organization of studies).

Within the Spanish QF-EHEA, Marco Español de Cualificaciones (MECES), he Higher Degree of Higher Artistic Education is framed in level 2 (Degree) within the four levels in which Higher Education is structured. The Higher Technician level is level 1, the Degree level is level 2, the Master level is level 3 and the Doctor level is level 4.

Duration

The Higher Design Studies comprise four academic years, a total of 240 credits (60 per year), each credit corresponding to 25 hours.

Objectives

The product designer is a professional capable of projecting, analyzing, researching and determining the physical properties and qualities, as well as the symbolic and communicative values that must characterize his/her productions, defining their form, configuration, quality, functioning, value and their aesthetical, social and environmental significance.

Productive sectors and employments

– Development and management of product design in both domestic and urban environments

– Design of ceramic products linked to the productive environment of the area in which the EASD of Castelló is located

– Product design in other fields linked to the general industrial environment: toys, domestic appliances, furniture, systems, etc…

– Design for craftsmanship

– Design for special conditions

– Design, research and development of new concepts, materials, applications and products

– Research and teaching

Curriculum

The curriculum* comprises four academic years of 60 ECTS credits each, with a total of 240 ECTS credits distributed in semester subjects of basic training, specialised training, external internships and the final project.