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  MSc Product Service System Design


Politecnico di Milano    School of Design

Full time September MSc Full-time: 2 years
Creative Arts & Design (9)

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The MSc Product Service System Design programme at Politecnico di Milano aims to train highly skilled designers who can navigate the complexities of creating integrated product-service systems (PSS). These systems combine products, communication strategies, services, and spaces, and are developed by various stakeholders to offer innovative solutions. Students will learn to work in teams, collaborate with experts from different fields, and thrive in competitive international environments. The curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including design history, methods, visualization, innovation, service design, UX design, and more. Graduates can pursue careers in traditional design, service design, retail design, brand design, and UX research.

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MISSION AND GOALS

The programme aims at training highly qualified designers who may deal with the complexity of a product-service system (PSS), that is an integrated blend of products, of communication strategies, of services and of spaces. These are created and managed by different kinds of stakeholders (profit/non-profit companies, institutions, associations, organisations, etc.) to offer innovative solutions. PSS designers will be trained to work in team, to collaborate with experts and professionals from other fields, to broker different languages and to work in highly competitive international contexts. The programme develops in the participants the skills to creatively conceive and to manage integrated product, service, event and communication strategies, by using a wide design toolkit and by employing basics of project management, supply chain management, sustainability, anthropology and ethnography, communications and media. PSSD students have the possibility to apply for the double degree programme at Tongji University (Shanghai) or for the internal double degree with Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano.

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Entry Requirements

A Bachelor Degree in Design or a relevant post-graduate work experience with design background. The candidate is required to provide a portfolio.


Fees

EU students: €900 to €3,900 per year; Non-EU students: €3,900 per year

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Scholarships

The selection criteria are based on the evaluation of your previous education and its match with the prerequisites of our Laurea Magistrale programmes. Obviously GPA (grade point average) and academic achievements (including the portfolio when requested) are of utmost importance. Last but not least a well written motivation letter will highly contribute to a positive decision by the Scholarship Awarding Committee.

Value of Scholarship(s)

PLATINUM: worth 10.000€ gross per year + tuition fees waiver; GOLD 5.000€ per year + tuition fees waiver; SILVER: tuition fee waiver only

Eligibility

All the admitted students with a complete dossier (language certificate included by the deadline) will be automatically considered for the available merit based scholarships.

Application Procedure

There is no application for merit-based scholarships. All admitted students to the university MSc programmes will be automatically considered for a possible scholarship.


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