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Domus Academy - Master in Accessories Design Overview

DOMUs aCaDeMY sChOOL Of fashION

• Aprofessionalnetwork-baseddevelopmentexperiencedeeplyrootedintheMilanfashionsystem

• AflexiblepostgraduateacademicstructurewhereonecandeveloptheircompetencestoenterintotheFashionSystem

• Acenterofexcellencetorefineandmasteradvancedskills

• Aplacewherethevalueofapersonalapproachisencouragedandsupported.Whereonecanidentifytheirown,personalroleintheglobalfashionsystem

• Aplacetodevelopabalancebetweencraft,visionandindividualidentity;allwithinthecontextofrealmarketdemands,bothpresentandfuture-careerdrivenandcareervision

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PrOgraMMe: sUMMarY INfOrMatION .8

PrOgraMMe: aIMs aND OBjeCtIVes .9

eNtrY reqUIreMeNts .11

PrOgraMMe strUCtUre .13

LearNINg teaChINg aND assessMeNt strategIes .14

stUDY PLaN .18

aNNex I: Master strUCtUre .22

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qUaLIfICatION (FirstLevel)AcademicMaster

PrOgraMMe tItLeMasterCourseinAccessoriesDesign

PrOgraMMe tYPeFullTime

freqUeNCY Of INtakeOnceortwiceperyear

startINg MONthsSeptemberand/orJanuary

COUrse LeaDerBarbaraTrebitsch

LaNgUage Of INstrUCtION aND assessMeNtEnglish

Part a: PrograMMe suMMary inforMation

Part B: PrograMMe aiMs anD oBJectives

TheMasterinAccessoriesDesignaimsatbringingstudentsindirectcontactwiththerealfashionfieldwithspecificreferencetotheaccessoriesdomain,inItalyandabroad.

Thecourseprovidesnotonlytheinstrumentsthatsupportstudents’personalgrowth,awarenessandidentity,butalsoitdevelopestheirskillsandprofessionaloutcomes.

Ithelpsthemtoentertheprofessionalworldeitherasbags,shoes,leathergoodsdesigners-tocoveradesignmanagementrole,marketing,distribution,orcommunicationwithinthefieldofFashionAccessories.

Thisprogramisaimedatdevelopingfashionprojectstoaprofessionalstandard,identifyingapersonalstyleinaccessoriesdesignshowingahigh-levelmanagementskillsinthedevelopmentofinnovativeproposals,presentingamatureinterpretationofone’sownstyleinrelationtointernationalfashion.

Moreover,DomusAcademyensuresthatstudentsattendingtheacademybecomeawareofthegreatopportunitiessurroundingthem,suchasthefactthatMilanisaninternationalanddesign-orientedcitywithalotoffamousdesignstudiosandagencies,researchlabs,tradefairsandcompanies.StudentsatDomusAcademycomefromabout50differentcountriesandthisfactmakesitaninternationalschoolwheredifferentculturescanbemet;DomusAcademyispartofaninternationalnetworkofuniversityandtheteachersoftheacademyareinternationallyrenownedprofessionalsintheirfield.

PrOgraMMe LearNINg OUtCOMesUponsuccessfulcompletionofthecourse,studentswillhave:

• Demonstratedanindividuallydrivenconceptualresearchprojectusingresearchmethodsandtechniquesappropriatetoprofessionalstandardsinfashiondesignpractices;

• Demonstratedanunderstandingoftheprofessionalfieldandtheirrestraints,orabilitytodealwithrequestsaswellas

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beingabletointerprettheirownworkinsuchcontext;

• Demonstratedacriticalandpersonaldevelopmentinenvisioningadvancedprocessrelatedtotheproject;

• Effectivelydemonstratedareflectiveandevaluativeapproachtoworkwhichwillthenallowthemtoactindependentlyinidentifying,implementingandsustainingindividualresearchandpracticesatprofessionallevel;

• Demonstratedinnovativeapproachestoleathergoodsbuiltonknowledgeandawarenessofthedifferenttechnicalapproachesaswellasondifferentmeansofcommunicationanddistribution;

• Demonstratedselfandprofessionalmanagementskillsintermsofinteractioninamulti-culturaldomain,teamworkandtimeconstraintsataprofessionallevel;

• Demonstratedanabilitytoeffectivelycommunicateconcepts,methodsanddesignproposalsinspoken,visualandwrittenform.

