Master of Arts - Design Leadership and Strategy
- 2 years
- Duration
- 21,500 EUR/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Milan / Italy
- Location
- Domus Academy Milano
- School
Program description
Students may navigate the dynamic convergence of design, strategic leadership, and entrepreneurship with the help of the new Master of Arts in Design Leadership & Strategy, which offers an interdisciplinary educational experience.
By combining approaches and resources from other fields, the students will become change agents who start enterprises and run organizations.
They will cultivate an ethically aware and design-driven mentality, using their strategic and creative abilities to build enterprises and solutions that have an effect.
The Design Leadership and Strategy MA Programme focuses on:
- Business Innovation by Design
- Design Leadership
- Entrepreneurial Culture
- Designing socially and environmentally impactful businesses and solutions
- Applying interdisciplinary knowledge to societal and complex challenges
Program structure
1st YEAR
1 semester
- Designing Product Strategies
- Business Innovation by Design
- Business & Design Intersections
- Design Methodologies
- Modernism to Contemporary Design
2 semester
- Design for Futures
- Prototyping Tomorrow's Organisations
- Communication Design
- Brand Identity
- Digital Media Art
2nd YEAR
3 semester
- Entrepreneurship by Design
- Design & Ethical Leadership
- Personal Branding
- Light Data Visualisation
- ACTIVITY TO BE CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT:
- Accelerator or
- Extended Reality or
- Design for Sustainability and Social Impact
4 semester
- Systemic Design
- Regenerative Business
- ACTIVITY TO BE CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT:
- Design Direction or Internship/Project Learning Experience
- THESIS
- Eligibility
- Degree Project
Price
The 2-year Master of Arts involves the following costs, in addition to the payment of a Degree Fee to be paid within one month before the course start date, equal to 540 EUR.
- Fee for 2-Year Master of Arts is 21500,00 EUR/year for international students (pre-enrollment - 3000.00 EUR and tuition - 18500.00 EUR)
Requirements for applicants
2-YEAR MASTER OF ARTS
- At least 15 years of previous Education
- Holding a first level academic degree (Bachelor’s Degree or Academic Diploma) in fields related to the selected study programme
- Certificate of English language (IELTS 5.0 Academic or General on entry
Applications are open also to students with not related degrees or diplomas, if the applicant is motivated by a research interest towards the programme’s topics.
Language requirement
- IELTS Academic or General - 5.0
- Cambridge English: First (FCE) - C or 154
- Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) - Pass with merit/min. 159
- Cambridge English: Business Vantage/ BEC V or BEC Higher - No minimum score as long as passed
- Cambridge English: Business Preliminary/ BEC P - B1 – min 159
- Cambridge English: CAE – Advanced - No minimum score as long as passed
- Cambridge English: CPE – Proficency - No minimum score as long as passed
- Cambridge English: Linguaskill - 160
- TOEFL ibt (Reading/Listening/Speaking/Writing) - 45
- Trinity College Certificate - Integrated Skills in English (ISE level II – all 4 parts)
- PTE Academic - 36–42
- TEEP - 5
- TOEIC (provided that student passes all parts) - Listening and reading: score 600; Speaking: score 140; Writing: score 140
- BIEB - B1 – Level B2 Certificate in ESOL international (level 1)
- ESB: Esol – All Modes - Level 1 – All modes
About the university
Early in the 1980s, Milan became a center for Italian fashion and design. Yet, no one in the city was teaching design in a formal way. In order to fill this void and guide the next generation of designers, prominent art critics and designers saw a unique opportunity. Domus Academy was established in 1982 as Italy's first graduate school of design.
The founders wanted to create a school where people from all walks of life could learn from and teach to each other. A university that combines cutting-edge research and forward-thinking initiatives with the goal of advancing the field of design.
Programmes
- Design Courses
- Fashion Courses
- Business Courses
- Experience Courses
Milan is a hub for avant-garde designers and artists who share your vision. Students will get the opportunity to meet some of Italy's most talented artists and designers at major architecture and design firms, cutting-edge advertising agencies, and stores carrying up-and-coming designer labels.
