B.A. in Fashion Design


This degree program is aimed at students with strong creative skills and with preferences for the field of clothing and textiles. It creates a powerful approach to the industry and the market and educates future professionals in their cultural role.

Upon completion of the program the students are able to:

-carry out creative and innovative projects in the field of fashion design;

-develop abilities, responsibility and skills for their professional careers;

-meet realistic and innovative criteria during the process of fashion design in order to satisfy the user´s needs.

-join business and organizational contexts, to work independently as consultants or advisers, or to plan their own business related to a personal or collective identity.

The curriculum allows working on design projects with a high degree of technical definition, market orientation and focus on cultural creation. The program´s sequence of subjects allows a gradual approach to design problems and to their resolution in accordance with the student´s degree of knowledge.

The curriculum is divided into three core areas:

Studio: this area combines theoretical and practical knowledge, generating dynamics of creative design that involve all participants in the process of clothes design.

Instrumental: this area connects traditional and digital representation tools with the project objectives, to ensure proper communication of the designed product.

Culture and Enterprise: Under this area the subjects related to communication, business and market are covered. It provides the tools for an effective communication and professional development.

A set of elective courses gives our students the possibility of deepening their knowledge in areas of personal interest or to strengthen their skills in those areas that need to be improved. These elective courses can be taken within other undergraduate programs of our university.

The B.A. in Fashion Design was licensed by the Ministry of Education and Culture in April 19, 2007.