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B.A. in Design

Design possible futures with real impact.

In a world that changes at full speed, design is key to imagining and creating new realities. At Tec, you will be trained as a designer with critical vision, systems thinking, and creative leadership. You will learn to develop products, services, and experiences that improve people’s lives, integrating art, technology, sustainability, and innovation.

Your future at Tec starts here
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Your career at Tec

Program Curriculum

Campus offering the program

Are you creative and passionate about improving the world around you?

 

Who is this program for?

 

If you enjoy solving problems and care about people’s well-being, studying Design at Tec can be the first step to transforming ideas into solutions with real impact. 

We are looking for individuals with: 

  • Creativity and innovation
  • Sensitivity toward social well-being
  • Critical and analytical thinking

How far can this program take you?

 

Graduate Profile

As a graduate of the B.A. in Design at Tec, you will create innovative and sustainable solutions to improve quality of life. You will integrate theoretical and practical knowledge, communicate effectively, and work in multidisciplinary teams.

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  • Ethics and sustainability
  • A critical and cultural perspective on design
  • Design with a holistic impact
  • Human-centered technological innovation
  • Innovative and functional design
  • Critical and cultural thinking
  • Sustainability and responsibility
  • Communication and teamwork
  • Companies in the manufacturing and service sectors
  • Creative industries
  • Your own office, offering design services or consulting.
  • Research and development centers.

Life in Design at Tec

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B.A. in Design

This program is also offered as B.A. in Design in English, allowing graduates to have a multicultural profile.

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  • It shapes global leaders capable of creating innovative and sustainable solutions to improve quality of life.
  • Program offered in English.
  • Extensive academic and professional opportunities abroad.
  • Projects with transnational partners.
  • Learning units with international professors and students.
  • Options for concentrations, Tec Weeks and/or Tec Semester in English.
  • Obtain a Bachelor’s certificate in addition to the Bachelor’s Degree in Design*

*Students graduating from the English-taught program will receive the professional degree and academic transcript for the Bachelor’s in Design (in Spanish), plus a certificate issued by the Office of Academic Services for having completed the program in English (BD).

  • Admission to the program with limited availability.*
  • At least 72 points on the TOEFL iBT, or 40 points on the EUC, or the equivalent to the B2 English level referenced by the CEFR.
  • Request admission to one of the campuses that offer the full program in English during your second semester if you began your studies at another campus.
  • Review and sign the notification letter outlining the characteristics of the English-language program.

*Please note that admission is subject to available space at the campus you are applying to.

  • Complete at least 75% of credits in English.
  • Demonstrate C1 English proficiency (CEFR) through authorized exams.
  • Meet all requirements to obtain a professional degree from Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Design at Tec

# 1
Latinoamérica Art & Design
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
# 50
Art & Design
According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
# 1
top Universidad privada en México.
QS World University Rankings 2026
# 7
Top universidades privadas en Latinoamérica
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Learn through an Integral Experience
1st and 2nd semester
1st and 2nd semester

You explore the fundamentals of design and develop visual, creative, and strategic thinking skills. You learn by doing, through real-world projects that integrate technology, sustainability, and culture.

3rd to 6th semester
3rd to 6th semester

You delve into areas such as speculative design, digital production, user-centered design, and creative leadership. You can choose disciplinary or cross-disciplinary specializations that enhance your professional profile. You participate in real-world projects with industry partners and gain international experience.

7th and 8th semester
7th and 8th semester

You design your own impactful capstone project. You participate in exhibitions, competitions, and immersive experiences, developing an innovative proposal that can launch your professional career or creative entrepreneurial venture.

