MSc in Product Service System Design
Politecnico di Milano
Key Information
Campus location
Milan, Italy
Languages
English
Study format
Blended, On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 3,898 / per year **
Application deadline
Request info *
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* 1st call (for all the programs and all the countries): from 12th September till 9th November 2023. 2nd call (for all the programs and all the countries): from 9th January till 29th February 2024
** tuition fees for Non-EEA students correspond automatically to the full contribution of 3898,20€; tuition fees for EEA students range from about 895,20 € to 3898,20 € per year
Introduction
Mission and Goals
The program aims at training highly qualified designers who may deal with the complexity of a product-service system (PSS), which is an integrated blend of products, of communication strategies, of services, and of spaces. These are created and managed by different kinds of stakeholders (profit/non-profit companies, institutions, associations, organizations, etc.) to offer innovative solutions. PSS designers will be trained to work in a team, to collaborate with experts and professionals from other fields to broker different languages, and to work in highly competitive international contexts. The program develops in the participants the skills to creatively conceive and to manage integrated product, service, event, and communication strategies, by using a wide design toolkit and by employing basics of project management, supply chain management, sustainability, anthropology, and ethnography, communications, and media. PSSD students have the possibility to apply for the double degree program at Tongji University (Shanghai) or for the internal double degree with Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano.
Admissions
Curriculum
Year 1
- History of Design
- Design Methods
- Teambuilding
- Visualization and Prototyping
- Innovation Studio
- Service Design and Innovation
- Product Service System Design Studio
- UX Design
- Design Seminar
Year 2
- Final Synthesis Design Studio
- Elective courses
- Professional Workshop
- Internship
- Final examination
Rankings
QS Rankings 2023 (June 2022)
- 1st in Italy
- 139th in the world
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities for the graduate in Product Service Systems Design are within the traditional design industry, as well as in service design, in retail design, in brand design, in art direction, in trend analysis, in UX design and research.