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Design

Master of Arts

Social Design

Master of Arts in

Social Design

The Programme: overview

The MA enables students to understand the new social needs of the contemporary age, exploring new scenarios for the global designer. When it is aimed at defining social development strategies, the design is able to valorise human and natural resources, to drive sustainable innovation, to promote local communities development and to activate social evolution dynamics, through a global “coopetitive” approach.

Over the MA, students will have the opportunity to:

Learn a design methodology crossed with the skills to operate in social, cultural and political initiatives
Develop projects aimed to activate social communities and to valorize environmental as well as urban and natural, contexts, through real case studies
Acquire the ability to read the social and cultural dynamics and to anticipate the possible future evolutions for the sustainable development of society

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STUDY PLAN

The Master of Arts allows students to deepen their knowledge through highly specialised studies and to acquire the theoretical and practical instruments necessary to implement social design projects aimed at developing more sustainable products and services and social and environmental transformation processes. Through training, research and innovation experiences which investigate the new contemporary society needs, students have the opportunity to explore potential scenarios for practicing design in today’s and tomorrow’s world.   FIRST YEAR Introduces students to the main themes of the programme, connecting design, projects of social activation and study of relationship among men, environment and technology, investigating meanings and values of social responsibility. Through workshop experiences and theoretical lectures in community design, anthropology, project methodology, product design, communication design, history of art, environmental design, sociology, brand design, design history, the programme enables students to deepen the different design approaches arising from the study of the community, of the evolution of urban and natural spaces, of social and cultural networks.   SECOND YEAR Students acquire the capacity of developing and managing the complexity of a social project applied to real case studies, through the experimental social design labs and studies in ecology and economy, co-design and public policies, light design, art direction. The cross-disciplinary workshops and the different project experiences of research and innovation in the social design field reinforce students knowledge and skills of necessary strategies for a conscious design in the cultural and social context, and enable them to acquire a methodological approach suitable for professional career.

Department: Design and Applied Arts

Area: Design

Title Awarded: Second Level Academic Degree in Design

Credits: 120 CFA

Starting: October 2021

Duration: 2 years

Languages: Italian and English

Campus: Milan

Our Faculty

Luca Poncellini

Design and Applied Arts Department Head

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Claudio Larcher

Design Area Leader

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Valentina Dalla Costa

Master of Arts in Social Design Course Advisor Leader

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Study and career opportunities

Study abroad programmes

NABA provides students with the opportunity to study abroad as part of their academic experience.
NABA Academic Coordination Office, in charge for the management of the exchange programmes, supports students in taking advantage of the international study opportunities through exchange programmes and promoting educational experiences thanks to a network including numerous prestigious international partner universities.

NABA counts more than 70 cooperation agreements with academies and universities through the Erasmus+ Programme in Europe and others international cooperation agreements with several universities outside Europe.

Companies and institutions placement

NABA has developed strong relationships with leading companies which provide internships for NABA students. Among them are: Armani Hotel, Giulio Iacchetti, Studio Bestenheider, Vittorio Martini 1866, Giochi Preziosi, Intégral Ruedi Baur et Associés, The Swatch Group, Giorgio Armani, Pininfarina Extra, Tagua, Azimut-Benetti, Bonetto Design International, Alta Design & Engineering, AAAHHHAAA, Forchets, Studio di architettura Amedeo Guidobono Cavalchini, Aldo Cibic – Cibicworkshop, Progetto CMR Engineering, Integrated Services S.r.l., Abad Architetti S.r.l., Festina Italia, Zanotta, Luxottica, Studio Italo Rota & Partners, Giugiaro Architettura, Rintala Eggertsson Architects, Luceplan, Ikea Italia Retail, 3M ITALIA, Yellow Office, Studio Lissoni Associati, Studio Barreca & Lavarra, Uragano Studio, Veneta Cucine, Dado Arredamenti.

After the Master of Arts

Kick-off your career. Among the career opportunities:

Project development manager
Communication designer
Product designer
Social designer
Environmental designer
Community designer
Event designer
Strategic planner
Public policy manager
Design consultant

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