IED – Istituto Europeo di Design Torino

Master's Program in Transportation Design

Target - Admission to the Master's Program is open to graduates in all design fields, as well as to professionals with at least two years of work experience in the automotive sector. Applicants can also be directly admitted to a second-year major.

Methodology and structure

The first year gathers students coming from different backgrounds, providing a shared theoretical and design basis.

At the end of the first year, participants can choose the second-year major: Car Exterior Design or Car Interior Design and User Experience. Both specializations receive a commission from a Design Centre for a concept car project, letting students become involved in what is a true work environment. They work on the same project but focus on different aspects. Both of them also deal with some mutual discipline and workshops, which provide in-depth analyses of Advanced Design and Interface Design.

Car Exterior Design students deal with all the different stages of the drafting and with the problems faced by a style center, the final objective being the production of a full-size scale model.

In the Car Interior and User Experience major, students focus on the interiors of the car using the most advanced technologies to develop interactive platforms and interfaces. They deal with planning and timing by facing a real case study, then they work on the design phase with the concept creation.

The Final Project consists of a unique mock-up joining the efforts of the students coming from both majors.

IED strives to build a supportive environment and collaborative relationship with partners. That’s why IED delivers the necessary tools to support prospective students in exploring opportunities, making informed decisions, and designing their futures. Thanks to the innovative methodology and the professional success of IED students, the Ministries of Education and Research of the countries where IED operates directly – Italy, Spain, and Brazil – have officially accredited the majority of IED Undergraduate and Master courses.

The Master's Program focuses its approach on simulating a real work experience. The goal is to present a full-scale model designed and sculpted by the students. Then, it will be presented at the Geneva International Motorshow, the world’s most important display of car design.

Graduates from the Car Interior Design major can work as Experts in multimedia products for automotive companies, design centers, and firms active in the development of user interaction interfaces. At the end of the Car Exterior Design major, students can hold positions as Car Exterior Design Experts able to face design projects from the concept to its prototype creation.