University of Johannesburg BA in Fashion Design
University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

BA in Fashion Design

Johannesburg, South Africa

BA

3 years

English

Full time

ZAR 50,840 / per year **

On-Campus

* by noon

** fees for the complete programme amount to between R50840,00 and R62468,00. Fees may vary depending on the composition of a particular qualification

Key Summary

About: The BA in Fashion Design at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) develops creative, entrepreneurial fashion designers. It teaches integrated knowledge, conceptual thinking, design methods, pattern cutting, construction, presentation and critical research grounded in fashion history and design theory. UJ's campus life, First Year Experience and Senior Student Experience support practical skills, industry links, international partnerships and community funding initiatives.

Career Outcomes: Graduates work as fashion designers, fashion entrepreneurs, pattern engineers, stylists and design consultants. You can also pursue roles in product development, technical design, textile production, merchandising, trend forecasting and creative direction within the fashion industry and retail sectors.

The purpose of the BA Fashion Design program is to develop fashion designers, problem finders, and problem-solvers that have the competence to work independently as entrepreneurial fashion designers. The objective of this degree is to:

  • Apply integrated knowledge and advanced conceptual thinking skills to innovatively solve complex fashion design problems;
  • Use a range of design methods, processes, and techniques competently to create, present and argue for professional fashion designs;
  • Enable students to demonstrate knowledge of design history and theory in a broader context and fashion design history and theory in a discipline-specific context, and conduct design criticism and research.

Reasons for studying at UJ

  • UJ offers not only a special program called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students toward the workplace!
  • Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks, and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses.
  • Be part of a young, vibrant, and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining global relevance through numerous international partnerships.
  • 178 Internationally respected and accepted qualifications.
  • Join a university that cares enough to have raised over R300 million since the start of 2016 in order to support the Missing Middle Campaign. UJ also ensures that more than 6 000 needy students have two healthy meals per day.
  • Study in the vibrant City of Gold – the economic hub of South Africa. Join a vibrant, cosmopolitan, progressive group of students and academics on their way to re-imagining the future!
  • UJ offers an amazing on-campus experience whether you live in one of UJ’s residences, belong to a day house, or whether you just want to socialize at the Student Centres on all campuses. 
  • We ensure the health, safety, and security of all our students through our own on-campus health services and UJ Protection Services.
  • Did you know that during the first five years of UJ’s existence it doubled its targeted research output and to this day, continues to break records!