Course location: Genova
Teachings at University campus of La Spezia, Milano, Genova.
Course class: Class 103/S – Industrial Design
Head of Course: Prof. Massimo Musio-Sale
All the main parts of the nautical and shipping sector have been expanding considerably in recent years: pleasure craft, mega-yachts, racing boats, cruise ships, shipping accessories and furnishings. However this expansion is only partly sustained by professionals trained for the purpose, who are able to add value to specifically Italian features and boost the competitivity of the national economy.
The Master Degree in Yacht & Cruising Vessel Design was set up as a logical complement to the range of courses in shipping design for years offered by the La Spezia University Campus. Started by the University of Genova and today enjoying the participation of the Politecnico di Milano, the course aims to become a national center for training in this sector. The main objective is the development of a systemic design capability, able to interpret the sector, anticipate tendencies, design and follow the design process through to execution, and assess the impact of choices made.
The training course includes contributions from theoretical and critical disciplines in order to provide a solid methodological base, advanced scientific knowledge and develop the capacity for individual research, lifelong learning, planning and strategically targeted designing. The course uses the skills and knowhow of the faculties participating in the program synergically. Scientific and technical skills proper to the sector (shipping architecture, shipbuilding and systems, fluid dynamics, etc.) are integrated with learning from the areas of representation, communication, history. In the design laboratories students are able to experiment what they have learnt in the various courses.
Professional skills acquired by graduates concern:
integrated designing ability in the aesthetic, formal and functional qualities of shipping products,
ability to supervise production processes both in series and one off;
ability to work in a wide range of operations from shipping accessories to interior settings geared to the end use of the different products.
The trained graduate exit profile will vary with the bachelor program followed, but in all cases he/she will be able to direct and coordinate projects within the area of pleasure craft design and production, and that of interior designing for cruise ships. Graduates find employment in shipyards, with contractors (e.g. components producers), or in design firms and companies.
