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Info 2024/2025

Degree type BACHELOR'S DEGREE
Duration 3 years
CFU 180
Class L-4
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Access Admission test
Available places EU Students 52
EU Students 40
Non-EU Students 8
Locations GENOVA
Language Italian
Teaching mode In-person
Head of programme SILVIA PERICU
Department DIPARTIMENTO ARCHITETTURA E DESIGN
Taxes and fees From 0 to 3,000 a year. Find out if you qualify for grants ed exemptions
Student exchange International destinations and partners
Contacts Read more here
Orari delle lezioni EasyAcademy
Documents
Information about this Course for previous years is available here DESIGN DEL PRODOTTO E DELLA NAUTICA 9274

The course in brief

Presentation

The degree course in Product and Communication Design prepares the professional to operate between the moment of conception and the moment of production, taking into account aesthetic, functional and environmental aspects; it also prepares for the design of communication and graphics with analogue, digital and multimedia tools for contemporary forms of information dissemination. The degree allows you to participate in the selection for the dual degree course with Beijing University of Chemical Technology.

Learning by doing

Design has always been the professional activity that combines technical scientific knowledge with practical skills. 

The designer ranks among the creative world, among artisans and makers, through project preparation that takes the form of building models, prototypes and mock-ups. 

By participating in seminars, workshops and in-company internships you will experience teamwork and the complex relationship between product design and industrialization.

 

Professional outlets

The main employment outlets are professions in the areas of industrial product and communication. These can be carried out in public and private institutions, professional firms, design companies, artisan workshops, publishing and advertising companies, exhibition organizations, museums, and galleries.

What you will learn

Come sono fatte le cose

I materiali e le tecniche di costruzione, di assemblaggio e di accoppiamento

La storia delle cose e dei loro Maestri

Attraverso esperienze di lettura dei progetti e analisi critiche delle opere universalmente riconosciute come icone

Gli strumenti dei designer

Software per la grafica, la modellazione, il rendering, la stampa 3D, ma anche le matite colorate e i Pantone

Le Teorie del progetto

Spirale progettuale, Design Thinking, User Centred Design e altri ancora

I fondamenti dell'ergonomia

La base scientifica per l'usabilità degli oggetti

Come si imposta un progetto

Si parte dal concept, seguono i bozzetti, poi il progetto preliminare e quello esecutivo

I designer di prodotto

Lavoreranno su packaging, prodotti per l'utenza allargata, interfacce robot, mobility design e... molto altro ancora

I designer della comunicazione

Lavoreranno su siti web, pubblicità, comunicazione sociale, app e... molto altro ancora

tutti i designer

Lavoreranno per il prodotto sostenibile, sul ciclo vita e sul riuso

Did you know that.

Potrai partecipare a eventi e manifestazioni da protagonista

Il corso di laurea in Design del prodotto e della comunicazione ti permette di partecipare alla selezione per il percorso a doppio titolo con la Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Incontrerai ospiti accademici e dell'industria

Il lavoro di gruppo è favorito e incoraggiato

Ti eserciterai su progetti di partner industriali che collaborano con l'Università

Farai esperienza professionale diretta con stage e tirocini

Contents

The Craft of the Designer

It is a job prepared by a training that mixes technical, humanistic and artistic skills.

We are a group of innovators who are transforming the world, bringing new ideas and new approaches.

Maybe you don't know that our job includes:

  • interaction designer
  • car designer
  • fashion designer
  • art director
  • game designer
  • social innovation designer
  • exhibit designer
  • light designer
  • interior designer

With our three-year degree course, you will have the foundations to complete your master's studies and embark on these professions.
 

Course structure

The course comprises 180 CFU over 3 years, divided into monographic courses and thematic and design workshops.

In the training project there are:

  • basic science subjects
  • design subjects
  • historical-humanistic subjects

Coordinator

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9274_Silvia Pericu

Welcome to the Degree Course in Product and Communication Design! You can become a key player in Industry 4.0, the new frontiers of communication, and Italian Design. Students, faculty, tutors and all staff are strongly committed to orienting the 'design culture' towards sustainability, reuse and respect for the environment.

Silvia Pericu

Where we are

Polytechnic School - Department of Architecture and Design (DAD)
Stradone Sant'Agostino 37
16123 Genova
+39 010 2095660

Read more

Sportello Unico Studenti Politecnica 
. Stradone S. Agostino 37, Genoa
studenti.poli@unige.it

 

Orientation
orientamentodad@unige.it

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