IMAGINE A BA

DEGREE IN FASHION

FEDISA has proven that the days of fashion schools training glorified seamstresses are over. The modern fashion institute must prepare its graduates for the enormous diversity of career opportunities that are available in today’s dynamic world of fashion. Herein FEDISA has been shown to be remarkably successful as the list of FEDISA graduates in the global industry keeps growing.

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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The programme is designed for the creative business-minded person, who has a flair for fashion, style and a love of all aspects influencing the “World of Fashion”, such as prevailing trends, cultural influences, production technology and sound business practice.

Equal emphasis is placed on the creative and technical skills of design and production technology, as well as the business acumen to compete commercially in a fast-paced global economy. All practical aspects of the programme are supported by a sound theoretical base.

DURATION

CREDITS

NQF LEVEL

3YRS

360 NQF7

THE STRUCTURE

Practical components of the programme run on a 3-week cycle, to allow for protracted concentration, while theoretical components are accommodated on a weekly rotation.The programme consists of four major courses, each consisting of a number of sub-components. The FEDISA programme is assigned as set out below:

3YRS

360

FEDISA prides itself in giving students the opportunity to show industry their work in array of events such as our Fashion flashes, trade shows and the end of year FEDISA Graduate Collection Show, as well as a number of brief collaborations with industry. This provides students with many ways to successfully enter the fashion industry.

NQF7

BUSINESS

STUDIES

BUSINESS

STUDIES

VISUAL STUDIES

Conceptual design, story boarding, life & figure drawing, illustration, colour theory, visual merchandising, computer aided design (CAD), and 2D & 3D design.

CLOTHING TECHNOLOGY

Pattern technology, pattern grading, technical drawing, garment & textile technology and textiles theory.

BUSINESS STUDIES

Business practice, principles & functions and work intergrated

learning (internship) .

LIFESTYLE STUDIES

Fashion & design history, communications and social studies.

THE TFG BURSARY

(2020 entries are officially closed)

FEDISA is proud to partner with the leading fashion lifestyle retailer TFG (The Foschini Group), on an exclusive 3-year bursary programme – YOUR FASHION FUTURE.

Open to both BA Degree in Fashion as well as Diploma in Fashion Merchandising, Marketing and Media applicants, this bursary is unique, first of its kind and aims to develop empowered fashion professionals who can take fashion from “concept to consumer” backed by a sound academic foundation in fashion.