Bachelor's degree in Multimedia

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Introduction

Do you want to be a part of the multimedia applications industry and produce audiovisual content combining creativity with the latest technology?

Train to achieve the double profile of multimedia content developer and producer/creator - jobs in great demand today, with great prospects.

Your best choice is to study at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).

Backed by over 15 years of exceptional experience in the field of training in multimedia creation and development - this degree course is the pioneer in this field.
A benchmark in Spain, supported by over 30 Spanish and international companies in the field, such as Mango, TV3, LedDream and Adobe.
You will obtain an official qualification.
You will be able to do placements from the third year.
You will receive advice on your professional future and we will advise you on job interviews, raising your profile among companies in the sector.

This degree is available at the TR12 (c/ de la Igualtat, 33, Terrassa). You can view the centre and its facilities in this 360º virtual tour.

Teaching goals

The aim of the bachelor's degree in Multimedia is to obtain skills related to multimedia production design, technologies, tools and methodologies, in the fields of artistic creation, entertainment and communication in the industry of digital and interactive content.

You will specialize in creating 2D, 3D, video and post production digital content, usability and graphic interfaces. You will also implement web solutions, mobile applications and interactive virtual environments. You will put this content into practice both as an individual and as a member of multidisciplinary teams, discovering the various options in the business sector of the multimedia world.

General Information

The bachelor's degree in Multimedia is an official university degree, complying with the requirements of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

Type of qualification: Official degree.
Language of instruction: Catalan, Spanish and English.
Taught at: Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia (c/ de la Igualtat, 33, 08222 Terrassa). Virtual tour
Schedule: morning and afternoon.
Number of new places available: 40 places.
Pre-registration code: 31042 - Bachelor's degree in Multimedia
Duration and course load: 4 years, 240 ECTS credits. The duration of the studies is eight semesters, including the final year project. Each semester consists of 18 teaching weeks.
Academic calendar: Download the academic calendar
Cut-off mark academic year 2021-2022: 6.286
Price: 106 €/ECTS (€6,360 for each academic year of 60 credits)*.

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Information about scholarships, loans and grants

* The discounts indicated by the DOGC on the public part of the price of the credit will be applied.

Applicants are given the option of making a voluntary €5 contribution when formalising their enrolment. As part of the UPC's 0.7% Campaign, this donation will go towards meeting charitable needs in developing countries.

Quality of the degree

In this section you will find all the information related to the Quality Assurance Internal System.

Quality Assurance Internal System and VSMA Framework
Bachelor's degree in Multimedia indicators. Main indicators and results of satisfaction polls.
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Excellent Accreditation

The bachelor's degree in Multimedia is accredited with excellence by the Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya (AQU Catalunya).

Academic information

In this section you will find the academic regulations and support plans that we apply to the degree.

Studies Academic Regulations Grade

TFG Regulations

Evaluation criteria for CITM curriculum blocks

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Entrance requirements and registration

University pre-registration

Pre-registration for official programmes of study must be done via the Government of Catalonia's university pre-registration process.

Cut-off mark academic year 2021-2022: 6.286

Pre-registration code: 31042

University pre-registration

The studies providing access to this official qualification are:

1. Higher secondary education certificate of any type and university entrance tests.

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Have completed higher secondary education studies of any type.
Pass the university entrance test (PAU). You can check the weighting parameters of the subjects of the baccalaureate type that will be applied for access to the university. You can also consult the Table of weightings of the subjects in the degrees of the CITM.
Apply for a place in the call for University Preregistration. Indicate Access Route 0 –University entrance examinations.

2. University entrance tests for candidates over 25 years old.

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Pass the university entrance test for candidates over 25 years old.
Apply for a place in the call for University Preregistration. Indicate Access Route - Over 25 years old.

3. Undergraduate training cycles.

Access to any bachelor's degree is possible from undergraduate training cycles, although the access grade (mean grade for the studies) or the weighted admission grade will be taken into account for admission to the studies depending on how the subjects in the specific University entrance tests are related to the knowledge area of the degree course for which access is sought. More information to the Universities Channel of the Generalitat of Catalonia. You can also consult the Table of weightings of the subjects in the degrees of the CITM.

The UPC provides official recognition for subjects and credits is some of the bachelor's degree courses for those who have completed specific undergraduate training cycles. Check which subjects in undergraduate training cycles this recognition of credits applies to on the Government of Catalonia website or by consulting the CITM Degree Validation Board.

