Branch Details

Visual Art - Design

Original title in Czech: DesignFaVUAbbreviation: APDAcad. year: 2018/2019Specialisation: Studio of Product Design FFA BUT

Programme: Fine Arts

Length of Study: 4 years

Accredited from: 1.12.2015Accredited until: 1.11.2023

Profile

The Design field of study guarantees two studios specializing in graphic design (Studio of Graphic Design 1, Studio of Graphic Design 2) and a studio specializing in product design (Studio of Product Design). The importance of this field of study is essential nowadays. A designer enters the process of designing the output (whatever that may be – a book, a website, a motorcycle, or a sink) much earlier than in the past. The conception of the studies in the Design field of study corresponds to contemporary requirements on the designer to be equipped both with excellent knowledge of available tools (especially of software), to be ready for life-long education, and to be an outstanding personality with a wide knowledge of culture and humanities. Emphasis is put during the course of the studies on the following areas: 1) continuous development of functional literacy in technologies and software essential for practical output in the field. (The Design field of study uses the workshop and intensive course formats which are not embodied in the curriculum on a fixed basis but rather extend the studio course. 2) Development of knowledge in art history, visual culture, and design. 3) Development of skills vital in contemporary design practices, such as independent seeking of tasks and work opportunities, organizational and presentation skills.
The Design field of study emphasizes the link between the school assignments and professional practices. This goal is achieved by cooperation with external subjects (companies, not-for-profit subjects or NGOs), and by the workshops and presentations held by notable designers.

Key learning outcomes

The BA graduates have an overall knowledge of the whole discipline and sufficient practical experiences in their particular specialization. They have a sense of orientation in the technological and tool background of their discipline, they have mastered the software used in designing practices and they are ready for life-long education in their discipline. The BA graduates are not only knowledgeable in the history and current state of their discipline, but have also mastered the prerequisite for team work both in their own and in neighboring disciplines.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

The graduate of the Design field of study is ideally a strong personality equipped with the potential to succeed in the practices of graphic or product design. She is also competent to professionally succeed in similar disciplines, such as polygraphy, advertising, and media. The studio-based format of training with a high share of tutorials systematically completed with short-term intensive courses and workshops lead by practicing professionals develops the competency in the students to actively seek job opportunities, make independent decisions, and boldly present their projects and achievements.

