BA Honours Fashion
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Middlesex University Dubai's BA Honours Fashion Design equips you with technical skills and supports your design identity. You study fashion illustration, technical drawing, pattern cutting, garment construction, corsetry and tailoring while exploring menswear and womenswear. Teaching runs Sunday–Thursday 8:30am–6:30pm with occasional weekend sessions. You learn through studio practice, collaborative projects and e-learning tools (UniHub, podcasts, wikis), developing skills in communication, teamwork, IT, research and portfolio presentation.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as fashion designers, pattern cutters, garment technologists, tailors, corsetry specialists, stylists or label founders. Final‑year shows connect you with global employers, boosting employability, industry networking and professional connections.
Our BA Honours Fashion Design degree will equip you with technical skills, support your creativity, and encourage you to develop your identity as a designer. You will cover a vast array of topics such as fashion illustration, portfolio presentation, technical drawings, garment construction and pattern cutting, corsetry, and tailoring.
Course Highlights
During this programme, you will not only learn the knowledge and practical skills essential for a successful career in fashion design, but also develop self-confidence, a willingness to challenge yourself, the ability to work with others, and the skills to discover and define your own design identity. You will focus on individuality and be encouraged to question everything, and learn within a multifaceted environment in which to research, challenge, design and create. Our programme allows you to experience both menswear and womenswear design, giving you an opportunity to explore, develop and focus on your strengths.
Mode of Study Options: It is expected that by September 2021, we will have In-person classes and these could be supported by an online element. It is too early to commit to 100% online at present, as it will depend on the Health & Safety situation and KHDA permissions. We can say at present that if the Health & Safety situation warrants it, there could be 100% online, along with in-person classes.
Teaching
Classes are held at our Dubai Knowledge Park campus from Sunday to Thursday between 8:30 am and 6:30 pm. Additional sessions may be scheduled over the weekend or holiday periods, and you should expect to receive notice of these in advance.
You will be actively involved in a range of learning, teaching, and assessment approaches as part of your programme. These approaches ensure that you are involved and engaged by placing you at the centre of your own learning. You will be required to actively participate in learning activities and engagement with your fellow students, both individually and collaboratively. Faculty increasingly use existing and emerging technologies, and your programme will be facilitated using a variety of media and online tools (My Learning on UniHub, podcasts, wikis, etc.), which will allow you access to a diverse range of online resources and learning materials. By engaging in e-learning, you will also be developing skills which are essential for your learning and highly valued by employers. Such skills include flexibility, communication, IT skills and teamwork.
Programme Content
In your first year, you will focus on developing technical skills, including pattern cutting and garment making, alongside your creative design skills. Your second year further develops these skills and includes a menswear tailoring project and a 2D to 3D translation project where you recreate an outfit by a designer and create a range of your own designs influenced by this. The third year gives you time to focus on the specialisms you have developed over previous years and hone your skills for your final portfolio work. Your final collection can be based on anything you are inspired by, and by this point, you will be fully prepared to enter the fashion industry with your own design identity.
Year 1
- Fashion Design Skills (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Fashion Collaborative Projects (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Research and Communication (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Fashion History and Theory (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Year 2
- Fashion Culture and Industry (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Menswear Design (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Fashion Design Internship (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Fashion Industry Project (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Year 3
- Contextual Studies Research Project (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Collection Development and Portfolio (90 Credits) - Compulsory
Fashion Designers can be self-employed and set up their own label, but can also work with design studios or through an agency. The advanced development of a personal stylistic identity means that students are better placed to compete within the marketplace after they’ve graduated. Portfolios and projects will be assessed and viewed by a large number of industry employers are the final year degree show, providing further opportunity for employment and to build connections within the industry.
Our on-campus and Virtual Open Days are held regularly throughout the year. There’s no better way to learn about studying at Middlesex University Dubai. You can enjoy a campus tour of our state-of-the-art facilities, engage with our faculty members, conne
