IED – Istituto Europeo di Design Rome
Diploma in Graphic Design
Rome, Italy
Diploma
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This English-taught Diploma in Graphic Design runs for three years in Rome. You’ll learn to manage the full graphic design process, from concept to completion, gaining technological knowledge, design skills and visual communication methods. The course welcomes international students and gives a global perspective on design, helping you read and interpret visual culture and create recognizable projects.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles in visual communication and creative industries. Typical paths include graphic designer, brand designer, art director, UX/UI designer, motion graphics artist, visual communicator, and freelance designer, and roles in agencies, creative studios, publishing, advertising and digital media.
This course is held in English language
Turn your ideas into tangible visions: enrol in the three-year Graphic Design program in Rome and learn how to manage the entire graphic design process.
Immerse yourself in this journey and become a protagonist in contemporary graphics. Through this course, you will acquire all the tools you need to read and interpret the world around you and to design unique as well as recognisable projects.
No matter what your background is, you will be launched in a training context that will allow you to gain an understanding of the world of design from a global perspective.
The classes at the Three-year course in Graphic Design welcome students from all over the world who want to learn the languages of visual communication and design in order to assert their identity and make an impact.
The Three-year Course in Graphic Design is held in Rome, a city that mixes its magnificence with the exceptional quality of Italian-made design. In this cultural context, you will acquire thinking tools, technological knowledge, and technical/design skills that will enable you to become a versatile professional. In fact, you will be capable of following the overall development of a communication project from conception to completion.
Let your passion for the world of graphics lead you through this extraordinary experience and into a future filled with new visions and projects.
Methodology and structure
Teaching is based on project management techniques and design thinking, with a focus on advertising campaigns and infographic design. Thanks to this approach, it will be possible to draw unprecedented connections between different projects, including tourism, culture, art, architecture, and food. The aim is to enhance design as a tool to promote an area's unique identity.
The course is rooted in the rich heritage of Italian graphic design and features a team of lecturers owning international experience. As part of the educational approach, you will receive theoretical training featuring extensive project and workshop activities. All this will stimulate you to seek innovative solutions through experimentation.
Students will be able to share knowledge and skills in an immersive, interdisciplinary environment through case studies, business challenges, and project work with partner companies.
You will learn how to develop strategic thinking, which is essential for managing complex projects at all levels. It is our goal to stimulate you to find innovative solutions for different areas, from brand design to advertising, from data visualisation to infographics, from web design to creative coding and motion design.
First Year
- History of Contemporary Art
- History of Drawing and Artistic Design
- Design Methods
- Introduction to Publishing Design
- Perception Theory and the Psychology of Form
- Graphic Design 1
- Computer Graphics 1
- Arts Semiotics
Second Year
- Video Graphic
- Graphic Design 2
- Photography
- Phenomenology of Contemporary Arts
- Brand Design
- Design Methods for Visual Communication
- Sociology of Communication
- History of Cinema and Video
- Printing Processing Techniques
- Digital Modelling Techniques - Computer 3d
Third Year
- Theory and Method of Mass Media
- Graphic Design 3
- Digital Video
- Graphic Design 4
- Design Management
- Exposition Settings
A Graphic Design course taught in English allows students to communicate effectively with professionals and clients at international level, giving them a competitive advantage in the global job market.
Studying Graphic Design in Rome is a significant added value. The city is a crossroads of diverse cultures that are expressed in numerous ways. In addition, it is the most popular tourist destination in Italy which hosts various international companies, institutions, organisations and agencies that promote their activities.
Studying Graphic Design in this context offers students the opportunity to participate in top-class events that the city hosts and work on real projects.
Are you interested in becoming a professional in the creative field?
If so, learn about Design, Fashion, Visual Arts, and Communication at the most comprehensive school.
From today, you have one more reason to join us:
There are 56 scholarships available from IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Accademia di Belle Arti Aldo Galli, and Kunsthal Centro Superior de Diseno SL to help cover 50% of the tuition fees for the Undergraduate, Foundation, Semester and Academic Year courses, for the Academic Year 24/25 in both Italy and Spain*.
Register and upload all required material by November 15th 2023.
If you wish to learn more on how to participate and how to develop your project, then register to the competition and join our webinar running on Monday October 23rd at 14:30 Italian time.
* Students residing in Italy can apply for the scholarship for Undergraduate Courses offered in Spain while students residing in Spain can apply for Undergraduate or Foundation Courses offered in Italy. All other international students can apply either for Undergraduate or Foundation courses in Italy or Spain.
Who is it for?
The course is intended for you, a "future designer" capable of not only contributing to institutional and social communication activities, but also embracing strategic and original thinking, resulting in innovation and new perspectives.
Independent of your career goals (such as becoming a Brand Designer, Art Director, Data Visualizer, or Digital Product Designer), this course will prepare you to work in international communication agencies, design studios, technology companies or digital start-ups, opening up a wide range of opportunities.
In addition, the course is designed to develop a strong entrepreneurial spirit in you. It is also designed to provide you with critical skills such as authoritativeness and leadership, qualities that are essential for leading teams and working groups.