Media Design
Exploring the power and the language of new technologies
Rome
On campus
ITA
First Level Academic Diploma in New Art Technologies - Media Design
Language
Italian
Start date
October 2025
Frequency
Full time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
3 Years
Credits
180
Course Coordination
Max Giovagnoli
Join the world of new media and discover how to develop transmedia content and interactive experiences with the three-year Undergraduate Programme in Media Design at IED Roma
With its emphasis on project-based work, from the very first year the programme will bring you into contact with peers with similar backgrounds, in particular Video Design, Sound Design and CG Animation for creating projects across multiple media, such as the release of films, TV series, videogames, brands and interactive products.
Along this path you will acquire tools and skills for project design in the areas of graphics for new media, interface design and gamification. At the same time, you will gain technical knowledge about software,programming languages and platforms.
Issued Degree:
Diploma Accademico di Primo Livello (DAPL), corresponding to a Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) – EQF6 Level (European Qualification Framework).
Credits:
The course awards 180 CFA (Academic Formative Credits), corresponding to 180 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System).
Information to decide
The three-year Media Design programme at IED Roma is the ideal start to building a career where web and new media technology merge with visual communication. Over three years you will discover how to express your creativity through cross-media products that bring new meaning to the concept of interactive experiences.
On the three-year degree programme in Media Design at IED Roma you will learn to design media content, developing and managing digital communication projects with increasing levels of sophistication, with an eye to future new media. With full awareness of the historical and cultural background required to approach the professional world, you will have the opportunity to cover such subjects as contemporary art history, cinema theory and analysis, art semiotics and contemporary arts phenomenology.
Theory disciplines will always be supported by more practical labs where you will be learning some of the most used software tools in the industry, such as Adobe Suite, Unity, Unreal Engine, C++, Max SP, Cinema 4D, Sketch, Touch Designer, ArKit, ArCore and Processing, for the creation of real and virtual prototypes.
In addition to the computer labs, you will also have an interactive stage available with sensor equipment, virtual and augmented reality and immersive cinema. Here, other than practising on a daily basis what you have learned during the lessons, you will also be able to test your personal projects.
The three-year programme in Media Design at IED Roma is for anyone with an open and dynamic personality. We like to describe our students as ‘transmedial’, not just because they can move quickly from one subject to another, from one communication mode to another, but mainly because they are interested in the consumption experience of any content through all kinds of devices.
This track is for you if you've always thought of a new way to mix art, creativity and technology to create new experiences for your audience, whether in physical or on-line environments. You will develop and improve your personal style while creating artwork, interfaces, games and digital experiences with digital storytelling based on coherence and innovation.
Becoming a Media Designer means learning to use with awareness all the tools and languages of new technologies. This will allow you to work for the web, cinema and TV, advertising, brand communication and videogames, production houses, web factories, integrated graphic studios, publishers of videogames or apps, IT companies, communication and distribution for entertainment and new media.
The three-year programme in Media Design at IED Roma is the best option for anyone who wants to combine technology and visual communication skills, working on top-level projects nationwide and internationally. The city itself is one of the reasons for choosing to take this programme here: Rome boasts a rich history, a strong tourist sector and an entertainment industry with many projects to launch films, TV series or installations in interactive museums.
This programme provides a unique opportunity to create a personal portfolio, take an active part in workshops and projects contracted by other firms, get in touch and start building a network with designers and other professionals from the same or similar industries, ready to share new ideas.
By its very nature, the Media Design programme at IED Roma is set to evolve year by year to keep up with market trends. Over the three years you will lay the groundwork for your future career, assessing a wide range of possible career opportunities as Digital Art Director, Game Designer, Web Designer, App Designer, Social Media Specialist, Experience Designer, Graphic and Interface Designer for smartphones and tablets.
The main software you will need during your course is provided by IED!
On this page you will find all the features you need for your computer.
Syllabus
first year
The first year will provide you with a solid cultural and educational base. In addition to history, theory and analysis of such disciplines as art and cinema, which are key to developing your artistic feeling, right from the start you will approach more technical subjects such as video editing, graphics and multimedia design, with hands-on practice.
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
THEORY AND ANALYSIS OF CINEMA AND AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION
ARTISTIC COMMUNICATION: TOOLS AND METHODS
THEORY OF PERCEPTION AND PSYCHOLOGY OF FORM
COMPUTER GRAPHICS 1
VIDEOEDITING
MULTIMEDIA PROJECT DESIGN 1
MULTIMEDIA GRAPHIC DESIGN
SEMIOTICS OF ART
MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION 1
second year
The second year will focus on project design skills, building on the techniques learned and acquired over the first year. You will also continue to study theory subjects - like sociology of communication or aesthetics of new media - that will provide you with a better understanding of the context.
COMPUTER GRAPHICS 2
MULTIMEDIA PROJECT DESIGN 2
PHENOMENOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS
TECHNIQUES OF NEW INTEGRATED MEDIA
NEW MEDIA AESTHETICS
INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS 1
SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION
DIGITAL MODELLING TECHNIQUES
NET MARKETING
third year
On your third year you will be able to work independently across increasingly complex projects. With solid methods and skills learned over the three years, you will be prepared to work independently on your dissertation project, working out the solution that best reflects your creativity and artistic personality.
MASS MEDIA THEORY AND METHOD
MULTIMEDIA PROJECT DESIGN 3
INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS 2
MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION 2
MULTIMEDIA PROJECT DESIGN 4
Faculty
Max Giovagnoli
Transmedia Producer & Storyteller
Course Coordinator
Alice Felloni
Visual designer, Visual Artis and videomapping expert
Andrea Buttarelli
Edoardo Grassi
Roberto Semprebene
Studio Manager
Marco Michiorri
Motion Graphic Designer
Claudia Di Fabio
Giulia Olivieri
Luca Miranda
Art Director and Senior Motion Graphic Designer for Fox Channel
Francesco Rosati
Electronic Musician, Digital Artist
Jacopo Zuliani
Lorenzo Raffi
Davide Balistreri
Lead Mobile Developer
Inside the labs
+5
MEDIA LAB
+3
COMPUTER LABS
+4
SCANNER LASER 3D - G-SCAN
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