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Are you creative with a flair for fashion and 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 who are aware 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 dedicated and highly qualified staff can help you hone your skills for your future in fashion. When you qualify, you will be an innovative thinker contributing to the industry and community.
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
Admission Requirements
- Minimum APS score of 28
- English Home Language or First Additional Language 4
- Mathematics 3 or Technical Maths 4 or Maths Literacy 5
Advanced Diploma in Fashion
This course equips students to contribute, through research, to applying and evaluating 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 clothing theory are progressively developed as the student acquires an in-depth understanding of the subject. 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 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
Admission Requirements
- Completing 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 from another institution would also be eligible to apply.
- Candidates may also apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for access to the Advanced Diploma
Career Opportunities, Venue of Offering and Contact Details
Career Opportunities
- Designer
- Stylist
- Buyer
- Garment Technologist
- Illustrator
- Visual Merchandiser
- Costume Designer
- Pattern Maker
Venue of Offering
Second Floor, Design Building, District 6 Campus, Cape Town
Fashion Design Contact Details
| Designation | Name | Contact Details |
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Faculty Office |
Mrs Popi Makubalo |
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Applied Design |
Mrs Charmaine Simons |
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Fashion Design |
Ms Bongiwe Kolisi |
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