Unilinks - Applied Bachelor - Interaction Design

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

Choose the four-year Work & Study option to balance your academic goals with practical work experience. This extended format is designed for students who want to integrate longer periods of employment with their studies, enhancing their resumes and applying classroom theories in real-world business settings as they learn.

Interaction Design programme blends technical know-how, interdisciplinary research and a creative artistic-scientific approach to enable the development of creative interfaces that generate progressive and innovative applications for media design, media research, media art, and communication.

It explores new roles, contexts and approaches for interaction design and trains students to research, analyse, prototype, and design concepts in business, social, and cultural contexts within existing and emerging technologies.

KEY INFORMATION

Degree

Bachelor

Language

English

Location

Spain

Intake Start Date

Nov 2025

Study Format

On Campus

Duration

4 years

Program Highlight

Standard Program

Total Semester

Total Tuition Fees

9,450 EUR / per year

Application deadline

Nov 2025

ABOUT UNIVERSITY

Harbour.Space University@Barcelona

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Students

500

🎓 Harbour.Space is a modern university offering English-taught, industry-led programs in Barcelona and Bangkok, combining design, tech, and business.

🛠️ Students learn through real-world projects and can earn a dual degree via partnerships with UTCC and UVic-UCC.

🌍 With global campuses and hands-on learning, it prepares students for creative, high-impact careers in the digital economy.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

1 Year

The first year foundational courses offer an intellectual framework within which students can begin to establish a coherent relationship between theory and practice. Course specific projects are designed to expose students to different roles, contexts and approaches in relation to design and technology.

Course specific projects are designed to expose students to different roles, contexts and approaches in relation to design and technology.

Topics

Art History
History of Design
Introduction to Interaction Design
Sketching Design Ideas & Creating Concepts
Empathetic Design
Introduction to Programming for Designers I
Introduction to Programming for Designers II
Leadership & Group Dynamics
Design as a Job
English for the Industry
Personal Project

2 year

In the second year, students are expected to become progressively independent and will learn not only the practical application of different types of interaction design methods, but also how design impacts people, environments, businesses and organisations. The courses offered in the second year aim to give the students a deeper understanding of how to approach problem solving through design.

Topics

Introduction to User Experience Design
Schematics
Content Strategy
Research Methods
Designing Interactive Layouts
Interactive Art Direction
Creating And Applying Brand Guidelines
Photography And Photo Manipulation
Introduction to 3d
Introduction to Motion Graphics
Introduction to Audio & Video
Creating and Applying Interactivity
Rapid Prototyping
Programming I
Client Project
Personal Project

3 Year

During the third year emphasis is placed exploring different design approaches, contexts and roles in relation to emerging technologies. Students will also have the ability to work closely with students across different majors within Harbour.Space and gain a deeper understanding of the correlation between design and technology. Lectures and courses in the third year will prepare the students for a practical career in design.

Topics

Physical Computing
Data Visualisation
Working with Data
Designing for Mobile
Emerging Technologies
Design Management
Selling & Presenting Design
Business, Entrepreneurship & Self Promotion
Patent Law & Strategy
Seminars & Workshops
Client Project
Personal Project

TUITION FEES

Tuition fees

9,450 EUR / per year

Application fees

125 EUR

Application fee cannot be refunded.

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ADMISSIONS PROCESS

Passing an interview with the admission officer in English

Higher secondary school certificate (or provisional certificate)

Higher secondary transcripts

Personal statement

Scanned copy of passport

Possible Career Pathway

Junior Designer

Mid-weight Designer

Senior Designer

Art Director

Creative Director

STUDENT's TESTIMONIALS

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It has been such a defining experience for me as a professional and creative. In collaboration with classmates, I have built ideas into real products and designs. Harbour.Space is a home where anythin

ROBBIE SANDS

Product Designer (Interaction Design)

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Harbour. Space was like a deep dive into the world of start-ups. With courses ranging from financial analysis and forecasting to understanding cap tables and go-to-market strategies, I got the full to

SERGI ROIG

CFO (Fintech)

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At Harbour. Space, the classrooms aren't just led by industry experts, they're communities that empower and support each other. For me, it's more than a university, it's a sisterhood. Here, / see wome

MAY PHOO PAN

Marketing Manager (Digital Marketing)

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It's never too late to embark on a new chapter or pick up fresh skills in your life. I've learned more in the past year than I did in the previous 30 because of how intense and engaging the classes ar

MIRIAM GONZÁLEZ

Lead Frontend Developer (Front-end Development)

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