Undergraduate in Design
Interior Design
In Interior Design you will find appropriate technical, historical and cultural preparation. You'll be able to explore different forms of spatiality and ways of experiencing them. Through ideation and drawing, modelling and digital models, you'll have the opportunity to design and develop equipment and work on the lighting dimension, intervening in various types of environments. Between the home and the commercial space, the permanent and the ephemeral, you'll be able to create new forms of intervention for future ways of living.
Profile
Critical, practice-based and contextual learning
Objectives
- Develop and cultivate a capacity for critical analysis and active observation for intervention in different project contexts.
- Experiment with possible methodological approaches depending on the intervention space.
- Explore tools for the manipulation and construction of spaces suited to the explicit and implicit needs of future users.
- Handle suitable tools for project representation and presentation.
Structure, content and learning progression
Curriculum
HC - Contact hours - ECTS - European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
Professional Future
Interior Designer in Design or Architecture Ateliers — Furniture and Lighting Designer — 3D Visualisation and Modelling Artist — Interior Decoration and Styling Consultant — Interior Project Manager / Construction Coordinator — Professional in Set Design and Ephemeral Spaces — CAD/BIM Technician in Design and Architecture Offices — Trainer, Teacher and/or Researcher — Interior Designer for Television and Audiovisual Production — Home Staging Specialist — Visual Merchandising and Window Display Specialist — Sustainable Design Consultant — Virtual Interior Designer
Teaching, practice and research
Faculty
Dialogue between design, industry and culture
Ecosystem
The Undergraduate Programme in Interior Design is also a space for contact with reality and the labour market, through partnerships with institutions and companies in the industrial and real estate sectors.
- Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos
- Câmara Municipal da Maia
- Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso
- Câmara Municipal do Porto
- Matosinhos Habit
- Maia Ambiente
- Rar Imobiliária
- IKEA
- Mar Shopping
- Centro Comercial Brasília
Enriching lives, opening minds
Erasmus+
Erasmus+, funded by the European Commission, is the EU's flagship program for education, training, youth, and sport. It aims to boost personal and professional development for all Europeans. This can involve student exchanges, vocational training placements, or even adult learning programs. Erasmus+ also encourages collaboration between organizations across Europe to share knowledge and drive innovation in these fields.
Undergraduate 2025–2026
Calendar
Atividades letivas
● 1.º semestre · 22.09.2025 — 21.01.2026
● 2.º semestre · 09.02 — 23.06.2026
School closures
● Natal e Ano Novo · 22.12.2025 — 02.01.2026
● Carnaval · 16 — 18.02.2026
● Páscoa · 30.03 — 06.04.2026
● Queima das Fitas · 04 — 08.05.2026
● Sr. Matosinhos · 25 — 26.05.2026
Assessments
Publication
● 1.º semestre · 22 — 26.01.2026
● 2.º semestre · 25.06 — 02.07.2026
Exams
● Época de recurso — 1.º semestre — Inscrição · 27 — 28.01.2026
● Época de recurso — 1.º semestre · 30.01 — 06.02.2026
● Época de recurso — 2.º semestre — Inscrição · 03 — 06.07.2026
● Época de recurso — 2.º semestre · 06 — 18.07.2026
● Época especial — Inscrição · 03 — 04.09.2026
● Época especial · 08 — 18.09.2026
Statutes
● Pedidos estatutos especiais — 1.º semestre · 22.09 — 31.10.2025
● Apresentação do pedidos de mudança de turma — 1.º semestre · 22.09 — 09.10.2025
● Apresentação do pedido de cancelamento da inscrição — 1.º semestre · 22.09 — 09.10.2025
● Entrega dos pedidos de estatuto de estudantes com necessidades educativas especiais · 22.09 — 22.10.2025
● Pedidos estatutos especiais — 2.º semestre · 09 — 27.02.2026
● Apresentação do pedidos de mudança de turma — 2.º semestre · 09 — 20.02.2026
● Apresentação do pedido de cancelamento da inscrição — 2.º semestre · 09 — 20.02.2026
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Scholarships
Turn your design dreams into reality with scholarship opportunities
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Applications and Admissions
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Contacts
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Undergraduate
The change that generates changes is taught and learned.
By studying at ESAD, you will have the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and make use of the school’s laboratories. You will explore and master a range of processes, tools, and technologies, both analogue and digital. The undergraduate programmes develop creative and technical skills, fostering critical thinking, collaboration, and autonomy. They prepare you to act with flexibility, responsibility, and innovation, positioning you at the centre of change.