Where Skills Meet Opportunities
Learning fashion designing can lead to an exciting and lucrative career, however choosing the right path can be overwhelming. Don’t worry! The booming fashion and textile industry provides a wide scope for fashion design students and Chennai offers a lot of options for you to pursue your dream of fashion designing. If you are looking to join a Fashion Designing course in Chennai, Madras Institute of Fashion Technology (MFT) is one of the leading institutes in Chennai that offers a B.Sc Fashion Design course.
MFT’s B. Sc Fashion Design Program has been designed to celebrate each student’s creativity, and skills. MFT strives hard to groom them into conscious fashion designers with a thorough understanding of the design processes. Comprehensive teaching tactics and methodologies are used to impart knowledge and build world class fashion deisgn skills.
Fashion Designing as a Career
“Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life” – Bill Cunningham
The Indian Fashion industry is all set for vigorous growth, buoyed by the huge young population, strong domestic consumption, and increasing export demand. Fashion design has evolved from being a whimsical phenomenon to a global industry where fashion designers create customer preferences. Due to its vast scope, potential, cut-throat competition, and being regarded as one of the best paying industries, fashion design career has become a popular choice among youngsters
B.Sc. Fashion Design Curriculum
The B.Sc fashion designing curriculum at MFT has been developed by a team of practicing professionals and the advisory board comprising of industry leaders. The curriculum includes a series of design foundation courses, and language courses along with some introductory environmental studies courses focusing on the natural environment. Our fashion designing syllabus is comprehensive in all aspects of design, fashion, art history, business, and technology. This helps students get prepared for a range of career paths in fashion designing.
Course Curriculum & Structure
Semester 1
| S.No | Subjects | Internal | External | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | French | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 2. | General English-I | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 3. | Introduction to Textiles | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 4. | Fashion Art & Design – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 5. | Basic Pattern Making and Sewing – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 6. | Basic Computer – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 7. | Value Education | 25 | 75 | 100 |
Semester 2
| S.No | Subjects | Internal | External | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | French | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 9. | General English-II | – | – | – |
| 10. | Textile Manufacturing | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 11. | Fashion Illustration – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 12. | Designer CAD – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 13. | Pattern Making & Garment Construction – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 14. | Textile Designing – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 15. | Environmental Studies | 25 | 75 | 100 |
Semester 3
| S.No | Subjects | Internal | External | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | French | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 17. | General English-III | – | – | – |
| 18. | History of Indian Costumes | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 19. | Garment Manufacturing Technology | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 20. | Fashion Apparel Design – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 21. | Pattern Making & Construction for kid’s and women’s wear – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 22. | Fashion Sketching & Accessory Design – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 23. | Industrial Internship | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 24. | Entrepreneurship | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 25. | IT Skills for Employment | 25 | 75 | 100 |
Semester 4
| S.No | Subjects | Internal | External | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26. | French | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 27. | General English-IV | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 28. | Historic Costumes | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 29. | Textile Chemical Processing | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 30. | Fashion Research & Surface Ornamentation – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 31. | Pattern Making & Construction for men’s wear – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 32. | Small Business Management | 25 | 75 | 100 |
Semester 5
| S.No | Subjects | Internal | External | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33. | Apparel Costing Technique | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 34. | Theatre Costumes | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 35. | Draping for Fashion Design – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 36. | Pattern CAD – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 37. | Pattern Making & Construction for Evening wear – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 38. | Boutique Management | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 39. | Industrial Internship | 25 | 75 | 100 |
Semester 6
| S.No | Subjects | Internal | External | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40. | Fashion & Clothing Psychology | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 41. | Industrial Pattern Making & Construction – Practical | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 42. | Designer Portfolio – Project | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 43. | Designer Collection – Project | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 44. | Visual Merchandising | 25 | 75 | 100 |
Fashion Design Course Details
Our fashion design course is a blend of fashion, culture, and technology. The course content includes theoretical as well as practical design aspects. Students have access to state-of-the-art studios and innovative technology and practical labs to help them have a clear understanding. Emphasis is placed on developing industry-ready skills like critical thinking, creativity, decision making, communication skills, and more.