Bachelor's Degree Course in Design | Polytechnic University of Bari

THE POLIBA BACHELOR'S DEGREES | BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN DESIGN

Educational Objectives

The educational objectives of the bachelor's degree course in Design support the profile of a designer as an “integrator of skills,” possessing both theoretical and applied preparation based on interdisciplinary knowledge and methods capable of fostering engagement with the contemporary socio-cultural and technological changes. This condition takes on particular significance when related to the territories of southern Italy and to the interweaving of the tangible and intangible heritage with which they are endowed, which call for models of growth and development to which “design project work” can effectively contribute.

Location

The course lessons are delivered at the campus of Bari.

Duration

The expected duration for the completion of this Course is 3 years.

Language

Classes, seminars, and laboratories are conducted in Italian language.

Admission

Admission is subject to passing the Entrance Test.

The course is structured into two teaching cycles (2+1), each with specific aims oriented toward providing students with a “design culture” which, through a structured laboratory methodology, is recognized in three areas combined with one another:

1) product and product-service,

2) interiors and exhibition design,

3) graphic artefact and communication

The FIRST CYCLE, intended for basic training, corresponds to the first two years of the course. According to principles of economic, social, and environmental sustainability, learning concerns the complexity of design practices—which also includes subjects such as representation techniques, humanities and social sciences, material and formal studies, technological-digital disciplines, and production processes—also considered in relation to the resources of the territory to which the scientific and cultural project of the degree course is addressed.

The SECOND CYCLE, which corresponds to the third year, is distinguished by the completion of training dedicated to the “context studies” with which design culture interacts, and by the preparation of the degree thesis, to which particular scientific value is assigned. This final path focuses on a study plan aimed at equipping the student with multiverse methodological and critical-speculative skills, such as to enable them to address the full range of different design articulations (metadesign, concept, and technical-executive development) required by the current realities of the various employment sectors.