Master’s Degree in Integrated Product Design

The programme integrates technical skills with a critical and strategic vision of product design. The main themes include sustainable and responsible design, analysis of social and cultural phenomena, management of multidisciplinary teams, market dynamics and technical quality, up to innovation in socio-technical systems. The programme emphasises transferable skills and critical thinking, needed to tackle complex problems in which product, service, social context and sustainability are closely linked. The programme invites students to consider products as parts of broader systems, in which technology, users, market and environment influence one another, and to design solutions that take this complexity into account.

Teaching lasts two years and is held full time and in person. It is a second-level master's degree, corresponding to level six of the European Qualifications Framework. The page does not specify the hours, the detailed modules, any compulsory internships, the assessments or the total credits, and does not state the language of instruction, which can be assumed to be Italian, although admission requires a B2-level English certificate. The emphasis on working in multidisciplinary teams and on transferable skills prepares students to collaborate with engineers, marketing experts, researchers and various corporate figures, and the systemic approach makes it possible to assess the impact of design choices throughout the whole product life cycle, from requirements definition to production and use. The admissions ranking and the requirement of an English certificate reflect the international dimension of the programme and the attention paid to students' starting preparation.

The aim is to train strategic designers able to generate innovation. Career opportunities include technical departments, research and development and consulting, the roles of design manager and project leader or assistant, teaching, public administration and research bodies, independent practice and continuing to doctorates. The programme is aimed at first-level graduates in the required classes, with training in design and related disciplines, who wish to build a profile able to combine technical competence and the ability to lead innovation processes in companies, studios and organisations, including in international contexts. The profile is suited to design management roles, coordination of product development projects and consulting, as well as research and teaching paths. The programme also fosters the ability to document design choices, to present them effectively to different audiences and to work in international contexts with colleagues of different backgrounds.