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Master in Data Visualization and Information Design

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Key Data

  • Start: May 26th 2025.
  • End: March 30th 2026.
  • ECTS credits: 60.
  • Certificate: Master's degree issued by Elisava and University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC).
  • Methodology: Online.
  • Language: Spanish.
  • Direction: José Manuel Paadín.
  • Limited seats.

Presentation

Master in Data Visualization and Information Design: visually communicating large amounts of information

Today, like every day, you have left behind you an infinite trail of data in the digital world: IP addresses, likes, images on security cameras… And, like you, all the people around you. In order to understand all this abundance of data, we need data visualization professionals who have an open vision of this new digital ecosystem.

With the Online Master in Data Visualization and Information Design you will be able to work not only with raw data, but also you will be able to make sense of it and transform it into ideas, exciting stories or convincing topics.

By studying data visualization and information design you will become a professional with communication and analytical capacity with graphical and representational skills.

To sum up, with the Master’s Degree in Data Visualization and Information Design you will become a digital creator who understands data visualization as a communication tool with analytical and expressive capacity.

Objectives

Upon completion of the Online Master in Information Design and Data Visualization, you will have achieved the following objectives:

  • Know the history of data visualization and information design, its evolution and its current context.
  • Become familiar with the processes of documentation and analysis in order to be able to structure conclusions.
  • Analyze complex systems or large volumes of information in order to communicate them in an intelligible and efficient way.
  • Learn how to use specific data visualization resources in the context of information design.
  • Understand the expressive possibilities of information design and its capacity as a tool for design and communication projects.

Contents

  • Current context of data visualization and information design.
  • Data as raw material.
  • Tools for data visualization.
  • Data design and quantitative information.
  • Data communication design: Narrative and Storytelling.
  • Geographic information design: Cartography and Symbols.
  • Graphic design applied to information.
  • The written narrative of data: Infographics.
  • Information architecture.
  • Master's Final Project.
  • *The program includes an annual license to the Adobe Suite package.

Creative Pills

In addition to the specific modules of the Master, you will also be able to access two training workshops on tools and methodologies related to the world of creation and design.

In the following link you access the list of all the creative pills you can take during the master’s degree. You can choose up to two at no cost.

Students’ projects

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María Alejandra Delgado
Master in Data Visualization and Information Design
Punto pasado, línea futura
María Alejandra Delgado
Master in Data Visualization and Information Design

This project summarises through the stories of six women what it means to live in unequal conditions in Colombia, adopting a human, qualitative and close approach that tries to understand the local and the global at the same time from a qualitative point of view.

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Clara Majadas
Master in Data Visualization and Information Design
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Clara Majadas
Master in Data Visualization and Information Design

Research work based on the city of Madrid’s dependence on fruit and vegetables in order to find solutions for local, ecological and seasonal consumption in the capital.

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Alice Cardona
Master in Data Visualization and Information Design
Data from Macondo
Alice Cardona
Master in Data Visualization and Information Design

Analysis of the words in the work “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel García Márquez, to later transform them into data and turn them into charts and visualizations that blend colours, shapes, and images.

Who it is aimed at

SHIFTA's data visualization and information design studies are designed for programming and design professionals looking to improve their skills in the digital world:

  • Designers interested in acquiring skills that will enable them to successfully tackle data visualization or information design projects.
  • Journalists with an interest in graphic design and its capacity as a communication tool.
  • Programmers, data analysts and scientists who want to complement their training with design and communication resources.
  • Marketing and communications professionals interested in learning how to effectively present and communicate data through compelling visualizations.

Career opportunities

Once you have completed the master's degree you will be prepared to work as a graphic designer for:

  • Data visualization designer.
  • Data analyst.
  • UX/UI specialist.
  • Data journalist.
  • Academic researcher.

SHIFTER's Experience

“The development of the contents allowed me to get into the subjects little by little, learning in a very didactic and enjoyable way through thorough explanations, relevant materials and practical exercises.”

Hernán Beltrán

Alumni

Master in Data Visualization and Information Design

“The flexibility of the program allowed me to tailor the journey to my individual needs, facilitating a deeper understanding of key concepts.”

Alice Cardona

Alumni

Master in Data Visualization and Information Design

Eduardo España

“The methodology is very dynamic by having different ways of developing projects, debates and readings.”

Eduardo España

Mentor

Master in Data Visualization and Information Design

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“SHIFTA’s master’s degree stimulated my soul as a computer graphics artist and took my knowledge to the highest levels.”

Ada Fernández

Alumni

Master in Data Visualization and Information Design

Methodology

  • Our methodology is 100% online, providing the flexibility to combine training with the rest of your professional and personal responsibilities.
  • Methodological model supported by the rigor of Elisava and the University of Vic - Central de Catalunya.
  • Methodology based on Learning by Doing with the realization of real projects.
  • Flexible model that combines synchronous and asynchronous training.
  • Weekly live videoconferences with teachers between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. (CET).
  • Recording of live sessions to view them later.
  • Personalized monitoring and tutoring by a specialized team.

Admission process

The entry requirements for the online Master's degree in Data Visualization and Information Design are as follows:

  • University degree in a creative discipline. Other relevant degrees are also possible.
  • If you do not have a university degree, it is possible to gain access on the basis of professional experience that can be accredited.
  • Good reading comprehension in English (recommended).
  • Computer and good internet connection.
  • Be an efficient, planned and autonomous learner.
  • As a benefit, by enrolling in the master's degree, you will become part of the Elisava Bold alumni community during the academic year in which you are studying the SHIFTA master's degree.

Methods of payment and financing

From SHIFTA, we offer you the following forms of financing so that the economic aspect is not an impediment.

Single payment
If you pay for the master’s degree in cash, you will receive a 5% discount on the final price.

Own financing
We offer you the possibility of financing the master’s or postgraduate course in up to 10 monthly installments at no financial cost (0% TAE).

External financing
If you want a larger number of installments, we have an agreement with Nemuru, the external financing platform, which allows you to extend the installments up to 18 months. (Option subject to the approval of the financial institution itself after studying the relevant documentation). You will be able to access them once your admission to the program has been notified.

Bonus for companies
You can finance your training thanks to the bonuses offered by the State Foundation for Employment Training (FUNDAE) and the Tripartite Foundation to companies to train their workers. In this case, we have the support of an external consultancy specialized in this process.

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