Career OPPOrtUNItIesStudentssuccessfullycompletingtheprogramhavedifferentoptionsfortheirfuturecareers.Mostofthestudentswillbeabletobeemployedasdesignersinfashionoraccessoriesbrands.

Theywillalsobeabletopursuecareersinthefashionfieldascreativeandmanagementconsultantsortoestablishtheirownbrands.

CrIterIa fOr aDMIssION tO the PrOgraMMe (INCLUDINg reqUIreD eNgLIsh LaNgUage sCOre)EligibilityconditionsforenteringtheMasterCourseare:

• BachelorDegreeorEquivalent

• EnglishLanguageKnowledge:IELTS5.0orequivalent

ApplicantsarerequiredtosubmittheApplicationPackage,including:

• ApplicationForm(fullandsatisfactorycompletion)

• CopyofBachelorDegree*orequivalent

• Transcriptsofpreviousstudypaths

• IELTS5.0CertificateorEquivalent

• DetailedResumé

• Statementofpurpose

• Portfolioofprojects

Theprogrammeisaddressedtocandidatesholdingabachelordegreeinfashiondesign,accessoriesdesigndesignordisciplinesrelatedtotheprogramme’sfieldofstudy.Admissionofstudentswithdifferentdegreesordiplomas,aswellasprofessionalswithasignificantexperienceintheprogram’sfield,willbetakenintoconsiderationiftheapplicantismotivatedbyaresearchinteresttowardstheprogram’stopics.UponsuccessfullycompletingtheprogramthestudentwillreceiveaDomusAcademyMasterDiploma.

ParticipantswhoareeligibleaccordingtoNABAruleswillreceiveanAcademicMasterfromNABA.

Part c: entry requireMents

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* Degree CerificateStudents holding a non-Italian Bachelor Degree shall contact the Italian Embassy or Consulate in the country where the degree was issued in order to ask for the so called “completion documents”, consisting in:a. Translation into Italian – made by a certified translator – of the student’s Bachelor Degree.b. Translation into Italian – made by a certified translator – of the student’s Academic Transcripts.c. “Dichiarazione di valore in loco” (Declaration of Value) of the student’s Bachelor Degree. The “Dichiarazione di valore in loco” is the document attesting that the study qualification obtained in the student’s country of residence is valid for accessing Italian Universities or Academies.

Part D: PrograMMe structure

COUrse DIagraMTheprogrammelasts10monthsandisfull-time.

Please, refer to Annex I for Master Structure

Courses Workshop 1 Workshop 4Workshop 2 InternshipWorkshop 3

ECTS 6

ECTS 7

ECTS 7

ECTS 7

ECTS 16

ECTS 7

Final Master Project

ECTS 10

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OUr LearNINg aND teaChINg strategYInthefollowingparagraphsyouwillfindinformationontheWhatandtheWhenofourlearning,teachingandassessmentframework.

TheprogrammeoftheMasterCourseinAccessoriesDesignisworkshop-based,supportedbyseminars,tutorials,lectures,workinprogresssessions,critiquesandaseriesoftutorled-projects.Throughapro-activerelationshipwiththeCourseStaffandProjectLeaders,studentswillleadtheirprojectworkandbesupportedthroughconsultativeandadvisorytutorialguidance.

ButfirstashortglimpseontheWho.

Wecall‘CourseLeader’theteacherwhohasoverallresponsabilityforthecourse,coordinatesthestudyprogram,generatesideasandexploitsnetworkingopportunities.

TheCourseLeaderinvitesvisitingprofessorstotheacademy,coordinatestheassessmentprocessanddevelopsworkshopthemes.Ontheotherhand,ProjectLeadersareprofessionalsandteachers,chosenamongexpertsofaspecificfield,whosejobistoproposeabrief,providementorshipstostudentsandtakepartintheassessmentoftheprojects.

