Academics
Discover your creative potential : INSPIRE AND BE INSPIRED
DII offers a progressive curriculum that applies your learning to real-world challenges
DII is committed to provide the knowledge and skills that you need for being successful. You will discover that we cover content that is in demand in today's marketplace. You will be presented with many opportunities to apply what you've learned through hands-on experience in the real world through a highly relevant curriculum that promotes interdisciplinary learning, integrative thinking and the synthesis of ideas. You will begin with foundation year, which is a core curriculum for all design disciplines. The foundation year will include courses in sketching, drawing, basic design, color and digital studies that reinforce your skills in color composition, drawing principles, 2D/ 3D mediums and processes. You will study evolution and appreciation of art, learn to conduct research, analyze and make presentations.
Starting with second year onwards, you will start the subjects in your chosen discipline. The subjects from this point onwards will be focused. Our curriculum will develop drawing, modeling and CAD skills, all of which are critical to the development and communication of ideas. The curriculum will introduce you to the forms, methods, media and concepts crucial to each course of study. Concurrently you will be taught subjects that allow you to analyze both cultural and societal influences/ contexts of your design.
During the course you will refine, question and discover. You'll become a critical thinker, an astute observer and a powerful communicator.
Istituto Superiore di Design
To expand scholarly ties, facilitate academic cooperation, promote mutual understanding and to establish mutually beneficial exchange relationships- DII has signed a MoU with Istituto Superiore di Design (ISD). Founded in Naples in 1988, ISD is the first School in the South of Italy offering various Degrees in interior design, industrial design, graphics and fashion design and promoting research and initiatives in this field.
DII and ISD are also exploring the possibility of creation of additional programs for collaborative projects and exchange of faculty and/ or students.
www.isdnapoli.it