Graduate Diploma in Art and Design

  Italy

• Venice: 
Venice

Term: Academic Year 
Dates: inquire for specific dates

Description: This 1-year graduate program is designed for college graduates interested in a full-time, 36-credit, graduate-level program - with study concentrations in the visual arts and graphic design. There are many courses to choose from, including painting, drawing, printmaking, graphic design, computer graphic, web design, photography, artist book, art history, and many others. The program includes sightseeing and cultural excursions in Venice, the Veneto region of Italy, Milan, Florence, and Rome. Successful completion of the program leads to a Graduate Diploma in Visual Art and Graphic Design from the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica. (Note: The Graduate Diploma is the equivalent to a 'Masters in Art' in the United States.) Students can major in either Graphic Design or Fine Arts, and a total of 12 courses are required. This program can be started either during the fall or spring semester, but is 1 year in length.

Highlights: The Scuola Internazionale di Grafica is a small, private visual arts and graphic design academy in Venice, Italy. The student body is limited to 200 students - 80% of whom are Italian - offering an excellent opportunity for cultural immersion for KEI students. Its impressive international faculty consists of artists who lived, studied, worked and exhibited their art in museums and art galleries throughout the world. The Scuola's central location in the historic city of Venice is ideal for studying Italian art. Students live in furnished apartments located in the central historical district of Venice, 10 minutes from Piazza San Marco by foot, 15 minutes from the Scuola by vaporetto (water bus) and 2 minutes from the closest vaporetto stop.

The Scuola is located in Campo San Marcuola, in the artistically and historically rich city of Venice. Whenever possible, the courses make full use of the Venetian landscape and society. The Scuola's central location allows it a unique position between traditional and contemporary culture and attracts art professionals and students from all over the world.

Cost in US$: $22,567

Experience Required: no

Participants Travel to Italy Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time Is 2 weeks

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• Job and Internship Network
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Knowledge Exchange Institute (KEI)'s Mission Statement: The Knowledge Exchange Institute offers unique study and intern abroad programs for college and graduate students. KEI programs are distinguished by a large selection of major-specific, language and regional studies courses; courses taught in English (all locations); professional internships; transcripts and credit from an accredited university; extensive cultural excursions; housing; pre-departure and on-site staff and support; and attentive service and small groups of students.

Year Founded: 1997