Self-editing
Intermediate Vocational Qualification  

This course provides professional training in self-editing, teaching students to give technical support to a designer or graphic arts specialist using IT as the primary tool.
Credits  

950 hours: 865 hours including the final project and 85 hours in companies, studios or workshops.
Duration  

One academic year plus the final project, to be completed in the first term of the following year.

Qualification

Technician in Plastic Arts and Self-Editing Design

Entry requirements

Secondary education qualification and a pass in the entry test set by our School, which is regulated by the Department of Education.
Students who have a qualification as a technician or higher technician in a plastic arts and design course from the same group or who have a good pass in a common applied arts and artistic crafts course, pursuant to the standards of the corresponding professional qualification, are exempt from taking the entry test. The Department of Education also offers entry tests for specific training courses for students who do not fulfil the pre-requisites.

 
Curricular modules
  • History of art and graphic image
  • Foundations of graphic design
  • Self-editing
  • Typography
  • Industrial graphic techniques
  • Job training and guidance
  • Practical experience in companies, studios or workshops
  • Final project

    • Module distribution and allocated hours
      First Term  

    History of art and graphic image
    Foundations of graphic design
    Self-editing
    Typography
    Industrial graphic techniques
    Job training and guidance

    		 20 hours
    50 hours
    110 hours
    40 hours
    40 hours
    20 hours
    Total 
    		 280 hours
      Second Term  
    History of art and graphic image
    Foundations of graphic design
    Self-editing
    Typography
    Industrial graphic techniques
    Job training and guidance
    		 20 hours
    50 hours
    110 hours
    40 hours
    40 hours
    20 hours
    Total 
    		 280 hours
      Third term  
    History of art and graphic image
    Foundations of graphic design
    Self-editing
    Typography
    Industrial graphic techniques
    Job training and guidance
    		 20 hours
    50 hours
    110 hours
    40 hours
    40 hours
    20 hours
    Total 
    		 280 hours
    Practical experience in companies, studios or workshops 85 hours
      Fourth Term  
    Final Project 25 hours
       
    Total 
    		 950 hours
     

    Recruitment scheme. A free service for our students which has a database of over 500 companies in all sectors.
     
     
    Access to other courses
    • With the technician qualification students who have attended the corresponding specific vocational course can access an Arts 'bachillerato' (high school qualification) by taking the test referred to in Article 9 of Decree 304/1995.
    • A higher level plastic arts and design vocational course by taking a test that is regulated by the Department of Education.
     
    Professional opportunities
    Self-editing applied to:
    • Advertising design: press, informative leaflets, catalogues, television, websites and advertising campaigns.
    • Editorial design: books, press, CDs and promoting various articles.
    • Graphic product design: graphic image of the product and packaging.
    • Corporate image design.
    • Design of interactive and multimedia products.
    • Graphic arts: pre-printing and printing.
    • Space design: exhibitions, signs and stands
     
     
     
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