As part of a wider institution that has a history lasting over 60 years, LCI Barcelona is a school that offers a varied range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications taught to the highest standards.
Based in Barcelona, students have the chance to learn amongst one of Europe’s most famous and culturally rich cities, with amazing opportunities to learn and grow academically and personally through the school and the wider city.
With low student-to-teacher ratios and most graduates working immediately upon completion, students benefit from extensive expertise and support. They will receive all the help needed to learn the key skills in their chosen field, as well as get any additional guidance on general school life from the helpful support teams.
Facilities on campus are of a high standard too, including multipurpose spaces adaptable to very diverse uses and other more specialized ones such as the TecnoFab, the AulaLab, two FotoLabs, etc. There are also common spaces such as the Agora, the library or the cafeteria.
There are six main study areas that students can choose from, ranging from design to visual arts. Within each area are a number of qualifications aimed at different interests and abilities and taught in Spanish (some of them also in English).
LCI Barcelona was born in 2013 following the partnership between LCI Education and the Felicidad Duce Fashion School, which was founded in 1928. Therefore, 2023 will be a significant year for LCI Barcelona with the celebration of its 10th anniversary and the 95th anniversary of its fashion area.
2024 will be a turning point in LCI Barcelona's history with the inauguration of its new campus. These spectacular facilities located in the 22@ district, the heart of the most creative and innovative side of Barcelona, will be a great boost for the school and will reinforce its educational project at national and international level as the European flagship of the prestigious LCI Education network.
This sustainable building (BREEAM® certified) will be equipped with the latest technology and surrounded by a large green public space. All the facilities have been designed to make the most of natural light and avoid direct solar radiation.
LCI Barcelona will be 400 meters away from the Disseny Hub, a reference institution in the design and creativity sector, and next to more than 1,500 companies, institutions, universities, technology centres, SMEs, start-ups and other entities.
€11,550 Undergraduate Fees are for indicative purposes, check with institution for details
€11,400 Living costs Source: Study in Spain
€4,668 To live on campus Source: Study in Spain
Studying at LCI Barcelona costs EUR 9,360 (bachelor’s degrees per year), EUR 7,500 (university diplomas per year), EUR 9,600 (private masters total) and EUR 10,680 (official masters total), among other programs.
LCI Barcelona provides its future students with all possible resources to have the opportunity to study there. The school has agreements with different banks that allow students to apply for loans under special conditions to pay for their studies, if required.
The Student Services Department of LCI Barcelona will accompany and guide all the students through the entire process of applying for and receiving the scholarships and grants that are available to them, which include the Continuing Education Scholarships, Topfolio Scholarships, Scholarships for Excellence, Ministry Scholarships and others.
Students are accepted to LCI Barcelona from all over the world. The institution is open to receive applications from a range of applicants. Students can show evidence of their education received from their country’s equivalent system.
Students may also need to complete a test relevant to their course – this could be an individual project or a portfolio of work that they have already completed. All the students are required to undergo an interview, either in-person or online, with an advisor from the Admissions Department and, if necessary, also with the program director or the person responsible for the area in question.
Students must also demonstrate proof of their language skills. Courses are taught in Spanish (some of them in English), so relevant qualifications providing their capabilities with the language are required in certain cases.
LCI Barcelona comprises a group of professionals committed to consolidating a creation and experimentation center in continuous development, fostering the spirit of collaboration and sustainability in design and society.
Its faculty are working professionals who bring practical real-world experience to the role by sharing with the students everything that is happening in their respective areas. They work to ensure that students develop the skills and aptitudes that will enable them to reach their full creative potential.
The school’s training methodology is based on experience and professional practice. It offers a dynamic and constantly updated education platform, closely linked to social, cultural and economic context to integrate and transmit to the students the evolution of techniques and the needs of people, companies and institutions.
All LCI Barcelona professionals work hard to foster the creative and human potential of each student in the community, through a methodology that combines the academic rigor and the dynamism of the creative industries.
There are just 2.5 students to every member of teaching staff at the school, so class sizes can be kept smaller while each student is afforded more time by his/her tutor.
LCI Barcelona belongs to different clusters related to its creative multiverse and has partnerships with more than 250 design and visual arts companies and institutions, as well as innovation and technology centres.
LCI Barcelona’s creative multiverse is made up of six areas within design and visual arts. Students will find a selection of courses in each area. The six main departments of LCI Barcelona are:
Its academic offer is very wide and includes a diverse selection of qualifications, depending on students’ prior education level and suitability. These are:
The school is oriented in BA and MA in Design and Visual Arts, in which the education is based on a holistic contextualization of the professional practice (cultural, social, technological, management) in an innovation frame.
Each of these programmes are designed to promote a pedagogical model based on learning by doing, as well as the professional and personal development of the students. The school also promotes synergies and collaborations among all its areas and programs. LCI Barcelona defends that future generations must understand design and visual arts as a means to express oneself and find innovative solutions to people's problems and needs.
LCI Barcelona is located in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, a district with many commercial, cultural, restaurant and leisure activities. In September 2015, the school opened its new facilities on Balmes street 209, which during 2020 were expanded with the annexation of Balmes street 207.
The campus has the equipment and technology necessary to promote the talent of each student through all kinds of projects. Students have the opportunity to learn in a space designed to expand their inspiration so that they can make the most of their creative potential.
The LCI Barcelona campus boasts 3,500 square meters over two floors, with a total of 31 classrooms designed according to the needs of each area (fashion design, graphic design, interior design, product design, video game design, 2D and 3D animation and photography). It has multipurpose spaces, which allow very diverse uses, and other more specialized ones such as the TecnoFab, the AulaLab, the FotoLabs, the computer rooms, etc. In total, the facilities have the capacity to train 1,000 students each academic year.
In its more than 700 square meters of common spaces, students have all the services and amenities they could need: library, cafeteria and exhibition area, in addition to the Agora, the center of social activity for the LCI Barcelona community. The campus provides the ideal environment for study, reflection, inspiration, experimentation and creation. Within this context of dynamism and talent development, students can benefit from being part of the most international school of design, creativity and innovation in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
