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Degree Courses in Media Design and New Technologies

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Become a professional in the field of Media Design and New Technologies

Applications are now open for the 2025/26 Academic Year

NABA, the largest academy in Italy for art and design education, offers a comprehensive study programme in Communication and Graphic Design, providing students with both theoretical and practical skills to think in a multidisciplinary manner about complex concepts, adapt to changes, and envision future scenarios.

Campuses: Milan and Rome
Course Start Date: October 2025, with qualifications recognised by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and internationally.

Enrol in February without losing the Academic Year 2024/25

 

Missed the October enrolment? No problem! At NABA, we believe there’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to education. That’s why we offer a flexible February start, allowing you to dive into your studies without losing the academic year. You’ll experience the same innovative curriculum, expert faculty, and creative opportunities—just on a timeline that works for you. Whether you’re finalizing plans or seeking a fresh beginning, February is the perfect moment to join our vibrant community and stay on track for your degree.

Media Design and New Technologies Area: NABA's Accademic Offer

Film and Animation

The Bachelor's Degree program aims to train artists and professionals in the design and production of audiovisual content, with particular reference to the film industry and all traditional, contemporary, and future applications, exploring their hybridizations.

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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
Film and Animation
<p>The Bachelor's Degree in Cinema and Animation is designed to train artists and professionals in the design and production of audiovisual content, primarily for the film industry, encompassing both live-action and animated productions, as well as all traditional, contemporary, and future applications, exploring their hybridizations. This course will enable you to effectively navigate the dynamics of the industry and the rapid implementation of new technologies.</p> <p>During the program, you will have the opportunity to acquire skills in:</p> <ul> <li>Producing audiovisual projects for cinema and the web </li> <li>Creating content in both traditional and experimental animation </li> <li>Designing interactive and transmedia projects.</li> </ul>
Creative Technologies

The Bachelor's Degree program explores the world of CGI and aims to train professionals in the fields of Game, VFX, and 3D, allowing for the learning of the most innovative digital techniques, from virtual production to character design and animation, as well as video game development.

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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
Creative Technologies
<p>The Bachelor's Degree in Creative Technologies (First-Level Academic Diploma in New Technologies for Applied Arts) explores the world of CGI and trains professionals in the fields of Game, VFX, and 3D. Throughout the program, you will learn the most innovative digital techniques, from virtual production for real-time VFX development to character design and animation using motion capture systems, as well as game development and designing virtual reality experiences.</p> <p>During the program, you will have the opportunity to:</p> <ul> <li>Create visual effects for audiovisual projects </li> <li>Design 3D characters and environments </li> <li>Develop video games and utilize experimental techniques and technologies (Mocap, AI, Virtual Production).</li> </ul>
Digital and Live Performance

Through practical experiences and theoretical teachings, the Master’s program provides students with the methodological skills necessary for the development of processes and projects in the performing arts, enhancing their understanding of the surrounding reality and enabling them to work professionally in the fields of digital and live performance.

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MASTER OF ARTS IN
Digital and Live Performance
<p>The Master&rsquo;s program is an interdisciplinary and high-quality course that encompasses various fields such as contemporary dramaturgy, body and movement, new technologies, interaction, and sound design. Unique in Italy, it focuses on the search for innovative languages and the creation and design of multidisciplinary artistic performances, training professionals capable of engaging with and confronting international production.</p> <p>During the program, you will have the opportunity to:</p> <ul> <li>Consolidate your creative and authorial identity by supporting research, project development, and the production of performing arts in the contemporary scene </li> <li>Realize innovative projects and facilitate the emergence of productions and talents that can establish themselves within the national and international artistic-creative circuit </li> <li>Promote the strengthening of a cultural and artistic ecosystem that unites research, production, offering, and distribution.</li> </ul>
Creative Media Production

The Master’s program explores the complexity of a world interpreted through both analog and digital tools, laying the groundwork for innovative artistic-expressive modes of representing reality in linear and non-linear audiovisual production through the use of creative coding, human-computer interaction, and generative visual and sound design.

