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Official Selection at the International Festival of Video, Performance and Technologies 2018
Alessandra Hofmann
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Undergraduate in Digital Arts and Multimedia
Digital Arts and Multimedia
Here, you are challenged to explore new languages and forms of digital expression through projects that articulate image, sound, movement and interactivity. Lecturers with solid professional experience and access to laboratories equipped with advanced technology provide students with demanding, innovative training that is aligned with the contemporary challenges of multidimensional creation and its social, cultural and ethical implications.
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Career Opportunities
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Screenwriter
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Art Director
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Producer
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Production Coordinator
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2D/3D Modeller
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2D / 3D Animator
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Lighting Artist
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Video Editor
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Motion Designer
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Sound Designer
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Music Composer
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Voice Director
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Animation Director
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Game Designer
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Virtual Reality Specialist, Augmented Reality and XR
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Illustrator
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Photographer
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Digital Art Curator
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Designer of Immersive Experiences (VR/AR)
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Educator in Digital Media and Visual Arts
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Researcher in Art, Technology and Media Arts
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Cultural Mediator / Coordinator of Creative workshops
Creative processes and tangible outcomes
Projects
Critical, practice-based and contextual learning
Objectives
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To develop critical thinking and artistic literacy in its multiple dimensions and to provide notions of project management, production and presentation.
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To promote the creation and production of solid and technologically consistent multidimensional narratives, linking the fields of image, sound, movement and interaction through writing, drawing, photography, 2d and 3d animation, cinematography, soundscape, video games and interactive installations.
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To provide experiences in professional contexts, promoting collaborative work with other specialists in the field, with respect for diversity and the principles of professional ethics.
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Encourage participation in competitions and festivals in the field and collaboration with other national and international institutions, as well as participation in R&D activities.
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Encourage the realisation of autonomous work as a personal research practice and a way of deepening communication, procedural, technical and creative skills.
Structure, content and learning progression
Curriculum
Semester — 1
Multimedia Studio I 75 HC 6 ECTS
Artistic Laboratory I 75 HC 6 ECTS
Image Laboratory 60 HC 4 ECTS
Drawing I 60 HC 4 ECTS
Geometry and Projection 30 HC 4 ECTS
Themes of Contemporary Culture 30 HC 3 ECTS
Theory of Perception 30 HC 3 ECTS
Semester — 2
Semester — 3
Semester — 4
Semester — 5
Semester — 6
Electives
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Applications and Admissions
Profile
Ecossistema
Partnerships
With a network of partnerships, we want to explore new project possibilities, combining critical thinking, practice and technology in a responsible way. The Degree in Digital Arts and Multimedia is committed to exposing students to the real and professional context, through meetings, collaborations and partnerships with influential organisations in digital culture and immersive environments.
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Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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University of S. José (Macau, China)
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Produtora Bando à Parte
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Mecha Studio
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Canal 180
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Cinanima
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Batalha Centro de Cinema
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International Animated Film Festival
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Casa da Animação
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FEST – Festival Novos Realizadores | Novo Cinema
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Porto Post Doc
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Ginger&Jagger Design Studio
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Associação de Investigadores da Imagem em Movimento (AIM)
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Avanca | Cinema - International Conference Cinema – Art, Technology, Communication
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Journal Arts | Culture | Design - Planetário do Porto
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Instituto Português do Oriente (IPOR, Macau, China)
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CEiiA – Centre for Engineering and Development
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Munna Design Studio
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Associazione Socio-Culturale Italiana del Portogallo Dante Alighieri (ASCIP Dante Alighieri)
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Companhia de Dança de Matosinhos (CDM)
Teaching, practice and research
Faculty
Year 2026–2027
Tuition Fee
Evaluate the possibilities
Scholarships
Enriching lives, opening minds
Erasmus+
Projects, experimentation and connections with contemporary digital culture
Digital Arts in Action
Projects, experimentation and connections with contemporary digital culture
Agenda & Events
Undergraduate 2026/2027
Calendar
School Activities
● 1st semester · 21.09.2026 — 22.01.2027
● 2nd semester · 18.02 — 22.06.2027
School closures
● Restoration of Independence · 30.11 — 01.12.2026
● Christmas and New Year · 21.12.2026 — 03.01.2027
● Carnival · 08 — 10.02.2027
● Easter · 22 — 29.03.2027
● Academic Week · 03 — 07.05.2027
● Sr. Matosinhos · 18.05.2027 · 12:00 — 12:00
● Corpus Christi · 27 — 28.05.2027
Assessments
Publication
● 1st Semester · 25 — 29.01.2027
● 2nd Semester · 28.06 — 02.07.2027
Exams
● Appeals period — 1st semester — Registration · 01 — 02.02.2027
● Appeals period — 1st semester · 04 — 17.02.2027
● Appeals period — 2nd semester — Registration · 05 — 06.07.2027
● Appeals period — 2nd semester · 12 — 23.07.2027
● Special Season — Registration · 02 — 03.09.2027
● Special Season · 06 — 10.09.2027
Special Statutes
● Second Semester — Submission of applications for High-Performance Sports Student Status or Working Student Status · 26.02.2027 · 23:00 — 23:00
Change of Class
● 2nd Semester — Submission of requests to change class · 26.02.2027 · 23:00 — 23:00
● 2nd Semester — Submission of the application to cancel enrolment · 26.02.2027 · 23:00 — 23:00
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