Three year courses admission in campus of Milan, Rome, Turin, Florence, Cagliari, Madrid, Barcelona, Sao Paulo.
These are post-secondary school courses with obligatory attendance, designed for a limited number of students who want to take their talent and creativity and transform them into a viable profession, as well as wanting to acquire knowledge as a means of constructing the personal, professional and social project for their own lives.

The training aims at achieving three basic objectives: knowledge of technologies, of materials and of design culture, the ability to understand the market and its requirements and the ability to communicate the qualities of design.

The first year is devoted to acquiring the basic methodology necessary for students to adopt the right approach to creative work. In the years that follow, there is a more intense focus on design activities developed on the base of real client briefs, supported by the guidance of lecturers and by the supervision of consultants in the field in question.

The well-established relationship between IED and the working world enables students to take part in events, seminars and competitions: often real working experience that culminates in dissertation projects.This stimulates the students to acquire critical skills, the ability to operate independently, the responsibility to make decisions and the ability to relate to the client, just as they would in their real professional careers.

In order to apply proprerly you must follow these steps:

- download the above pdf file

- fill out all the blanks using the computer (digitally)

- print the form and sign it (manually)

The Application Form can be sent to us by fax, email (jpeg or pdf) or post.
All those forms filled out manually or without all the required documents will NOT be accepted.

IED Masters are based on two educational patterns:

• Project-based educational development aimed at generating real design innovation. The main goal of achieving innovative results is pursued through intense research activity.

• Design-related research. It embraces the academic investigation of design culture as a constantly evolving activity. A true paradigm shift calls for an effort that goes beyond the “classical” idea of innovation. IED believes that the ability to work in heterogeneous teams is the winning approach.

IED Masters education applies a transverse and interdisciplinary project-based approach. The areas of product design and communication blend together, supported by a substantial scientific component and by the intense work performed in IED workshops. The key goals of the educational model are the attainment of technical skills (cognitive, methodological, technological and linguistic capabilities), holistic skills (the ability to create connections between technical skills and areas of knowledge) and interpersonal skills (social interaction and team building capabilities).

IED Masters also apply a specific didactic methodology for each course. These combine traditional lectures with additional focus activities including round tables, seminars and workshops.

IED Masters are flexible in structure and contents, capable of providing increasingly effective answers to students who aim to excel in the areas of creativity and management. They are based on the driving principles of Italian design: an open, curious and enterprising mindset. They urge to transform scenarios through technical competence and creativity.

The 1st level Master courses are the right tool for students to change their professional careers. They target people who have studied in other fields or feel that their own training is inadequate.

1st Level IED Masters have therefore a triple function:

• to enhance each individual ability

• to redirect training objectives towards the creation of eclectic, innovative professional profiles with specific skills

• to offer a customised training curriculum for a new lease of professional life as a designer

The 2nd level Master courses are divided into Research and Professional.

The Research Masters

These are open, multidisciplinary courses that target students who aspire to play an active, leading role in their own research curriculum.

What students learn in IED Research Masters is the logic of problem-setting, the ability to recognize the issues that beset an ever transforming world, where every solution has a primary obligation to be sustainable. Today designers are required to be able to space from product and service solutions to daring strategic answers. This is where the ability to interact with complexity makes the difference.

Students from faculties with similar or equivalent contents are eligible for the Research Masters.

The professional Masters

These are vertical, in-depth, specific curricula that target students who aspire to achieve excellence in innovative professions.

What students learn in IED Professional Masters is the ability to generate valid responses to new problems, applying the logic of problem-solving. There is high demand for competent designers, capable of moulding and shaping the new products and services that market and technology create at a cracking pace. Designers’ basic abilities need to be completed and extended so that they can find advanced professional opportunities. The courses are modular and flexible, so that all participants have a chance to define the professional identity that suits them best.

Students from related faculties are eligible for the Professional Masters.

Held in English, the courses in this one-year full immersion are designed to enable students to experiment and pick up the basic tools of design

Theory lessons are accompanied by creative workshops, visits to firms, trade fairs and industrial events and meetings with practising professionals. The result is an effective concentrate of experiences, ideal above all for foreign students who want to invest a limited amount of time in acquiring key skills for building their professional profiles and gaining concrete experience in close contact with the Made in Italy system, without ruling out the possibility of continuing their studies later.

If you have already started work and are interesting in broadening your horizons of expertise and giving your CV a more competitive edge, then this is an ideal formula for you. Every year, during June and July, the IED Group offers intermediate and advanced courses in the fields of Fashion, Design and Visual Arts. These courses are held either in English or Spanish and generally last from three to four weeks.

They are a perfect solution for those who desire to combine their spare time during holidays with a new stimulating experience. Following a precise methodology and guided by professors, who are all professionals from the chosen field, students will experience the development of a project specific to their interests.

Ideal courses for picking up that crucial extra experience for your profession by investing part of the summer to learn new skills in a specific area of work

In order to apply proprerly you must follow these steps:

- download the above pdf file

- fill out all the blanks using the computer (digitally)

- print the form and sign it (manually)

The Application Form can be sent to us by fax, email (jpeg or pdf) or post.
All those forms filled out manually or without all the required documents will NOT be accepted.

These are typically very flexible modular courses with diversified didactic contents: features that enable personal curricula to be organised to suit each individual’s specific requirements. Evening attendance from a minimum of one to a maximum of five days a week, duration from one to nine months, the restricted numbers and the fact that the lecturers are all practising professionals are just some of these courses’ distinctive traits.

The topics tackled may be dealt with differently from one location to another in terms of formula, duration and depth.
These  courses are available only in local language.