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Apply for a place in the call for University Preregistration. Indicate Access Route 4 – Higher level vocational training.

4. Change of university and/or official university studies (transfer of transcript).

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Submit the Application for access due to change of university and/or university studies to the CITM Academic Secretary's Office (Application document). You can check the requirements for access by this means via this link.
Apply for a place in the call for University Pre-registration procedure. Indicate Access Route 7 - University entrance examinations with degree course started or Access Route 8 - Advanced vocational training cycle with degree course started.

After you have been awarded a place at our centre, you will have to apply to your home university for an "academic record transfer".

5. Hold an official university qualification at Bachelor's degree level or an equivalent qualification.

To access our studies by this means, you must do the following:

Apply for a place in the University Pre-registration procedure. Indicate Access Route 2 - Qualified.

6. Students with foreign studies.

These students can access the university by different routes depending on the country of origin, the existence of agreements and the situation of residence in Spain.

You will find the detailed information on the website of the Secretaría de Universidades e Investigación de la Generalitat de Cataluña.

7. Access for over 40 year students with accreditation of experience.

People over 40 years of age can access the university by accrediting work or professional experience related to a degree study, if they do not have an academic qualification that enables them to access the university by another access route.

Access to the university for over 40 years is convened once a year and can only be requested for a single study centre of Catalan universities.

The centre will reserve 1% of the places. +INFO

To access our studies by this means, you must do the following:

To accredit work or professional experience in relation to university education of the degree for which access is requested (minimum 4 years).
Do not possess any academic qualification that qualifies to access the university by other means of access.
To overcome the evaluation phase of the accredited experience carried out by the centre itself. The results will be communicated to applicants on 31 May.
Apply for a place in the University Pre-registration procedure. Indicate Access Route 10 - More than 40 years of age with work experience.

Entrance requirements and registration

Syllabus

Modular structure

	ECTS credits
Basic Training	75
Mathematics	9
Physics	9
Computing	12
Graphic Expression	30
Audiovisual Communication	9
Business	6
Compulsory Training	123
Computer Communication Technologies	12
Audiovisual Systems	12
Digital Image Technology	12
The latest WEB design applications	18
Human-Computer Interaction	9
IT II	12
Animation	12
Projects *1	36
*Elective Training 2**	30
Elective Subjects	30
TFG Final Degree Project	12
Total	240

1st Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Maths	Basic	Annual	9
Physics	Basic	Annual	9
3D Modelling and Texturing	Basic	1st Semester	6
Design Fundamentals	Basic	2nd Semester	9
IT I	Basic	2nd Semester	6
Human-Computer Interaction	Compulsory	Annual	9
Project I	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Project II	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
		Total	60

2nd Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Audio-visual Communication	Basic	Annual	9
Graphic Design	Basic	Annual	9
Visual Culture	Basic	2nd Semester	6
Business	Basic	1st Semester	6
Internet Oriented Programming	Basic	1st Semester	6
2D animation	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
3D Animation	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Projects III	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Projects IV	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
		Total	60

3rd Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
IT Network Architecture and Security	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
IT Architecture and Configuration	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Video Systems	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Audio Systems	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Dynamic Web Programming and Databases	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Virtual Environment Programming	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Project V	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Project VI	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Elective Training	Elective	1st & 2nd Semester	12
		Total	48

Elective Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Advanced audio-visual post-production I	Elective	1st Semester	6
Digital Creativity	Elective	1st Semester	6
Serious-Games Design	Elective	1st Semester	6
Advanced 3D Modeling and Animation	Elective	1st Semester	6
Advanced audio-visual post-production II	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Narratives for Real-Time	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Fundamentals, Design and Sound Editing	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Animation and Stop Motion	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Applied Multimedia Technologies VIII	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Applied Multimedia Technologies X	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Creative Lab	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Producción Transmedia	Elective	2nd Semester	6
In Company Practice	Elective	1st or 2nd Semester	12

4th Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Image structure and lighting	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Colour management and printing systems	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
The latest WEB design applications I	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
The latest WEB design applications II	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
The latest WEB design applications III	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Elective Training	Elective	1st & 2nd Semester	18
Final Degree Project (Regulations)	Compulsory	2nd Semester	12
		Total	42

