40 Short courses in Arts, Design & Architecture in Italy

XR-Driven Design Thinking and Innovation
This XR-Driven Design Thinking and Innovation course from EIT Manufacturing South and Sapienza University of Rome explores how XR (AR & VR) technologies can transform innovation processes. Participants learn to apply design thinking methods and technical tools to conceptualise, prototype, and assess XR-based solutions in real-world contexts.

Film Industry Management
The 3-month Film Industry Management programme at the European School of Economics will teach you the business principles behind filmmaking and give you a solid foundation for growth, focusing on marketing, business strategy, budgeting and legal aspects.

Italian Design and Lifestyle
Hosted in Milan, the global capital of design and creativity, the Italian Design and Lifestyle course from POLI.design - Milan (Italy) provides international participants with the opportunity to engage with cutting-edge design practices, explore Italian excellence, and develop professional skills in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Global Gap Year
This Global Gap Year unique programme from European School of Economics allows you to study, travel, and discover yourself within the framework of an international, multi-campus institution with centres London, Madrid, Milan, Florence, Rome, Paris and Genoa.

Music Management
The Music Management Programme at the European School of Economics is designed for students who want to pursue a modern business and management career in this rapidly evolving, inspiring and innately formless field.

Design Thinking and UX Design
Hosted in Milan, the global capital of design and creativity, the Design Thinking and UX Design course from POLI.design - Milan (Italy) provides international participants with the opportunity to engage with cutting-edge design practices, explore Italian excellence, and develop professional skills in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Business of Architecture
The Business of Architecture programme at the European School of Economics aims to prepare individuals to bring any sized firm across the threshold of a limited client portfolio into the realm of affluence and predominance.

Roman Ceramics in the Mediterranean Sea Routes (1st Century BC – 7th Century AD)
Ceramics will be presented through an integrated archaeological and archaeometric approach. Students will have the opportunity to attend lessons on the history of research into the main classes (Italian, Gallic, African, and Eastern Terra Sigillata), on common and cooking wares and on the most widely distributed types of Roman amphorae.

The City and the Water
The International Summer School “The City and the Water”, since 2014, is a Design Full-Time Workshop, aimed at investigating the complex relationships between the built environment and the water, in its broadest meaning of environmental resource, and therefore including seaside, rivers, lakes and water resources.

Diagnosis in Heritage Science - 8.
The Summer School offers a multidisciplinary program of studies over the course of one week.Hosted by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pisa, it is designed for postgraduate students (Master’s degree holders), particularly PhD candidates, who have an interest in Heritage Science.

Archaeological Field School of Etruscology
The Archaeological Field School of Etruscology offers a 10-day academic programme including archaeological excavation activities in the Etruscan necropolis of Colombaie di Volterra, located in northern Tuscany.

Al Tikha Archaeological Field School (Oman)
Together with its outreach activities, the variety of contexts explored at Al-Tikha serves as a reference point for the academic community and for wider audiences interested in antiquity, making Al-Tikha an ideal venue for the Winter School and for training a new generation of students and researchers.
Academic Foundation Year - Italian Creativity & Design
The Academic Foundation in Italian Creativity & Design is designed for international and national students interested in deepening their creative talents and gaining the necessary skills for admission to the best Italian universities and academies.
Design Future
This Advanced Course in Design Futures offered by Domus Academy fosters a mindset that questions assumptions and embraces alternative perspectives, to emerge as visionary designers capable of driving significant and meaningful change.
Car Design - An Introduction
The Car Design - An Introduction programme from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED) provides you with an introduction to the basic elements and tools for a future car designer.
Fashion Marketing
The Fashion Marketing programme from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED) gives you an overall view of the most important features of marketing, management and merchandising for the retail fashion industry with an emphasis on the Italian experience.
Advanced Graphic Design
The Advanced Graphic Design programme from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED) provides you with the necessary skills and a solid understanding of the key areas of graphic design.
Fashion Trend Forecasting and Styling
The students of this Fashion Trend Forecasting and Styling programme from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED) will be able to gain a better understanding of the dynamic nature of the modern fashion industry as well as learn and deepen some elements related to the culture of the sector.
Introduction to Styling and Decoration
With this Introduction to Styling and Decoration programme from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED) you’ll learn everything you need to develop a decoration project, taking it from the initial idea to final execution.
Fashion Design
The Summer Course in Fashion Design at the Accademia del Lusso provides essential knowledge of the processes and methodologies involved in fashion design.