Student's Guide

The Master of Science in Design for the Built Environment has an international dimension and is held in English.
The Course aims to form a figure of designer who places himself at the center of the transformative processes in the built environment, intended as a place of relationship and interaction between spaces, uses and behaviors, material and immaterial products. In this position, the designer can support the main changes in contemporary life, both on an individual and collective level, both in the public and private dimensions.

The Course forms a flexible designer able to adapt himself to the demand for constantly evolving skills, and able to move among the different fields of design, from product and service design to interior design and digital design. This presupposes a collaborative and multidisciplinary design approach typical of design, which makes use of multiple knowledge (cultural, technical-scientific, communication, representation, use and fruition aspects, historical-critical), considering its social and ethical implications.

he DBE didactic path has two different curricula, having only the first year in common.

The first year is organized around a basic training nucleus, which weaves together those fields of knowledge which are necessary for the collaborative and multidisciplinary design training and which makes use of multiple knowledge (cultural, technical-scientific, communication, representation, use and enjoyment aspects, historical-critical), considering their social and ethical implications.

The second year is divided into two different curricula:

1. Exhibit Design
   b. Digital Design
   Each curriculum is organized around a specialized training, aimed at outlining specific professional profiles, the first in the field of interior design and the fitting out of temporary spaces, the other in the field of design for the digital environment.

The main employment opportunities and reference sectors envisaged by the Course in DBE are – the freelance profession; public and private institutions and bodies; design firms and companies operating in both traditional and emerging sectors where professional profiles with advanced design skills are required.

The graduate in Exhibit Design will be able to work:

• −  in project, development and communication teams in the field of exhibition design, territorial and cultural heritage enhancement;
• −  in manufacturing companies operating in the various fields of production of exhibition components;
• −  in social and cultural institutions, such as museums, cultural foundations, institutions and public administrations involved in cultural production;
• −  in companies that need specialists able to enhance, both physically and digitally, the heritage of the company’s identity;

• −  in companies operating in advanced sectors of communication related to new media and new technologies.

The graduate in Digital Design will be able to work:

• −  in the research, design and development teams of companies, businesses and industries operating in the complex digital services and products sectors, such as automotive, con- sumer electronics, entertainment, cultural heritage, personal services, distribution and sales, home and office automation, healthcare and accessibility;
• −  in project, development and marketing teams, in business units through the management of consumer expert-responsibility;

• −  in consulting companies for product and process innovation;
• −  in professional firms of communication, design and architecture, in large-scale distribution, in Telecommunication and service companies;
• −  as project manager and design officer in the fields of application of digital technologies;
• −  as a freelancer and/or promoter of new activities and innovative start-ups.

To apply students must have got a bachelor’s degree or first degree or undergraduate degree, usually a three- or four-years course of at least 180 ECTS, in one of the followings fields of study:

Industrial design / Architecture / Urban planning / Engineering / Fine Art

All our courses are held in English.Student must have a minimum level B2 in English.

If students don’t have any language certification, their English knowledge will be tested on site by a departmental committee by an interview.

For the Italian applicants the University Bachelor Codes allowing the enrolment are:

Laurea di I° livello in classe:

L-04 (Disegno Industriale); L-03 (Arti figurative), L-07 (Ingegneria civile e ambientale); L-09 (Ingegneria industriale); L-17 (Scienza dell’Architettura); L-21 (Scienze della Pianificazione Territoriale, Urbanistica, Paesaggistica e Ambientale); L-23 (Scienza e Tecnica dell’edilizia), L-31 (Scienze e tecnologie informatiche)

EU citizens can apply on line by SEPTEMBER 1st 2019 using Università degli Studi Napoli Federico II SEGREPASS service.

Whose link is:

https://www.segrepass2.unina.it

Specific advice for Extra UE citizens:

Extra UE citizens have to apply on site. Extra-EU citizens must provide:

1. a) Bachelor degree Transcript of Records (with a legal declaration of

local value by the Italian Embassy in the country where the degree

certificate was obtained)

1. b) Declaration of Value issued by the Italian Diplomatic Representative

There is a deadline for this process.

This process is available through the Universitaly website: https://www.universitaly.it/

In the application, you must indicate the University of Naples Federico II / Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and the Master of Science in Design for the Built Environment / Laurea Magistrale in Design per l’Ambiente Costruito

The process requires to specify the Embassy / Consulate where you will apply for an entry visa to Italy. The pre-enrollment application will be verified by the University of Naples and forwarded to the Embassy / Consulate you have specified.