Info 2025/2026 Course code 11905 Degree type MASTER'S DEGREE (D.M. 1649/2023) Duration 2 years CFU 120 Class LM-12 R DESIGN Access Admission test Available places EU Students 20 EU Students 16 Non-EU Students 4 Locations LA SPEZIA Language Italian Teaching mode In-person Head of programme MARIA MOROZZO DELLA ROCCA E DI BIANZE' Department DIPARTIMENTO ARCHITETTURA E DESIGN Documents Manifesto degli studi 2025/2026 Didattica programmata 2025/2026 Regolamento 2025/2026 Information about this Course for previous years is available here DESIGN NAVALE E NAUTICO 9008
Notice of admission Attachments Document Bando di ammissione Laurea Magistrale in Design navale e nautico 2025/2026
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The Course in Brief Presentation The course offers multidisciplinary training. The communication skills combined with the ability to build and control innovative scenarios allow the yacht-designer to work also in the world of interior design and cruise ships. The employment rate is very high both nationally and internationally. Learning by doing Design experience application labs and workshops are the basis of the 'learning by doing' principle. During these activities, in addition to getting involved, you will be able to collaborate and share your ideas with the lecturers and with professionals or companies in the sector, model, 3D print and prototype your projects. You will also be able to participate in university regattas, educational cruises, carry out a training period in shipyards or professional studios and start the exchange programme for a double degree with ISD Rubika-Valenciennes. Professional outlets Freelance, employment with public and private organisations, design studios and companies operating in the area of Naval and Nautical Design, but also Communication Design (visual and multimedia). Employed in various roles at Nautical and Naval Shipyards, companies in the nautical and naval subcontracting sector and related induced activities. What you will learn design workshops Yacht and superyacht design, trends for the future but also restoration, refitting, construction techniques, sustainability and production processes intensive design You will work with the largest boatyards in the area, putting yourself out there and trying to meet their demands with a short full immersion project tools and cultural disciplines for design History of ship science and construction from antiquity to the present day and history of contemporary art and graphics in relation to the nautical sector tools and technical disciplines for design Executive design, sustainability and LCA of pleasure boats interiors interior design superyachts and cruise ships Did you know that... unique on the national and European scene 90% of graduates find employment within a year of graduating You can work closely with the world of nautical professions already during design workshops and intensive design You can obtain a double degree thanks to an agreement with the Rubika-Valenciennes ISD Institute You can 3D print models of your designs Many students have distinguished themselves in national and international design awards and competitions With the '1000 and 1 sail' project you can team-build a boat to participate in university regattas Contents Design The design of a boat, whatever its size, involves diverse and articulated knowledge. A boat is both a means of transport and a living environment, living on the water and yet referring to the coast. The range of objects of study and design presents a great variety: from the luxury yacht to the interiors of ships destined for tourism, but also schools or hospitals; from the performance boat to the design of the accessory, the component or of new modes of transport on water. Contexts The study of the context, the construction of scenarios, the ability to represent and communicate are part of the graduate's preparation, without forgetting the cultural roots and historical knowledge that characterise the sector. The student learns to understand contexts of use, to outline trends, to imagine modes of use, to create new services and products. Skills The graduate acquires the necessary skills to conceive, design and realise interior and exterior design of yachts and pleasure boats, manage the evolution of the project considering the production processes and the numerous dynamics involved in its realisation, develop an ability to effectively communicate project and product contents. Coordinator Image Welcome to the Master's Degree Course in Naval and Nautical Design. In recent years we have introduced professional figures into the sector who have been the protagonists of a cultural enrichment and bearers of innovation in an industrial sector in which Italy is a world leader. If you want to turn your passion for yachts into a profession, this course will provide you with the methodological and technical tools to do so. It won't be a walk in the park, but it will certainly be a rich experience and an opportunity for growth in a privileged training context. Maria Carola Morozzo Where we are University Campus La Spezia Viale Nicolò Fieschi 16/18 19123 La Spezia +39 0187 751265 Administrative Headquarters Polytechnic School Department of Architecture and Design Stradone di Sant'Agostino 37 16123 - Genoa Contact
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