Work hand in hand with:

Whirlpool
IKEA
Futures Design Lab
Gravity Sketch
Lululemon

 

Get to know your curriculum
1 Semester
  • Creative Methods
  • Design Fundamentals
  • Drawing and Graphic Expression
  • Elective Course Mathematics and Science
  • History of Art, Design and City
  • Induction to the Social Service
  • Tec Week Elective I
  • Theory of Art, Design and Habitat
2 Semester
  • Academic English
  • Creative Coding
  • Data Analysis and Visualization
  • Design with Mathematics and Physics
  • Digital Experimentation
  • Elective Course Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Exploration Topic
  • Research for Creative Industries
  • Tec Week Elective II
  • Tec Week Elective III
3 Semester
  • Design Studio I
  • Drawing and Representation
  • Elective Course Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Geometry for Design
  • Materials and Processes I
  • Tec Week Elective IV
  • Tec Week Elective V
4 Semester
  • Design Studio II
  • Design Theories and Methods
  • Digital Modeling and Visualization
  • Disciplinary Tec week
  • Elective Course Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Materials and Processes II
  • Tec Week Elective VI
5 Semester
  • Design and Technology
  • Design Studio III
  • Elective Course Ethics and Citizenship
  • History and Criticism of Design
  • Life-Centered Design
  • Professional Life Planning
  • Speculative Design
  • Strategic Design Management
  • Tec Week Elective VII
6 Semester
  • Professional Elective I
  • Professional Elective II
  • Professional Elective III
  • Professional Elective IV
  • Professional Elective V
  • Professional Elective VI
  • Tec Week Elective IX
  • Tec Week Elective VIII
7 Semester
  • Elective I
  • Elective II
  • Elective III
  • Elective IV
  • Elective V
  • Elective VI
  • Tec Week Elective X
  • Tec Week Elective XI
8 Semester
  • Design Studio IV
  • Elective Multidisciplinary Professional
  • Strategies and Guides for the Final Degree Exam
  • Tec Week Elective XII

The courses in the curriculum are subject to change without prior notice. To view the most up-to-date version, please check this page.

Broaden your profile with Tec Concentrations 


Specialize in key areas of your program and add unique value to your education. Deepen your knowledge with disciplinary concentrations or expand your skill set through transversal concentrations that complement your career path. 

Disciplinary 

  • Art, object, and fashion
  • Design and technology-based futures
  • User experience and interfaces
  • Jewelry design, production, and marketing
  • Design, innovation, and technological entrepreneurship

Cross-disciplinary 

  • Theory, History, and Criticism of Art and Architecture
  • Experimental Media Creation
  • Video Game Design
  • Sound Design and Post-Production
  • Design and Technology-Based Futures
  • Entrepreneurship in the Creative and Cultural Industries
  • Creative Writing in the Digital Age
  • Film Studies
  • User Experience and Interface Design
  • Open Innovation and Technology Transfer
  • Digital Journalism
  • Film Production and Directing
  • Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Tools
  • Quality of Life and Well-being
  • Mexican Culture
  • Design, Innovation, and Technological Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship in Action
  • Family Businesses, Sustainability, and Legacy
  • Government and Public Transformation
  • Social Innovation
  • Conscious Business
  • Financial Literacy for Decision-Making
  • Jewelry Design, Production, and Marketing

This undergraduate program can be studied in Spanish or English at different campuses

See the table below for availability by language. Programs are taught in Spanish unless otherwise indicated.

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If your program isn’t fully offered at your campus, you must apply to transfer to another campus before completing the first stage of your program (the exploration stage) in order to finish your studies.
CampusCurriculumSpots August 2026
ChihuahuaUp to 2° semester
Open
Ciudad de MéxicoFull
Open
Estado de MéxicoFull
Open
GuadalajaraFull
Open
HidalgoUp to 2° semester
Open
LagunaUp to 2° semester
Open
LeónFull
Open
MonterreyFull in Spanish / 
Full in English
Open
PueblaFull
Open
QuerétaroFull
Open
San Luis PotosíUp to 2° semester
Open
Santa FeUp to 2° semester
Open
SinaloaUp to 2° semester
Open
Sonora NorteFull
Open
TolucaFull
Open

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