Lecturesareusuallyusedforthepresentationanddiscussionoftheoreticalissues.Theywilloftenbesupportedbygroupdiscussions,whichprovideanopportunityforinteractionbetweenFacultyandstudents,andallowstudentstoextendandexaminetheissuesraised.Someactivitiesrequirestudentstoworkingroups.Teamsarecarefullyselectedandsuitablymanagedtoensurethatallstudentsareawareofeffectivegroupprocessesandcontributetofinalprojectoutcomes.Formalteachingissupplementedbyarangeofvisitinglecturersandvisitingprofessionals;studentswillhavethechancetoattendpresentationsbydesigners,artists,critics,industryprofessionalsandacademics.

Notonlywillthemeetingandexchangeofideaswithleading

Part e: Learning teaching anD assessMent strategies

professionalsofferstudentsthechancetoenrichtheirknowledgebutalsofavourabettercareerperspective.

OUr teaChINg MethODsTheteachingandlearningmethodsemployedontheCoursearedesignedtohelpstudentsachievetheirindividualprofessionalgoalsalongwiththelearningobjectiveoftheCourse.Coursesprioritizeanoriginal“learningbydesigning”approach,thathasbeendevelopedbyDomusAcademyovertheyears.

Theprimaryvehicleforlearningisthereforetheprojectwork.

Emphasisisplacedon:

• learningandapplyinga“problemsetting”approach,ensuringthatstudentsrefinetheircriticalskillsandapplythemthroughouttheirworkprocess;

• fosteringapersonalcreativestyleanddevelopinganoriginalwayofexpression;

• developingresearchskills,whichwillenablestudentstosourcerelevantmaterials,assimilatingandarticulatingrelevantfindings;

• conceivingconceptsandvisionscapabletobridgecreativelanguageswiththeactualneedsofendusersbyinterpretingabrief,oftenbasedonarealdesignassignment,inordertodesignaprojectthatcanmatch,orevenexcede,thecompany’sexpectation.

StudentworkisconstantlysupportedbytheFacultyandvisitinglecturers,anddesigners.

WOrkshOPsWorkshopsareprojectassignmentsdesignedtogivestudentsaworkingknowledgeofdifferentcoresubjects.Allsetprojectsstartwithapresentationofabrief,whichoutlinesthesubject,scopeandpurposeoftheworkshop.Theworkshopculminatesinanopenpresentationtothefacultyandinvitedprofessionals.

Duringallpresentations,anopendiscussionontheoutcome

16 oftheprojectisheldinfrontofaBoardchairedbytheCourseLeader.

Feedbackstostudentsarealsopartofthefinalassessmentgiventostudentsafterthepresentation.TheCourseLeaderandtheProjectLeaderareavailabletofurtherdiscussassessmentswithstudentswhenrequired.

Studentsworkinmulti-culturalandinternationalteamstoenhancetheircapacityforteamworkaswellastoexposethemtoacomparisonwithdifferentbackgroundsandcultures.Studentsworkinmixedgroupstosupportthebuildingofacommonmindsetandtosharepreviousexperiences.

Studentsareexposedtodifferentpointsofviewinthedesignfield,workingwithdesignersandcompanies.Oneofthepurposesofthisexposureistogivestudentsthebroadestviewpossibleofthedesignfieldinordertosupportthemintheselectionoftheareainwhichtoconcentratetheirfuturecareers.

LeCtUresLecturesencompasskeylectures,casehistoriesanddiscussionsonaselectedrangeoftopics.TheCourseLeaderalsoinvitesdesigners,researchers,stakeholders,andrepresentativesofcompaniestopresenttheirworkandideasasalinkbetweenthespecificdisciplineperspectiveandthebroadercultural/economiccontext.

PraCtICaL/LaBsPracticalsandLabsintroducedifferenttools&techniquesaimedatdevelopingskills,addressingspecificstagesofthedesignprocess.InPractical/Labssessions,studentsworkbothingroupsandindividuallyinordertocompletebriefskill-basedexercisesandassignments.

