With CursO, EINA opens a training framework oriented towards self-discovery, aimed at young people who wish to explore their creative possibilities before embarking on their university studies. CursO thus marks a crucial moment in the lives of future students and professionals in any creative field: freed from any academic inertia, this is a programme from which to test environments, explore possible and discover future avenues of personal and educational development.
CursO is a one-year course that allows each student to discover and explore their interests by making use of creative processes in art and design with the aim of strengthening transversal, polyvalent and socio-emotional skills - also known as soft skills - and training reflexes and creative aptitudes that will be key in profiles oriented towards the arts and design as well as in any field where innovation, invention and empathy are paramount.
CursO is a meeting place open to all profiles, vocations and orientations on the threshold of their future training.
CursO is aimed at young people over the age of 17 who are looking for a space and time to explore themselves and discover passions, skills and commitments that will help them identify with the most suitable training scenarios that match their personalities and singularities.
The training proposed by CursO is inclusive and although it is not a prerequisite, it is recommended that students have passed the baccalaureate or an intermediate level training cycle.
CursO is based on Experimental Pedagogy (EP), typical of the areas of art and design, through Active Methodologies (AM), where the roles of student and teacher are reformulated, creating an open community of learning and experimentation.
The course is organised around 7 project workshops that enable the activation of creative processes in art and design. Each workshop is associated with a theme, a conceptual framework, visits and meetings, as well as specific teaching capsules.
1 (SIMULTANEOUS)
2 (MUTANT)
3 (FUCHSIA PINK)
4 (EXTREME)
5 (DISPLACED)
6 (UNACCABLISHED)
7 (TOP)
The team of teachers and guests is made up of academics and professionals from different disciplines and always cross-disciplinary orientations. Thus, knowledge from anthropology, design, art, music, biology, landscaping, psychology, dance, scenography, performance, photography, illustration, typography, architecture, sociology, political science, physical education, choreography, film, philosophy, etc. is brought into play.
A personal portfolio of each CursO student will collect the results and processes of each workshop, making this material a possible tool for future training decisions.
In order to guarantee a maximum of versatility in each profile, CursO will include contents in English, Spanish and Catalan and will help each student to reach an optimal understanding of all of them.
1 (SIMULTANEOUS)
Reflection on the simultaneous coexistence of tourists and locals in our city as well as its nature, conditions and characteristics will open up a creative process that will review issues such as rhythms, rituals, habits, the ordinary and the extraordinary, estrangement and negotiation.
Specific training capsules:
CONCEPTUAL capsule: Affectations.
LANGUAGE capsule: Audiovisuals
PROCESSES: Drawing Capsule
SKILLS Capsule: Dialoguing
2 (MUTANT)
The contemporary tendency to domesticate nature, as well as to naturalise our domestic environments will be the protagonist in this art and design project workshop.
Specific training capsules:
CONCEPTUAL capsule: Negotiation.
LANGUAGE Capsule: Visual
PROCESSES Capsule: Photographing
SKILLS Capsule: Adapt
3 (FUCHSIA PINK)
"Genders, freedoms and stereotypes" are issues to be reviewed in our contemporaneity. This module proposes a Fuchsia Pink parenthesis, as a creative environment from which to learn about, question and propose related art and design.
Specific training capsules:
CONCEPTUAL Capsule: Looks.
LANGUAGE Capsule: Spatial
PROCESSES Capsule: Sonar
SKILLS Capsule: Strangeness
4 (EXTREME)
Barcelona is the far end of the Mediterranean for migrants crossing the Mar Mayor by boat. But it is also the starting point for these migrants on their way to an ideally promising Europe.
Specific training capsules:
CONCEPTUAL Capsule: Migrations.
LANGUAGE Capsule: Corporal
PROCESSES Capsule: Feeling
SKILLS capsule: Surprising oneself
5 (DISPLACED)
The legitimisation of fluid identities on the one hand and the need for authenticity on the other will be the framework for this module, which aims to take us into a displaced parenthesis from which to activate processes in art and design.
Specific training capsules:
CONCEPTUAL Capsule: Fake
LANGUAGE capsule: Performative
PROCESSES: Cooking Capsule
SKILLS Capsule: Empathize
6 (UNACABLISHED)
Globalisation brings us into a rough, mixed and spongy environment of coexistence. Mestizo language and sound, gestural and graphic communication are proof of the type of coexistence in which we are immersed.
Specific training capsules:
CONCEPTUAL capsule: Communication.
LANGUAGE capsule: Graphics
PROCESSES Capsule: Representing
CAPSULE SKILLS: Interpret
7 (TOP)
From the "Top Manta" to the "Top Ten" through the concepts of luxury and freedom will serve as a territory from which to activate reflections and creative processes.
Specific training capsules:
CONCEPTUAL Capsule: Top
LANGUAGE Capsule: Product
PROCESSES Capsule: Moving
SKILLS: Listening Capsule
The central space where the course will take place will be EINA Bosc, which houses workshops and versatile creative spaces open to non-disciplinary experimentation, digital and traditional graphic arts, and spaces to carry out exhibition and performance programmes.
All course participants will be able to use the spaces to develop and work on the different projects and activities proposed. The workshops of the building can be used freely, where the workshop teachers always accompany the students in the use of the machinery.
To access the programme you must pass a selection process, aimed at assessing the motivation and suitability of the profile of applicants for the course. The first step to enrol is to provide us with your personal details by filling in this form.
