Las tendencias en la formación universitaria del diseño destacan el aporte de otras disciplinas como promotores de conocimientos indispensables para el ejercicio profesional. Específicamente, el diseño gráfico se ubica como un campo que demanda una base formativa interdisciplinar acorde con su dinámica de acción. Mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario a 126 profesores universitarios de México, se analiza la pertinencia del diseño gráfico para vincularse con otras disciplinas, en correspondencia con acciones docentes que se llevan a cabo. Los resultados advierten una disyuntiva entre la trascendencia concedida a la interdisciplinariedad frente al escaso compromiso que se manifiesta en la formación, diferenciada por tipos de universidad. Se concluye la pertinencia de replantear las propuestas de formación y esencialmente promover una enseñanza que trascienda los confines d...

The tendencies in the university education of design, emphasize the contribution of other disciplines as a promoter of indispensable knowledge for professional practice. Specifically, graphic design is located as a field that demands an interdisciplinary training base according to its dynamics of action. Through the application of a questionnaire to 126 university professors in Mexico, the relevance of graphic design to link up with other disciplines is analyzed, in correspondence with teaching actions carried out. The results show a dilemma between the importance granted to interdisciplinarity versus the low level of commitment manifested in training, differentiated by types of university. It concludes with the relevance of rethinking the training proposals and essentially promoting education that transcends the confines of the same discipline.

The tendencies in the university education of design, emphasize the contribution of other disciplines as a promoter of indispensable knowledge for professional practice. Specifically, graphic design is located as a field that demands an interdisciplinary training base according to its dynamics of action. Through the application of a questionnaire to 126 university professors in Mexico, the relevance of graphic design to link up with other disciplines is analyzed, in correspondence with teaching actions carried out. The results show a dilemma between the importance granted to interdisciplinarity versus the low level of commitment manifested in training, differentiated by types of university. It concludes with the relevance of rethinking the training proposals and essentially promoting education that transcends the confines of the same discipline.