BA in Fashion Design and Sustainable Fashion Management
Warsaw, Poland
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English, Polish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,800 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Fashion Design & Sustainable Fashion Management at VIZJA University in Warsaw is a three-year (6 semesters) full-time programme taught in English. You’ll learn clothing, footwear and accessories design, virtual design, 3D printing, CSR and sustainable-development through workshop-based classes. The course combines creative design, eco-fashion, social-ecosystem thinking and fashion management skills.
Career Outcomes: After graduation you can work as a fashion designer, footwear designer, stylist, influencer, fashion journalist or blogger, and pursue trend research or sustainable fashion consultancy. Graduates can also enter fashion management, brand development, production coordination, or run digital fashion platforms, applying practical design, digital and sustainability skills.
Fashion Design & Sustainable Fashion Management at VIZJA University is a three-year (6 semesters) full-time programme taught in English. You’ll learn how to design clothes, footwear and accessories, use virtual tools and 3D printing, and take part in social-ecosystems shaping the future of eco-fashion.
From year one, you’ll engage in workshop-based classes, CSR and sustainable-development modules, gaining both creative and managerial skills for the fashion industry.
Why should you choose this program?
Beauty will save the world! If these words are an inspiration and a signpost for you, you are in the right place! We invite you to take part in a unique project which will result in ecological and social solutions for the clothing industry. With us, you will learn all stages of design, gain skills and competences necessary to start a career not only in design, but also in fashion management or running fashion blogs - and all this with beauty in mind!
Experienced lecturers, an innovative programme including virtual design and 3D printing, a professionally equipped educational space meeting high technological standards and an eco philosophy that will stay in your heart forever – start this extraordinary adventure with us!
The study program includes theoretical and practical classes on fashion design and sustainable fashion management.
Due to the fact that our lecturers are people from the international community, selected classes are conducted in English.
First Year
Starting from the first year, the programme includes a series of practical classes whose main objective is to equip students with the basic workshop skills necessary to design and create their own dream artistic concepts. The first year also includes a block of classes devoted to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and sustainable development in fashion, the aim of which is to build awareness of the specific mission of fashion designers to save the environment.
1st Semester
- Health And Safety
- Academic Skills
- Aesthetics/Anthropology
- History of Art and Fashion
- Materials Design for Fashion
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Fashion Design
- Fashion Illustration
- Fashion Design
- Sewing Techniques and Tailoring
- Construction and Patternmaking
2nd Semester
- Managerial Skills/Interpersonal Communication
- Sports and Recreation
- Foreign Language
- History of Art and Fashion
- Materials Design for Fashion
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Fashion Design
- Fashion Illustration
- Fashion Design
- Sewing Techniques and Tailoring
- Construction and Patternmaking
In the first year, each student selects one out of two subjects offered within each of the following groups:
- Aesthetics or Anthropology;
- Managerial Skills or Interpersonal Communication.
The courses will be opened provided that a required minimum number of students enrol.
Second Year
The second year of studies is a continuation of the practical classes started earlier, which develop the students’ workshop skills. From the second year, the curriculum also includes classes designed to familiarise students with the use of computer programmes in the work of fashion designers. From the fourth semester, the curriculum includes work placements according to the two pathways available to students, i.e. fashion design and sustainable fashion management.
3rd Semester
- Sports and Recreation
- Foreign Language
- Organisation and Management Theory / Fundamentals of Economics
- Fundamentals of Social Communication / Introduction to Psychology
- History of Art and Fashion
- Fashion Illustration
- Fashion Design
- Multimedia Design & Visual Communication
- Industrial Design Introduction
- Sewing Techniques and Tailoring
- Construction and Patternmaking
- Entrepreneurship / Project Management
4th Semester
- Foreign language
- History of Art and Fashion
- Fashion Illustration
- Fashion Design
- Multimedia Design & Visual Communication
- Branding in the Fashion Industry
- Footwear Design
- Circular Economy in Fashion
- Internship I
During the third term, each student selects one out of two subjects offered within each of the following groups:
- Organisation and Management Theory or Fundamentals of Economics;
- Foundations of Social Communication or Introduction to Psychology;
- Entrepreneurship or Project Management.