Elective Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
BETMA I: Management and production of 3D projects	Elective	1st Semester	6
Advanced 3D Modeling and Animation	Elective	1st Semester	6
BETMA III: Object Oriented Programming	Elective	1st Semester	6
BETMA VI: Visual Effects	Elective	1st Semester	6
BETMA VII: Programming in Android	Elective	1st Semester	6
Generative Art and Processing	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Creative Lab	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Producción Transmedia	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Creativity Lab 360	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Data Visualization	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Digital Entertainment and Video Game Design	Elective	2nd Semester	6
In Company Practice	Elective	1st or 2nd Semester	12

*1 At the end of the course, the student will have learned and will be able to demonstrate their knowledge with the practical part of each subject, and in addition, in order to enhance and enrich their curriculum vitae, they will undertake a project within a group each semester.

*2 From the 3rd year of the bachelor's degree in Multimedia, the 30 optional ECTS can be obtained by studying optional subjects in the syllabus and/or doing work placements.

Clarification notice:

The CITM recommends students to follow the normal itinerary of 60 credits per academic year. The curriculum for this degree programme includes the possibility of external practice work (companies, public organizations…) that is considered as an optional subject area for students. As well, it is possible to take these courses in other foreign universities.

Management & Faculty

Name	E-mail	Type of teaching staff member
Anna Solanas Santacana	anna.solanas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Arturo Fuentes Calle	arturo.fuentes@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Beatriz Martínez Navarro	beatriz.martinez@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC
Degree: Graduate in Photography and Digital Creation (CITM/UPC) Masters Degree in Photonics (UPC) Doctoral student in Image Quality Projects and Professional Experience: Researcher working on video image quality measurement systems. External work placement and degree final project coordinator at the CITM. Image Quality Laboratory. Areas of training: Audiovisual Communication Image Structure and Lighting 3D Scenarios TFG Final Degree Project Lighting
Borja Meléndez Barrero	borja.melendez@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Carles Sora Domenjó	carles.sora@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC
Projects and Professional Experience: Director del Centro de la Imagen y la Tecnología Multimedia de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Investigador colaborador del Grupo de investigación DIGIDOC de la UPF. Ha sido profesor del Departamento de Comunicación de la UPF hasta 2019 y también ha impartido docencia en la UB, ELISAVA y BAU. Fue, de 2017 a 2019, Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow en el Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) de Estados Unidos de América. Ha participado en 9 proyectos competitivos de investigación. Publicó su tesis doctoral en UOC Press Comunicación (Temporalidades Digitales, 2016). Ha publicado artículos en revistas indexadas y ha sido revisor de varias revistas académicas nacionales e internacionales, así como de agencias de evaluación de investigación europeas. Ha presentado su trabajo académico y artístico en diversos foros internacionales como Ciudad de Quebec, París, Buenos Aires (VE), México DF, Bristol (i-Docs), Lisbone, Lugano (ECREA), Boston (MIT) o CCCB (Barcelona). Ha trabajado en más de 25 proyectos profesionales de artes visuales, teatro y difusión científica. Fue miembro fundador del estudio de proyectos expositivos Touché (2009-2012) y director del programa de posgrado Escena Digital (2010). Fue fundador del programa de incubación Starting Lab y coordinador del Grado en Comunicación Audiovisual de la UPF. Su actividad académica la ha llevado a hacer más de 40 conferencias en varias universidades, congresos y centros culturales, destacando Emerson College (Boston), MIT (Boston) y UPV (Valencia). Areas of training: Visual Culture Digital Culture Interactive Design Digital Art Digital Narratives
Carlos Monte Salvador	carlos.monte@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Carolina López Caballero	carolina.lopez.caballero@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC
