ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT

USEFUL INFORMATION BEFORE FORMALIZING ENROLMENT

2021-2022 ACADEMIC YEAR

HIGHER ART EDUCATION IN DESIGN
ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT

1.1. CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

The subjects that make up your curriculum are distributed in the following manner to form the
240 ECTS credits of the Higher Art Education in Design Degree
• Basic Education - BE: 66 ECTS
• Compulsory- CO: 103 ECTS
• Electives - OP: 45 ECTS
• Company internships - CI: 6 ECTS
• Final Project - FP: 20 ECTS

Below, we show how we recommend distributing the 240 credits over the four years of the
degree (however, each year’s enrolment will depend on the credits passed and those pending
in each academic year):
· 1st Academic Year – 60 ECTS — BE and CO
· 2nd Academic Year – 60 ECTS — BE and CO
· 3rd Academic Year – 60 ECTS — BE and CO, 15 OP and 6 FI
· 4th Academic Year – 60 ECTS — 30 OP, 20 FP, 10 BE and CO

Exam sessions
Each enrolment gives the right to 2 exam sessions during each academic year: 1st and 2nd exam
session. You can have up to a total of 4 exam sessions per subject over your entire academic
degree.

In extraordinary circumstances, you may request that the Administration grant an extra 5th exam
session.

1.2. EVALUATION CRITERIA

Every subject features continuous evaluation and the criteria are as follows:

• In-person attendance is mandatory. Attendance is mandatory to pass the subject. You must
attend 100% of the classes, but the school understands that circumstances that prevent you
from attending. With this in mind, unjustified absences can reach up to 25% of total class hours
without penalization. This means the minimum required attendance to be evaluated is 75%.
In the event that an absence coincides with an assignment due date or an exam, the professor
may approve a later exam or due date.

• If absences exceed 25%, we recommend informing the cause to the professor, although the
lack of attendance will continue to be recorded on your student record.

The only events that would justify an absence and would not be recorded on your student record
are:
 o Court summons, for example, if you are called to testify.
o You are seriously ill. For example, if you are admitted to the hospital for an
operation.
o An illness or death of an immediate family member.
o A professional sport competition.
Arriving 15 minutes after the start of the lesson will count as an absence. However, based on
the type of class and the professor’s judgement, you may still be allowed entry if you arrive
tardy, although you will still be considered absent from the lesson.

• 10% of the total of the course grade is based on your involvement during the course.

• Each subject has certain specific evaluation criteria that you can consult in the curriculum and
the corresponding course teaching plan.

• Assignments must always be carried out under the professor’s supervision. No assignments
created without supervision will be accepted.

Extraordinary single evaluation: In extraordinary situations, this option will be offered which
will allow for a single evaluation at the end of the semester following the teacher’s guidelines
and without attending in class. To request this option, you must comply with the following
requisites during the previous academic year:
• You must have failed the subject with a grade of between 3.5 and 4.9.
• You must have attended at least 50% of the classes.

1.3. GRADES

The grades and their numerical equivalents are listed below.

Fail: from 0 to 4.9

Pass: from 5 to 6.9
Very good: from 7 to 8.9
Excellent: from 9 to 10

1.4. ENROLMENT: Type, procedure, formalization, and requirements

There are two types of enrolment:

• Full time: Full time students are required to enroll in a minimum of
60 credits during the academic year.
• Part time: Part time students are required to enroll in a minimum of
30 credits during the academic year. Students must register for part-time
enrolment between June 3 and 19. Places are limited. The final enrolment
decision will take place on June 30.
During the 1st academic year, students may only enroll full time.
Starting from the 2nd year, students must enroll in all the credits not passed in the 1st
year.
Procedure:
1.- Attend the informational session.
2.- Download the enrolment kit from the Omnivox platform which contains the
following documentation:
• Table of requirements: you must consult these to fill in the enrolment form
correctly.
• Dossier of electives: students in the third and fourth academic year will have
the information necessary to be able to choose the available subjects.
• 21-22 Calendar: You must consult the calendar to make sure that there is no
overlap between the subjects that you will take.
3.- Check your student record. Some of you will find on Omnivox and others will
receive it by email. Having your transcript available will allow you to have
confirmation of your academic history and know what you must enroll in.

Formalization:
You will receive the link by email that will lead you to the online form that you will
have to fill out next:
▪ If you are a student who passed all subjects in the 1st exam session:
July 8, 9, 12, and 13.
▪ Or if you are a student who passed in the 2nd exam session:
July 22 and 23.
▪ Or, if you are student who had an extra exam session: July 23.
Deadline for changes: Students will have 10 calendar days from the start of
the academic year.
Enrolment requirements:
✓ You must always enroll in subjects that you failed in the previous academic
years.
✓ It is not possible to enroll in two subjects whose schedules overlap. If there
is an overlap, the subject from the earlier academic years will always have
priority.
✓ It is only possible to enroll in the final project if you have passed the first,
second, and third academic years and you have no pending subjects.
Reminder:
The school can neither guarantee the group nor the language for subjects that
students take for a second time. Students who repeat subjects must attend the
group that is available, whether in the morning or the afternoon, and whether in
Catalan or in English, in order to allow the students who are taking the subject for
the first time to attend with their regular group. Elective subjects must have a
minimum number of students enrolled in order to be offered and will also have a
maximum number. For subjects that have too many students trying to enroll, places
will be assigned by order of grades on the student record. Priority will be given,
whenever possible, to students who have chosen this particular route of study.
The list of students enrolled in each elective will be published in September.
 1.5. CREDIT VALIDATION
- When you want to access a new specialty within the same degree, all credits you have
earned corresponding to the basic education subjects will be recognized.
- The School’s Administration is in charge of the design and regulation of the credit
transfer system.

