Master of Arts in Food Design
Milan, Italy
DURATION
16 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 27,000 / per course *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Extra-EU students & EU students € 27.000
Introduction
The Master of Arts in Food Design aims at enabling students to become professionals of the food industry and of all the related sectors and to combine marketing and communication skills with sensitivity and with the ability to manage design project methods.
Features
The Master of Arts in Food Design develops the necessary skills to give a creative contribution to an increasingly growing sector, of which Italy constitutes one of the main benchmarks known worldwide. It is an opportunity not only for students holding a degree in design, marketing and communication but also for managers and professionals working in the field. The programme combines a focus on food-related markets with the design approach and methodologies.
The academic activities encompass lessons, design workshops and seminars with the leaders of the food and agriculture industry and of the design field: entrepreneurs, managers, journalists, food critics, designers, architects, publishers and chefs. The structure of the course also comprises visits to food companies, concept stores, restaurants as well as important gastronomic fairs and events. After the end of the course, students will have internship experience in a company, agency or firm working in the field. The Master is held in collaboration with important companies and firms of the food industry.
Duration
The Master’s starts in January 2025 and lasts two academic years. Attendance is compulsory.
Admissions
Curriculum
The outline of the course
- The Food and Agriculture System
- Food Science
- Wine and Food Culture
- Food Marketing and Communication
- Food Experience
- Food Design
- Food Design: Designing Food and Objects
- Food Design: Packaging
- Food Service Design
Program Outcome
This program creates a food designer who is able to manage the design:
- of processes, methods and spaces where products are processed, distributed and consumed;
- of food in terms of its aesthetics, communication and representation;
- of equipment and tools used to prepare and consume food;
- of all the communication activities implemented for the promotion of food products.
Diploma
After the completion of the Master’s programme, eligible students can earn the Master of Arts level degree 180 UK credits corresponding to 90 ECTS credits.
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Ideal Students
The Master is intended for Italians and foreigners graduated in many different fields. Limited number of vacancies.
Career Opportunities
Advanced Practice
This module provides opportunity for the student to experience either a vocational internship with external institutions and companies, an internal research internship, or a period of study abroad. These will take place in the first semester of the second year of study. The extended duration does also allow a longer period for the student to develop educationally, broadening and consolidating learning, put the acquired skills to the test and also to experience the wider benefits of study or work in Italy or in a foreign country.
English Language Requirements
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Program Admission Requirements
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