Exhibition Design
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Key Information
Campus location
Milan, Italy
Languages
Italian
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
12 months
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 11,500
Application deadline
18 Aug 2024*
Earliest start date
Nov 2024
* EU/non-EU who graduated in Italy / EU citizens with qualification gained abroad within September 18, 2024 | for Extra UE citizens within August 18, 2024
Introduction
Exhibition Design
This Specializing Master includes courses with occupationally oriented content that is highly professional. Teaching faculty include selected professionals at the top of their fields, many of whom are members of IDEA, the Italian Association of Exhibition Designers. Lasting 12 months, the course program comprises of 1500 hours overall, half of which consists of classroom instruction and half of independent study, and is divided into three modules.
The Number of Admitted Students is 30
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Admissions
Curriculum
Didactic Modules
The first module of 203 hours (8 credits) is divided into four weeks (November-December 2018) and is a theoretical-and design approach, to give all the participants a thorough basic knowledge in various domains of exhibition design: features of the history and principles of exhibit development, museology, the languages of modern art, graphics, materials and technology, the classification of large expositions, and the classification of public spaces.
The second module consists of exercises with lessons of complementary subjects, divided into three separate workshops:
- Workshop exhibitions, museums and cultural events (337 hours, 14 credits)
- Workshop trade fair and exhibition stands (278 hours, 11 credits)
- Workshop retail space (244 hours, 10 credits)
The third module is designed to be a phase of final specialization, consisting of an internship (14 credits) at a company, a studio or other organization that will culminate in a thesis (4 credits) in one of the three overall areas: trade fairs, exposition, and retailing.
Program Outcome
Students who successfully complete the program and pass the final exam will be awarded a first-level Specializing Master in Exhibition Design, IDEA.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The expected job descriptions include:
- Exhibition Designer in the Public Administration (Culture and Museums)
- Exhibition Designer in public or private Foundations, Entities and Associations
- Designer in exhibition companies
- Highly qualified professional
- Technician and expert in production and realization of exhibition facilities