1.6. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

The School awards scholarships based on academic excellence. In the following academic year,
scholarship winners will be able to enroll, free of charge, in the same number of credits as the
subject for which they have earned the highest grade.
To participate in the selection, you must comply with the following requirements:
- You must have passed 100% of the credits in which you are enrolled in the 1 st exam
session.
- You must obtain the grade of “outstanding”, with a numerical grade between 9.6 and
10. The cut-off grade may vary each year.
Each professor may only propose a single student per subject as the candidate for the
scholarship to the School’s Academic Administration and they must start the procedure prior to
August 3. If a subject is taught by different professors and each one proposes a different student,
the Academic Administration and the professors will jointly decide which student can be a
candidate for the Scholarship.
Finally, the School’s Administration will confirm or approve the definitive list of students
awarded the scholarships, and the Academic Administration will inform the students.

1.7. REQUIREMENTS TO STAY ENROLLED

During the first year you must pass a minimum of 40% of the subjects in which are you enrolled
to be able to remain in the Higher Art Education in Design adapted to the European Higher
Education Area. You must pass a minimum of 60% of the subjects in which are you enrolled to
be able to access the subjects in subsequent academic year.

For the other academic years, you must pass at least 50% of the credits in which you are enrolled.
Students who do not pass at least 50% of the credits they are enrolled in for two consecutive
academic years may not continue the official studies.

Students can request to withdraw from the subject’s exam session within the established period
before 50% of the time dedicated to teaching the subject has elapsed. Withdrawing from the
exam session does not exempt students from the requirements that must be met to remain
enrolled nor the economic criteria set forth by the school. Therefore, the tuition for the subject
from which the student has withdrawn will not be refunded or applied to future years.
 1.8. EXAM SCHEDULE
The exam schedule will be listed on the academic calendar and cannot be modified.
The date may only be modified in the following cases:
a) You are hospitalized and/or undergo an operation
b) You experience the death of an immediate family member
c) You receive a court summons
d) You have a professional sport competition

Disciplinary system during the exam period

Any action that aims to falsify or cheat the academic performance confirmation systems as
well as any inappropriate behavior will be considered a severe infraction.
The penalties corresponding to severe infractions will include being barred from examination
or receiving a grade of zero in some or all of the exam sessions during the academic year for
the entirety or part of the subjects in which you are enrolled, with the subsequent loss of the
right to enrolment.

Make-up exams
• These exams must be taken within the established period.
• The maximum overall grade in the 2nd exam period will be 7 out of 10
• Make-up exams make it possible for students to pass subjects that they have failed, not to
improve their grade.

Revisions
Revisions can only be carried out during the period established in the academic calendar.

1.9. B2 LANGUAGE ACCREDITATION

1. Which students are affected by Law 2/2014?

At first, this law would have affected the students who started higher educational
studies in the 2016-2017 academic year and in subsequent years. However, in the end,
it will affect students who start higher educational studies in the 2018-2019
academic year.
Law 2/2014, of January 27, on tax, administrative, financial and public sector measures was
published in 2014. In article 211, the law set forth the obligation of accrediting the level of a
third foreign language as a requisite to obtain the degree. Later, Law 1/2018, of May 8, was
published, with article 211 delaying the entry into force of the abovementioned obligation.
Therefore the law affects students who started higher educational studies in the 2018-2019
academic year.

➔ You can find more information here: :

https://dogc.gencat.cat/es/document-del-dogc/?documentId=821206
2. Can I obtain my higher art education in design degree without B2 language level
accreditation?
No. Resolution ENS/62/2016, of January 15, on foreign language accreditation for the
issuance of specific higher art education degrees established it as a requisite for the
degree to be issued.

3. Which languages and what level must be accredited?

You must accredit knowledge of a foreign language* from among those established in
the university admission tests (PAU), with a level equivalent to B2 of the Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) of the Council of Europe.
(Foreign language*: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch,
modern Greek, and Russian).

4. What other ways can I accredit my foreign language skill level?

For the purpose of obtaining the Higher Art Education in Design Degree you must
prove your skill in a foreign language. In addition to being able to certify a B2 level in
the abovementioned languages, you can also do this through:
- University degrees that focus on studying third languages with a minimum of 30 ECTS
in a third language that evaluates the four main language skills (speaking, listening,
reading comprehension, and writing).
- High school or similar degrees and university degrees earned abroad.
- High school or similar degrees issued by schools authorized by other countries or
educational centers authorized to teach mixed high school curricula, such as the dual
high school degree and International Baccalaureate.
(Source: EDU/2282/2019, of August 30, on the updated foreign language skill
accreditation titles and certificates in the sphere of the Department of Education).

5. Which entities or institutions can issue the certificate? Which certificates confirm
this linguistic skill level?
On Omnivox you will find the PDF list of all the entities and certificates that accredit
the required linguistic skill level.