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Graphic Design

Faculty of Arts

Graphic Design

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Degree Awarded

Graphic Designer

Schedule

Daytime

Methodology

Theoretical–Practical

Duration

Ten (10) Semesters

Basic Program Information

Qualified Registration: MEN Resolution No. 006400 of April 20, 2023

SNIES Code: 4963

Program Coordinator: Marlen Andrea Melenje Argote

Schedule: Daytime

Admission Frequency: Every Semester

Number of Academic Credits: 149

Faculty to which the program belongs: Faculty of Arts

Mode: In-person

Supervised by the Ministry of National Education

Program Overview

The Graphic Design Program is part of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Cauca and was established by Agreement No. 16 of February 18, 1997, issued by the Superior Council.

Under Resolution No. 012800 of July 10, 2020, issued by the Ministry of National Education, this academic program at the University of Cauca was granted Qualified Registration for a period of seven years.

High-Quality Accreditation was granted by resolution.

To rediscover ourselves and contribute through design and creative processes that respond to the cultural, linguistic, and biological diversity of different contexts. This relationship enables the development of strategies that help communities and organizations recognize their identity and remain competitive in glocal contexts, improving the design and innovative use of products, services, and information. It also involves developing sustainability strategies for productive and organizational processes through entrepreneurship, educational projects, community memory initiatives, and cultural management.

General Program Objective

To educate well-rounded citizens with project design competencies to practice Graphic Design based on ethical and democratic principles, critical, responsible, and creative attitudes, and the ability to study, analyze, and structure graphic design projects.

Specific Objectives

Create opportunities to showcase and validate research as a fundamental component of design practice, integrating diverse theoretical perspectives and professional developments into the curriculum.
Explore regional traditions and imaginaries from the perspective of living heritage to foster design entrepreneurship and the region’s endogenous development.
Respect and acknowledge the authorship of original expressions as cultural products in design projects carried out with diverse social groups.
Create spaces for symbolic production that enable, showcase, and promote cultural, social, and productive processes, fostering a design culture in the region and the country.
Develop curricular strategies to achieve the objectives established in improvement plans resulting from the program’s self-assessment processes.

Professional Profile

Graphic Design professionals possess the critical skills needed to identify the needs of the contexts in which they work and are able to propose, manage, and coordinate design projects related to cultural mediation and innovation.

Career Opportunities

In social interactions, graphic designers assume the following roles:

As Social Regulators: Formalize and structure the information required for social interactions into systems of signs.
As Mediators: In accordance with the Constitution of a pluriethnic and multicultural nation, graphic designers must consider cultural diversity and its implications for perceptual forms, worldviews, languages and expressions, and distinct histories.
As Promoters of Development and Business Competitiveness: This role is highly important in globalized societies and is also essential for small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly in countries where commerce is less developed.
As Researchers in the Areas Mentioned Above: Contribute to the development of design discourse, the systematic analysis of design products and their relationships with their respective contexts, and the practice of design itself (epistemology, phenomenology, and praxeology of design).