Bachelor in Design
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A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY
IE University, recognized internationally for its high-quality teaching and prestigious partnerships, enables graduates to compete for top positions globally, across all industries. We help our rich diversity of students to shape and launch their professional careers, equipping them with all the resources and skills they need to succeed in the job market of today and tomorrow.
Our unique learning environment facilitates professional and personal growth, empowering students to discover their full potential while guiding them down their personalized professional journey.
Our students develop highly sought-after profiles and are actively recruited by employers of leading corporations even before they graduate. Our extensive network and close ties with the business world offers endless opportunities, from important positions in major multinational companies to roles in smaller organizations and startups. Other students choose to develop entrepreneurial projects, either during or after their studies, building and managing their own companies.
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Class of 2025 Career Outcomes
The Bachelor in Design prepares graduates to create innovative solutions that respond to human needs, emerging technologies, and global challenges. Within six months of graduation, most students have already taken their next step, whether launching careers in design, creative industries, consulting, entrepreneurship, and innovation, or continuing their studies at leading global institutions.
*2025 data reported by students 6 months after graduation.
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PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
Whether you are inspired by technology & services, strategy management and communication, consultancy & entrepreneurship or objects & products as an IE University Design graduate, you will be more than prepared to use your expertise in fostering innovation to make a positive impact in your field and potentially beyond. Below you will find some of the areas you can specialize in.
TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES
If you choose this area, you will be able to work as a services designer, planning and organizing people, infrastructure, communication and material components of a service. You will also be able to work developing webs & apps developer or being in charge of UX design. Another options you will have are working as a software designer, video game designer or augmented reality designer, it’s up to you and your career choices!
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION
If strategic management and communication is what you are passionate about, you will be doing visual communication design, working as a creative graphic designer, as an art director or even as a digital illustrator or brand manager.
CONSULTANCY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
When it comes to consultancy and entrepreneurship, you will be able to found your own studio, be a design consultant, find weaknesses in a brand and come up with strategic solutions, or be a creative or design officer. You will also be able to work as a project manager or work as a freelance, managing your own timings!
OBJECTS & PRODUCTS
As an objects and products designer, you will be able to go into furniture design, fashion marketing and exhibition design. This area allows you to analyze and direct people through signaling design, as well as create a good user’s experience in which ergonomics and aesthetics combined, play a fundamental role.
OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Having the chance to gain professional experience during your degree not only improves your technical formation, but also gives you a global perspective of the profession.
Real-world experience is a fundamental part of training to be an architect—the title alone is not enough. That’s why our Bachelor in Design involves a unique and extensive internship program, ensuring that all of our students gain the necessary skills to flourish in the sector and determine the trajectory of their own career.
Second-, third-, and fourth-year students have the opportunity to work at outstanding practices and design studios all over the world. As a result, you will be developing your international network before even graduating, distinguishing your profile from others in your field.
You will gain over a full year of professional experience, giving you a huge advantage when entering the job market and further establishing yourself as a valued designer. Demonstrate your creative and practical capabilities, and start building your career now.
BUILD UP YOUR CV WITH OUR INITIATIVES
YOUNG CORPORATE PROGRAM (YCP)
Accelerate your career with experiences from day one. Build skills through real-world opportunities, mentorship and connections.
IEU LABS
Gain internship-like experience from your first year. Choose labs that build your professional profile, develop practical skills and connect you with leading organizations.
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Develop leadership skills and make an impact by leading, mentoring and inspiring others.
- Student Government
- Student Ambassadors
- Peer Mentoring
- Leadership Development Programs
- Student Clubs Leadership Positions
INTERNSHIPS FROM DAY ONE
COMPETITIONS
Put your skills to the test and stand out by participating in competitions such as:
- Case Competitions
- Hackathons
- Innovation Challenges
- Business Simulations
- Design Challenges
- Moot Courts
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE WITH OUR FACULTY
IMPACT CAPSTONES
YOUR OWN PATH
Graduating is only the first step in your ongoing professional journey. See where our former students are and discover the endless opportunities that await IE University’s graduates.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What does a Bachelor in Design graduate do professionally?
A Bachelor in Design can lead to a wide range of roles across the creative and business worlds. Depending on their interests, graduates can pursue careers in strategic design, UX, visual design, product design, creative strategy and design consulting, among other fields.
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Is the demand for design strategists growing globally?
Yes. Demand is growing globally for design strategists who combine creative thinking with business, technology, sustainability and consumer insight. That is the kind of profile the Bachelor in Design at IE is built around: the program blends creative exploration with strategic thinking and a strong business perspective, and students work with technology and sustainability on real-life challenges.
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