Product and Service Design at Sapienza University of Rome – English-taught Master's in Italy

Product and Service Design is an English-taught programme offered by Sapienza University of Rome in Italy.

Product and Service Design is offered by Sapienza University of Rome. You can also browse all courses in Italy for comparable English-taught options.

This English-taught Master's programme (LM-12) trains designers for the advanced production of innovative products and services, with strategic skills for post-industrial processes shaped by digital and ecological transitions. It is run jointly across Sapienza's Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Statistics, through the Department of Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture.

• ✓Semester 1 — design languages and methods with graphic and technical foundations
• ✓Semester 2 — new technologies, processes and materials
• ✓Semester 3 — sustainable production and consumption
• ✓Semester 4 — electives, internship and thesis, including 12 elective CFU and company or R&D placements

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Access follows the annual official Sapienza call — verify the current call before applying.

Eligibility depends on the applicant's academic background and programme-specific admission requirements.

According to Sapienza's official programme description, two professional profiles are documented. The Design Strategist designs high-innovation products and services and can lead design-thinking processes across ideation, production, communication and consumption — including Smart Objects, IoT and Robotics, healthcare, emergency and sustainability contexts, and sharing-economy innovation — working freelance, in public or private institutions, in design studios, or in small, medium and large firms.

The Design Researcher carries out applied research in design-driven innovation, including digital, fabrication and sustainability fields, within applied research bodies and international corporate research divisions — and graduates can continue into doctoral research across design fields. For broader planning, see our Study in Italy guide.

Scholarship availability should be confirmed with the university and the relevant regional scholarship authority.

Scholarship availability and awards depend on eligibility and official university or regional policies.

This is a restricted-access Master's programme (LM-12, programme code 33433). Admission runs through comparative assessment of prior qualifications plus an admission test (test code 16249). Eligible backgrounds include Industrial Design (L-4), Industrial, Civil and Information Engineering, Architecture, and Economics & Management — with B2-level English certified at application. The degree runs over four semesters with an official study plan, and mobility can take place in the fourth semester alongside electives, internship and thesis work.

Documented international opportunities include Erasmus+ study and traineeship mobility, the CIVIS alliance, Overseas placements, thesis-abroad grants, and the Design Carousel workshop run with European design schools through Cumulus membership — confirm current options in the official call before planning around them.

Students applying from India should verify the current Sapienza programme call, academic eligibility and English-language documentation requirements before applying. See the Italy university admission process, Universitaly guidance and Italy student visa guidance.