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Faculty Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art (FDU)
Study programme Graphic Design and Illustration (B0211A310013)
Branch of study / Specialization Graphic Design and Digital Media (B0211A310013S02/2 - 1)
Level of acquired qualification Bachelor
Form of study Full-time
Standard length of study 4 years
Number of ECTS credits 240
Qualification awarded Bachelor of Art (1)
Access to further studies Master study programme  
Type of completion State Final Exam
Study and Examination Code URL
Faculty coordinator for international students
Jandová Tereza, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Email: lsintern@fdu.zcu.cz
Phone: +420 377 636 716
Fax:
Key learning outcomes The aim of the study is to develop the competences of the graduate in the following fields: (a) creative and custom work in the field of graphic design and illustration and their specialties, b) reflection of its own style framework and its comparison with other authors, c) mastering the basic technical and technological processes of creation with emphasis on managing the future development of new technologies, d) flexible management of multidisciplinary projects and language education increasing the competitiveness of the graduate in the labor market.
Specific admission requirements Passing a talent-based entrance examination
Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning Recognition of subjects completed in previous studies at another university in the Czech Republic or abroad is governed by Articles 26 to 33 of the Study and Examination Regulations of the UWB.
Qualification requirements and regulations Graduation, state final examination, presentation and defense of the qualification work.
Profile of the programme academic
Persistence requirements Podmínky pokračování studia se řídí ustanoveními uvedenými v aktuální a platné verzi Studijního a zkušebního řádu Západočeské univerzity v Plzni, nebo aktuálními a platnými vnitřními normami fakulty,které tuto oblast upravují. Obecně lze konstatovat, že v bakalářském studijním programu se standardní dobou studia 4 roky, je nutno získat minimálně 240 kreditů v předepsané skladbě. Pro absolvování studia a získání titlulu BcA., je nutné vypracovat a obhájit bakalářskou práci a úspěšně složit státní bakalářskou zkoušku.
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples Graduate of the specialty Graphic design and digital media is equipped with knowledge for preparing prints and graphic form of graphic design products in all its segments. Understands a complex assignment, processes the information into a visual form, and takes into account both the functionality and the aesthetic effect of the resulting product. His/her knowledge of typography and construction, or the use of images in his static and moving forms, he/she applies in his own design work. He/she masters digital and classical technologies. He/she controls the technical and technological procedures of prepress preparation and is able to control the quality of the pre-production phase. In the area of communicative competence he/she is ready to create researches, to write a technical and user manual, to expose the style of his/her own work, to communicate with the client in order to clarify the problem solved, and to present the solutions proposed with support in a broader context.
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Ezzeddine Jana, doc. akad. mal.

Segment composition (blocks and Courses within):

Abbreviation
4GI_GD
Name of segment
FDU - GI / GD a digitální média (GD-BcA.)
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory
Min. credits
215
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
41
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KGI/KPZ1 Practical Progress Examination 5 Kpz 0+0+0 1 Winter  
KGI/ZTYP Typography - basics 3 Zp 1+0+2 1 Winter The course is available to visiting students
KVU/ZPTM Space, Shape, Material 3 Zp 0+0+3 1 Winter  
KGI/GD1 Studio 1 5 Zk+ 0+0+6 1 Winter  
KTD/ZBSP Colour, Light, Space 2 Zp 3+0+0 1 Winter  
KGI/GE Graphic Editors for Fine Arts 3 Zp 0+0+3 1 Winter The course is available to visiting students
KAU/FOTO1 Photography 4 Zk+ 3+0+0 1 Winter The course is available to visiting students
KVU/ZKRMA Drawing and Painting - Basics 4 Zp 0+0+6 1 Winter  
KVU/AKRF Figure Drawing 4 Zp 0+0+3 1 Summer  
KGI/ATYP Typography 4 Zk+ 0+0+3 1 Summer  
KAU/ANIP Animation Tools for Interactive Projects 3 Zp 0+0+3 1 Summer  
KGI/GDZ3D Introduction to 3D Graphics 3 Zp 0+0+3 1 Summer  
KGI/KPZ2 Practical Progress Examination 5 Kpz 0+0+0 1 Summer  
KGI/GE2 Graphic Editors for Fine Arts 2 3 Zp 0+0+3 1 Summer The course is available to visiting students
KGI/GD2 Studio 2 7 Zk+ 0+0+7 1 Summer  
KGI/KPZ3 Practical Progress Examination 5 Kpz 0+0+0 2 Winter The course is available to visiting students
KAU/AMD1 Motion design 1 4 Zp 0+0+3 2 Winter  
