Master in Design for Urban Environment

TRAVEL DESIGN EXPERIENCE

• Guided travel with a professional tutor for students to realize an investigation and analysis related to the specialization of the Master. IED organizes the academic content and students cover the expenses. An alternative experience is proposed for those who cannot participate in the travel

DESIGN TOUR

• Visit of Barcelona with the aim to know the city from the point of view its culture and the creative people producing their work within it. The Design Tour is specifically designed to match with the aim of the master course.

IED MASTER PROFESSIONAL TALKS AND EXPERIENCES

• Conferences, meetings, talks and other events that get professional and students closer, sharing experiences and best practices with experts and companies.

PUBLIC SPEAKING

• Develop confident, clear and creative public speaking skills. Students are trained in their ability to express concepts persuasively and work is also done on body language, reading and non-verbal language practice.

PORTFOLIO AND PERSONAL BRANDING

• The portfolio resumes the progress and competences acquired during the course. It’s a communication tool that incudes the professional and the academic experience and shows the student’s personal branding

ITALIAN DESIGN CULTURE AND HISTORY

• Acquisition of knowledge about the precedents of world design with a special emphasis on Italian culture, which is an integral part of the IED Barcelona ethos.

DESIGN PROCESS

• Visualization, knowledgment of the different steps driven to the creative problem solving

SOCIAL DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY

• Completion of projects that ensure a balance between economic growth, environmental stewardship and social welfare, taking into account the environmental impact of any proposal during each of its phases.