Digital design (Bachelor’s)
- Field of study: media and communication studies
- Form of study: Full-time (professionally oriented programme)
- Level of study: 1st, bachelor
- Length of study: 3 years
Two years at school, third year in practice - In the final year, the student completes a compulsory internship of several months to help him/her gain experience and kick-start his/her career. - Language of instruction: Slovak
The study is aimed at acquiring the practical skills necessary to successfully manage a diverse range of design projects. Students will gradually learn:
- Design digital interfaces - from websites to mobile apps with an emphasis on user experience (UX/UI);
- build visual identity for brands - from logos to colour schemes to graphic manuals;
- create animations and interactive elements for digital media, advertising and social media;
work with professional software such as Figma, Adobe CC, etc; - design and test prototypes - you will learn the iterative design process and methods used in practice;
- creatively solve visual challenges and understand how colour, typography and composition affect the perception of content.
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The digital design study programme is built on subjects that reflect the requirements of practice. Upon graduation, graduates will be prepared to work in digital agencies, graphic design studios, technology firms, corporate UX/UI teams, startup teams, or freelancing.
TYPICAL JOBS:
- UI designer: designs digital interfaces for online applications, mobile applications, dashboards, infotainment, etc.
- UX Designer.
- Graphic Designer: Creates graphic deliverables of all kinds, from banner ads to digital illustrations and infographics to visual identities.
- Motion Designer: Designs animations and interactive elements for digital media, advertising and video production.
- Mobile App Designer: Specializes in designing interfaces for mobile apps with an emphasis on UX/UI.
- Web Designer.
- Brand Designer.
Applicants are admitted according to their high school results and their portfolio scores.
Examples of appropriate outcomes for the portfolio include:
- Elements of visual identity (logo, typography, etc.),
- key visuals (flyers, posters, etc.),
- website or mobile app designs,
- 3D visualisations and similar design work.
Applicants upload a portfolio of three works via a form that will be emailed to them via the email provided in the application form, usually within 3 working days of receipt of the application. The portfolio will be evaluated by a committee consisting of FMK educators and industry experts.
The admissions committee will decide on the outcome of the admissions process and will determine the final threshold of admitted candidates based on the ranking of the two data (academic results + portfolio scores, weighted 50:50). Applicants will be informed of the result of the admission procedure by an official letter.
Do you have questions about the study programme? Ask its main guarantor
assoc. prof. Mgr. Art. Jozef Sedlák
jozef.sedlak@ucm.sk