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Do you have a talent for drawing and visual storytelling? Do you enjoy illustrating and creating videos?
At UDIT we offer you the Official Degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration, ideal for creative profiles who are passionate about drawing and audiovisual content.
A pioneering degree in Spain that combines Illustration with graphic, advertising and audiovisual creation.
If you have any questions, you can fill out this form and we will contact you as soon as possible. We will send you the official brochure, where you will find all the detailed information about the programme, the syllabus, career opportunities, the admission process and much more so that you can make the best decision.
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What do a poster, a book, an animated series, and a website have in common? Visual storytelling. In a world where the creative industries are being reshaped by entertainment, digital experiences, and content creation, the ability to craft images with purpose, emotion, and narrative has become one of the most powerful ways to connect with audiences.
Today’s creative landscape demands professionals who can think critically, create boldly, and adapt continuously. Analytical thinking, creativity, leadership, resilience, empathy, and intellectual curiosity are among the most sought-after skills across industries. At UDIT, these capabilities are embedded into the learning experience from day one through a hands-on, project-based methodology enriched by international opportunities, industry events, and a vibrant creative environment. Here, you will learn how to transform ideas into compelling visual experiences that resonate with people.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration at UDIT prepares a new generation of illustrators and visual storytellers with strong creative, narrative, and strategic capabilities. The program is designed to help students develop original intellectual property and bring distinctive value to any creative project. From drawing and animation to typography, storyboarding, comics, photography, and web design, you will build a comprehensive creative skill set that enables you to shape your own projects, visual worlds, and artistic voice.
Take part in IlustraFest, Spain’s leading illustration festival, co-organized by UDIT, the ABC Museum, and El Duende magazine. You’ll enjoy a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the industry, connect with some of Spain’s most acclaimed illustrators, and experience the creative world from the inside.
Your creations achieve professional visibility through competitions, exhibitions and collaborations with the industry, forming an active part of professional associations such as Club de la Creatividad, DiMad, AEBrand and ADG FAD Laus.
UDIT is the home of IlustraFest, Madrid’s illustration festival and one of the most influential creative events in the industry. Bringing together artists, studios, publishers, and leading brands, the festival offers students a unique opportunity to experience the creative sector from the inside and engage directly with its key players.
It interacts with companies and professionals from the beginning, with more than 2,400 internship agreements and projects with brands such as Universal, Ogilvy, Interbrand, JCDecaux, Seat, Santander.
Boost your personal brand and your own projects while you learn to position, negotiate and defend your work. Participate in creative marathons, festivals and professional awards such as Inspirathon, LAUS or The Young Ones, gaining visibility and real experience.
You will learn in an international environment with workshops, conferences, trips and global experiences that expand your creativity and vision of design, preparing you to join studios, agencies or your own projects anywhere in the world.
You will live in a unique university ecosystem of co-creation and entrepreneurship where companies, science and technology centres come together, developing real projects and promoting your innovative ideas from the start.
Spaces designed to enhance your traditional and experimental artistic skills, with spaces designed to encourage the practice of drawing, illustration and creative expression.
Spaces equipped with Wacom Cintiq 22" graphic tablets, state-of-the-art workstations and professional software, designed so that you can develop all kinds of projects.
Multimedia laboratory with professional audiovisual production equipment (Canon, Nikon and JVC cameras, lighting, microphones, chroma screens, etc.) where you will be able to create and produce quality content.
Specialised printing area where you can materialise your designs with professional technology, allowing you to test, experiment and produce physical graphic pieces such as posters, prototypes or branding.
State-of-the-art digital fabrication lab where you can transform your ideas into real prototypes using 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines and other advanced technologies.
The only materials library of a university in Spain, thanks to the agreement with Material ConneXion. A physical and digital archive with thousands of innovative and sustainable references to inspire your projects and learn about cutting-edge materials.
Internship agreements with top companies and agencies in the sector.
National and international awards won in the last 4 years.
Spain’s leading official Bachelor’s Degree for graduate employability and industry integration.
Faculty members are active professionals working at the forefront of the illustration industry.
Expand your international experience through our exchange agreement with the University of the Arts London (UAL), one of the world’s most prestigious institutions for art and design. As a student of Audiovisual Design and Illustration at UDIT, you will have the opportunity to study in London and immerse yourself in a unique academic environment, collaborating with internationally recognized students, faculty, and creative practitioners while gaining invaluable global perspectives and industry exposure.
With a degree in Fine Arts and a PhD in Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid, he has 20 years of professional experience working as a graphic designer, art director and creative director in multinationals such as Bertelsmann, G+J or Wolters Kluwer.
Marieta Diego Sánchez
Audiovisual Design and Illustration Degree Alumni
For me, studying Audiovisual Design and Illustration has meant finding my place in the workplace and confirming that I can dedicate myself to my passion. During these 4 years I have been able to build my own style and discover how enriching it is to design and learn alongside others who have the same passion. I have been able to learn from the basics to be able to consolidate my own criteria that allows me to face new projects from a professional perspective. I feel that I couldn't have had a better time at university, I've enjoyed every day and every class, and I'm going to miss the dynamic that is so characteristic and special at UDIT. At the university I have found friends and teachers with whom I have grown both personally and professionally and a place where I feel at home, without a doubt.
Sofía Nieto
Alumni of the Degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration
For me, studying for a degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration has been a path of experimentation and knowledge.
Throughout the four years, you discover different aspects of the sector. At the beginning of the degree, you have a very general vision, but in the last year that perspective changes completely, as the degree allows you to explore different approaches within the sector.
I think it offers a very wide range of possibilities and multiple applications of both illustration and design.This exploration has allowed me, year after year, to get to know myself a little more as a professional, delving into the limits of each subject and appropriating what resonated most with me to integrate it into my way of working. I have learned to apply illustration to design, design to branding and to generate connections between these disciplines in a coherent way.
