The Master's degree
The first-level Master's degree in Photography and Editorial Design it focuses on the use of photography to narrate, analyse and enhance the territory in all its components: cultural, environmental, social and landscape, for the creation of photographic campaigns and innovative publishing projects, capable of supporting visual and scientific research on cultural heritage.
Teaching method
The Master's has an approach interdisciplinary and travelling, with modules alternating teaching and field research moments, through short workshops and intensive camps taking place between Sicily and Bologna, Reggio Emilia and Milan. Along with photographic practice, the Master's degree combines anthropology, urban planning, editorial and exhibition design, and data and archive management.
Who is it aimed at?
It is an ideal pathway if you are a photographer with an interest in visual research applied to cultural heritage and landscape, and if you come from design, art or communication faculties. It is also possible to access the Master’s degree if you do not hold a Bachelor’s degree or a First-Level Academic Diploma, subject to evaluation of your application.
An adequate level of knowledge of Adobe software (InDesign, Photoshop) and familiarity with photographic shooting and post-production techniques are recommended.
Career opportunities
The Master's degree aims to train highly qualified professionals in the field of documentary photography, providing you with specific skills in the representation and enhancement of cultural and territorial heritage through editorial design, exhibition staging and the use of multimedia platforms.
Opportunity
The educational path includes a curricular internship that you can undertake at one of the Abadir Academy partners or at an organisation of your choice. The Master's also allows you to carry out a traineeship in Europe – on the way o postgraduate – funded by the Erasmus Programme.
Modules in the syllabus
The Master's degree consists of two main macro-areas (Photography and Territorial and Design Disciplines) divided into modules.
Teachers
Visiting professor
Costs and allowances
The total cost of the fees is €6,000, which can be paid in instalments.
The amount does not include travel expenses, which are borne by the participants.
The following reliefs are available
Super Early Bird
£1,000 allowance
The tuition fee is reduced to €5,000 for those who enrol by 5 December 2025
Early Bird
£500 allowance
The tuition fee is reduced to €5,500 for those who enrol by 15 January 2026
Job centre
An opportunity offered to members who actively contribute to the master's activities.
Incentivi regionali
Le Regioni italiane e gli Enti per il Diritto allo Studio mettono periodicamente a disposizione borse di studio e voucher: verifica requisiti e scadenze consultando i portali istituzionali del tuo territorio di residenza.
People with disabilities
If you hold a civil disability certificate with a rating of 66% or higher, you are entitled to a 40% reduction on the total tuition fee
Partner
Ragusa Photo Festival • CNR National Research Council • Cineteca di Bologna • Municipality of Reggio Emilia
Team
Summer School
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