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NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, is an internationally renowned art and design academy. Founded in 1980, NABA is the largest private art academy in Italy. It offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in Italian and in English that are accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR).
As a student at NABA, you will develop your craft while preparing for the world of work. NABA has spent decades cultivating relationships with prestigious design companies and studios, and you will have the chance to work on real-world project briefs given by these companies. This emphasis on hands-on practice, balanced with lectures about art and design theory, is what makes NABA’s academic methodology so successful and unique. Within one year of graduation, 89% of our alumni find jobs.
The Milan campus, set in the beautiful and historic Navigli area, comprises of 13 modern buildings spread over 17,000 square metres. Our design laboratories, cutting-edge tools, and classrooms are constantly updated so that your work can be as fresh and relevant as possible. With 4000 students from 70 countries on our campus, NABA is a truly multicultural environment. You will have a chance to collaborate with and learn new approaches from your international peers.
To offer students the opportunity of developing their design skills in the city that originated and shaped Western art and culture, NABA is opening a new location in Rome* in 2019. Set in a central area and well connected to Rome’s world-famous archaeological sites, art museums and lively neighbourhoods, the new school occupies 2 historical buildings and features cutting-edge laboratories as well as student spaces, lounge rooms and a library.
* New Rome location subject to authorization by the MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research)
Earning your bachelor’s degree in art and design in Italy—what could be more exciting?
As a student in one of NABA’s three-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) programs, you will deeply engage with Italy’s design culture and ethos of artistic experimentation. You will expand your knowledge of history, your technical skills, your expertise in materials, your critical and creative thinking abilities, and your presentation skills.
NABA’s academic methodology emphasizes cross-genre innovation and a dynamic interaction between artistic and professional worlds. Practical design methods are at the core of our teaching.
NABA’s close relationship with companies, means you will have the chance to respond to company briefs, developing your ideas in a real-world social and market context. On team projects that simulate the dynamics of design studios, you’ll collaborate with students from various cultural, educational, and professional backgrounds, sharing ideas and experience.
Our esteemed faculty includes professional artists and designers; all are curious intellectuals who continuously augment their expertise.
Earning your bachelor’s degree at NABA also gives you a unique and valuable opportunity. Students in most programs have the chance to study abroad for a semester.
Our BA programs cover a broad range of creative fields. Choose the program that stokes your passion!
* New Rome location subject to authorization by the MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research)
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DESIGN
PRODUCT DESIGN, INTERIOR DESIGN
The world of design is vast, encompassing objects, furniture, lighting, and interiors, as well as service and interaction design. In the BA in Design, you’ll explore a multitude of contemporary design challenges. You’ll gain the conceptual and technical skills to define and solve real design problems that designers face every day.
Milano
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FASHION DESIGN
FASHION DESIGN, FASHION STYLING AND COMMUNICATION
Come to Milan or Rome* to discover the Italian fashion scene —and debut your own ideas! In the BA in Fashion Design program, you’ll study the market so you can better anticipate its demands and trends. You’ll learn about fashion design theory, innovative fabrics, and new technologies and manufacturing processes. You’ll also explore fashion styling and communication for advertising and editorials.
Milano - Roma
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
BRAND DESIGN, CREATIVE DIRECTION, VISUAL DESIGN
As new graphics technologies evolve, so do approaches to company branding and advertising. In NABA’s BA in Graphic Design and Art Direction program, you’ll learn the multidisciplinary approach to graphic design and communication that today’s marketplace demands: a blend of graphics + digital media + advertising.
Milano - Roma
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MEDIA DESIGN
FILM MAKING, DIGITAL ANIMATION, GAME DESIGN
If the constant evolution of new media inspires you, and you want to be a part of it, consider NABA’s BA in Media Design and Multimedia Arts. You’ll learn to conceive and produce pieces using traditional media formats (TV and cinema), the latest digital animation techniques, and new forms of multimedia art.
Milano - Roma
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VISUAL ARTS
PAINTING AND VISUAL ARTS
The BA program in Painting and Visual Arts acknowledges the contemporary transformations that are blurring the traditional borders between fine art disciplines today. The program reinterprets and expands the traditional academic approach to painting and visual arts by encouraging experimentation with a full array of artistic techniques and media.
Milano - Roma
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SET DESIGN
THEATRE AND OPERA, MEDIA AND EVENTS
Set Design is an art with broad boundaries, encompassing all that is required to stage a performance or an exhibition. In the BA in Set Design program, you’ll dive deep into the varied world of scenography and its many applications in performing arts: theatre, opera, cinema, and television. You’ll also explore the use of set design in staging exhibitions, events, temporary installations, and photo shoots for advertisements.
Milano
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CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
MOTION GRAPHICS AND VISUAL EFFECTS, 3D DESIGN, GAME DEVELOPMENT
The BA in Creative Technologies, alongside NABA BA in Media Design and Multimedia Arts, completes the Academy’s educational proposals in the multimedia arts sector. The course, in fact, has been conceived to train three types of professional figures, respectively in the fields of motion graphics, 3D design and game development.
