Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design
About Course
The Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design Undergraduate University Degree program at the School of Fashion Technology (SOFT), Pune, offers an exceptional platform to transform your fashion aspirations into a thriving career.
Why Choose Fashion Design?
Fashion Design is more than creating clothing—it’s about innovating, expressing individuality, and influencing trends globally. Whether it’s couture, ready-to-wear, or sustainable fashion, the possibilities are endless. By pursuing a career in Fashion Design, you’ll be at the forefront of creativity, transforming ideas into iconic designs.
About the Program
The Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design at SOFT, Pune is a industry integrated comprehensive four-year undergraduate degree course designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required in the contemporary fashion industry. The curriculum is meticulously crafted to balance creativity with technical proficiency, ensuring graduates are well-prepared to meet industry demands.
Curriculum Highlights
- The program covers a broad spectrum of subjects to provide a holistic understanding of fashion design:
- Drawing & Sketching: Developing fundamental skills in illustrating design concepts.
- History of Art & Design: Exploring the evolution of art and design to inspire contemporary creations.
- Technical Drawing: Mastering precise representations of garments and accessories.
- Draping: Learning the art of fabric manipulation to create innovative silhouettes.
- Sewing Techniques: Gaining hands-on experience in garment construction.
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD): Utilizing modern technology to enhance design accuracy and efficiency.
- Fashion Illustration: Communicating design ideas effectively through visual representation.
- Textile Studies: Understanding different fabrics and their applications in design.
- Pattern Making: Creating templates for garment production.
- Fashion Marketing & Merchandising: Learning the business aspects of fashion to successfully promote and sell designs.
and more…
Industry Exposure & Events
At SOFT, Pune, the Fashion Design Undergraduate Program focuses on empowering students with real-world experience and industry exposure. The course blends classroom learning with internships and workshops conducted by industry experts and a multitude of events.
- Internships: Opportunities to work with renowned fashion houses and designers.
- Workshops: Sessions with industry experts to learn about current trends and practices.
- Fashion Shows: Platforms to showcase student creations.
- Industry Visits: Trips to manufacturing units, design studios, and fashion hubs to gain practical insights.
- Artisan Connect: Regular field trips to study local artworks and learn traditional and sustainable handicraft techniques.
- Events & Competitions: Regular exposure to national and international events and competitions
Why Wait? Start Your Fashion Design Journey Today!
If you dream of pursuing a creative and rewarding career in Fashion Design, the Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design at SOFT, Pune, is the perfect choice. It’s not just a degree—it’s your chance to transform your passion into a lifelong career.
Preamble
The Fashion Design course offers a comprehensive journey through the realms of fashion, equipping students with fundamental knowledge and practical skills essential for contributing to the success in the dynamic fashion industry.
The Fashion Design course is structured to provide students with a holistic knowledge application with practical capabilities necessary for excelling in the dynamic fashion industry.
The course covers the entire spectrum from conceptualization to, design research to, selection of appropriate materials to embellishments to the developments of patterns and developing a final prototype, using hand and manual skills, ensuring students are well-prepared to meet industry demands and entrepreneurial challenges. The course offers input in digital and hardcore skills required to become a successful Fashion Designer with Responsible Approaches towards Environment and Society.
Programme Specific Outcomes
After completing this program, the learner will be able to
- Demonstrate the capacities (Digital and Manual) to generate innovative and original fashion concepts.
- Establish drawing skills and its connectivity with the inspiration from diverse sources such as art, culture, history, and current trends.
- Demonstrate the stages wise design process, including research, idea generation, sketching, and story boarding, to create cohesive and marketable collections, manually and digitally.
- Draft the Patterns using flat pattern and Draping Methods, manually and digitally, and further establish the proficiency to convert the patterns in to Garment as expected by Industry, through construction skills and technology knowledge.
- Analyze the requirements of Quality Finishing of garments and apply the same in their creations.
- Establish entrepreneurship skills.
- Meet up the challenge of the performance expectations in soft skills and hard skills by the industry.
