Yacht Design
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QUASAR INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED DESIGN
Yacht Design
Master's Degree
CREDITS
60
DURATION
1 year
ATTENDANCE
3 days/week
4 hours/day
IN-PERSON COURSE
CREDITS
180
DURATION
1 year
ATTENDANCE
3 days/week
4 hours/day
The Academic Master deals with the design of boats at 360°: from the water lines to the interior furnishings, from the details to all the components necessary for the realization of the project, without neglecting the specific regulations and the analysis of the product.
The Master is sponsored by the National Council of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators.
Academic goals
The aim of the Yacht Design Master’s Degree is to start the students to operate successfully both in the design of new models and in refitting, as freelance professionals or within studios and production facilities. For this purpose, you will deal with topics which, proceeding by successive degrees towards the specialization, frame the complexity of the theme within clear reference systems to ease the rapid acquisition of familiarity with direct step-by-step applications.
Trainees become familiar with the various types of boats, know the recent evolution of pleasure boating: classifications, nomenclatures and standards; the characteristics of the boating market, the main production structures, the materials and construction techniques in use.
Approaching the project, you’ll be able to prepare the correct distribution of loads and the internal functional partition of the boat; know how to use the dedicated CAD tools effectively in the project; you’ll be able to make the choice of the most suitable method to construct the surfaces suitable for CAM transfer for the milling of the pieces; able to define the hydrostatic and hydrodynamic characteristics of the project and choose the most appropriate water lines; you can take care of the interior design, passing through the calculation of the boat’s trim, the applicable powers and the study of the most efficient rig (in the case of sailing boats); Project management principles and experiences, study of techniques and standards for industrial reproducibility, as well as rules and ways of protecting the project idea, as well as environmental and marine heritage complete the training.
MASTER’S DEGREE IN ITALIAN
STARTING DATE:
February 2026
96% PLACEMENT RATE
Our students receive a job offer within 6 months of completing the course.
We are the ones who put you in touch with the leading companies in the sector.
96% PLACEMENT RATE
Our students receive a job offer within 6 months of completing the course.
We are the ones who put you in touch with the leading companies in the sector.
CONTENTS
- 3D modeling training – 8 CFA
- Naval and technical design – 8 CFA
- Structural and aesthetic design – 8 CFA
- Outfitting design – 6 CFA
- On-board systems design – 6 CFA
- Types of nautical construction – 6 CFA
- Design management – 2 CFA
- Communication and brand strategy – 2 CFA
- Final Exam – 4 CFA
- Internship – 10 CFA
Teachers
All courses are taught by successful and experienced designers, professors, technicians and artists, selected for their passion and real knowledge of the working landscape. Our teaching staff is the backbone of our training offer: the aim is to offer you the best.
Professional Landscape
The Master in Yacht Design prepares trainees to operate successfully both in the design of new models and in refitting, as freelance professionals or within studios and production facilities.
Professional opportunities are possible in design studios, and mainly in companies that manufacture components starting from projects that must be revisited by the technical offices of industry and often redesigned according to the quantity and economy of scale.
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