Having trouble matching your trousers and jumper? Unsure if you can wear a blue shirt with black shoes?
For those aspiring to have a definitive answer to these questions and more, two universities in Milan are offering what is being touted as the world’s first masters degree programme dedicated to colour. With coursework that contains chemistry and psychology, the fashion industry is just one of many careers for which the programme is designed to prepare students. Other outlets for graduates include industrial design, interior design, entertainment, architecture, communications and art restoration.
While the University of Milan and the city’s Polytechnic University are on the cutting edge with their masters in colour design and technology – the first year-long course begins in late February – they are part of a growing pack of universities rolling out once impossible to imagine masters degree programmes designed to attract students by offering preparation for jobs that are or will be in demand.