Projects and Professional Experience: Presente: Directora de Animac, Muestra Internacional de Cine de Animación de Cataluña. Comisaria de la Sección Oficial Competitiva de Animación de FICG México (Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, México). Comisaria invitada en Animario, Festival Internacional de Animación Contemporánea de Madrid. Anterior: Directora de Xcèntric, el cine del CCCB. 12 años de temporadas anuales de proyecciones, actividades pedagógicas y publicaciones. Comisaria de ciclo audiovisual itinerante From Doodles to Pixels, Over 100 Years of Spanish Animation. (AC/E-CCCB). Proyección en el festival de Annecy, el MoMA de NY y 30 sedes internacionales más. Publicación con Cameo. Comisaria de la exposición Metamorfosis, visiones fantásticas de Starewitch, Švankmajeels Hermanos Quay (CCCB y La Casa Encendida de Madrid). Realizadora de publicidad en Tesauro SL (Madrid y Barcelona) y Group Films (Barcelona) Guionista y realizadora independiente TV (TVE, Canal Plus) Productora creativa y realizadora MTV Music Television en la sede de Miami (USA). Co-creadora, programadora y coordinadora de la sección oficial Anima't. Sitges. Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico de Cataluña. 10 años de programas, exposiciones y publicaciones. Animadora y realizadora independiente Areas of training: 2D Animation 3D Animation Visual Culture Projects
Daniel Castaño Estrella	daniel.castano.estrella@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Graduate Degree in Video Game Design and Development (University Camilo José Cela) Projects and Professional Experience: Game designer, level designer and programmer at Lince Works: Aragami, Aragami VR, Unnanounced project. (2018). UI/UX designer and VR programmer at Gravient: projects for SEAT, Volkswagen, etc. (2016-2018). Level designer BIG: Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days. (2016) Areas of training: Projects Video Game Design
David del Campo Sud	david.del.campo@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
David Sánchez Carreras	david.sanchez-carreras@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC
Degree: Graduate in Multimedia (CITM/UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Lecturer specialising in dynamic web programming, databases and web applications. International Mobility Area Coordinator. Areas of training: Human-Computer Interaction Projects Dynamic web programming and Databases Latest Generation Web Applications TFG Final Degree Project
Davide Careglio	careglio@ac.upc.edu	UPC professor
Degree: Graduate in Electronic Engineering (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) Doctor of Telecommunications (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Senior Researcher at CCABA (Advanced Broadband Communications Center). Research Lines: algorithms and protocols for computer networks, focusing particularly on interoperability, control and management, planning and routing. He has been involved in several EU industrial research projects. Computer Architecture Department. Areas of training: Computer Architecture and Configurations Computer Networks Architecture and Safety Latest Generation Web Applications
Edoardo Fano	edoardo.fano@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Projects and Professional Experience: An Italian lawyer specialising in intellectual and industrial property. Member of the Barcelona College of Lawyers. Legal consultant on issues relating to: trademarks, design, patents, copyrights, internet domain names, protection of intellectual and industrial property, in Barcelona and Milan (Italy). Director of the Master's degree in 'Intellectual and Industrial Property' and 'International Company Law' at the OBS Business School, University of Barcelona. Consultant on intellectual and industrial property in European Union projects in developing countries (Kazakhstan, Chile, India, Croatia, Republic of Moldova). Areas of training: Business
Eulalia Febrer Coll	eulalia.febrer@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Felipe Calvo Herrero	felipe.calvo@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Senior Telecommunications Engineer (UPC) Master's degree in Management and Business Management (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Partner at SVI Consultors. Certified as a Coach by the International Coach Federation (ICF). NLP Licensed Practitioner. Areas of training: Computer Architecture and Configurations Computer Networks Architecture and Safety
Francisco de Matthaeis	francisco.de.matthaeis@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Francisco Gabriel Díaz Salamanca	francisco.gabriel.diaz@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Francisco Hernández Abad	fhernandez@ege.upc.edu	UPC professor
Degree: Doctor of Industrial Engineering (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Member of the Board and Council of the Department of Graphic Expression, UPC. University Professor at the UPC. Expert in computer graphics, technical drawing, projects, descriptive geometry, graphic expression, computer graphics production and processing (3D graphics). Areas of training: Projects
Francisco Jose Pinel Cabello	fran.pinel@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Frederic Terrades Roma	frederic.terrades@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Graduate in Business Sciences and Actuarial and Financial Sciences (UB) Master's degree in Auditing (UPF) Projects and Professional Experience: Business consultant economist and insurance actuary. Accounts auditor. Expert on business plan advice. Areas of training: Business