INterNshIPTheinternshipisthekeystepofaprocessinwhichthestudentisindividuallyfollowed,inthelightofmatchingtheassessmentofthestudents’skillsandaspirationswiththe

requirementofkeystakeholders:manifacturingandservicecompanies,publicinstitutions,designstudios,consultantincreativefields.

It’sthemomentwhenstudentshavethechancetotestwhattheyhavelearnedinrealworkingenvironment.Moreover,itisauniqueopportunitytodevelopanetworkofpersonalrelationshipwithinthedesignfieldofchoice.

fINaL Master PrOjeCtTheFinalMaster’sProjectisanindividualprojectinwhichthestudentinvestigatesasettheme.Themesarechosenbystudentswithinaresearchframeworkagreedwiththefaculty.TheFinalMaster’sProjectculminatesinanopenpresentationdeliveredbythestudentduringtheFinalExam.

Whenapplicable,collaborationwithCompaniesissetfortheFinalMasterProject.Thefocusremainsontheeducationalside,givingprioritytotheeffectivestudent’slearningbycarryingoutaprojectina“close-to-reality”environment.Companies’representativesprovidefeedbackstostudents,moderatedbyFaculty,andtheyshouldrepresentanadditionalopportunityforstudentstosetarealitycheckabouttheirownapproachtodesignprofessions.

assessMeNt sYsteMThemaingoaloftheassesmentsystemistomonitorhowstudentshavedevelopedthedesignandtechnicalcompetenciesrequiredtobeawardedanAcademicMaster.

Assessmentisdonebyevaluatingeachstudentwitha1to30markgivenattheendofeveryworkshop,andthroughaqualifyingexaminationgivenattheendofeachtheoriccourse.Theadmissionmarktothefinalexamiscalculatedbyarithmeticaveragewhichtakesinconsiderationallthemarkstakenaftereachworkshop.

Studentswillreceive0-110(pass70orabove)asoverallevaluation.TheDiplomaExaminationBoardmayawardup10pointstheFinalProject.HonoursmaybeawardedonthebasisoftheBoardassessmentofstudyprograms,dissertationsandportfolios.

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fashION sYsteM aND fashION sYsteM Market aNaLYsIsTheinitialcoursesprovidethetoolsnecessarytoacquireaknowledgemethodologybasedonresearchandanalysisinputsderivingfromanthropologyandpsychology;theyexploremarketingpracticesinthefieldandthetoolstoknowinglyapproachtheItalianandinternationalmarket.TheyofferawideoverviewaimedattheknowledgeofthehistoryofFashion,bothItalianandinternational,uptoitsrecentdevelopments;theyproposetothestudentsapathwayintothecontemporaryartsexpressions,focusingontheelementsofsynergyandcontaminationbetweencontemporaryart,socialcontextandfashion

WOrkshOPs – aCCessOrIes DesIgN DeVeLOPMeNtWorkshopsdealwiththecrucialaspectsofaccessoriesdesign.ThesequenceofworkshopsismanagedbytheCourseLeaderwiththeaimtoexploit,reachandchallengeopportunitiesofcooperativeprojectswithleadingcompanies.

WOrkshOP I – researChThisworkshopexploresthedifferentresearchapproachesdevotedtoitsdevelopmentandproposesamethodologyarisingfromasocio-economicforecastingapproach.Studentsareworkinginteamsbringingtogetherdifferentculturaloriginsindevelopingcommonbasedresearchandanadvancedlinkedinternationalproject.

WOrkshOP II - the COLLeCtIONTheProjectdevelopsandfurtherexploresresearchmethodsappliedtodifferentcontextsandaims.Itinvestigatesthenatureofresearchanditsadaptationtodesignpractices.Theabilitytoconsiderfashion-relatedissuesinaninternationalcontextandtorealizecompletecollectionswithspecificreferencestocommercialandindustrialnecessitiesisof

Part f: stuDy PLan keyimportancetothestudents’individualdirection.Researchinvestigationisalsoappliedtomaterialstudyanddevelopmentandtoexperimentaldesignpractice.

