Semester in Design Futures
The semester in Design Futures equips participants with the necessary skills to design AI-enhanced products and services that are innovative, purpose-driven, and ethically responsible.
Duration: 16 weeks | Language: English | Start: February, September, November
Are you willing to deepen your design knowledge in few weeks with a high-standard programme?
This approx. 16-week journey will lead you to join selected theoretical courses with professionals, active learning sessions and workshops working in international and cross disciplinary teams and taking advantage of many networking occasions.
Get a taste of the unique Domus Academy experience.
The Semester in Design Futures will lead you to join selected theoretical courses with professionals, active learning sessions and workshops working in international and cross disciplinary teams and taking advantage of many networking occasions.
After successfully completing the Semester Course, eligible students will be recognised 24 CFA/ECTS and will obtain a Certificate of Completion.
The 24 CFA/ECTS credits will be delivered upon successful completion of the course to students enrolled in the accredited path only; they will be used in case of progression to a Master’s Programme inside Domus Academy and might be validated at the option of the chosen University of reference in case of a transfer’s request to a postgraduate programme.
Participants are expected to have a first level academic degree or a previous professional experience in the related field of study.
IELTS 5.0 certificate or equivalent is required.
All courses are taught in English. A high level of proficiency in the English language is required.
The Semester Course structure is organized in two modules.
Each module includes one theoretical course and one workshop in the specific area of interest.
SPECULATIVE FICTIONS
The module explores narrative-based approaches to futuring, focusing on how storytelling and speculative fiction can serve as powerful tools for envisioning and interrogating possible futures.
DESIGN FUTURES RESEARCH
This course equips you with research skills and methodologies to gather and make sense of signals of change, drawing on ethnographic approaches to investigate marginal practices and overlooked rituals. Using a transdisciplinary approach, you will critically analyse existing methodologies and processes, exploring how these can be applied to envision future scenarios.
PARTICIPATORY FUTURES
This studio-based workshop focuses on speculative design and collective visioning as a means to imagine and create alternative futures through participatory design practices. You will explore how design can nurture collective imagination and become a catalyst for social innovation and common action.
PROTOTYPING INTERVENTIONS
This studio-based workshop guides you in translating future possibilities into tangible artefacts and contextualised experiences. Through hands-on exploration, you will prototype and strategically situate future artefacts within everyday settings.
The Semester’s programme involves the following costs:
Semester Course Tuition 2026-27
€ 10.000
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