IED – Istituto Europeo di Design Torino
Master's Program in Yacht Design
Turin, Italy
Master degree
DURATION
11 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Nov 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 20,300 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* EU Students: €20.300 Non EU and EFTA+ Students: €22.300
Key Summary
The Master in Yacht Design offers the ideal educational path to become a Yacht Designer, by giving the necessary skills to deal with every stage of the design process – from the initial research and development of the concept to the actual construction of the interiors and exteriors and the validation of production processes in the boatyard.
In recent years, the nautical sector has expanded constantly, confirming its role as one of the drivers of Made in Italy design. Furthermore, and the new classic approach, based on naval architecture, is taking on an automotive oriented edge, which introduces new working standards and technical and style solutions borrowed from car design.
The vocation of the Piemonte area, which boasts a number of style centres and renowned companies in the land and sea transport sectors, as well as one of the world’s largest shipyards, combined with the short distance from the coast of Liguria, makes Turin the natural setting for a training course founded on the growing process of osmosis that links the yacht world and the automotive industry.
Target – Admission to the Master's is open to graduates in Architecture, Engineering, and the field of Design (Transportation, Interior, Product), as well as professionals in the sector seeking to apply their skills in this specific area.
To support participants in the coverage of the participation fee, IED has activated an articulated system of facilities: partial or total Scholarships on tuition fees; Early Bird are facilitations for students finalizing enrolment by given deadlines.; Financings with the possibility to pay the tuition fee in installments thanks to agreements with mortgage companies.
Methodology and structure
The course is planned in levels, which begin with providing students with essential knowledge of the nautical sector, in terms of both cultural aspects and basic techniques. From there, students gradually acquire the skills connected with yacht design.
Starting from a study of the history and current scenarios of the nautical sector, students will go on to study the market and obtain more detailed knowledge of the different types of boats. They acquire significant knowledge of materials, technologies, and production methods, including through hands-on experience in a shipyard. They are provided with technical drawing and design tools, as well.
A further strength of this Master's Program is the fact that is delivered on two campuses, Turin and Venice. This offers participants a dual scenario, in which both cities represent an important aspect of the themes the course is focused on: the tradition of the automotive industry on the one hand, and the maritime vocation on the other.
The training course ends with a Thesis Project, developed on a brief given by a boatyard or a design studio.
The Master's Program trains Exterior and Interior Designers of motorboats and sailboats, creating professional figures able to apply techniques and tools of naval architecture to the most innovative design and to successfully work for nautical design firms or boatyards, in Italy and worldwide.