Study Abroad Italy / Domus Academy

  Italy

• Milan: 
Milan

Term: Fall, Spring, Summer 
Dates: September - December and January - May

Description: Founded in 1983, Domus Academy is considered one of Europe's top design schools, offering eight Master level programs during the academic year, along with summer programs. Recent industry publications proclaim Domus Academy as one of the top three international design programs. Winner of the Compasso d'Oro, Italy's most sought after design award, with a distinguished list of past lecturers such as Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Gianfranco Ferre, Neil Barrett, and Ron Arad, DA has always been a true pioneer of "Made in Italy," not simply teaching how to design products, but considering design as a complex, challenging activity which strategically contributes to direct the form and meaning of industrial production and culturally outlines different aesthetic and social visions. Furthermore, DA gives its students the opportunity to meet and to work with a wide network of design and fashion companies.

For American students, DA has created four advanced-level undergraduate semester/year abroad programs taught in English. The main objective of all programs and courses is to promote collaboration--or "contamination" as DA puts it--among the various design sectors. Students are encouraged to perform in-depth analyses of design culture and to always keep in mind the past, present, and future of fashion, art, and design. Students begin with a theoretical base that includes an introduction to the instruments of their field of study that they then use in projects carried out with the aid of renowned professional designers. They are also taught to pay careful attention to marketing and communication techniques. DA students thus learn all essential aspects of design, from the initial abstract concepts to the successful presentation of the final product. DA is a member of the CUMULUS, association of European design schools. Domus Academy now offers a wide variety of programs in English, through its Regional US Office, Study Abroad Italy.

Highlights: Program provides both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: $15,700/ semester; see website for summer program costs.

Experience Required: yes

Summer students: DA requires submission of a CV for all students. Semester students: DA accepts students with a design background who have completed the first semester of their third year or are currently in their fourth year. Professionals in the field are also eligible for admission. DA requires students to submit a Curriculum Vitae, a digital portfolio of projects and a letter of motivation.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Scholarships are Available. -  Chiara Family Scholarship Study Abroad Italy is pleased to announce the addition of the Chiara Family Scholarship, a need-based scholarship offered each fall. The chosen scholarship recipient will receive $12,000 funding toward the semester program cost. The scholarship can apply toward any of SAIs six schools. The scholarship will not cover the application fee or Security Deposit. This scholarship is generously offered to SAI students through a private family with a strong relationship to Italy and its heritage. Through SAIs exceptional programs, it is their desire to continually offer the valuable educational experience of studying in Italy to a deserving student with evident financial need. Contact your admissions officer for more information on this scholarship. Religious Studies Scholarship Study Abroad Italy is proud to provide one Religious Studies Scholarship of $500 awarded each academic year. The scholarship is available to any Fall semester student enrolled in at least one Religious Studies course at any of our schools. Should this scholarship not be awarded to a Fall semester student, the scholarship will be available to a qualifying Spring student. In the event the scholarship is not awarded in the Spring, the scholarship will roll over to the following Fall semester and then become $1,000. Please complete a SAI Scholarship application by June 1 to be eligible for this Fall scholarship. Should the scholarship be available to Spring semester students we will post a notice on this scholarship page, in which case the complete SAI scholarship application must be submitted by October 15. Summit State Bank Scholarship Summit State Bank generously provides a fall semester scholarship of $2,500. The only requirement for this scholarship is that the student be a resident of Northern California. This is a new scholarship and was not ready for disburesment in fall 2007 so for this year only we will grant the scholarship to a student in the spring 08 semester.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application