Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Fashion

Are you creative with a flair for fashion, style and a love of all aspects influencing clothing design?

Diploma in Fashion

The diploma in Fashion prepares graduates to enter the Fashion and Fashion related industries as innovative thinkers with an awareness of sustainability and community responsiveness.

If you have an eye for great design and aspire to work in fashion, then study Fashion Design at CPUT; our team of dedicated and highly qualified staff can help you hone your skills for your future in fashion. By the time you qualify, you will be an innovative thinker who contributes to the industry and community alike.

Subjects

First Year

• Academic and Professional Literacies 1
• Business Skills for Design 1
• Fashion Drawing and Design 1
• Fashion Materials and Technology 1
• Fashion Product and Development 1
• History and Theory of Design 1

Second Year

• Business Skills for Design 2
• Fashion Drawing and Design 2
• Fashion Materials and Technology 2
• Fashion Product and Development 2
• History and Theory of Design 2

Third Year

• Business Skills for Design 3
• Fashion Drawing and Design 3
• Fashion Materials and Technology 3
• Fashion Product and Development 3
• History and Theory of Design 3

Advanced Diploma in Fashion

This course equips students to contribute, through research, to the application and evaluation of existing knowledge in a specialised area of fashion design or garment technology and enhance professional and personal development. The four themes of design, technology, management and theory of clothing are progressively developed, as the student acquires an in-depth understanding of the subject content. The programme is conducted in an integrated manner, accommodating specialisation in either design, product development, or manufacturing technology. Students are encouraged to work independently on a research project together with an exhibition of work in a selected area of specialisation.

Subjects

• Fashion Design 4
• Fashion Entrepreneurship 4
• Fashion Product and Development 4
• Research Methodology for Report Writing 4
• Visual Research and Development 4

Career Opportunities

• Designer
• Stylist
• Buyer
• Garment Technologist
• Illustrator
• Visual Merchandiser
• Costume Designer
• Pattern Maker

Admission Requirements

Admission into Diploma in Fashion:

• Minimum APS score of 28
• English Home Language or First Additional Language 4
• Mathematics 3 or Technical Maths 4 or Maths Literacy 5

Admission into Advanced Diploma (One of the following criteria):

• Successful completion of the three-year Fashion Design Diploma with a 60% pass rate including a portfolio of work and possibly an interview.
• A student with the above pass rate in the National Diploma in Fashion Design or an equivalent NQF 6 qualification in Fashion Design from another institution would also be eligible to apply.
• Candidates may also apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for access into the Advanced Diploma

Venue of Offering

Second Floor, Design Building, District 6 Campus, Cape Town

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