Ismael Navales Farreras	ismael.navales@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Javier Jiménez Prat	javier.jimenez.prat@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Degree in Business Administration and Management Higher Diploma in Design Projects and Professional Experience: Javier Jiménez works under the pseudonym of Jouk Inthesky. He is an independent graphic designer, illustrator, street artist and documentary photographer. He has been involved in projects related to art direction, corporate identity, illustration, screen printing, marketing and shows, and exhibition production (Cirque du Soleil, IMC Toys, Ferran Adrià, The New York Times Magazine, etc.). His works of art have received prizes and been published in several books and magazines. Areas of training: Graphic Design
Javier Melenchón Maldonado	javier.melechon@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Engineering in Multimedia (Ramon Llull University) Computer Engineering (Ramon Llull University) PhD in Information and Communication Technologies (Ramon Llull University) Projects and Professional Experience: He has developed more than 10 state competitive projects and 6 commissions for private companies. All these projects are in the field of multimedia, specifically in multimodal processing. Áreas de expertise: Signal theory. Audio, image and video processing. Synthesis talking heads, sound and speech. Machine learning. Genetic algorithms. Neural networks. Data mining. SVD specialist. Areas of training: Audio Systems Video Systems
Jordi Voltas i Aguilar	jordi.voltas@upc.edu	UPC professor
Degree: Technical Engineer in Industrial Electronics (UPC) Doctor of Multimedia Engineering (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Expert Engineer in 3D Animation, Modelling, Rapid Prototyping, Industrial Design. Assistant Director of bachelor's degree courses in the Industrial and Audiovisual Area at ESEIAAT UPC - Member of the Board of the Department of Graphic Expression in Engineering. Areas of training: 3D Animation
José Luis Eguia Gómez	eguia@ege.upc.edu	UPC professor
Degree: Degree Holder in Fine Arts (UB) Doctor of Digital Interactive Communication (University of Valencia) Projects and Professional Experience: CEO at Digital Work Force. Researcher in Video games and gamification of education. Project Engineering and Construction Dept., UPC. Member of the Digital Games Research Association (DIGRA). Member of the GIE-UPC Research Group. He has published books on gamification and graphic design and articles in academic journals, and gives international lectures on new information and communication technologies. Areas of training: Foundations of Design Graphic Design
Josep Solé Pareta	josep.sole@upc.edu	UPC professor
Projects and Professional Experience: Ingeniero en Telecomunicaciones UPC. Investigador Advanced Broadband Communications - Talaia networks (spinoff UPC). Dept. Arquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores - Especialidad: Redes de computadores e Internet. Areas of training: Latest Generation Web Applications
Juan José Fábregas Ruesgas	juan.jose.fabregas@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC
Degree: Degree Holder in Psychology (UB) Doctor of Multimedia Engineering (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction and the coordinator of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the CITM. Director of the Image Processing and Multimedia Technology Center at the UPC. Research Lines: Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): The Human Factor in accessibility and usability. Co-Coordinator of CITM Degree Final Project and HCI Laboratory Coordinator. Areas of training: Human-Computer Interaction Projects Business Games Industry TFG Final Degree Project
Julian Pfeifle	julian.pfeifle@upc.edu	UPC professor
Lasse Löpfe	lasse.lopfe@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Doctor in Environmental Sciences (UAB) Projects and Professional Experience: Professional career: 2010 - 2014: Post-Doc Research fellow UPC, UCIII, CREAF 2015 - 2016: CTO, GKT Studios 2017- 2018: CTO, DefyU Technologies 2014 - Present: Freelance game designer Projects: Danger Room: https://store.steampowered.com/app/852250/Danger_Room_VR/ Janken Cards: https://store.steampowered.com/app/527210/Janken_Cards/ DefyU: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DefyUTechnologies.DefyU Areas of training: Programming Virtual Environments Game Design Data Analysis
Marc Ripoll Tarré	marc.ripoll.tarre@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Graduate in Multimedia Design and Animation Masters Degree in 3D Design (Media Arte Institute) Graphic Design and Illustration (Escola Joso) Projects and Professional Experience: CEO and Lead Artist at The Game Forger. Lecturer in 3D design and video games at BAU and ETSEIB and on the UPC School master's degree course in Video Game Design and Creation. Coordinator of video game development courses at TEC in Monterrey, Mexico. Áreas de expertise: 3D animation Game design Areas of training: Programming Virtual Environments