KTD/DUM1 History of Art 1 5 Zk+ 2+0+2 2 Winter The course is available to visiting students
KMA/GVS Geometric View of the World 3 Zk+ 2+1+0 2 Winter  
KGI/ATYP2 Typography 2 4 Zp 0+0+3 2 Winter  
KGI/GD3 Studio 3 8 Zk+ 0+0+8 2 Winter  
KTD/DUM2 History of Art 2 5 Zk+ 2+0+2 2 Summer The course is available to visiting students
KGI/KPZ4 Practical Progress Examination 5 Kpz 0+0+0 2 Summer The course is available to visiting students
KAU/AMD2 Motion design 2 4 Zp 0+0+3 2 Summer  
KGI/GD4 Studio 4 12 Zk+ 0+0+11 2 Summer  
KGI/ATYP3 Typography 3 4 Zp 0+0+3 2 Summer  
KTD/ODVK History of Visual Communication 4 Zk+ 4+0+0 3 Winter  
KGI/GD5 Studio 5 16 Zk+ 0+0+15 3 Winter  
KGI/KPZ5 Practical Progress Examination 5 Kpz 0+0+0 3 Winter The course is available to visiting students
KTD/DUM3 History of Art 3 5 Zk+ 2+0+2 3 Winter The course is available to visiting students
KGI/KPZ6 Practical Progress Examination 5 Kpz 0+0+0 3 Summer The course is available to visiting students
KTD/DUM4 History of Art 4 5 Zk+ 2+0+2 3 Summer The course is available to visiting students
KGI/GD6 Studio 6 17 Zk+ 0+0+16 3 Summer  
KGI/GD7 Studio 7 17 Zk+ 0+0+16 4 Winter  
KGI/APRX Practice 3 Zp 0+5D+0 4 Winter  
KTD/APU Intellectual Property in Arts 5 Zk+ 2+0+2 4 Winter  
UJP/AU4 English for Artists 4 4 Zp 0+4+0 4 Summer  
KGI/GDBS Bachelor Work Seminar 12 Zp 0+0+3 4 Summer  
KGI/BSZZP Defence of Bachelor Thesis 0 Szv 0+0+0 4 Summer  
KTD/BSZZO Theory and History of the Field 0 Szv 0+0+0 4 Summer  
KTD/BSZZD History of Art 0 Szv 0+0+0 4 Summer  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
5
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
-
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KGI/BGE Graphic Editors 3 Zp 0+0+3 - - The course is available to visiting students
KAU/IDIN4 Interactive Tools 4 3 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KAU/IDIN3 Interactive Tools 3 3 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KAU/IDIN2 Interactive Tools 2 3 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KAU/IDIN1 Interactive Tools 1 3 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KAU/BFOD Photography - Digital 4 Zk+ 0+0+3 - - The course is available to visiting students
KAU/BFOK Photography - Classical 4 Zk+ 0+0+3 - -  
KAU/BFOU Artistic Photography 5 Zk+ 0+0+4 - - The course is available to visiting students
KAU/DM1 Digital Painting 1 3 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KAU/DM2 Digital Painting 2 3 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KAU/BFOP Photography - Digital Advanced 4 Zk+ 0+0+3 - -  
KGI/BGTR Graphic Techniques - Risography 3 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KTD/VKTO1 Visual Communication and Picture Theory1 3 Zp 0+0+3 - Winter  
KTD/ODMT2 History of Multimedia Art 2 3 Zp 0+0+3 - Winter  
KAU/E3D1 Editors for 3D Modelling and Animation 1 3 Zp 0+0+3 - Winter  
KTD/ODMT1 History of Multimedia Art 1 4 Zk+ 4+0+0 - Summer  
KAU/E3D2 Editors for 3D Modelling and Animation 2 3 Zp 0+0+3 - Summer  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Compulsory option
Min. credits
8
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
-
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
KDU/BAM Incubation for CCI 4 Zp 2+0+2 - -  
KVU/BPVT Plein Air Art Work Course 3 Zp 0D+0D+5D - -  
KGI/BKV Book Binding 4 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KVU/BKRF Figure Drawing 4 Zp 0+0+3 - - The course is available to visiting students
KVU/BMAF Figure Painting 4 Zp 0+0+3 - - The course is available to visiting students
KVU/BMO Modelling 4 Zp 0+0+4 - - The course is available to visiting students
KVU/BMA Painting 4 Zp 0+3+0 - -  
KGI/PRX Practical Training 3 Zp 0+5D+0 - -  
KVU/BKR Drawing 4 Zp 0+3+0 - - The course is available to visiting students
KGI/BIL Illustration 4 Zp 0+0+3 - - The course is available to visiting students
KVU/AUGT Introduction to Graphic Techniques 4 Zp 0+0+3 - - The course is available to visiting students
KVU/BPTM Space, Shape, Material 4 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KVU/GTKK Graphic Techniques - Book Printing 4 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KVU/GTSK Graphic Techniques - Screen Printing 4 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KVU/GTHK Graphic Techniques - Gravure 4 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KVU/GTLK Graphic Techniques - Lithography 4 Zp 0+0+3 - -  
KTD/BPP1 Thinking about spaces 1 5 Zk+ 2+0+2 - -  
KTD/BPP2 Thinking about spaces 1 3 Zk+ 2+0+2 - -  
KTD/BPUT Exhibition practise 3 Zp 13S+0S+13S - - The course is available to visiting students
UJP/AU3 English for Artists 3 4 Zp 0+4+0 - Winter  
Name of block
unspecified
Status
Optional
Min. credits
0
Max. ECTS credits
-
Min. number of courses
-
Course code Course title credits Completion Time requirements Recommended year of study Recommended semester Course availability
UJP/AU1 English for Artists 1 4 Zp 0+4+0 - Winter  
UJP/AU2 English for Artists 2 4 Zp 0+4+0 - Summer