The Master’s in Product and Service Design at
Sapienza University of Rome
is a
2
years
long
program for international students,
taught in English.
📖Introduction
With a rich history spanning over 700 years, Sapienza University of Rome has welcomed over 120,000 students and boasts a faculty of over 3,500 professors and 3,000 professional staff. As the largest university in Europe, it is dedicated to advancing society through research, quality education, and global partnerships. The university has earned high rankings for its research, educational quality, and international reach, and is highly regarded across many fields of study.
The M.Sc. in Product and Service Design is for students who want to deepen their design skills exploring new technologies, cultural context, social issues. Our students will face creative challenges in developing products and services to improve people's lives according to the Digital and Green Transition. They will design extensively, think creatively and reflect critically.
During the first year, students will acquire innovative skills in Aesthetics and Social Communication, Design issues, Smart Technologies & Open Design, Digital Representation & A.I, Mechanics and New materials, Human Factors and Strategic Management; as well as, they will explore and practice the most recent Design Thinking methodologies as well as face of with the topic of In the second year, they will understand and develop sustainable, smart and innovative production and consumption processes facing 4 different areas of application: Design for Interaction, exploring and applying smart technologies with a critical and futuristic approach; Design for Service and Social Innovation, with a human-centred and UX approach; Design for Material, with a particular attention to the bio-mimesis and sustainability; Design for New Craft and Industry, considering the innovation of new typologies and new aesthetics. In the second year, the last semester is dedicated to the final work that is a research-based activity aimed to develop a functional prototype of an innovative product and service, in collaboration with international R&D company departments or universities labs or research centres.
Our graduates can spend their skills as Design Strategist at the management level for companies or new start- ups, or as Design Researcher within Research Centres or successfully continuing their training in the Ph.D. course.
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Sapienza University of Rome was founded in 1303, located outside the Vatican walls. Despite some initial issues with the clergy, the university fostered a new relationship between the city of Rome and scholars from all over the world. The university is structured into 11 faculties and more than 60 academic and research departments, each with their own policies and goals. These departments are dedicated to providing high-quality education and conducting innovative research to serve the nation and society. They offer a diverse range of research training across various disciplines and emerging fields, aiming to establish academic leadership and strategic partnerships with other universities, industries, and the European community.
🏠 Accommodation
You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.
You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.
How to book:
Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let
us
know your choice when you apply).
Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before
arriving. You
can arrive a few days before and
book it
You are not eligible to apply to this program because:
The minimum age is 18.
English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.
Minimum education level: Bachelor's.
The program is quite competitive, you need to have a high grades of
Average B, 60%,
or a high GPA.
All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.
Please choose the programs here
,
"You
are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of
getting accepted.
Required Documents:
Passport
Graduation certificate
Passport size photo
Official transcript
Personal statement
English certificate (You can take the English test online)
Guarantor letter
2 Recommendation letters
Preparing documents:
You can start your application now and send the application
documents
during
your application. Some documents you can
send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info
about
preparing
application documents is here
Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information
is
available
here.
The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application
fee and
upload
the application documents.
Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your
application within
2-3
days and proceed to the university or ask
you for further clarification
After it has been processed to the university you will receive
your unique
application ID from each university.
The university may contact you directly for further questions.
We will then follow up each week with the university for updates.
As soon as
there is any update we will let you know.
If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change
address at any
time
please let us know.
After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions
letter
electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable
deposit to the university.
Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the
admissions
letter and visa form to your home country.