For the Academic Year 2008/2009 NABA presents different design degree programs, and among them the Bachelor of Arts Degree Program.

NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano is a training Academy of Fine Arts and Design, formed in 1980 by a group of artists such as Guido Ballo, Gianni Colombo, Franco Grignani, Carlo Mo, Emilio Tadini, Tito Varisco and Luigi Veronesi, in order to challenge the rigidity of the academic tradition and to introduce new visions and languages closer to the artistic contemporary practices and to the system of Art and creative professions.

It's located in Milan, that offers a variety of programs inherent to creative and business design world.

In our design and fashion school we integrate the more traditional disciplines of visual representation with the new digital technologies and the critical project-oriented culture of Italian Design.

Naba training courses are based on a cross-disciplinary method aimed at developing artistic-professional skills and profiles in the fields of art, design, fashion, media and graphic design.

NABA is a non-state Institute, which is legally recognised by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR) and issues BA and MA degrees. NABA trains students and professionals in the areas of Design, Fashion and Textile Design, Theatre Design, Graphic Design and Art Direction, Media Design and Visual Arts. NABA education integrates the more traditional disciplines of visual representation with the new digital technologies.

The Bachelor of Arts program (BA) is a three-year undergraduate program held in the following areas:

Design (Interior and Industrial);

Fashion and Textile Design;

Theatre Design;

Graphic Design and Art Direction;

Media Design (Computer Animation, Editing and Compositing of Film and Video);

Visual Arts (Painting, Videoart, Photography, Public Art).

All these Italian design undergraduate programs are based on different learning methods of individual and group course:

? Theoretical-critical lessons: students will develop cultural and methodological tools in order to face professional work in a critical and conscious way.

? Project workshops: students works and products are developed through free practical exercises or through projects made in collaboration with firms and companies.

? Instrumental workshops: techniques and tools are acquired for the realization of projects according to the needs of each teaching program.

All qualifications awarded by NABA are internationally recognized: the undergraduate three-year courses are Bachelor of Arts programs that corresponds to 180 credits.

Therefore, this degree, entitles you to continue your studies (at a master level) in any country in the world.

Undergraduate programs will start in September but application deadline is April.

NABA graduates work for many important Italian and international firms.

Therefore NABA BA programs facilitate direct access to the world of work.

All BA curricula are available in our Italian design academy website: http://www.italian-design-academy.com

NABA, as a private institution it has a limited number of students and is capable of fast modification according to the changes in the art and design field. At the same time, being fully recognized by the Ministry of Education, University and Research, NABA issues B.A. degrees legally recognised all over the world.