On a more personal level, it has also been a journey of self-knowledge through creative work. In addition, I have been lucky enough to be part of a promotion and a community of professionals and teachers that has been very enriching in many ways, for which I am grateful.
Carlos Raúl Galán
Audiovisual Design and Illustration Degree Alumni
My experience at the university has been very enriching both personally and professionally. UDIT has provided me with an inspiring environment, where in addition to acquiring academic knowledge I have been able to build friendships and establish professional contacts that will accompany me in the future. I feel that I have grown a lot, not only in technical skills, but also in my ability to collaborate, communicate ideas and tackle creative projects.
Integrate artificial intelligence into your creative process and discover new ways to design, experiment, and develop projects with real-world impact.
Gain the knowledge and entrepreneurial mindset to turn ideas into real ventures, learning how to launch, manage, finance, and scale projects with a strong business perspective.
Develop your language skills through a practical, goal-oriented approach, building the confidence to communicate effectively in international and professional environments.
Studying the Degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration at UDIT means opting for a university education of excellence that combines creativity, technological innovation and a strong connection with the professional environment. UDIT was a pioneer in Spain in offering official degrees in design, and today continues to make a difference with a practical, up-to-date and employability-focused approach.
Because at UDIT we offer you a unique and winning methodology. Based on a vocation for creativity, innovative and up-to-date syllabuses, the incorporation of technology and innovation as the backbone, training based on real projects and the critical thinking instilled by the teaching staff.
Discover the detailed syllabus of the Degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration at UDIT.
If you come from the Spanish education system, to study this Degree at UDIT you must meet at least one of the following requirements:
Students coming from educational systems outside Spain:
During the Degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration at UDIT, you will acquire a solid command of the main programmes used in the creative industry. You will learn to handle professional tools that will allow you to develop projects from start to finish, from visual conceptualisation to final production.
These tools are integrated into real projects from the very first course, allowing you to develop a technical and creative portfolio in line with the demands of the sector.
Yes, all degrees offered at UDIT are official and internationally recognised.
You should be careful with other degrees offered on the market as "Official Degrees" that in reality are not. To check if a degree is official, you should consult the website of the RUCT (Registro de Universidades, Centros y Títulos), an official body belonging to the Ministry of Universities that oversees academic organisation and university officialdom.
In the 2027–2028 academic year, the first-year fee for the Bachelor in Audiovisual Design and Illustration at UDIT is €11,460 for place reservation and tuition for 60 ECTS credits. This figure comprises a €2,100 place reservation fee, which secures a place on the chosen programme, and €9,360 in tuition fees, at €156 per credit. New students also pay a one-off €500 fee to open a student file, payable only in the first year. Enrolment includes student insurance.
Tuition fees can be paid in a single instalment —between 1 and 5 September, with a 3% discount— or, for students from Europe, Latin America and Brazil, in ten monthly instalments from September to June, due on the 5th of each month. Students from other regions must pay the full amount in July, before the start of the academic year; from the second year onwards, they may also use the monthly payment plan. To reduce the cost, students can consult the current calls for UDIT’s Academic Excellence, High Academic Achievement, Young Talents and Trébol Study Support scholarships and grants, family allowances, company scholarships available for certain degrees, and any applicable government-funded scholarships. Eligibility and award amounts depend on the terms of the current call for applications.
The first step is to request information, you can do this via the web, by telephone on 91 555 25 28 or by email: orientación.universitaria@udit.es.
The next step is to take the level test, the aim of which is to find out the student's academic competences, allowing you to detect reinforcement actions before the start of the course.
Once you have taken the test and have been informed that you have been admitted to UDIT, make a registration reservation to guarantee your place for the next course. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you want to study the Degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration you can do sowithout having to have taken a specific baccalaureate, you must meet the entry requirements set out in art.3 of Royal Decree 412/2014, nor have prior knowledge of aspects such as motion graphics, lettering, typography, posters... All our degrees start from scratch, so it is not necessary to take a specific type of baccalaureate that trains you in these areas.
Although it is true that, due to the type of degree, it is recommended to take a bachelor's degree in the arts, you do not need to worry about your previous training in order to make the most of our degrees.
What baccalaureate do you need to study Audiovisual Design and Illustration?
Audiovisual design is a discipline that encompasses multiple facets of the creation and production of visual and sound content. At UDIT, our students learn to:
UDIT does not require a cut-off mark for admission to university degrees. However, due to the specificity of these degrees, potential students must take their own specific admission tests.
The Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration lasts four years. During this time, students complete a curriculum that includes:
All our degrees start from scratch, so it is not necessary to take a specific type of baccalaureate.
It is true that due to the type of our degrees, it is usually recommended to take a baccalaureate in arts or science and technology.
The purpose of the entrance exam is to get to know the profile of the future student in order to be able to offer you personalised attention and, if necessary, to reinforce any previous skills, such as artistic drawing.
In no case should you be concerned about your previous training when it comes to getting the most out of our degree courses.
Adobe programmes are installed on the computers set up for this purpose in the classrooms. From the 2025-26 academic year, all UDIT students will have an Adobe Creative Cloud licence that they can use on any device, inside or outside the University.
Of course, by offering you an official Bachelor's degree, you can apply for all the public grants for this type of degree. Moreover, official scholarships are compatible with our internal study grants. If you have a good academic record or if creativity is part of your DNA, don't hesitate to apply for all of them. You can check the details on this link.
Download here a PDF document with the answers to the most frequently asked questions about this Degree, we answer all your doubts!
Nº. of places in Degree in Audiovisual Design and Illustration: 60
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