Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in Design - Barcelona

Máster en Estudios Avanzados en Diseño - BarcelonaTranslated

Universitat de Barcelona · Barcelona · Spain

A 1-year master's programme in Barcelona.

Tracks5 to choose from⁠82 of 1528 similar publish this
Final projectCredits: 15⁠292 of 1528 similar publish this
PriceNot foundNot found on official pages
Next dateClasses start 14 September 2026 (university framework calendar); second semester 1 February 2027 to 8 February 2027⁠Starts
LanguageNot foundNot found on official pages
Duration1 year⁠

✓ 2 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

95 modules published

What do you choose?

1 of 5 specialisations

Branches are the options the institution lists.

The options

  • Dirección de Arte en Diseño
  • Diseño Contemporáneo / Contemporary Design
  • Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología / Design, Innovation and Technology
  • Ingeniería del Diseño Industrial
  • Investigación en Diseño / Design Research
When you choose: not stated
What are all the subjects?

All 95 modules

CF para el Acceso al Máster de Estudios Avanzados en Diseño - Barcelona · 23 modules · all elective · 136 ECTS
ModuleECTS
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
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6
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Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

Dirección de Arte en Diseño · 14 modules · 80 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
Required15
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Required5
Required5
Required5

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

Diseño Contemporáneo / Contemporary Design · 14 modules · 80 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
Required15
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Required5
Required5
Required5

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología / Design, Innovation and Technology · 14 modules · 80 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
Required15
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Required5
Required5
Required5

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

Ingeniería del Diseño Industrial · 14 modules · 80 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
Required15
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Required5
Required5
Required5

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

Investigación en Diseño / Design Research · 16 modules · 90 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
Required15
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Required5
Required5
Required5

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelMaster universitario · EQF 7, ISCED 7⁠
QualificationMáster en Estudios Avanzados en Diseño - Barcelona⁠
Credits60 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Thesis / final project
  • Credits15⁠
  • RequiredYes⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More business and management than 3 of 4 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeMaster's Degree in Advanced Studies in Design - Barcelona UB95

2 of 6 similar programmes publish too few modules to compare.

  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More thesis, less internship

Share here against the average of 4 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Thesis
14% here
10% typical

Less here than typical

Specialist subjects
5% here
14% typical
Internship
0% here
4% typical
Languages and communication
0% here
4% typical

About the same as typical: society, ethics and law, business and management, projects and labs, data and computing, research methods.

Where you'll study

Studying in Barcelona

What is the campus like?
City sizeOver 1 million people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 1,731,649 in 2025
Distance to the centre≈ 1.2 km from the centre, straight line · our calculation
HousingRooms run by the institution⁠
RankingARWU 2026: 151-200, world⁠
FacilitiesGymInferred, Library⁠, Sports fields⁠, Sports hall⁠, Stadium⁠, Tennis courts⁠
FoodMeal planInferred

The rest of what we hold on UB is on its page.

What it costs

Not found on official pages

Every fee and condition published
ScholarshipsUnknown
How to start

Starts: Classes start 14 September 2026 (university framework calendar); second semester 1 February 2027 to 8 February 2027

When does it happen?
DeadlinesNot found on official pages
What do they ask for?
Prior educationLevel: Bachelor · Accepted: Spanish official degree; Eehe degree giving master access; Non eehe degree after equivalence check⁠
How to applyOther institution or authority · Text: preinscription is handled outside UB (coordinating university or regional authority)⁠
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

4 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, Spain

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

This programmeMaster's Degree in Advanced Studies in Design - Barcelona UBSimilarMaster's Degree in Research in Art and Creation Complutense MadridSimilarMaster's Degree in Theatre and Performing Arts Complutense Madrid
PriceNot published€84.07 / credit · 2026/27€84.07 / credit · 2026/27
Duration1 year1 year1 year
LanguageNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Next dateNot publishedNot publishedNot published

1 of 6 publish a next date.

Complutense Madrid · MadridSpain

Master's Degree in Design

Máster Universitario en DiseñoTranslated

€45.02–€84.07 / credit · 2026/27 · by citizenship
60
credits (ECTS)
1 yr
length
MasterPart-timeScholarships

Complutense Madrid · MadridSpain

Lifelong Learning Master's Degree in Digital Animation

Máster de Formación Permanente en Animación DigitalTranslated

€14,000 total · 2026/27 · all nationalities
120
credits (ECTS)
21 mo
length
MasterScholarships
Next date
Where this comes from

Every fact has a source

Why trust this page?

112 facts from 2 official sources

Checked 4 days ago.

112facts with a quote
2official pages
4fields marked unknown
The short version

The programme, from the facts

Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in Design - Barcelona is a master's programme in arts and design at Universitat de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. It takes 1 year. It carries 60 ECTS credits.

The institution publishes 95 modules, of which 75 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are free electives (32%), society, ethics and law (18%) and thesis (14%).

It includes a final thesis and a choice of specialisations.

How much does Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in Design - Barcelona cost?

Not found on official pages.

When is the next deadline or start?

Classes start 14 September 2026 (university framework calendar); second semester 1 February 2027 to 8 February 2027 (Starts).

What language is it taught in?

Not found on official pages.

How long does it take?

1 year.

Where is it?

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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Everything we hold

All 16 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Admission · 2 with values · 1 without
How to applyOther institution or authority · Text: preinscription is handled outside UB (coordinating university or regional authority)⁠
Language requirementNot found on official pages
Prior educationLevel: Bachelor · Accepted: Spanish official degree; Eehe degree giving master access; Non eehe degree after equivalence check⁠
Programme · 9 with values · 1 without
QualificationMáster en Estudios Avanzados en Diseño - Barcelona⁠
Credits60 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Duration1 year⁠
Language of instructionNot found on official pages
LevelMaster universitario · EQF 7, ISCED 7⁠
Start ruleNote: Inferred from the institution-wide academic calendar; the programme page does not state its own start, and an individual programme may start on another date. · Rule: Classes start 14 September 2026 (university framework calendar); second semester 1 February 2027 to 8 February 2027 · Scope: Institution calendar · Applies to: All · Start date: 14 Sep 2026 · 2026/27 · Second term window: 1 Feb 2027; 8 Feb 2027Inferred
StructureFacultad de Bellas Artes · Type: Managing centre⁠Credit distribution · Total: 60 · Thesis: 15 · Elective: 30 · Compulsory: 15⁠Interuniversity · Coordinator: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya⁠
Thesis / final projectCredits: 15 · Required: Yes⁠
TracksDirección de Arte en Diseño · Type: Specialization⁠Diseño Contemporáneo / Contemporary Design · Type: Specialization⁠Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología / Design, Innovation and Technology · Type: Specialization⁠Ingeniería del Diseño Industrial · Type: Specialization⁠Investigación en Diseño / Design Research · Type: Specialization⁠

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