The courses will be opened provided that a required minimum number of students enrol.
Third Year
In the third year, the study programme includes a number of classes oriented towards the possibility of pursuing one’s own professional activity in the fashion industry. From the fifth semester of study, the student proceeds to prepare his/her own social project, which, in the fashion design and sustainable fashion management course, replaces the obligation to prepare a thesis.
5th Semester
- Foreign language
- History of Art and Fashion
- Omnichannel Marketing
- Trends and Coolhunting
- Footwear Design
- Digital Design and 3D Printing
- Multimedia Design & Visual Communication
- Protection of Intellectual Property
- Project Preparation Methodology
- Internship II
6th Semester
- Internship III
- Omnichannel Marketing
- Production and Quality Management
- Footwear Design
- Digital Design and 3D Printing
- Fashion Styling / Photography
- Social Project
During the sixth term, each student selects one out of two following subjects: Photography or Video creation.
The courses will be opened provided that a required minimum number of students enrol.
The content of the study program may change as a result of efforts to improve the quality of education and adapt the teaching offer to the current challenges of the labour market. Each change is approved by the University Senate and introduced with the aim of preparing students for their future careers in the best possible way.
Your future professional activity will not be called a job - it will be your vocation and passion!
After graduation, you can design clothes and shoes, become a stylist or influencer, fashion journalist, blogger - the door to your career is wide open! Moreover, you will have the opportunity to research and even create fashion trends - this profession is called trendsetter.
While studying at VIZJA University, you can take advantage of a wide range of financial support from the state budget and European funds, as well as benefit from special discounts with the VIZJA University discount program
You can submit most scholarship applications quickly and easily through your online account.
Scholarship
The scholarship may be awarded to any student who obtained an average grade not lower than 4.8 in an academic year.
In the academic year 2023/2024, VIZJA University awarded 800 Rector’s Scholarships, ranging from PLN 400 /month to PLN 1000 /month, depending on the average or achievements. For outstanding sport, artistic or scientific achievements, the Scholarship Committee awarded scholarships of PLN 600 /month.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for the Rector’s Scholarship is available in the dean’s system.
Sports Scholarship
A sports scholarship may be awarded to a student who excels in sports achievements at least national level. In addition, we also encourage our students to take part in additional support programs- eg, the National Academic Representation.
Young sportsmen can count on financial support in the amount of PLN 600 /month.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for a sports scholarship is available in the dean’s system.
Special Scholarships for Disabled People
A scholarship for people with disabilities may be awarded to a student who has a disability certificate, a disability degree certificate, a ZUS certifying physician’s certificate, a disability group certificate or a certificate of permanent or long-term incapacity to work on a farm.
In the 2023/2024 academic year, depending on the degree of disability, 350 scholarships for people with disabilities were awarded, ranging from PLN 1700 /month to PLN 1900 /month.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for a scholarship for people with disabilities is available in the dean’s system.
Your future professional activity will not be called a job - it will be your vocation and passion!
After graduation, you can design clothes and shoes, become a stylist or influencer, fashion journalist, or blogger - the door to your career is wide open! Moreover, you will have the opportunity to research and even create fashion trends - this profession is called trendsetter.
This program is for you if:
- You are fascinated by fashion and believe that through sustainable fashion, we can change the world
- You have an artistic soul
- You want to express yourself not only through creativity, but also through sensitivity and real action for our planet
VIZJA University is a place of new opportunities. At the modern campus, located in the center of Warsaw, we create a space for students to boost creativity, develop a successful career and carry out a variety of projects.
For over 25 years, as one of the leading universities in Poland, we have been conducting extensive academic research in the fields of human, social, and economic sciences. We stand out because of our openness to the student’s needs and initiatives, commitment to their development, and a modern approach to education.