Product Design - Transportation Design Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED)

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Product Design, pathway in Transportation Design is a real one-off in Spain. This programme, taught in English, opens the doors to a professional world where you can project your passion for mobility through design. You 'll design not only the interiors and exteriors of all kinds of vehicles, you'll develop complete transportation systems and a wide range of accessories for the sector. By studying a comprehensive, versatile and interdisciplinary syllabus with lecturers who have years of professional experience in mobility, you 'll develop projects that combine the latest technology with user experience to produce solutions that embrace sustainable values in vehicles designed to thrill, move, and be used. This programme gives you not just a global overview but also a specific insight into the sector, everything you need to work on different types of vehicles: cars and two-wheelers, surface vessels and underwater vessels, trucks, public transport, and more. The Bachelor of Arts in Design is valid throughout the European Higher Education Area, equivalent to an official university degree, and is accredited by the Agency for the Quality of the University System . This programme grants access to official university master 's degrees and, where applicable, to doctoral studies. The course is based on a learning-by-doing methodology, so you 'll be drafting and developing real or speculative projects right from the first step you take on your pathway in Transportation Design. You 'll have the chance to start your professional career working with some of the major names on the international market. There are 60 places available for first-year students majoring in Product Design. Of these places, there is no specific number assigned by pathway or language. 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 programme enables access to official master 's degrees.

Methodology

During the 4-year  Product Design - Transportation Design programme delivered at  Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED)  you 'll discover how to channel all your passion, talent and creativity in a professional field that 's constantly changing, with every day bringing new challenges. Thanks to the hands-on approach to learning, you 'll acquire an intimate understanding of the market, anticipating the requirements of major brands, creating a specific project that may, if approved, go into industrial production.

Who is this for?

This programme is for students who want to develop their creative skills in the world of transportation, who want to play a professional role in the evolution of transportation. It 's for forward thinkers, people who look to the future with a strategic and global vision, who fully comprehend that industrial development must meet the challenges of sustainable living and improved user experience. It 's for people who are comfortable working in 3D environments, with virtual reality and in a metaverse, and who are just as comfortable working with traditional modelling materials like clays or sketching, people willing to lead the way creating new transportation trends and highly aesthetic mobility lines for the future. In direct contact with renowned international companies, you 'll find out exactly what goes into state-of-the-art projects in a contemporary work context.

Why choose it?

It 's the only official programme in Transportation Design on the Iberian Peninsula, a specialisation that gives you in-depth insight into various sectors of the mobility industry (cars, bikes, boats, drones, public transport, and more). Sharing part of the syllabus with students from the Interior Design or Product Design programmes gives you a greater understanding of the design world, a broader perspective and a unique viewpoint from which to explore new lines of research in your work. Being able to study design in English in a city like Barcelona opens the doors for you to the European and international market: Barcelona is a point of reference in European urban design. The city of Barcelona has paved the way in recent years and become a leading light in the world of two-wheeled mobility and public transport. Barcelona also has a thriving marine design, ship and boat-building industry, which makes it the ideal place for you to develop revolutionary marine design projects.