DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 11,600 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Please contact us for specific information on fees (EU, Non-EU), scholarships and payment plans
Key Summary
Introduction
The three-year course of study in Photography shapes young professionals, which will be able to work in the of commercial, artistic and documentary fields, as well as for video production.
The program guarantees the acquisition of a solid cultural base and the knowledge of techniques and visual languages, which characterize different fields: from fashion to still life, from photojournalism to video-making.
The traditional techniques, the dark room and digital photography are aligned to digital image editing and to specific graphic notions and communication. Our labs give the opportunity to students to individual and group training, putting into practice all the theoretical aspects.
During the three-year course of study, we invite students to participate into exhibitions, conferences, workshops to learn how to catch stimuli offered by the contemporary scene. Multidisciplinary approach is developed through projects which involve fashion and design departments.
We encourage students to develop their own photographic language through experimenting. This expressive liberty allows young professionals to propose themselves in the world of work not only as photographers, but also as creative operators, which are able to communicate through images and to give personalized answers to the different market requests.
Student services
Accademia Italiana offers a range of student services:
Orientation
Accademia Italiana’s Information & Admission Office provides students with the information necessary to choose and apply to the most appropriate course of study. Accademia Italiana’s Information & Admission Office provides students with the information necessary to choose and apply to the most appropriate course of study.
Housing
Accademia Italiana offers a free housing assistance service to help students away from home find suitable accommodation.
Gallery
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Every year Accademia Italiana promotes excellence and access to its programs education through the award of study scholarships to partially cover the tuition fees.
The scholarship award is given on a merit-based evaluation that can include school grades, curricular and extracurricular activities, etc.
The scholarship announcements are published annually on the Accademia Italiana website, providing information on the application procedure and process.
Curriculum
An experimental approach
“Do not be afraid to have doubts and to be insecure, as it is often the moment of maximum tentativeness which corresponds to the moment of maximum creativity”.
- Oliviero Toscani -
This precious piece of advice by Oliviero Toscani represents the sense of our teaching method. Toscani, one of the most important fashion photographers in the world, pronounced it to our students, while visiting Accademia Italiana. We are convinced that the best ideas come out from constant research and from the desire to experiment. The wish to renew and to doubt about the results you reached is one of the keys to become a photographer.
For this reason, we think it is important not only giving solid cultural and technical foundations, but also promoting curiosity, and promoting the ability to capture stimuli surrounding us. This is the way we develop creativity and we cultivate talent.
1st year
- History of Photography
- Project Design Methodology
- Technology of New Materials
- Photography 1
- Visual Communications
- Applied Art History
- Iconography and Anatomical Drawing
- Chromatology
- Theory of Perception and Psychology of Forms
- Elements of Information Technology
2nd year
- Contemporary Art History 1
- Web Design 1
- Computer Graphics
- Digital Elaboration of the Photographic Image
- Photography 2
- Elements of Video Design
- Graphic Lay-out
- Lighting Techniques
- Foreign Language (English)
- Graphic Design
3rd year
- Contemporary Art History 2
- Theory and Method of the Mass Media
- Photography 3
- Photography Management
- Fashion Setting
- Web Design 2
- Aesthetics
- Workshops and participation in academic events
- Law, legislation and Economics of Show Business
- Final project (thesis)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
To encourage the professional development of the graduates, Accademia Italiana offers a free Job Placement Office. Besides establishing contacts with companies in the field, the Job Placement Office organizes internships and helps students and ex-students find employment.