Master in User Experience for Inclusive Design

The first-level master in User Experience for Inclusive Design trains designers and professionals able to design digital products and services that are accessible and usable by everyone, including people with disabilities or particular needs. Inclusive design starts from the idea that the diversity of users should be considered from the very beginning of a project and not as a later adaptation, and the master links user experience with the principles of accessibility and inclusive design. Digital accessibility is an increasingly important requirement, both for ethical reasons and for regulatory obligations. The master teaches participants to design interfaces and services that take into account different motor, visual, hearing and cognitive abilities, and to verify usability with real people. The skills required range from user research to interaction design, up to building prototypes.

Teaching includes interactive lessons, practical laboratories with tools such as Figma, meetings with industry experts and real project work, with a multidisciplinary approach that alternates theory and practice and directly involves companies. The master lasts one year, that is, nine months, with six months of classroom lessons and at least three months of compulsory internship at partner companies. It takes place in person in Turin. The page does not specify the language, which is deduced to be Italian, or the credits, the cost, the start dates and the deadlines. The practical laboratories with Figma make it possible to learn to use a tool that is very widespread in the sector for designing and prototyping interfaces. The meetings with experts bring into the master the viewpoints of professionals who work every day on digital products, while the real project work makes it possible to tackle concrete problems, with constraints and objectives similar to those encountered in companies.

The aim is to prepare UX designers, experience designers, UX and UI experts, interface designers and designers of digital platforms. The master is aimed at graduates interested in user experience and accessibility, without the page detailing the degrees required, and is therefore suited to profiles in design, engineering, communication and related disciplines. The portfolio built during the project work and the internship is an important element for entering the market. The Polytechnic University of Turin is ranked 241st in the 2025 QS world rankings and 103rd in the European ones. For the cost and access requirements the official call for applications must be consulted, because the page does not specify them. The compulsory internship of at least three months at partner companies is a central element: it makes it possible to join a product team, to collaborate with developers and managers and to work on real projects. For many participants it is also the opportunity to build a portfolio and a network of contacts useful for entering the job market, in a sector in which practical demonstration of skills is highly valued.