Milano
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
If you want to prepare for a career in design, fashion, visual arts, communication, or advertising, NABA’s Master of Arts (MA) degree programs will give you the theoretical foundation and the practical experience you need.
MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAMS
These two-year programs balance academic depth with intensive work on real-world projects. You’ll collaborate in teams with your classmates and you’ll have the chance to network with company representatives and learn how designers work within your industry.
Students who successfully complete an MA degree program earn 120 credits, valid for further studies in Italy and abroad.
ACADEMIC MASTER'S PROGRAMS
If you wish to study intensively over a shorter period of time, consider NABA’s Academic Master's programs. These one-year programs are designed for professionals who want to gain new technical and project skills to deepen their expertise or take their career in a new direction. They are also ideal for students who wish to gain experience and make connections in the artistic and professional worlds.
Students who complete an Academic Master's program earn 60 credits, valid for further studies in Italy or abroad.
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Milano
FASHION AND TEXTILES DESIGN
MASTER OF ARTS, 2 ANI
The Master of Arts in Fashion and Textile Design is an intensive project-based degree. During this two-year program, you will explore innovative fashion tools and manufacturing processes and the myriad creative possibilities they afford. You’ll develop the capacity to translate ideas into your own fashion language, and you’ll hone your ability to analyze and critique fashion design at a high level.
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Milano
INTERIOR DESIGN
MASTER OF ARTS, 2 ANI
In our contemporary times, interior spaces play an increasingly important role in the definition of our individual and collective environments, inhabited and experienced by billions of people. The interior space is built substance, and entering into it does not mean entering an empty space but becoming part of a complex body.
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Milano
PRODUCT DESIGN
MASTER OF ARTS, 2 ANI
The world of material goods design and production undergoes constant changes, constantly reflecting the changing needs, forms of communication and renewed lifestyles. This evolution raises important ethical questions and stimulates a broad conversation about what kind of society and environment we want to co-create. Within this debate, you as designer will play a key role if you are able to hold a wide vision about the relationships between products, sustainability, and urban life.
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Milano
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
MASTER OF ARTS, 2 ANI
The MA in Communication Design program approaches business communication as a synthesis of economic and artistic dimensions. You’ll develop your expertise in both dimensions during this two-year program.
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Milano
VISUAL ARTS AND CURATORIAL STUDIES
MASTER OF ARTS, 2 ANI
NABA’s two-year MA in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies is the only program in Europe that combines a solid education in visual arts production with highly specialized curatorial training. You’ll explore visual culture, visual arts and performance, exhibition design, contemporary art management, curatorial studies, and art criticism, as well as arts writing and communication. You’ll participate in a wide range of laboratory projects that allow you to engage directly with artists and curators of international standing.
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Milano
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL DESIGN
ACADEMIC MASTER, 1 AN
The Master in Photography and Visual Design program integrates theoretical study with laboratories and project workshops. Your coursework in visual theory and the history of photography will be enriched by guided visits to research centers, performance spaces, audiovisual production facilities, publishing houses, theatres, artists’ studios, museums, and contemporary art galleries.
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Milano
CONTEMPORARY ART MARKETS
ACADEMIC MASTER, 1 AN
The Master in Contemporary Art Markets is an intensive study path directed at providing students with effective tools to interpret art market structures and dynamics, with particular focus on contemporary artistic languages.
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Milano
CREATIVE ADVERTISING
ACADEMIC MASTER, 1 AN
Students of the Master in Creative Advertising will focus on the development of different skills in copywriting, storytelling and art-direction, in order to design ADV campaigns.
SUMMER COURSES
From June to August, NABA offers two-week intensive programs and experiences in the fields of Design, Fashion, Fine Arts, Multimedia Arts, Communication, Italian Culture in Milan and Rome.
You will be immersed in Italy’s thriving creative community through visits to museums, companies, production facilities, and design studios. Guided by skilled Italian and international professionals, you will explore trends in fashion and design and learn how to research and present a creative idea.
Upon successful completion of each 2-week summer course in Milan (45 hours of classes), NABA will issue 3 ECTS credits that can be transferred at the option of each student’s home university. Credits will not be released for the courses held in Rome and for the Dual City programs.
All Summer Programs are conducted in English.
