Master of Arts in

Communication Design

Design your path.
Become Communication Designer.

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Course Length

2 Academic Years

Start

January 2025

Language

English

Where

Milan

The Master’s in Communication Design is a two-year academic program that equips students with the knowledge and tools necessary to conceptualize, develop, and manage all phases of communication projects.

The course has been designed for creative industries and design graduates to enhance interdisciplinary creative skills informed by advanced marketing tools and methodology, and provide an industrially relevant education.

Multidisciplinary Approach

A lot of practice, laboratories, outdoor visits and workshops are the core of the SPD method. The program provides students with the opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals and companies, fostering teamwork and skill development.

SPD Experience

Studying at SPD means immersing yourself in a fresh, dynamic and international environment, where foreign students account for 70% of the total student population. Each student is followed individually by a faculty composed of professionals coming from different fields.

Internship/Advanced Practice

This module provides the 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.

Major Project

The Major Project module aims at enabling students to develop and direct their own design project, taking into account learnings from previous modules. It aims also at encouraging students to demonstrate a high level of professional competence and to have a deep understanding of the social and philosophical context, in which they are practising. Students are expected to demonstrate the enterprise potential in their ideas and to understand the future possibilities and contexts, in which ideas will exist. Students critically reflect upon their own learning and become prepared for continuous professional development.

Discover the topics, download the brochure

Design your path.
Become Communication Designer.

The Master’s in Communication Design is a two-year academic program that equips students with the knowledge and tools necessary to conceptualize, develop, and manage all phases of communication projects.

Educational Partner

TU_FINAL Black logo

Course Length

2 Academic Years

Start

January 2025

Language

English

Where

Milan

Discover the topics, download the brochure

Master of Arts in

Communication Design

The course has been designed for creative industries and design graduates to enhance interdisciplinary creative skills informed by advanced marketing tools and methodology, and provide an industrially relevant education.

Multidisciplinary Approach

A lot of practice, laboratories, outdoor visits and workshops are the core of the SPD method. The program provides students with the opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals and companies, fostering teamwork and skill development.

SPD Experience

Studying at SPD means immersing yourself in a fresh, dynamic and international environment, where foreign students account for 70% of the total student population. Each student is followed individually by a faculty composed of professionals coming from different fields.

Internship/Advanced Practice

This module provides the 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.

Major Project

The Major Project module aims at enabling students to develop and direct their own design project, taking into account learnings from previous modules. It aims also at encouraging students to demonstrate a high level of professional competence and to have a deep understanding of the social and philosophical context, in which they are practising. Students are expected to demonstrate the enterprise potential in their ideas and to understand the future possibilities and contexts, in which ideas will exist. Students critically reflect upon their own learning and become prepared for continuous professional development.

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Career Opportunities

Those who complete the Master in Communication Design at SPD Scuola Politecnica di Design are ready to pursue careers in:

+  Companies, within communications and marketing departments;

+  Advertising agencies, in roles such as copywriter, art director, strategist, and account manager

+  Design studios

+  Media centers, as analysts or creatives

+  Consulting firms, as part of teams dealing with marketing, communications, and design

+  In-house agencies, within their chosen industries

+  As creators, showcasing unique skills

+  As freelancers and startup founders

Employability

  • L'82% dei nostri studenti trova lavoro dopo un anno dal master.

  • Circa il 10% dei nostri studenti dopo il master decide di proseguire la propria carriera conseguendo un livello di istruzione superiore.

  • Gli studenti dei master in Visual Design vengono assunti principalmente in agenzie di comunicazione o studi di design.

Students' Employability
Training Programm

Training Programm

L'obiettivo del SPD è preparare ogni studente a diventare un professionista completo. I corsi sono suddivisi in una parte teorica, costituita da lezioni e visite esterne, e in una parte progettuale per ogni area di insegnamento con workshop realizzati in collaborazione con importanti studi e agenzie di design.

Faculty

Faculty

In SPD ogni studente viene seguito individualmente da un corpo docente composto da designer, professionisti provenienti da vari settori e tutor. Molti dei più importanti nomi internazionali del Design, come Patricia Urquiola, Martí Guixé, Denis Santachiara, Ross Lovegrove e Chris Bangle hanno tenuto lezioni in SPD.

A chi è rivolto

A chi è rivolto

I Master di SPD sono rivolti a laureati in materie affini al master che vogliono intraprendere nella capitale italiana del design un percorso di specializzazione che li permetta di migliorare le proprie capacità manuali e creative; i posti sono limitati e le selezioni avvengono previa chiamata conoscitiva.

Milano

Milano

Milano, capitale mondiale del Design e della Moda, meta ideale per i giovani talenti internazionali, grazie a musei, skyline, hotel, showroom che rappresentano un'incredibile fonte di ispirazione. La città offre grandi opportunità di business, un’attiva vita sociale e numerosi eventi esclusivi.

Employability

  • 82% of our students find work after a year from their master’s degree.

  • About 10% of our students after the Master’s Degree decide to pursue their career by pursuing a higher education level.

  • Students of the Masters are mainly employed in communication agencies or design studios.

Students' Employability
Training Programm

Training Programm

SPD’s goal is to prepare every student to be a complete professional. The courses are divided into a theoretical part, consisting of lectures and external visits, and a project part for each teaching area with workshops held in collaboration with important studios and design agencies.

Faculty

Faculty

In SPD each student is followed individually by a teaching staff composed by designers, professionals from various sectors and tutors. Many of the most important international names in Design, such as Patricia Urquiola, Denis Santachiara, Ross Lovegrove and Chris Bangle gave lectures in SPD.

A chi è rivolto

Aimed to

SPD’s Masters are aimed at graduates in subjects similar to the master; the students who want to undertake, in the Italian capital of design, a specialization path that allows them to improve their manual and creative skills; the places are limited and the selections happen in a previous cognitive call.

Milano

Milan

Milan, world capital of Design and Fashion, ideal for young international talents, thanks to museums, architecture, hotels, showrooms that give an incredible source of inspiration. The city offers great business opportunities, a bustling social life and exclusive events.