Fashion Design | © Proyecto: On The Road. Estudiante: Mireia Garde

Language

Spanish

Start date

September 2025

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

4 Years

Credits

240 ECTS

Course Coordination

Pilar Pasamontes

Learn how to anticipate future trends and comprehend the latest needs of the fashion market, developing unique proposals at one of the best design schools in the world.

The Bachelor of Arts in Design, specialising in Fashion Design helps you develop and consolidate your own personal style to stand out from the crowd in an increasingly complex sector.

In this degree you’ll acquire the know-how and skills you need to create collections, organise fashion shows and events, use marketing and communication to take your own fashion brand to success.

What’s more, studying at IED Barcelona gives you the opportunity to use spectacular workshops where you can experiment with different tools and processes. You can also learn to produce digital or 3D prints in the Hybrid Lab, and organise photo shoots at the Medialab.

There are 60 places available for first-year students majoring in Fashion Design. Of these places, there is no specific number assigned by pathway or language.

The Bachelor of Arts has a total of 240 ECTS credits divided into four academic years. It is valid throughout the European Higher Education Area and, to all intents and purposes, is equivalent to an official university degree, and accredited by the Agency for the Quality of the University System. This program enables access to official master’s degrees. 

Information to decide

In this program at one of the best design schools in the world, you’ll learn how to create your own designs and your own personal fashion universe in a multicultural and international environment.

This is a project-based degree in which you’ll gain experience developing experimental projects under the supervision of professionals working in the fashion sector.

The program is divided into modules of complementary subjects, so you can concentrate on one project at a time. This helps you improve your concept development and implementation skills more effectively.

In this program you’ll learn how to anticipate trends and propose solutions in advance. To do this, you’ll use a combination of traditional techniques and innovative tools; an essential mix of handicraft and the latest technology.
 

If you’ve got a passion for fashion, an healthy interest in aesthetics and boundless creativity, this is the program for you.

At IED Barcelona you’ll learn to express your creative spirit presenting professional proposals in a completely autonomous way.

The hallmarks of this degree are respect for your own distinct personality and style, and monitoring and encouraging your evolution as an artist.

What’s more, you’ll be studying with lecturers who have extensive academic and professional experience in the fashion sector. In this program you’ll acquire a solid theoretical and cultural grounding to become autonomous, developing your creative talent with tenacity and demanding the highest professional standards of your work as a professional designer.

These qualities are essential for success as a professional fashion designer to create your own outstanding collections.

IED Barcelona is one of the best fashion design schools in the world, as its international rankings show.

Syllabus

What will you learn?

The first year introduces you to the basic concepts of design, project culture and methodology. Lecturers actively encourage you to break the mould, to create and communicate.



First Semester

Design Fundamentals I
Representation Techniques
Project Communication I
An introduction to Marketing
Science Applied to Design
Form and Colour



Second Semester

Sociology
Volume I

COLLECTION MODULE
Design Fundamentals II
Representation Techniques II
Project Communication II
Technical Drawing I



Year Subject

The History of Art and Design

What will you learn?

You’ll begin your second year by studying specific fashion design techniques, including pattern design, modelling, illustration, accessories, the history of clothing and textiles. You’ll acquire a full understanding of the industry using a combination of traditional and modern techniques, discovering the technologies you can use most effectively to develop your creative talent.



First Semester

Semiotics
The Production Process
The History of Fashion I

FABRIC PRINTING MODULE I
Fashion Materials and Technology I
Printing Fabrics

PATTERN DESIGN / MODELLING MODULE I
Pattern Design for Garment Making I
Modelling



Second Semester

Knitwear Collection
Interdisciplinary Project

COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Design Project I
Fashion Accessories’ Project I
Fashion Representation Techniques I
Fashion Project Communication I

What will you learn?

In the third year you’ll specialise in the Fashion Design pathway and study the latest trends, illustration, advanced modelling and pattern design techniques, creating numerous men’s and women’s collections. You’ll develop a sustainable eco-fashion project, as well as various works using ground-breaking techniques and fabrics.



First Semester

Fashion Styling Project I

MEN’S COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Design Project II
Fashion Representation Techniques II
Pattern Design and Garment Making for Menswear II

SUSTAINABLE FASHION MODULE
Business Plan
Sustainability and Fashion



Second Semester

DIGITAL PRINTING MODULE
The Latest Fashion Trends
Fashion Materials and Technology II
Modelling II

WOMEN’S COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Design Project III
Fashion Project Communication II
Pattern Design for Womenswear II

What will you learn?

During the fourth year, you’ll gain work experience with a company operating in the sector and present your final project, the best letter of introduction to the professional fashion world. At the end of the year you’ll present your final project designs in a fashion show.



First Semester

Professional Portfolio
Professional Work Experience
Multidisciplinary Workshops

PRE-COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Research and Communication
Pattern Design and Garment Making III
Modelling III



Second Semester

Final Project

Faculty

Pilar Pasamontes

Course Coordinator

Julia Weems

Director

Ana R. Tichy

Teacher

Willy Villacorta

Teacher

Arturo Martínez

Teacher

Sebastián Ruelas

Teacher

Sebastian Pons

Teacher

Francesc Grau Tomàs

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