Schedule | Award in Fashion Design | |||||
Session | Day | Date | Time | Duration | Total Hrs | |
1 | Tuesday | May-13 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 3 | |
2 | Tuesday | May-20 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | Tuesday | May-27 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 9 | |
4 | Tuesday | Jun-03 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 12 | |
5 | Tuesday | Jun-10 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 15 | |
6 | Tuesday | Jun-17 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 18 | |
7 | Tuesday | Jun-24 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 21 | |
8 | Tuesday | Jul-01 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 24 | |
9 | Tuesday | Jul-08 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 27 | |
10 | Tuesday | Jul-15 | 18:00 – 21:00 | 3 | 30 | |
Prospected End date | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | |||||
Lecturer Name | Maria Cutajar | |||||
Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | |||||
Time of Lecture | 18:00 – 21:00 | |||||
Block & Lecture Room | A013 | |||||
Method of Assessment | Practical/Project | |||||
Coordinator | Abbie Hebein | |||||
Contact Email | [email protected] | |||||
Certification [if applicable] | Award in Fashion Design | |||||
Applicable if student achieves a minimum of 70% attendance | ||||||
Attendance | Attendance is recorded through Classter, students are required to have an EID to register on this system prior to course commencement. |
N.B. Kindly note that applicants will be requested to register for their attendance on Classter. Failure to achieve the full enrolment will entitle the lecturer to exclude student from classes and no certification can be issued. A minimum attendance of 70% is required for certification attainment.
Course Description
This project-based course is an ideal way to learn the process behind being a successful Fashion Designer and meet new people. It aims to provide an enjoyable interactive environment for all those who find some interests in Fashion design. People who may be interested in taking this course can be anyone from novices who want some ideas with their own fashion wardrobe, seamstresses who want to learn how to present ideas to clients, and aspiring fashion designers who want to launch a successful career in the industry.
The course involves a number of practical projects, slideshows with lectures, demonstrations, and informal class discussions. All demonstrations have visual aids, images and samples to enlighten students with clear easy to follow instructions on how to create design schemes and how to apply them effectively through drawing.
The aim is to teach the fundamental design elements/techniques and to make them easy to follow with step by step guidance. This course offers an insight into the fashion industry and their practices from concept, preparation, planning and presentation. Areas covered include, introduction to fashion sectors, fashion history and vintage styles, researching present designers, keeping ahead of trends, fashion consultancy and stylists, designing for clients, understanding colour theory and suitability to clients, body shapes and garment shapes, garments terminology, , garment design principals, line , shape and symmetry, concept development, creative approaches, stages of research, mood and theme boards, fabrics, fibers, decorative finishes, pattern and motif development, technical drawing, flats, fashion illustration, fashion templates, pattern development, creating a portfolio, presentation, layout, composition, promotion and marketing.
Learning Outcome 1: Outline the elements of fashion design and their principals
Learning Outcome 2: Apply the elements of fashion design and their principals
Learning Outcome 3: Present fashion design ideas by creating various types of visual aids.
Learning Outcome 4: Develop mini collections and present in a portfolio
The following are the suggested pre-requisites and/or entry requirements needed.
Entry requirements:
• Proficiency in the English language is essential