Master - Yacht Design

1 year: Duration

20,100 EUR: Price

Nov 2025: Start

June 2025: Deadline

Master: Degree

Campus: Format

Turin / Italy: Location

IED Istituto Europeo di Design: School

Program description

The Master of Yacht Design equips students with the skills necessary to manage all aspect of the design process, from brainstorming and concept development through the construction of the vessel's interior and exterior and the verification of the boatyard's manufacturing methods.

The importance of the maritime industry as a design driver for Made in Italy products has been demonstrated by its steady expansion in recent years.

The new conventional method is based on naval architecture and takes its cues from the design of automobiles in terms of both technology and aesthetics.

Program structure

CULTURAL AREA

History of Nautical Design
Marketing and Communication of the Project

TECHNICAL AREA AND INSTRUMENTAL AREA

Materials and Production Techniques
Basic perspective Drawing and Sketching
Graphical Representation
3D Modelling and Rendering

DESIGN AREA

Design 1
Design 2
Design Workshop
Thesis Project

FURTHER ACTIVITIES

Lectures
Boatyard Experience
Visits to Boat Shows and companies in the sector

Price

Fee for 1 year education is 20100.00 EUR for international students

Requirements for applicants

Entry requirements

The application can be sent by anyone who holds a First Level Academic Diploma, a BA Degree or other equivalent qualification (graduates of private schools at University level) or with an equivalent professional experience in the disciplinary area of the course.

Grad students may also participate, provided that they get their degree by the date of discussion of the Master’s Final Project.

Language requirements

To ensure course contents are fully understood, IED demands applicants a B2 level - Vantage or upper intermediate - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - of the language in which the course is taught.

In order to demonstrate the required language proficiency, non-native speakers have to submit a language certificate or undergo a language test run by IED.

Admission and enrolment procedure

After you meet your Admission Advisor for an informative interview and check the entry and language requirements, you will be able to access your reserved area on the admission platform by using the credentials provided by your Advisor, and upload the following documents:

updated CV;
portfolio if requested;
a letter of motivation in the language of the course;
pre-enrollment form, available in the personal area;
a copy of the Bachelor’s degree if available;
transcripts of university exams;
ID or passport;
self-certification of residence;
tax code.

Once you complete the upload of all the documents, you will be invited to a motivational interview aimed at deepening and evaluating the skills acquired during previous studies, the qualifications and marks obtained, any professional experience made, individual aptitudes and motivation to attend the course

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.