- Demonstrate the ethical and responsible performance in the creations
Duration:
2years (Post Graduate)
Fees:
Rs.2,00,000/year
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Courses - Revised 2020
Semester I
| Drawing & Sketching | (D) |
| History of Art & Design | (B) |
| Fundamental of Design | (B) |
| Environmental Studies | (D) |
| Communication Skills | (B) |
Semester II
| Technical Drawing – Foundation | (D) |
| Advance Design | (B) |
| Material Studies | (C) |
| Computers Application In Data Management And Presentation | (C) |
| Art Appreciation | (B) |
Semester III
| Fundamentals of Illustration & Design Concept | (A) |
| Introduction to Pattern Making (Flat and Draping) | (A) |
| Introduction to Textile | (B) |
| History Of Fashion (Indian & Western) and Women’s Studies | (B) |
| Marketing and Merchandising | (C) |
Semester IV
| Basic Fashion Illustration & Design Concept | (A) |
| Basic Pattern Making (Flat and Draping) | (A) |
| Introduction to Garment Construction | (A) |
| Computer Aided Rendering Technique In Fashion | (A) |
| Principles of Management | (C) |
Semester V
| Advance Fashion Illustration & Design Concept | (A) |
| Advance Pattern Making (Flat, Draping and Grading) | (A) |
| Basic Garment Construction | (A) |
| Craft Research and Design | (A) |
| Indian Textile and embroideries | (A) |
Semester VI
| Computer Application In Fashion(2D) | (A) |
| Industry Research Project | (C) |
| Advance Garment Construction | (A) |
| Fashion Forecasting | (A) |
| Dyeing and Printing & Surface Ornamentation | (A) |
Semester VII
| Creative Pattern Making | (A) |
| Fashion styling and costume designing | (C) |
| Range Development | (A) |
| Quality Assurance Management | (A) |
| Introduction to entrepreneurship and IPR( | (C) |
Semester VIII
| Men’s wear | (A) |
| Women’s wear | (A) |
| Kid’s Wear | (A) |
| Fabric Styling for Apparels | (A) |
| Retail and Visual Merchandising | (C) |
| Graduating Show | (B) |
| Internship | (B) |
Courses - Revised 2024 (NEP)
Semester I
| SN | Courses | Type of Course |
| 10144111 | Fundamentals of Fashion (Th – Pr) | Major (Core) 1 |
| 10144122 | Fashion Drawing Skills (Pr) | Major (Core) 2A |
| 10444121 | Sewing Techniques (Pr) | OEC |
| 10444112 | Fabric Studies (Th) | |
| 10444122 | Fashion Category Design (Pr) | |
| 10644101 | Material Manipulation I (Yarns/Fibers) (Pr) | VSC on major 1 |
| 10744101 | Professional Computer Skills (Pr) | SEC |
| 10810111 | English For Academic Writing- Paper I (Th) View more |
AEC (To be given by the University) |
| 11051111 | Inception of Indian Knowledge System (Th) View more |
IKS (Generic) |
| 10952111 | Introduction to Indian Constitution (Th) View more |
VEC |
| * | *Selection from the link provided by the University View more |
CC |
Semester II
| SN | Courses | Type of Course |
| 20144121 | Technical Drawing & Representation (Pr) | Major (Core) 3 |
| 20144122 | Advance Design & Illustration (Pr) | Major (Core) 2B |
| 20644121 | Material Manipulation II (Fabrics) (Pr) | VSC on major 2 |
| 20344111 | History of Fashion (Th) | VSC on major 3 |
| 20444121 | Sewing Techniques (Pr) | OEC |
| 20444122 | Draping (Pr) | |
| 20744101 | Computer Language – PYTHON (Pr) | SEC |
| 20810111 | English for Academic Writing- Paper II (Th) | AEC (To be given by the University) |
| 20952111 | Environment Awareness (Th) View more |
VEC |
| * | *Selection from the link provided by the University View more |
CC |
Semester III
| SN | Courses | Type of Course |
| 30144121 | Introduction to Pattern Making & Draping (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 30144122 | Basic Sewing Techniques (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 30344121 | Fashion Digital Illustration (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 30144113 | Fabric Studies (Th) | Minor Stream |
| 30444121 | Fashion Categories (Pr) | OEC |
| 30444122 | Yarn Craft (Pr) | |
| 30444123 | Fabric Origami (Pr) | |
| *Subject code to be allocated by university | Marathi (Th)/ Sanskrit (Th)/ Hindi (Th)/ Gujrati (Th) | AEC (Modern Indian Language) |
| 31344101 | Field Project -Analysis of Fashion Categories (Selling and Manufacturing perspective) (Pr) | FP |
| * | * *Selection from the link provided by the University View more |
CC |
Semester IV
| SN | Courses | Type of Course |
| 40144121 | Basic Pattern Making (Flat and Draping) (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 40144122 | Basic Garment Construction (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 40144113 | Fashion Marketing & Merchandising (Th) | Minor Stream |
| 40444112 | Apparel Merchandising (Th) | OEC |
| 40444122 | Fashion Categories (Pr) | |
| Computer-Aided Rendering Techniques I (Pr) | SEC | |
| *Subject code to be allocated by university | Marathi (Th)/ Sanskrit (Th)/ Hindi (Th)/ Gujrati (Th) | AEC (Modern Indian Language) |
| 41744101 | Community Engagement – Craft Design Development (Pr) | CE |
| * | *Selection from the link provided by the University View more | CC |
Semester V
| SN | Courses | Type of Course |
| 5.1 | Advanced Pattern Making (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 5.2 | Advanced Garment Construction (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 5.3 | Indian Textile and Embroidery (Pr) | IKS (Major Specific) |
| 5.4a | Ethnic Wear (Pr) | Major (Elective) (Anyone) |
| 5.4b | Western wear (Pr) | |
| 5.5 | Fashion Branding & Retailing (Th) | Minor Stream |
| 5.6 | Fashion Forecasting (Pr) | VSC 4 |
| 5.7 | Craft Research & Design (Pr) | FP |
Semester VI
| SN | Courses | Type of Course |
| 6.1 | Advanced Draping (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 6.2 | Commercial Garment Development (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 6.3 | Computer-Aided Rendering Techniques II (Pr) | Major (Core) |
| 6.4a | Visual Merchandising (Th/Pr) | Major (Elective) (Anyone) |
| 6.4b | Fashion Entrepreneurship (Th) | |
| 6.5 | Fabric Dyeing & Printing (Pr) | Minor Stream |
| 6.6 | Internship – Industry Research Project (Pr) | OJT |
