Graphic Design
| GRAPHIC DESIGN | |
| State code | 6531PX008 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Design |
| Study field | Design |
| Qualification | Professional Bachelor of Arts |
| Form and duration of studies | Full-time, 3 years |
| Credits | 180 ECTS credits |
| Study plans | Degree Course 2025 |
Specializations of the study programme:
A. Website design;
B. Publishing design and illustration;
C. Packaging design
Career Prospects
A graphic design specialist will be able to work in publishing houses, advertising agencies or companies, in the editorial offices of newspapers and magazines, and carry out individual activities by obtaining a business license or concluding author’s contracts. Studies can be continued by choosing higher education university study programmes.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates will:
- understand the professional and cultural context;
- know the variety of publishing and visual communication tools, their specific possibilities, special professional terminology and areas of graphic design activities;
- be able to sketch, illustrate, and graphically express thoughts;
- convey information messages by graphic means, collect the necessary information from various information sources;
- be able to define the design conditions and purposefully apply the tools and technologies required for the project, work safety requirements;
- be able to conduct research and apply its results in creating a graphic design project concept, implement it in practice, present the final result of their own or team activities, organize technical preparation of graphic design works for production, anticipate project development opportunities, solve implementation and finance problems, communicate with clients and business partners in the domestic and international market and work in a team;
- know the basic concepts of entrepreneurship, market economy knowledge, legal and professional ethics, will be able to reflect on the study process, deepen the knowledge in the professional field, and keep up with innovations and the latest trends in graphic design.
Full-time studies
Degree Course 2025
| 1st semester (30 credits) | ||
| Subjects | Credits | Evaluation* |
| History of Culture | 3 | E |
| Computer Design 1 | 3 | W |
| Sustainable Environment and Occupational Safety | 3 | E |
| Drawing and Painting | 5 | E |
| Module Design 1 | ||
| Composition | 4 | E |
| Type | 3 | E |
| Color Theory | 3 | E |
| Introductory Practice | 3 | W |
| Foreign Language (English) | 3 | W |
| 2nd semester (30 credits) | ||
| Subjects | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Drawing and Painting | 3 | E |
| Module Design 2 | ||
| Fundamentals of Design | 5 | E |
| Computer Design 2 | 4 | E |
| Engineering Graphics | 3 | E |
| History of Design | 3 | E |
| Visualization Practice | 6 | W |
| Foreign Language (English) | 3 | E |
| 3rd semester (30 credits) | ||
| Subjects | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Drawing and Painting | 3 | E |
| Fundamentals of Photography | 3 | W |
| Visual Communication | 5 | E |
| Module Design 3 | ||
| Typography | 4 | E |
| Technologies of Pre-Printing Process 1 | 6 | E |
| Pre-Printing Process Practice 1 | 6 | W |
| Free elective subjects (select one): | ||
| Techniques of Painting | 3 | W |
| Introduction to AI Application in Design | 3 | W |
| 3D Programs | 3 | W |
| Experimental Drawing | 3 | W |
| Art Workshops 1 | 3 | W |
| Visualization Programs | 3 | W |
| Form and Tectonics | 3 | W |
| 4th semester (30 credits) | ||
| Subjects | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Fundamentals of Packaging | 3 | W |
| Fundamentals of User Interface Design | 3 | W |
| Artificial Intelligence in Graphic Design | 3 | W |
| Module Design 4 | ||
| Technologies of Pre-Printing Process 2 | 6 | E |
| Illustration | 4 | E |
| Pre-Printing Process Practice 2 | 3 | W |
| Professional Internship | 5 | W |
| Free elective subjects (select one): | ||
| Graphic Techniques | 3 | W |
| History of Modern Art | 3 | W |
| Drawing of the Human Body | 3 | W |
| Art Workshops 2 | 3 | W |
| 5th semester (30 credits) | ||
| Subjects | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Module Design 5 | ||
| Visual Advertising | 3 | E |
| Design Management | 3 | E |
| Corporate Identity | 4 | E |
| Law | 3 | E |
| Applied Research | 3 | W |
| Subjects of Specializations: | ||
| Specialization A (Website design): | 8 | |
| The Fundamentals of Website Coding | 3 | E |
| User Interface Design 1 | 5 | W |
| Specialization B (Publishing design and illustration): | 8 | |
| Poster | 3 | W |
| Publishing Design and Illustration 1 | 5 | E |
| Specialization C (Packaging design): | 8 | |
| Package Design 1 | 5 | E |
| Modelling | 3 | W |
| Psychology | 3 | E |
| Free elective subjects (select one): | ||
| Aesthetics | 3 | W |
| Calligraphy | 3 | W |
| Cinematic Language | 3 | W |
| Study of Movement | 3 | W |
| 6th semester (30 credits) | ||
| Subjects | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Creative Business | 3 | E |
| Final Practice | 7 | W |
| Final Thesis (Project) | 11 | D |
| Subjects of specializations: | ||
| Specialization A (Website design): | 9 | |
| User Interface Design 2 | 6 | E |
| Fundamentals of Web Advertising | 3 | W |
| Specialization B (Publishing design and illustration): | 9 | |
| Publishing Design and Illustration 2 | 6 | E |
| E-publishing | 3 | W |
| Specialization C (Package design): | 9 | |
| Package Design 2 | 6 | E |
| Packaging Materials | 3 | W |
Free elective subjects are freely selectable subjects from the list of predefined subjects.
* E – Exam.
W – Independent work carried out by the student.
D – Defence of the final paper.