Scenography

Learning Objectives

The courses leading to the First-Level Academic Diploma at the School of Scenography aim to ensure adequate mastery of artistic methods and techniques, as well as the acquisition of specific disciplinary and professional skills in order to provide learners with knowledge, and design and expressive methodologies for the use of tools of representation and artistic practices, with particular reference to theatrical set design, television and cinematography, as well as staging techniques related to advertising and window dressing. In order to satisfy these skills, there are several options available in the training programme. The School’s courses aim to develop skills in the use of traditional and contemporary technological means of expression, focusing on the use and management of space and the principles of representation. Another objective is to acquire technical knowledge on the use of materials for the realisation of projects, territorial interventions and environmental works, as well as to develop in-depth study and research on artistic-visual languages. The First-Level Academic Diploma Course lasts three years. The First-Level Academic Diploma is awarded upon completion of a three-year course of study and requires students to acquire 180 Academic Credits (CFA). Each CFA corresponds to 25 hours of workshop-based teaching, 12.5 hours of theoretical-practical teaching and 7.5 hours of theoretical teaching. These credits will be fully credited towards enrolment in our institution’s Second-Level Academic Diplomas.

Career prospects

Graduates of the School will pursue professional careers in various public and private sectors of theatrical set design, cinematography and television, staging and costume design for the performing arts. In consultation with public and private bodies, the Academies will organise the most appropriate work placements and apprenticeships to help students achieve specific professional skills and will further define specific training programmes for each course of study.

Entry requirements

To be admitted to the first-level diploma course, you must be in possession of a secondary school leaving certificate or other recognised educational qualification obtained abroad. The selection of students admitted to the course is based on an entrance exam. The exam consists of the mandatory presentation of a portfolio and a motivational interview.

Type of final assessment

The first-level academic diploma is awarded after obtaining 180 credits in the student’s study plan. The student must earn 60 credits per year. The final assessment for the first-level Diploma, which is worth 12 credits, consists of the presentation and discussion of a graphic design project developed in one or more workshops and a written thesis, which must be submitted to the supervisor and the academic office no later than thirty days before the date of the discussion.