Program Overview

Program Overview

The 1st cycle degree in Design is aimed at the formal education and professional development of technicians with the ability to design cultural interface artefacts, using drawing as an operative tool. The program focuses on conceptual thinking and strategic vision, promoting flexibility in professional activities.

Program Details

• Duration: 3 years / 6 semesters
• Mode: Daytime
• Course: 1st cycle degree
• National/EU student tuition fee 2025/2026: 697/year
• Scientific area(s): Design
• Teaching language(s): Portuguese
• International tuition fees 2025/2026: 5000 /year

Admissions

National Competition for Access

• Admission tests:
  • Candidacy 2026
  • The following set:
    • 03 Design
    • 10 Descriptive Geometry
• Calculation of grades:
  • 50% of the secondary education grade
  • 50% of the admission test grade
• Openings 2025/2026:
  • 1st Phase: 52
  • 2nd Phase: 5
  • 3rd Phase: 1
• Mark of the last person placed 2025/2026:
  • 1st Phase: 153.5
  • 2nd Phase: 159
  • 3rd Phase: 157
• Pre-requisites / aptitude test: No pre-requisites

International Admissions

• Admission tests: Drawing
• Openings: Not specified
• Pre-requisites / aptitude test: No pre-requisites

Over 23 Years Admissions

• Admission tests: Not specified
• More information: Available upon request

Professional Outcomes

The training in Design at the University of Aveiro allows graduates to enter the professional market, assuming professional careers of diverse nature. Graduates can develop professional activity as Communication Designers, Product/Industrial Designers, Art Directors, Creative Directors, Illustrators, Web Designers, among others.

Curricular Plan

The 1st cycle degree in Design has a duration of 3 years / 6 semesters.

Registers

• Course registered at the General Directorate of Higher Education with the number R/A-Ef 1433/2011/AL02
• Publication Di·rio da Rep˙blica, 2.™ sÈrie N.∫ 230 29 de novembro de 2022
• Aviso n.∫ 22818/2022

Accreditation

• Course accredited in 1/28/2022
• Accreditation Results: Available upon request
• Self Evaluation Report A3ES: Available upon request
• Self Evaluation Report SGQ: Available upon request

Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The University of Aveiro adopted the SDG Keyword Mapping to identify correspondences in the training offer. The analysis of the contribution of the training offer to the SDGs will promote the continuous improvement of the teaching-learning process.