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Design degrees in Portugal in 2024

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Design Degrees in Portugal

Study Design Degrees

Design degrees are likely to be multi-discipline, allowing you to foster your creativity within several fields such as product, environmental, industrial, engineering and experience design. You will be encouraged to develop your skill sets and work towards entering the workplace as a successful designer for the future.

Graduates of degrees in design can pick from careers in many fields such as product design, UX design, environmental design, graphic design and fashion design.

Your degree will be delivered in a mixture of modes, including lectures, tutorials, seminars and group projects. Depending on your course, you may also have the option to take part in a work placement. Modules you study could include:

  • Introduction to design concepts
  • Design practises
  • Interaction with design
  • Design history

Portugal

Portugal's location, as well as the successful higher education system, has made the country a popular destination for international students who are looking for an interesting and vibrant study abroad experience. Portugal has a wealth of experience in providing top quality university programmes, due to its history of higher education that spans several centuries. As well as this, the Portuguese people are incredibly welcoming, meaning that international students will feel at home in no time.

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