Bachelor of Arts - Photography

3 years
Duration
20,200 EUR/year
Price
Oct 2025
Start
May 2025
Deadline
Bachelor
Degree
Campus
Format
Milan / Italy
Location
IED Istituto Europeo di Design
School

Program description

Find out how to look at things in a fresh light so that you may tell the tale of both the commonplace and the spectacular occurrences in the world.

This is the focus of IED Milano's English-language Bachelor of Arts in Photography programme.

In the course of the three years, you will have the chance to learn more and acquire more specialized abilities, setting the stage for a career in which innovation and practice are essential. In an effort to present a new vision that can make people feel totally involved in the process, this strategy will assist you towards obtaining great results.

By engaging in research and creative projects, as well as by taking advantage of the wide variety of opportunities in the area of photography, you'll gain a thorough understanding of the numerous facets of this dynamic industry and the many directions in which your career might go.

At the end of the course you get First Level Academic Diploma in Photography. This Diploma, accredited by Ministry of University and Research, is equivalent to a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Program structure

1st YEAR

  • History of contemporary art 
  • History of applied arts
  • Design methods
  • Computer graphic 1
  • Photography direction 1
  • Photography 1
  • Perception theory and psychology of form
  • Arts semiotics
  • Interdisciplinary Lectures/Seminars/ Workshops

2nd YEAR

  • Computer graphic 2
  • Photography direction 2
  • Photography 2
  • Photographic documentation
  • Phenomenology of contemporary arts
  • Sociology of communication
  • History of cinema and video
  • History of photography
  • Advertising communication
  • Electives
  • Interdisciplinary Lectures/Seminars/ Workshops + Competitions

3rd YEAR

  • Computer Graphic 3
  • Theory and methods of mass media
  • Photography 3
  • Integrated new media techniques
  • Art Direction
  • Photography 4
  • Electives
  • Internships + Competitions + Interdisciplinary Lectures/Seminars/ Workshops
  • Foreign language
  • Final project

Price

Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 20200.00 EUR for international students

Requirements for applicants

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR 1ST LEVEL ACADEMIC DIPLOMA COURSES

In order to be eligible to apply for a 1st Level Academic Diploma Programme (equivalent to a Bachelor of Arts Degree), students must hold qualifications which meet all of the following core requirements:

  • the qualification is an official upper secondary school leaving qualification from the foreign education system of reference;
  • the qualification allows entry to first - cycle academic courses in the foreign education system of reference;
  • the qualification was awarded after a minimum of 12 years of previous overall schooling and after at least 2 full years of attendance in the educational system that issued the diploma;
  • where compulsorily required in the education system of the country of origin, students are also requested to pass an academic suitability test/national university entrance exam

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

To prove their proficiency in the required language, the applicant must either:

  • submit one of the accepted language certificates listed in the table below (the certificate cannot have been awarded more than 2 years before the application is made to IED);
  • take the IED language assessment.

RECOGNISED CERTIFICATES

  • IELTS Academic ≥ 5.5
  • Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE)
  • Cambridge B2 First (FCE)
  • Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE)
  • B2 Vantage Bulats ≥ 60 (All 4 skills should be passed: listening, reading, speaking and writing)
  • TOEFL IBT ≥ 68
  • PTE Academic ≥ 59
  • ISE Level II (All 4 skills should be passed: listening, reading, speaking and writing)
  • ISE Level III (All 4 skills should be passed: listening, reading, speaking and writing)
  • ISE Level IV (All 4 skills should be passed: listening, reading, speaking and writing)

About the university

Since 1966, we have been the largest Higher Education Network in the creative area to keep both a worldwide perspective and a strongly Italian cultural matrix.

Our educational strategy has evolved over time, but at its core remains the same: we mix theoretical study with hands-on experience and the expertise of working experts. One of the things we emphasize in our classes is always thinking ahead, in the here and now. We are a diverse, multidisciplinary institution that views design as a tool for social transformation.

Among the many international academic networks in which we participate are Cumulus, Elia, and WDO, just to name a few.

Campuses

In the 1970s and 1980s, we expanded to Rome (1973), Cagliari (1984), and Turin (1989) in Italy.

Beginning in 1994 with the Madrid campus and continuing on to Barcelona in 2002, Spain's modern era began in the 1990s.

The Group also spread internationally, establishing a presence in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2005, and then in Venice, Italy, in 2007, Florence, Italy, in 2009, and Como, Italy, in 2009, with the acquisition of the Aldo Galli Academy of Fine Arts. The Group expanded its footprint in Brazil in 2014 by renovating the Cassino da Urca and opening a campus in Rio de Janeiro; in 2020, the Group will expand its presence in Spain by purchasing the Centro Superior de Diseo Kunsthal in Bilbao.

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