Fundamentals of color teaching in post-graduate education

In this research we present a framework on the theory of color culture and science education in the context of a master program in Color Design & Technology organized in Italy since 2014. The master is organized in three main phases: Fundamentals, Project Work and Internship. The first phase is composed of lectures and theoretical lessons that gives the students a base from theory and technique, relating to disciplines such as physics, optics, colorimetry, psychology and perception. Fundamentals give all the base knowledge that the students are then asked to integrate in the project works, to propose and develop color projects for different design assignments, and in the Internship, that establish a link between the academia and companies who work with color in various fields like design, architecture, textiles and paints. Here the fundamentals will allow the students to build up their future professional experience in the chosen field.