Institute for the Creative Arts

Course Title: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fashion
Course Code: CA6-A1-21

ECTS: 180 ECTS

Course details

Mode: Apprenticeship
This degree programme aims to respond to the demand for fashion professionals within the fashion industry, including fashion/costume design and production, retail and marketing. Learners are supported with contextual studies to understand how fashion designers inspire their creativity. The degree programme provides learners with the specialist skills to create patterns using traditional techniques as well as modern software (CAD/CAM) within fashion production processes on small and mass production scales. Moreover, the programme offers specialist units addressing the retail and marketing content. The course is targeted towards individuals who wish to set up their own firm with the required entrepreneurial skills, as well as towards those who wish to progress in the vast fashion business.
Il-programm jindirizza d-domanda għall-professjonisti fi ħdan l-industrija tal-moda, inklużi d-disinn u l-produzzjoni tal-moda/kostumi, il-bejgħ u l-marketing. Il-programm jinkludi studji kuntestwali biex l-istudenti jifhmu kif id-disinjaturi jiġu ispirati fil-kreattività tagħhom minn stili ta’ moda li baqgħu magħrufin matul iż-żminijiet. Il-kors jipprovdi lill-istudenti l-ħiliet speċjalizzati li huma neċessarji biex joħolqu mudelli bl-użu tatteknika tradizzjonali u permezz tas-software modern CAD/CAM li jintuża fil-proċess tal-produzzjoni ta’ lbies kemm fuq skala żgħira, kif ukoll fuq skala ħafna ikbar. Barra minn hekk, il-kors joffri wkoll unitajiet speċjalizzati li l-kontenut tagħhom jittratta l-bejgħ u r-reklamar. Il-kors huwa maħsub għall-individwi li jixtiequ jibdew in-negozju tagħhom bil-ħiliet intraprenditorjali meħtieġa, kif ukoll għal dawk l-istudenti li jridu jimxu ‘l quddiem fl-industrija tal-moda.
MQF Level: 6
Duration: 3 Years Full-time
Entry requirements: MCAST Advanced Diploma in Fashion and Retail
or
MCAST Advanced Diploma in Art and Design (with a textiles major project)
or
2 A-Level passes and 2 I-Level passes
Compulsory A-Level: Art or Graphical Communication or Engineering Drawing or Physics
Other entry requirements: Applicants may be asked to sit for an Interview and/or present their Portfolio.
Career opportunities: Fashion production manager, Outlet layout designer, Fashion merchandiser, Fashion designer, Fashion events coordinator, Retail manager, Fashion marketing manager, Customer service manager, Brand manager, Fashion entrepreneur
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