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MASTER OF ARTS IN
Creative Media Production
<p>The Master&rsquo;s program explores the complexity of a world, both physical and digital, interpreted through cameras, microphones, sensors, databases, and data visualization, leveraging the creative possibilities offered by traditional and experimental audiovisual media as well as new technologies. The curriculum establishes the practical and theoretical foundations for innovative artistic-expressive modes in both linear and non-linear audiovisual production, made possible through the use of creative coding, human-computer interaction, x-reality, and generative visual and sound design.</p> <p>During the program, you will have the opportunity to:</p> <ul> <li>Identify the languages of new technologies and understand where and how to best apply them </li> <li>Comprehend the creative processes triggered by new technologies and manage complex projects where technology and creativity feed into one another </li> <li>Implement a creative proposal across different media.</li> </ul>
Screenwriting for Series

The Master’s program aims to train professionals in audiovisual writing, capable of addressing themes and narratives from a constantly evolving world for the development of serial projects of national and international significance.

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ACADEMIC MASTER IN
Screenwriting for Series
<p>Through an intensive program that integrates theories, methods, and design practices while developing cross-disciplinary skills for analyzing and encoding the cultural languages of contemporary media, the Master&rsquo;s program trains professionals in audiovisual writing, capable of addressing themes and narratives for the development of nationally and internationally relevant film or serial projects.</p> <p>During the Master&rsquo;s program, students have the opportunity to:</p> <ul> <li>Understand contemporary themes and translate them into solid audiovisual narratives </li> <li>Critically analyze writing in national and international productions to produce serial screenplays </li> <li>Work autonomously in writing screenplays and manage teamwork in writers' rooms to create professional works.</li> </ul>

What NABA'S Media Design and New Technologies Alumni Say

Director
SIMONE BOZZELLI
Media Design and New Technologies

"NABA offers all the tools to define yourself as an artist and professional. I met my future colleagues and strengthened my passions".

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Undergraduate Media Design and New Technologies
SIMONE BOZZELLI
<p>"NABA offers all the tools to define yourself as an artist and professional. I met my future colleagues and strengthened my passions".</p>
Director
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT - MATTEO GARRONE - ARCHIMEDE srl
CHIARA LEONARDI
Media Design and New Technologies

«NABA has represented a path of professional growth but above all a path to become more aware of my abilities. Thanks to its interdisciplinary approach, it has allowed me to get out of my comfort zone, obliging me to experiment, to look past the ordinary and to face today working reality, which is evolving continuously».

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Undergraduate Media Design and New Technologies
CHIARA LEONARDI
<p>&laquo;NABA has represented a path of professional growth but above all a path to become more aware of my abilities. Thanks to its interdisciplinary approach, it has allowed me to get out of my comfort zone, obliging me to experiment, to look past the ordinary and to face today working reality, which is evolving continuously&raquo;.</p>
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT - MATTEO GARRONE - ARCHIMEDE srl
Director, Influencer and writer
CHARLIE MOON
Media Design and New Technologies

"NABA was fundamental for me, not only for the training I received that allowed me to start my career, but also and above all for the networking and for having included me in a creative and stimulating environment".

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Undergraduate Media Design and New Technologies
CHARLIE MOON
<p>"NABA was fundamental for me, not only for the training I received that allowed me to start my career, but also and above all for the networking and for having included me in a creative and stimulating environment".</p>
Director, Influencer and writer
Develop Your Talent in Media Design and New Technologies
  • INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL PATH

You will engage in individual and group work, lectures and tutoring, experimentation, and workshops.

  • COLLABORATIONS WITH LEADING COMPANIES

Among the companies with which NABA's Media Design and New Technologies area collaborates or has collaborated are: Mediaset, H3G, Rai 2, Trussardi, Officina Italia, MIR Cinematografica, Fondazione Cinema per Roma.

  • PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

By choosing a Media Design and New Technologies course at NABA, you can start building your career in the world of applied arts! The professional opportunities offered include: Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Concept Artist, Art Director for Audiovisuals, 2D Animator, Creative Producer, Technical Artist, VFX Artist, 3D Artist, Game Developer, Performer, Screenwriter.

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