The objective of ‘Design Space’ is to create a new avenue for professionals for higher education. The programme will have across discipline students who are able to work beyond boundaries and bring together their skills and ideas in new exciting ways in the fashion industry. Students would draw on each other’s diverse professional background and provide a critical approach to solution of future problems; as well as provide design innovations and inventions for the growing fashion industry. The multidisciplinary programme of design would encourage design thinking and would give a wider perspective and a broader perception to the thoughts and ideas of tomorrow. The programme will provide an opportunity to choose design specialisations for research as major and minor subject areas. A research environment provided here would give a much-needed platform for answering questions, which may arise twenty years hence.
Foreign Direct Investment has opened all boundaries and it is now our top most agenda to capture it all. More and more industry professionals are required to hold key positions at higher level. So keeping in mind the requirements of tomorrow and forthcoming years, where need for top level executives is more, a master programme is designed for the growing fashion space.
Content
YEAR 1
Semester I:
- Contextual Studies: To provide a common platform of Fashion to all the students with varied backgrounds.
- Introduction to Design Space (in context of fashion)
- Design Methods I
- Sociology, Psychology & Ethics in Fashion
- Language of Design & Fashion
- Fashion & Law - IPR
- Principles & Methods of Design Research I
- Industry Exposure
Semester II:
- Creative & Technical Development: Improve technical, practical, analytical skills through specialisation.
- Design Methods II
- Trends & Forecasting
- Principles & Methods of Design Research II
- Introduction to Specialisations (in chosen design area)
- Project I (in chosen design specialisation)
- Innovation in Fashion
YEAR 2
Semester III:
- Design Research, Development & Projects in specialisations
- Industry Internship (Between Semester I & II)
- Design Methods III
- Research, Development & Design Future in Fashion (Project - II) in design specialisation
- Product Development (Project - III) in design specialisation
- Seminars / Conferences
- Academic Contribution
- Project Planning
Semester IV:
- Graduation Project - Research, Product Realisation and Dissertation
Careers
The graduates from this programme would become innovators in the field of fashion and textiles as well as communication design, holding key positions in large fashion
and corporate houses.
The employment opportunities also include trend predicting and forecasting, fashion styling, design and management of fashion brands, etc. The graduates will be able to make contributions in Research and Development through their work in Government and private agencies. They can also become scholars and contribute to the teaching community, or find themselves placed as entrepreneurs running their own studios. |
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