Guarantor


Course structure diagram with ECTS credits

1. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
B1PD-ZStudio I - Product Design - wintercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1DUPS-ZA Survey of History of Art in Prehistory and Antiquitycs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1SDU-ZOverview of the 20th Century World Art History between 1900–1945 I.cs, en3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
VK1-ZLife Drawing 1 - wintercs2CompulsoryCrS - 78yes
ZVT-ZComputer Basics - wintercs2CompulsoryCrP - 13 / Cp - 26yes
1APINV-ZEnglish Pre- Intermediate Higher 1 (winter)en3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26yes
1APIN-ZEnglish Pre-Intermediate Lower 1 (winter)en3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26no
ZADIVI-ZBasics of Digital Videocs3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13yes
ZAFOTBasics of Photographycs2ElectiveCrS - 26yes
ZVMBasics of Mac OScs, en2ElectiveCrP - 13 / S - 13yes
1. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
1DUUS-LArt History – Medieval Artcs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1IVIG-LInformation Knowledge – Information Literacycs1CompulsoryCrCPP - 13yes
B1PD-LStudio I - Product Design - summercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1SDU-LOverview of the 20th Century World Art History between 1900–1945 II.cs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
1SU1945International art after 1945cs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
VK1-LLife Drawing 1 - summercs3CompulsoryCr,ExS - 78yes
ZVT-LComputer Basics - summercs3CompulsoryExCp - 28yes
1APINV-LEnglish Pre-Intermediate higher 2 (summer]en3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26yes
1APIN-LEnglish Pre-Intermediate Lower 2 (summer)en3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26no
2. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
B2PD-ZStudio II - Product Design - summercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1DUR-ZThe Survey of History of Art in Rennaissancecs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1CSUContemporary Czech and International Artcs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
1UFIL-ZIntroduction to Philosophy of Art - wintrercs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1AINBA-ZEnglish Intermediate BA 1 - zimníen3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52yes
POGR2D-ZDTP and Graphics 2D - wintercs2ElectiveCrCp - 26yes
PAPostwar Architecturecs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
SIT-ZScreenprinting - wintercs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 26 / S - 26yes
TEAUDI-ZAudio Technologies 1cs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / S - 13yes
VK2-ZLife Drawing 2 - wintercs2ElectiveCrS - 78yes
VKO-ZVisual Composition in Time 1cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
ZPS1Basics of Psychology 1 - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
B2PD-LStudio II - Product Design - summercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1DUB-LArt History in the Baroque Age - a Surveycs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1UFIL-LIntroduction to Philosophy of Art - wintercs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1AINBA-LEnglish Intermediate BA 2 - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52yes
POGR2D-LDTP and Graphics 2D - summercs3ElectiveExCp - 26yes
OBRPO-LVisual Postproductioncs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
PEM1Pedagogical Minimum 1cs4ElectiveCrO - 6400 / O - 6400yes
1SECSUContemporary Czech and international art - seminarcs2ElectiveCrS - 13no
SIT-LScreenprinting - summercs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 26 / S - 26yes
TEAUDI-LAudio Technologies 2cs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / S - 13yes
VK2-LLife Drawing 2 - summercs3ElectiveCr,ExS - 78yes
VKO-LVisual Composition in Time 2cs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
ZPS2Basics of Psychology 2 - summer cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
3. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
1CU20st-ZCzech Art Between 1900–1945 in Contextscs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
ERG-ZErgonomics - wintercs3CompulsoryExP - 13 / S - 13no
B3PD-ZStudio III - Product Design - wintercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1SCU19st-ZInternational and Czech Art of the First Half of the 19th Century in Contextcs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
ZKOP-ZConstruction Basics 1 - wintercs3CompulsoryExP - 52 / S - 13no
1UPPV-ZEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 3 - BA - Winteren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
1UPP-ZEnglish Upper-Intermediate Lower 1 (winter)en3ElectiveExS - 26no
AIS-ZArtists and Issuesen3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13no
AUP-ZCopyright - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
DEDE1-ZHistory of Design 1 - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26no
KOHISO-ZComics – History and Present - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
1MWT-ZWorkshops 1cs2ElectiveCrS - 20 / S - 20yes
PEM2,3-ZPedagogical Minimum 2, 3 - wintercs4ElectiveCrO - 1600 / O - 1600yes
PAPostwar Architecturecs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
SIT-ZScreenprinting - wintercs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 26 / S - 26yes
PR1-ZVideogram / Projections 1en2ElectiveCrS - 12 / S - 12yes
VKO-ZVisual Composition in Time 1cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
ZPS1Basics of Psychology 1 - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
3. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
1CU20st-LCzech Art Between 1945–1990 in Contextscs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
ERG-LErgonomics - summercs3CompulsoryExP - 26no
B3PD-LStudio III - Product Design - summercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1SCU19st-LInternational and Czech Art of the Second Half of the 19th Century in Contextcs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
ZKOP-LConstruction Basics 2 - summercs3CompulsoryExP - 52 / S - 13no
1UPPV-LEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - BA - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
1UPP-LEnglish Upper-Intermediate Lower 2 (summer)en3ElectiveExS - 26no
AUP-LCopyright - summercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
DEDE1-LHistory of Design 1 - summercs3ElectiveExP - 26no
JSJunk Space cs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / S - 13yes
1MWT-LWorkshops 2cs2ElectiveCrS - 20 / S - 20yes
OBRPO-LVisual Postproductioncs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
PEM1Pedagogical Minimum 1cs4ElectiveCrO - 6400 / O - 6400yes
PEM2,3-LPedagogical Minimum 2, 3 - summercs4ElectiveCrO - 6400 / O - 6400yes
SIT-LScreenprinting - summercs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 26 / S - 26yes
PR1-LVideogram / Projections 2en2ElectiveCrS - 12 / S - 12yes
VKO-LVisual Composition in Time 2cs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
ZPS2Basics of Psychology 2 - summer cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
4. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BSK-TBA Seminarcs, en5CompulsoryCrS - 169yes
B4PD-ZStudio IV - Product Design - wintercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 195yes
1UPPV-ZEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 3 - BA - Winteren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
AUP-ZCopyright - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
KOHISO-ZComics – History and Present - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
1MWT-ZWorkshops 1cs2ElectiveCrS - 20 / S - 20yes
PEM2,3-ZPedagogical Minimum 2, 3 - wintercs4ElectiveCrO - 1600 / O - 1600yes
1u20hs-z20th Century Art in Historical Contextcs3ElectiveExP - 26yes
PR1-ZVideogram / Projections 1en2ElectiveCrS - 12 / S - 12yes
1ZT-ZSound Art 1cs2ElectiveCrS - 26yes
4. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BSK-PBA final examcs, en10CompulsoryCr - 130yes
B4PD-LStudio IV - Product Design - summercs10CompulsoryCrS - 195yes
1UPPV-LEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - BA - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
AUP-LCopyright - summercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
1MWT-LWorkshops 2cs2ElectiveCrS - 20 / S - 20yes
PEM2,3-LPedagogical Minimum 2, 3 - summercs4ElectiveCrO - 6400 / O - 6400yes
PR1-LVideogram / Projections 2en2ElectiveCrS - 12 / S - 12yes
1ZT-LSound Art 2cs2ElectiveCrS - 26yes