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MILANO
DESIGN
2 SĂPTĂMÂNI, 1.795€
PRODUCT DESIGN I + II, LIGHTING DESIGN, INTERIOR DESIGN I + II, INTERIOR DESIGN FOR HOTELS
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MILANO
FASHION
2 SĂPTĂMÂNI, 1.795€
FASHION DESIGN I + II, ACCESSORIES DESIGN, TEXTILE DESIGN, FASHION IMAGE AND STYLING I + II, FASHION MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION, VISUAL MERCHANDISING
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MILANO
VISUAL AND DIGITAL ARTS
2 SĂPTĂMÂNI, 1.795€
VISUAL DESIGN, HAND ILLUSTRATION, DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION, 2D CARTOON ANIMATION, PHOTOGRAPHY I + II, CURATION AND EXHIBITION DESIGN
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ROMA
VISUAL AND GRAPHIC ARTS
2 SĂPTĂMÂNI, 1.795€
PORTRAIT DRAWING AND PAINTING, PACKAGING
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ROMA
FASHION
2 SĂPTĂMÂNI, 1.795€
COSTUME DESIGN, FASHION MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION, FASHION IMAGE AND STYLING
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MILANO - ROMA
FINE ARTS
2 SĂPTĂMÂNI, 1.795€
CLASSICAL ART DISCOVERY IN ROME, CONTEMPORARY ART DISCOVERY IN MILAN, SKETCHING AROUND ROME, SKETCHING AROUND MILAN
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MILANO - ROMA
PHOTOGRAPHY
2 SĂPTĂMÂNI, 1.795€
TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY: PHOTOGRAPHING ROME, TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY: PHOTOGRAPHING MILAN
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MILANO - ROMA
ITALIAN FASHION CULTURE AND DESIGN
2 SĂPTĂMÂNI, 1.795€
CULTURAL TOUR OF THE BEST IN FASHION IN ROME; CULTURAL TOUR OF THE BEST IN FASHION IN MILAN; ITALIAN FASHION DESIGN: ROME AND MILAN, FROM HAUTE COUTURE TO PRÊT-À-PORTER – ROME; ITALIAN FASHION DESIGN: ROME AND MILAN, FROM HAUTE COUTURE TO PRÊT-À-PORTER – MILAN; COOL HUNTING FASHION IN ROME; COOL HUNTING FASHION IN MILAN
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ROMA
MULTIMEDIA ARTS
2 SĂPTĂMÂNI, 1.795€
INTERACTION DESIGN WITH TOUCH BOARD; CREATIVE CODING; GAME DEVELOPMENT; BOARD GAME DESIGN; VIRTUAL REALITY AND 360° VIDEO PRODUCTION; YOUTUBE CONTENT CREATION AND CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
NABA is a private legally recognised Academy of Fine Arts, regulated by the Higher Education in Art and Music (AFAM) system, a section of the Italian university system governed by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR). Under this accreditation, NABA upholds rigorous admissions standards, and our degree programs have a restricted number of available places.
For both European and non-European students, admission depends on fulfilling minimum educational and language requirements, and passing an admissions test.
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HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA
In order to enroll in a Bachelor of Arts program, you must either have an Italian secondary school diploma (maturità) or an equivalent secondary/high school diploma that is legalized by the Italian embassy located in the country whose educational system the title belongs to. This diploma must be translated and notarized by the Italian embassy or consulate in the country where the diploma was issued, regardless of the school’s actual location. For example, if you studied on the French campus of a German school and received a diploma issued by the German Ministry of Education, that diploma must be validated by the Italian consulate in Germany. The embassy or consulate will provide a “Declaration of Value” (Dichiarazione di valore in loco) for the diploma. -
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR BA PROGRAMS TAUGHT IN ITALIAN
International students must have reached or surpassed the complete B1 (intermediate) level of Italian language knowledge, as established by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). In order to prove the required Italian language knowledge level, you must submit the Italian language certificate, issued by an authorized institution. The language certificate shall be submitted within one month before the beginning of the program and should not be older than 2 years. -
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR BA PROGRAMS TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
Students are required to submit evidence of the knowledge of the English language. The language certificate shall be submitted within one month before the beginning of the program and should not be older than 2 years.
ADMISSION TEST
Through the admission test, NABA seeks to evaluate your level of commitment and determination in approaching the chosen BA program.
The admissions test is a distance evaluation based on the submission of:
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Artistic statement
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Project Assignment and/or a Portfolio of Projects
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NABA will consider your attitude to be especially relevant—that is, your level of motivation in choosing NABA, taking on your specific program, and working toward the related professional role. If you lack educational preparation in some subjects that are part of the admissions test, this will not have a negative impact on your admission, provided you demonstrate enthusiasm and passion.
TUITION FEES
If the Student (and his/her family) has been resident in a country belonging to the European Union for at least 3 years and the income is produced within the European Union, the fee can be adjusted to the economic and asset conditions of the student’s original and de facto family.
Income brackets will be assigned as a result of this evaluation which will take into account the economic and financial status of a student’s family. Students who do not fulfil all the requirements or do no stick to the submission deadlines in order to access the reduced fee brackets, will be automatically assigned to the highest income bracket.
Yearly family income Tuition fee
Over Euro 130,000 € 16,500
Up to Euro 130,000 € 13,790
Up to Euro 100,000 € 11,640
Up to Euro 70,000 € 8,590
Up to Euro 45,000 € 7,340
Up to Euro 20,000 € 6,130
Masters: €11.500 - €13.950 per academic year.