WOrkshOP III – Leather gOODsThisworkshopconsistsofanin-depthinvestigationinboththetechnicalanddesignaspectsofabagandleathergoodscollection.Studentsarerequestedtoapplypersonalinputaswellasawarenessintheconstructionofacompletelineofaccessories.

Thisworkshopisguidedonanindividualbasisinsupportofthestudentdevelopingapersonalapproachtoaspecificissuesuchasbagsandleathergoods.Majorimportanceisgiventotheresearchanddevelopmentofappropriatematerialsandinvestigationsondifferentapproachestosourcing.Theobjectiveofthisworkshopistodevelopapersonalapproachtofashionbycreatinganenvironmentforstudentstothink“outofthebox”soastocreatenewpointsofviewondesigning“fashionobjects”asacounterbalancetotherealinternationalmarket.

WOrkshOP IV – the shOeTheareaofinvestigationisdedicatedtothedevelopmentofaprofessionalapproachtoindustry.Studentsarerequestedtodevelopadvancedresearchinthecreationofacollectionofshoes.Theapproachistoenhanceboththeabilitytodeveloppersonalanalysisandapproachestodesignwhilestillrespondingtotherealconstrictionsindesigninganergonomicobject.Thedevelopmentofa3Dmodelisveryimportantatthisstage,evenifitdoesnothavetobeperfectlyprototyped,intheformofamaquetteinordertofurtherdeveloptheabilityofthestudenttothinkin3D.

tWO kINDs Of INterNshIPThefirstkindofinternshipisaworkexperienceinacompanyworkinginthedisciplinaryfieldanditisakeymomentinthedevelopingoftheMasterinAccessoriesDesign.Theinternshipisthefinalstepofaprocessinwhichthestudenthasaone-

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to-onetutorshipwithadeepandbalancedevaluationofthestudent’sskillsandaspirations,inordertobuildacareerwhichfitsthestudent’saims.

Thereisalsoanincampusinternshipthattakesplaceoverthecourseandisshapedasanintensiveworkshopincollaborationwithacompany.This“campusinternship”developsanintegratedprojectstrictlyrelatedtoapracticalandactualneed(i.e.,theresolutionofadesignproblem,orthebrainstormingplatformofanewproject).Duringthiscrucialphasethestudentismentoredonastep-by-stepbasis,andgainsthefundamentalexperienceofdealingwiththerealworld,withrealbusinessandwiththerealpeopleworkinginthefield.

fINaL Master PrOjeCt Thefinalprojectisanimportantmomentoftheoveralllearningexperience,sincestudentsheretakethechancetocriticallyselectadoptandintegratethemethodologieslearnedduringthecourseintoasingle,consistentbodyofknowledge

Theapproachtotheprojectasawholeisintendedtostresstalentprofilingusingacombinationofintellectual,creativeandprofessionalknowledgefordifferentpotentialprofessionaloutcomes;thedevelopmentofone’sowncollectionofworkfortheleadingfashionindustry.

Studentswillneedtoproduceacoherentbodyofworkthatreflectsadevelopingpersonalintegrityandachievesahighleveloftechnicalskill.Theywillneedtodevelopanindividualapproachtotheresearchanddevelopthepersonalinvestigation,planningandwritingofafinalreport.Studentswillbeexpectedtodemonstrateaclearrelationshipbetweentheirresearch,textandpracticalworkpresentedfortheMasters’presentation.Theywillbeexpectedtocriticallyreflectontheirownpracticesaswellasthatofothers,byexploringandidentifyingthecontextoftheirownworkwithincontemporarydesign.Thiswillincludebothpracticalandwrittenelements.

Collaborationwithcompaniesand/ordesignersisintendedtoaddrealvalueandlinkstothefield,whilestillmaintaining

studentfreedomasfarastheselectionanddevelopmentofapersonalthemeisconcerned.

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COURSESFashionSystemandFashionSystemMarketAnalysis

WORKSHOP 1Research

WORKSHOP 3LeatherGoods

WORKSHOP 2TheCollection

Annex I

Master structureAccessories Design

WORKSHOP 4TheShoe

InTERnSHIP FInAl MASTER PROjECT