Department
DIPARTIMENTO DI DESIGN
Description
The Master in Yacht Design of the Politecnico of Milan provides students with the tools needed to manage the design and construction process of both a sailing boat and a motorboat, from the design brief to defining the general plans, to the hydrostatic and hydrodynamic calculations to the interior fittings, of the roof and on-board equipment, to shipyard production and checking the final phases. On the one hand it collects and consolidates opportunities and resources developed by the University, with particular reference to skills in the fields of industrial design, fluid dynamics, mechanics, materials science, on the other hand it uses resources, experience and expertise acquired at a number of other Italian universities including: University "Federico II" of Naples, University of Catania and University of Chieti.
Educational project
The Master in Yacht Design supplies the cultural and technical instruments in order to manage the planning and the constructive distance of a boat, sail and motor, from the project brief until the definition of the general plans, to the hydrostatic and hydrofoil calculations, to the preparation of the interior ones, the deck and the board equipments, to the system equipment, the production in shipyard and the central of its executive parts. Such skills allow to satisfy the strong professional vocation that the nautical field expresses currently, both about the required skills to the planning of yachts, its members and accessories, and about the management of the several steps of the production process.
Requirements
The Master Course in Yacht Design is intended for candidates holding a bachelor of Science, a Master of Sciance or a anacamic degree in architecture, engineering, industrial design and in economic subjects. Equivalet foreign qualifications in their respective University Systems will be considered valid.
Faculty and staff
Director: ANDREA RATTI
Co-Director: ARIANNA BIONDA
Department/School/Institution
POLI.design S.c.r.l.
VIA DON GIOVANNI VERITÀ, 25
20158
MILANO
Contact person
Dott.ssa ELISA PICCINI
0223997225
selezioni@polidesign.net