The textile sector has recently highlighted the need of new professional figures whose skills and knowledge can connect and create dialogue between the creative and strategic functions and the technical and production roles. The aim of the First Level Master course in Textiles is to train professionals with such characteristics.

The programme offers cultural, technological, strategic and design knowledge in the textile sector and provides collaborations with experts and the companies of the world-renowned textile district of Como.

At the end of the course, the students can supervise and coordinate the design and production phases of textile products, do research, interpret market trends, develop innovative projects that respect the tradition and the values of sustainability and traceability, create communication and marketing strategies. They can enter the work market as: textile product manager, raw materials/textile buyer and account manager, textile sourcing manager, fabric operations manager or fabric researcher.

There may be additional costs by this University.

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Scholarships and Facilitations

In order to support participants in the coverage of the participation fee, IED has activated an articulated system of facilities: partial or total Scholarships on tuition fee; Early Bird are facilitations for students finalizing enrolment by given deadlines.; Financings with the possibility to pay the tuition fee by instalments thanks to agreements with mortgage companies.

Specializations

Design

Innovation

Sustainability

Methodology and Structure

The course works as a creative laboratory that guides participants to the progressive acquisition of a clear project development methodology applied to the Made in Italy know-how.

Traditional lectures, workshops and laboratory sessions are structured in parallel in order to allow participants to be aligned to same cultural and creative design tools. Students deal with the different phases of the design process, consisting of experimental and interactive workflows.

During all the projects, participants are supported by Project Leader. In parallel, a series of nurture courses which support projects through concept, creation and realization, is aimed at fostering the personal and professional growth of each student and of the whole team. Conferences, seminars and on-site visits give students the opportunity to come face to face with industry professionals and important figures in the textile field.

Results of the Final Project are presented at the end of the course to a commission consisting of industry professionals and experts.

Careers

At the end of the Master’s course, students can join the world of work as a/an:

textile product manager
raw materials/textile buyer
account manager
textile sourcing manager
fabric operations manager
fabric researcher at specialist companies
qualified professional figures in the field of textile product design and supervision, coordination of design and production phases, applied research, and interpreting and analysing trends and sustainability

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