Maria Dolores Lapaz Castillo	ma.dolores.lapaz@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Degree Holder in Hispanic Philology (UAB) Masters Degree in Screenplay Writing for Film and Television (UAB) Masters Degree in Community Management and Social Media Management (University of Alicante) DEA in Comparative Literature and Master's Degree in Editing (UAB) Projects and Professional Experience: Community manager and expert in narrative and audiovisual script. She has published books on literary and cinematographic analysis on video clips. Director of the documentary ‘Champán para todos’ ['Champagne for everyone'] (2018). CEO of Círculo Polar Films. Member of Dones Visuals (Visual Women). Works with the scriptwriting team of El Terrat Produccions. Areas of training: Projects Audiovisual Communication
Maria Gonzalez Otero	maria.gonzalez.otero@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Graduate in Photography and Digital Creation (CITM/UPC) Masters Degree Master in Cinematographic Direction (ESCAC) Projects and Professional Experience: Director of photography Expert in advertising and audiovisual communication Areas of training: Projects Audiovisual Communication
María Leonor Balbuena Palacios	maria.leonor.balbuena@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Maria Pagès Rovira	maria.pages@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Degree in Audiovisual Communication (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) PhD in Animation (BAU-Universitat de Vic-UCC) Projects and Professional Experience: Tras licenciarse en Comunicación Audiovisual y haber disfrutado de una beca en los Maine Media Workshops and College Filmmaking (USA), comienza a trabajar en animación para Fílmax en El Cid: La Leyenda (2003). Ha colaborado con la Filmoteca de Catalunya para la restauración del film de animación Érase una vez… (1950). Su trabajo de investigación sobre el cine de animación le ha llevado a publicar en varios libros y revistas científicas, así como a participar en foros de animación española. Ha organizado dos foros de animación con la Dra. Teresa Martínez y ha coordinado la publicación Mujeres y animación: la industria desde los márgenes (Quaderns Bau, 2016). Como ilustradora, publica a menudo para SdEdicions. Becada por Dones Visuals (2020), actualmente trabaja en un proyecto de investigación para hacer un documental animado sobre la animadora Pepita Pardell y un trabajo sobre actrices cómicas secundarias como Mary Santpere. Áreas de expertise: Cine español. Cine de animación. Animación tradicional/2D. Perspectiva de género. Actrices y comedia durante el franquismo. Areas of training: Projects 2D Animation
Maria Rodriguez Sarmiento		Collaborating professor
Maria Teresa Florit Olives	maria.teresa.florit@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Degree in Multimedia (CITM - UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at TBB Agency Áreas de expertise: Desarrollo web Experiencia de usuario (UX) Desarrollo de proyectos eCommerce Areas of training: Internet-focused Programming
Marta Fernández Ruiz	marta.fernandez.ruiz@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC
Projects and Professional Experience: Investigadora en el área de los Game Studies con interés en la experiencia de usuario y la intersección entre las humanidades y la tecnología. Ha sido docente en el ámbito universitario y en el de formación profesional en el área de videojuegos, medios interactivos y narrativa transmedia. Ha trabajado en la creación y edición de contenidos multimedia, en la implementación de interfaces de usuario y en la gestión de proyectos orientados a la formación deportiva. En 2014 co-fundó Labhipermedia, spin off de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Ha publicado en revistas nacionales e internacionales como Icono 14, Brumal, Teknokultura, Computers and Education y Education and Information Technologies. Areas of training: Audiovisual Narrative Transmedia production
Miquel Bigas Tañá	miquel.bigas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Graphic Advertising Specialist (Vic School of Art ) Graduate in Photography (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Projects manager at La Farinera Visual Arts Centre in Vic. More than 10 years of experience working in image post-production and CGI. Works with the CGI Laboratory at the Image Processing and Multimedia Technology Center (CITM). Areas of training: Lighting Projects
Miquel Sureda Anfres	miquel.sureda@upc.edu	UPC professor
Degree: Aeronautical Engineering (UPM) Doctor of Mechanical Engineering, Fluids and Aeronautics (UPC) Master of Science - MSc (Imperial College London) Projects and Professional Experience: Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering at the ESEIAAT (UPC). Co-ordinator of the master's degree in Space and Aeronautical Engineering. Research in space technology applied to low orbits. Areas of training: Physics
Noemí de Trastamara-Fernández Grau	noemi.de.trastamara@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Graduate in Audiovisual Communication (UB) Master's degree in Visual Arts (UB) Master's degree in Multimedia Design (New York University) Projects and Professional Experience: Founder of Coloresdelaire, a multidisciplinary image company. Expert in communication and graphic design. Areas of training: Projects Graphic Design
