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Milano Fashion Institute

Master in Fashion, Design Management & Product Development - MIFAD

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
Master Degree On-Campus Full-time 1 January €18000 per year €18000 per year
Course fee notes

The participants are required to have a significant commitment both personally and financially.

The total value of the Master is € 18,000 to be paid through 4 installments throughout the year as follows:

  • 1st installment> € 4,500 upon acceptance of the admission;
  • 2nd installment> € 4,500 by December 31st, 2025;
  • 3rd installment> € 4,500 by March 8th, 2026;
  • 4th installment> € 4,500 by May 3rd, 2026.

Milano Fashion Institute is proud to offer scholarships to students who distinguished themselves for merit and it is also actively involved in seeking scholarships thanks to agreements with private companies.

For more information: info@milanofashioninstitute.it

About Master in Fashion, Design Management & Product Development - MIFAD, Master Degree - at Milano Fashion Institute

The Master in Fashion, Design Management & Product Development – MIFAD is specifically designed for those who aim to work in product development rather than in design offices. It focuses on the managerial side of the creative process, preparing you to become a project manager in the fashion and accessories industry, overseeing the transition from design to production. Ready-to-wear & accessories have always been among the absolute excellences of Made in Italy, thanks to a centuries-old tradition of craftsmanship: and thanks to the workshopbased structure of the master's course, all the practical aspects of the subject can also be explored in depth, through projects developed in collaboration with international designers and professionals in the sector, together with a deep understanding of the managerial process.

From theory to practice, a Master's course unlike any other awaits you, in which you will work as much with your mind as with your hands, combining experimentation and tradition, technology and craftsmanship, prototype and industrial production, in direct collaboration with some of the biggest companies in the sector.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Master trains designers specialized in ready-to-wear, luxury, and accessories: the professional who will work inside style offices, design and creative departments of Italian fashion & luxury brands, as well as international brands, portraying the refinement and beauty of the Italian fashion products into the word.

In the master's course, you will learn to:

  • Design and work on prototypes of apparel & accessories.
  • Discover materials and technologies.
  • Design a fashion collection, with a focus on ready-to-wear, luxury, and Made in Italy excellence.
  • Understand the industrial production mechanisms that make fashion and accessories sustainable for the brand, and master all the phases of the collection development.
  • Understand the business logic of collection: from line building to capsules & specials.
  • Offer your collection to the market: from presentation to styling, with the Italian touch.
  • Design the visual communication of fashion and accessories as well.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

First Level Academic Master Diploma. Participants who successfully complete this programme will be awarded with a First Level Academic Master Diploma. Recognised through Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli by the Italian Ministry of Education as an academic diploma equivalent to a university postgraduate Master degree.

Key facts:

SELECTION PROCESS from March 1st, 2025

STARTING DATE OF LECTURES Jan 12, 2026

INTERNSHIP from Oct, 2026

DURATION 1 year, 1200 hours

LANGUAGE English

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Entry requirements for this course

Contact Milano Fashion Institute to find course entry requirements.


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