We will then contact you so that you can provide us with the necessary documentation and we will arrange a personal interview with the programme director.
The documentation to be submitted is as follows:
- Letter of motivation
- DNI/Passport
- Passport photo
- Optional: Portfolio of work
For more information on the acceptance procedure, degree requirements and other information of interest, please consult the section on access to master's degrees and postgraduate courses on our website or write to us at cursos(a)eina.cat.
Once you have passed the admission process, you will be able to continue with the course enrolment. The academic management will provide you with the link to process the enrolment and make the payment. Payment is normally made by credit card through the same enrolment platform.
Price: 5.500 € + 100 € fees + insurance
You have two payment options that you can choose at the time of enrolment: single payment (100% at the time of enrolment), or payment in instalments (50% at the time of enrolment and the remaining 50% up to 15 days before the start of the course).
Please note that your place will not be reserved until either the single payment or the first of the instalments has been made.
What kind of activities and workshops will we do?
The course is structured through project workshop modules. Each module will be activated by a visit to a controversial site where we will observe and analyse aspects, concepts and agents related to this situation. For which we will use skills and abilities related to mapping, diagramming, conceptualisation, interviews, as well as photographic, sound and graphic reports.
This will be followed by an active project-based methodology where, through workshop classes, creative processes in art and design will be activated, accompanied by concrete content capsules in conceptualisation, audiovisual and photographic language, drawing, modelling, materials, storytelling, public speaking, music, dance, programming....
The creative processes will allow the activation of different languages, thus exploring the different fields of art and design: performance, illustration, photography, drawing, dance, music, theatre, graphic, spatial, service and product design.
At the end of the course, both the results and the processes will be recorded in a portfolio or personal diary.
Where will the classes and workshops take place? How can I get there?
The main space where the classes and workshops will take place is EINA Bosc. The building is located in the north of the Sarriá neighbourhood of Barcelona, 15-20 minutes by public transport from the city centre. The easiest way to get there is with the S1 and S2 lines of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat, getting off at Peu del Funicular.
At the same time, there will be outings and explorations to various places, making sure that you can always get there easily by public transport.
Do I need previous knowledge to follow the course?
It is not necessary to have previous knowledge of creative arts or design to access the course. Although it is not a prerequisite, we do recommend and value that you have completed the baccalaureate and/or a medium-level training cycle before. If you have any doubts about your profile, please contact cursos@eina.cat or fill in the contact form on our website.
Can I enrol if I have not passed the university entrance exams? What if I have not done the baccalaureate?
Although the course takes place in a university centre, you do not need to have passed the university entrance exams to gain access, nor do you need to have pre-enrolled at university. We do recommend and value that you have previously completed the baccalaureate, or a medium-level training cycle. If you have any doubts about your profile, you can contact cursos@eina.cat or fill in the contact form on our website.
How do I have to register?
The first step to enrol in the course is to fill in the enrolment form. Once you have filled in the form, the course coordinator will contact you so that you can send her your letter of motivation and arrange a date for an interview.
What is the admission process for the course?
Places on the course are limited to a minimum of 10 students and a maximum of 20 students, so you have to go through a short admission process in which your profile is assessed. This process consists of two parts: a letter of motivation, which may be accompanied by a portfolio, and a personal interview with the programme coordinator. If admission is favourable, you will be notified so that you can continue with the enrolment process.
What will the interview be like? Do I have to prepare?
The aim of the interview is to get to know your profile and the motivations you have for participating in the course. The format will be a fluid and informal dialogue between the applicant and the course coordinator. You do not need to prepare beforehand. The interview will take place by video call, arranged in advance with the programme coordinator, and will be one-to-one with the student.
How can I prepare a portfolio?
It is not compulsory to submit a portfolio in order to apply for admission to the course, but if you do submit one, it can help to complement your entry profile. To prepare a portfolio you only have to gather a series of works from any creative field, such as illustrations, designs, audiovisual pieces, literary writings, among others that you think are appropriate to explain your profile both on a technical level and in terms of media or languages of expression, as well as other fields of interest.
How do I have to pay the registration fee and are there different options?
Once you have passed the admission process, you can continue with the enrolment process. The academic administration will provide you with a link to process the enrolment and make the payment. Payment is normally made by credit card through the same enrolment platform.
You have two payment options that you can choose at the time of enrolment: single payment (100% at the time of enrolment), or payment in instalments (50% at the time of enrolment and the remaining 50% up to 15 days before the start of the course).
Please note that your place will not be reserved until either the single payment or the first of the instalments has been made.
I don't live in Barcelona, where can I stay during the course?
Barcelona is a city that gathers many international students every year, and you can find different accommodation options ranging from shared flats to university residences. At EINA we have an agreement with the Residencia Universitària Sarrià, located very close to our facilities, which has very complete accommodation options for students.
How can this course help me in my academic future and my decision to follow the path of design?
This course will give you an insight and training in the field of design and art, both globally and in specific skills that will be useful for your future.
At the same time, a possible partial recognition of credits could be considered if the student decides to take the Degree in Design at EINA.
Will this course allow access to a university degree?
No. Having taken CursO does not provide a special access route to a university degree. In the event that you want to continue your university education, you will have to do so through the standard university access routes.
Will I be able to validate credits from the Degree in Design if I decide to continue my university education at EINA?
If once you have finished the course you want to continue your education in the Degree in Design at EINA, we are working on the recognition of a maximum of 12 ECTS credits.