Núria Riba Roqué	nuria.riba@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Oriol Boira Ricart	oriol.boira@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Degree: Graduate in Multimedia (CITM/UPC) Postgraduate degree in Virtual Reality (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: A game designer, and the producer and developer of more than 200 published video games. Co-director of R+D+I projects on multimedia topics. Technological broadcaster at RAC1 and Catalunya Ràdio. Member of the Catalan Media Corporation. Author of books on video games and gamification. Areas of training: Applied Multimedia Technologies Video Game Design
Pablo Fernández Duran	pau.fernandez@upc.edu	UPC professor
Degree: Telecommunications Engineer (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Creator of Minidosis.org. Researcher in Artificial Intelligence. Areas of training: Programming Virtual Environments Applied Multimedia Technologies
Pedro Omedas Morera	pedro.omedas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Pere Joaquim Mindan Seuba	pedro.joaquin.mindan@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Projects and Professional Experience: Ingeniero en Telecomunicaciones UPC. Ingeniero Técnico de Soporte y Documentador. Intesis Software. Investigador en sistemas de comunicación y reconocimiento. Experto en: procesamiento de la señal, procesamiento de la imagen, ingeniería de software, programación. Areas of training: Latest Generation Web Applications Colour management and printing systems
Ramón José Hernández Moscoso	ramon.jose.hernandez@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Projects and Professional Experience: Especialista en edición y producción de audio digital. Técnico de sonido (CFGS) especializado en producción, grabación, mezcla y mastering. Músico de sesión multi-instrumentista (guitarra, bajo, batería, piano). Areas of training: Projects
Salvador Bolarin Molina	salvador.bolarin@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Projects and Professional Experience: Director of Leonard Blum, a post-production studio specialising in advanced retouching, CGI and special effects. Areas of training: Postproduction and visual effects
Sofia Seinfeld Tarafa	sofia.seinfeld@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC
Projects and Professional Experience: Experta en aplicaciones de realidad virtual, interacción humano-ordenador, psicología y neurociencia. Doctorada en el Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) i Event Lab (UB), investiga el uso de la realidad virtual para disminuir actitudes racistas, mejorar la empatía en maltratadores y también para mejorar el tratamiento de fobias. Durante sus estudios de doctorado, realiza una estancia pre-doctoral en la Universidad de Maastricht (Holanda) con el fin de utilizar técnicas de neuroimagen para comprender mejor el impacto de la realidad virtual en el cerebro. Posteriormente, lleva a cabo una estancia postdoctoral de casi 3 años en la Universidad de Bayreuth (Baviera, Alemania), donde se centra en aplicar conocimientos de las ciencias cognitivas para mejorar el diseño de interfaces como la realidad virtual o también para el desarrollo de nuevas interfaces basadas en levitación por ultrasonidos para crear contenidos digitales que se pueden ver, escuchar y tocar. Ha trabajado en diversos proyectos de investigación financiados por la Unión Europea como Levitate y VERE. Ha publicado varios artículos científicos en revistas internacionales de alto impacto, centrados en la realidad virtual y en el campo de la interacción humano-ordenador. Ver resumen de estas publicaciones. Áreas de expertise: Desarrollo de aplicaciones interactivas, realidad virtual, interacción humano-ordenador y diseño de aplicaciones que utilizan la tecnología para mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas (salud y educación). Areas of training: Human-Computer Interaction Virtual reality
Vicente Hernández Abad	vhdez@ege.upc.edu	UPC professor
Degree: Technical Industrial Engineer, specialising in machinery construction (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Expert in industrial design, engineering projects, multimedia application generation, flat, descriptive and spatial geometry, and 3D modelling. Member of the Board and Council of the Department of Graphic Expression, UPC. Areas of training: Foundations of 3D Representation and Modelling
Xavier Manzanares Gonzalez	xavier.manzanares@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor

Career opportunities

If you are taking the bachelor's degree in Multimedia at CITM you can develop a career in fields such as:

Expert in web development and apps.
Expert in audiovisual production and postproduction.
Multimedia applications programmer.
Interactive virtual environment programmer.
Video game designer.
UI/UX designer.
3D designer.
2D and 3D animator for video games and digital content.
Audiovisual content designer and manager for marketing and communication projects.
Film and television video editor and producer.