course overview
- The Bachelor of Fashion Design introduces budding fashion designers to the fundamentals of fashion and more. Students will learn how to utilise textile technology, familiarise themselves with a fashion designer’s studio and develop their fashion senses with design theories. In the studio, a competent fashion designer is expected to be able to create anything from casual wear to haute couture. The fashion designer needs to know how to sketch out ideas, draw them digitally, create patterns, construct outfits, and also understand the properties of fabrics and materials.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- – Fashion Designer
- – Product Developer
- – Production Manager
- – Pattern Maker
- – Fashion Illustrator
- – Design Room Coordinator
- – Pattern Maker’s Assistant
- – Dispatch Room Coordinator
- – Cutter
- – Textile Designer
- – Fabric Development and Consultation
- – Accessories Planner
PROGRAMME MODULES
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- – U3: Malaysian Innovation
- – Fashion Drawing and Colour Theory
- – History of Costume
- – Textiles
- – CAD1 for Fashion Design
- – Fashion Draping 1
- – Women’s Wear Drafting 1
- – Sewing Applications 1
SEMESTER 3
- – Garment and Composition
- – Fashion Draping 2
- – Women’s Wear Drafting 2
- – Sewing Application 2
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 1
- – Advanced Draping & Drafting Techniques
- – Advanced Sewing Techniques
- – Fashion Sketching
- – Project Management
SEMESTER 2
- – Project Workshop
- – Design Research & Development
- – Contemporary Fashion, Styles & Trends
- – U1: Ethics Appreciation and
- Civilisation/ Malay Language Communication 2
SEMESTER 3
- – Mini Collection Workshop
- – CAD2 and Portfolio for Fashion Design
- – Fashion Communication
- –U4: Community Service
YEAR 3
SEMESTER 1
- – Internship
SEMESTER 2
- – Major Studio Project 1
- – Pattern Aided Design, Grading & Costing
- – Entrepreneurship and New Business Development
- – Law for the Creative Industries
SEMESTER 3
- – Major Studio Project 2
- – U1: Philosophy and Current Issue
- –U2: Creative Thinking / Bahasa Kebangsaan A
